New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-17
AN EPOCH IN BASEBALL.
GENERAL HARMONY REIGNs AT LAST.
A NEW NATIONAL AGREEMENT ApoprEp-v1c-

dcted. technical differences were ouickly adjusted,
and by O'Clock last night peace regned supreme in
the baseball world Not only does the Players League
vanish into obscurty, but the game will hereafter be
placed on a soundcr basis than before.
About all the conflicting interests have been salts
factOry settled so that the of another such
disastrous season as the just past will be well
nigh impossible All smiles in the corridors of
the Fifth Avenue Hotel last night and the dsgruntled
ones were so few that they unnOticed. The
milwaukee, people sorry that they could not get
into such agreeable company, and grunt was heard
occasionally from the Boston trmmers' corner but
cverybOd else wanted red fire.
But the most triumphant party of all were the
American Association delegates. who had met and con
luered their old foe. the National League. for the first
time. In spite Of the fact that the Association men
carried their donors with certain degree of mcckness,
their measurement across the chest must have in
creased an inch or two When tue two organizations
locked horns three days few people could moro
than result the accustomed submission and sur
render to the National League This time, however,
the younger organization proposed to make ii fight
70 finish and it won. for the location of Association
clubs in Chicago and Boston can be looked at in no
other light than emphatic victcry for the AsSo-
citation.
The Boston League men only surrendered under
pressure and eXac;ed killing conditions before
they gave in. The new club must charge an admls-
sion fee of 30 cents. and if it is found that the club
cannot MAKE us eApt'l>cS III pTlOC' IL uS
Boston. Chicago VIII also play under so cents tariff
The Players club of Boston will also have to return
all its PLAYERS to the clubs TO which they belonged
prior the Brotherhood revolt The new club can
not the Boston in any form and will have to
be called the Bunker IIills,' Bcaneaers' or some
other such name
shortly aftnr O'Clock the National League. Ameri-
can Association and the eX-Payers' League men who
have been taken In out of the wet assembled IN Palor
+ to hold pow-wow. ana TO adopt fitting resolutions
in respect to The restoration of peace in the baseball
world Everybody Wa, happy and jubilau except the
disappointed Milwaukee delegation and y L. John
son and F. +. Linton. johnson and Linton Will he
attended the former probably VIII be allowed 10
have charge of the Cincinnati Cub go
Linton, stock in the Brooklyn Players Club will
probably bought for the two clubs across the
big Bridge are also taken care of IN the general dis
trbuon Of me good ihinSS u baseball ufG c0SGn
lyrne president aud Ward manager and captain An
the directors d , c u o h E@in Iade to have the
Association waive its claim to that excellent second
some Of the features of the new National agreement
which were adopted last night are:
The general enforcement this agreement the protection
n all rights Hereunder the determination Of all conro'
yerscs as provided and generally the regu-
laton Of all things within the scope Of this agreement
are each sevc;ay conferred upon and committed To
Board to be known as THE National Board OF Professional
Baseball Associations THIS Board shall consist OF one
DELEGATE from the National League from the American
Association and from the Western Association Inc
said Board by majority Vote shall elect one OF It's own
members or some other per,On as it, chairman; nut II
ueron not member Of the Board be elected chairman he
shall have no The members Of the Board shall be
elected for five years but member may be removed at
any by two-thrds vote Of the Association which
elected him. Two members Of said Board shall constitute
a quorum do business
1t also appoint official scorers and select assign anu
roatrol the umpircs.
IL shall hear and determine all disputes and complaints
between associations and clubs, between one club and
,noh r. meub OF different associations; between cluD'
and PLAYERS or nanae and in addition thereto all dis
putes and Complaints arising under and OF all matters IN
vovinC Interpretation Of the National agreement or
the disposition Of rights hereunder Any club belonging
10 the association by consent, or the association to
which hcy both belong refer any controversy between
such clubs or in which such clubs are interested to the
Board for decision or adjustment
in the performance OF its dlucs inc Board shdl haNc
power To impose and penalties upon associations
clubs, officers players managers scorers and umheS
suspend such body or person In any instance IL
which, in il opinion, II or he snail nave been guilty o
conduct detrimental general welfare Of the game or
in letter spirit Of the National agreement
1t NAV rcinstatc any person or body suspended
For the purpose Of enabling layers TO advance In thcir
profession Of building UP ana maintaining associations
Of The aies hereto, the said Board
shall Authorized to-prescribe that any association
entering any such class aforesaid, and the clubs com
posing same thereto, that any club of
association arty belonging 70 an association 81
higher may, at time during the season Of said
former clubs with the Boad, and at other
times it, election, negotiate with any player then unde
cota.t with OF reservation by club upon pay
ment u it a 10 be- specified at the time the cIaN'
Gcson herein provided io is made and sad Board may
provide fo.ms rules for the exercise Of such selection
Provided that such transfer o! player shall be- nia
miles, he shall receive an increase Of salary, and inst
neither said Board association or club shall ~
any time make undertake to enforce any provision OF
proceeding for tho transfer Of player without his con
sent.
ON or bfoe the 10Th DAY Of october 1891 and Of
wear hereafter the secretary Of associations parties here
TO- OF belonging cas- which nay be entitled to Tn
uvlcgc Of r., fNaCon, shall transmit 10 the said Board
serve list Of players, cXcc ding fourteen ia number
then und"r Win each Of IT, several club members
for the current any succeeding season or seasons
Clebs belonging to associations parties hereto NAV
with PLAYERS for any period Of time mat may
b. mutually agIccd uDOn provided udt no cIuD7 snail
al any time collation. or contract with any
player undI contract agreement or reservation Win
OF by any other club without the lsttcr'S conscnt
When player under contract with or reservation by any
club OF any hereto shall be expelled. suspended
Of rendered negbc accordance with the rules OF uch
Of such disqualification shall be gwen l"
tn rotary Of tn association from "''e
club such PLAYER been thus disqualified anI'he
board shall forthwith notice Of such disqualification 70
the several club, actnc under This agreement When
player shall become ineligible under the PROVISIONS d" ti9
agreement order OF the bead the board snail hotA
te several clubs under this agreement Of such Gi
Qualification nom receipt Of any such notice all club
enr. Of association acting under this agreement shall
b. employing or playing with or against such
DISQUALIFIED PLAYERS until the period OF disqualification shall
association i,o which player dsqualih a. by
tn rd aud due notice such revocation shall be given
BY the board % the -aid several clubs.
ANY PLAYER who has entered into contract with any
cub Of any association parry hereto may b. suspended
without nav from such club or association for breach OF
contract or breach Of the rules Of such club o.
A. tion and who Shall thereafter De ineligible 10 sign
Or NAV during the remainder Of the current 'ea'on with
. ~ M ibs of any association acting hereunder unless
such disability snail have been sooner removed by the CLUB
OR association Y which ne suspended or bY IN Board
Each club either association party hereto sh"li aNe
control IF It's territory, ana no ciuD shal D.
cnt IN membership in either OF sad associations nom
any y or county which club member Of either {" Hald
s,,, .cn, may lc Irady 10, sici 81 "l|'h i've ";''
p,o,id.d that nothing her in |