New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-18
THE BASEBALL REVOLUTION.
LAST SESSIONS OF THE CONVENTION.
HARMONY AND PROSPERITY AssURED-ARRANG-

HARMONY AND PROSPERITY ASSUisHD
ING DETAILS OF REORGANIZATION
The convention Of the club owners was brought to
al end AZ the Fifth Avenue Hotel last night and every
lover Of the game from Maine to California VIII heave
sigh of relief at the excellent order which has come
o,, of chan. The Irothcr'Ood League need never
again be referred TO except rs the players ios' ca"
and like of that kind u mot It's deserVcu
fate The PLAYERS Lcague had no excuse for hVmS'
and the mournerS few even among Us hsuedtors
and the dunes who aided it with financial backing
The Climb owners and the players are now unit ana
will nrolabIy remain so for many years TO come
Tho RESOLUTION brings into baseball some new faces
which are an honor to the game The bascDal snip
will now have clear sailing. for il Is built OF nauohai
agreement Of common sense and business prihcipIe>'
and one of the pilots is white Wings lhurmah'
who did 50 much to bring about the happy results.
The publlc will no longer be called upon to read OF
the petty chickering's OF rival clubs The remnants Oh
the PLAYERS League have been cared for as wen "s,
not better than they had any reason to expect Inc
National League comes out Of the ordeal with clean
hands, while the American Association ana "es'or"
Association have been materially benehteo .,
The League and Association cub-owners at the run
Avenue Hotel yesterday looked tired ana weary anu
expressions of Joy heard on every sac 'a. nv
weeks struggle had been ended. Inc corrluo's vi Wv
hotel were crowded during the afternoon ana eVcns'
but by today they will take on their USUAL "Poo'
and the politicians will again reign supreme. M'n'
n. the clulowners went home last night ana the re-
mander Of the arriy of baseball men VIII scatter ior
their various cities To-Day 49,
The National League men went mo secret sc'SV"
d, paror + shortl, after IL O'Clock. and after four
hours, session adjourned until the next annual meet
ING Albert L. Johnson. the grandmo'neF oi .nc
t causo * +he only dsgruntled being left out ID he
cold and from the happy smile winch movers d'o"'u
his face he has evidently received all nc eAPe''e
His club i'm Cleveland is the only prop OF inc reNo"
,ett or rather the grand stand and grounds are io
haC O
last fall oou
There is still a prospect that Johnson NAV get con
t,ol Of the Cincinnati club or he NAV receive SOM.
financial assistance from the League JoHA l. p'"'"
holds the League franchise in Cincinnati ana ic I'd"
do with IL as he please. lie says that he mas ic
eeived no proposition from johnson, ana 'la' ne''
Ala An, car driver make any proposition 10 'c
,earuc Johnson's only suggestion to the Leas"c wa
the filing Of formal protest against any ooun 49,
himself representing the Cncnnau oluo Inv
c,,p,n Climb represented by Johnson was eNpclcu "o
,rn Ie.puc and the clubowncrs naturally hIcreN
nIacod Mr. Johnson's protest on the table anu do"0"
:, 10 bow away with other useless paper
Tho se,ccton of its member on the Natlohal noaru'
uhch will hereafter be the supreme 'ouit ~ .h,
hau causci some lively elecuorcerihe ano"e ~
League men. The place was o"ereu 70 .-,,.o,
e,a,,c bpt the Chicago magnate mOdestN oeVnncu'
inc ,ho. his recent hard work In unwindlng inc
,sohau ,anclc entitled him to a season OF oWe' anu
go, some of the clubs suggested C. H. BNruc' ""''o
business ideas are appreciated ana o'"c''
Iobn I Rodgers the Quaker City lawyer LOT MS 't'"
learning \ ballot was taken ana eaeh 'a'o'u"'
oovcd four votes. As the deadlock coulu ho' w
,ror ,he office was decided by drawing lots ana
Docs won. Thurman. Rogers and krauthoh con
st,tute the Board ILL, .h ,mari
The idea of an interchange OF games wiz" ''le -,
can Association also caused hvcN eAPie's'" "
oninon and it was finally referred to the echeue o
i,,oe of which C. IL. Byrne is the Chairman Inc
tho CHI
"a . rec,lar series of games played between 'ho
Icacue and Association, say from september 10 !"
October l5 The two committees met Iast hSnt anu
the plan NAV be adopted at the spring mce''"s'
committee Will make ont two schedules one WIN '
rg,,Iaon 40 games and the other arranged for the
suppemcntary season. n. f. Young VIII be 'hairiha"
of the National Board in case A. IT, NILS can"o' ~
secured. .poso,rod
That on or before February 8. 1891 each cluo III ''
National League shall send TO tie chairna" VI o"V
National Board LIST of players then under coh'"''
with or reservation by it whom it may wish 10 con
tinue in its service All players not Included IN ''s
LIST shall be placed III the hands of the National Board
which shall have full power to make such dl'poson
Of unclaimed players as may seem to 1t fair ana
ris american Association delegates were in session
several hours and arranged many routine matters,
srhe now members from Boston and Philadelphia were
treated with unusual courtesy inc cl9oOW ,i a
stii Of one mind regarding Chicago and Will acccp'
Iiivoikce only a. a last resort. Mcssrs Thurman
and Prince have been appointed committee 10 se N
waukee is selected il cannot hold any of lis pre>en'
PLAYERS who will revert back to the western 1Associa
ton. , .th,o ,,ovo
The American Association also made a sensible move
in deciding to adopt one of The few goGn lded d'1
fathercd by the Players League Hereafter there VII
ic an equal division Of gate receipts the nome cluD
however, a. usual. retaining all the grand Sahu
receipts. There will be grand pooling OF all holiday
receipts on July 4, Decoration Day and Labor pay
Tie receipts will be pooled and each clnb VIII l,, re
ceivc one eighth. This will do away with squabbllhg
over dates with desirable clubs The Association also
NatO OF
IT, umpires. III, .., i,,
% 10 Wagner's Philadelphia club. StOvcy Will remain
in Bnston Wagner saws that he Will refuse 20 alo"
Rierbaucr to play in Brooklyn and that he VIII listen
a. M offer for hi release. The Brooklyn club Is
desirous Of this players services Baltimore will get
1ira,n ard Shinde BrOuthers will probably play with
Az phil,dclphia League club The American Associa-
hon committees appointed were as follows Nat2nal
R,arl Allen W. Thurman. Board Df )lrectOrS- hos
ION Columbus Washington and Louisville. Schedule
Phiadelphia ST. Louis and Baltimore. Finance-Balu
more, 81. Louis and Boston,