St. Paul daily globe., 1891-12-19


for IL o'clock Thursday, and it
was O'Clock this morning before ad-
jOurnmeHt was taken. The constitution
was read over fully and adopted section
by section. 1t will be seen from the ap-
pended synopsis of the constitution that
the new body is organized on an iron
clad basis. The period of existence is
placed at ten years, and no club can be
dropped without the unanimous consent
of all the clubs, including the one to be
dropped. A three-fOurths vote is neces-
sary before the constitution can be
amended.
The New Constitution
starts out with a provision that the
league shall be composed of twelve
clubs, which number may not be dimin-
Ished or increased for ten years. In
case OF vacancy during the champion
snip season majority vote will admit
an applicant. The membership Of a
club may be terminated by resignation.
accepted by a thTee-fOurthS vote. fail
ure TO present team at the opening of
the championship series, by selling
pools or allowing them TO be sold, play
Ing disqualified clubs, throwing games
or permitting them to be thrown. The
the exercise of discipline or man
agement of business. and the board
OF directors is made the sole
tribunal for the settlement of every dis
pute. Right Of territory is granted to
every club five miles from the corporate
limits of the city where it is located
A contract with player in writing or
by tele graph is valid and each club
may reserve fourteea players, which
forfeiture of memberships for any
cause releases. Each club must play
twelve or more games with every other
club each season. The admission is to
be DO cents general and p cents special.
and rain checks must be given until the
fifth inning is played. The annual
meeting shall be composed Of two rep
reSentativeS from each club and shall
be held the first Wednesday in NOvem-
Der. The
Election Of Officers
resulted in the choice of Nick Young.
the old league president, as president;
secretary and treasurer, Zach Phelps. of
the association. and John |. Rogers as
legal adviser. The board of directors,
three from each division. were chosen
by lottery, the result being placed as
follows: John L. Brush. Cincinnati:
Chris Won Der Abe, st. Louis; James
A. Hart, Chicago; W. II. Won Der
Horst Baltimore; a. II. SOden, Boston.
Washington is the other club, but her
representative was not named. 1t will
be George Wagner or Mike Scanlon.
1t IS thought the terms of settlement
with the dropped clubs were satisfac-
tory and the money is to be paid from
sinking fund created by the payment of
10 per cent Of the receipts of each game.
There was but little deviation from the
sums paid the frOZen-OUt clubs if any
than that already announced. The 30
per cent plan in the division of receipts
was adopted. This was all accomplished
at the night session. At noon the new
league resumed its business and con-
unued in session until o'clock. when
final adjournment was taken.
The Committees.
Nick Young announced the following
committees. which were approved.
On Schedule-Byrnes, YOn der Abe and
Hart.
on Players-Young and Phelps.
On Rules - Reach, Won der Horst and
Brush.
on National Recommendations. ROGERS
and Young.
A. q. Spaulding. of Chicago. was
given 4 contract for furnishing the
balls. Its period is five years. The
duties of the committee on national
agreement Is to form a plan for the pro-
lection of clubs in the minor leagues in
reference TO players and to foster their
growth. The schedule committee will
meet the first Wednesday in March at
the Fifth Avenue hotel, New York
city. The committee will at that time
submit two schedules. one for n series
l32 games. and one for a series of I54
games. The long talked-Of plan Of two
series OF seventy-two games each in a
season VIII doubtless be tried. This
VIII give SIX or seven games with each
club in every city.
The committees on players met at 3
O'Clock in executive session for the an
pOrtionment of players. From that
hOur until O'Clock the committee con-
unued its work, finally dispOsing of
every man. A meeting of the organ
iZation was called at $50 o'clock and
I the committee made its report. The
decisions will be kept secret for some
days.
This afternoon many of the Eastern
representatives left for their homes. The
members OF the two peace committees.
however. renamed and are settling mn
affairs. The American association ex-
pred at 1880 O'Clock this morning.
The old National league has as yet not
formally UlSOanQeQ.
Everybody Happy.
In an interview with a reporter. Presi-
dent Young said that the new Organlza-
ton started out with the most brilliant
future. The Old league and the old
association are ended, said he, .-and a
/ new order of things prevail. The old
league never owed debt after it was
through. though we had to walk the
floor considerably in 1890. The cessa-
ton Of this war means revival OF in
terest in the national game. There is a
representative club in every city, and
only one, and the removal of the di-
| vision of patronage, as well stimulates
/ local enthusiasm as enhances the pros
! perity of the club. The new committees
will revise the schedule system and
! improve the field aspects of the game.
| and from all the reasOns it is honed that