Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-19
THE NEW LEAGUE.
The Old League and the Association
Make Arrangements
FOR A TWELVE-CLUB LEAGUE.
|! Seems to Have Been Agreeable TO Everybody and
All Express SatSactiOn-The Names Of Both
the Old Bodies Used in the New One.
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INDIANAPOLIS, IND, December 1S.-
The agony is over aud base ball is once
more put on a sound basis. The ANAL
gamation of the National League and
American Association was fully consum-
mated to-day and the agreements all
signed.
The new organization is to be known
as the National League and American
Association Ball Clubs. 1t will be seen
from this that the letters of the old
leagues are incorporated fully in the
name of the consolidated body and no
jealousy can be engendered from this
source.
The new constitution starts out with
a provision that the league shall be
com posed OF twelve clubs, which num-
Der may not be diminished or Increased
for ten years. In case of vacancy
during the championship season, a ma
jority vote will admit an applicant. The
membership of club may be termina-
mated by resignation, accepted by
three-fourth's vote or for failure to pre-
sent a team at the opening of the cham
pionship series, by selling polls or al
lowing them to be sold, playing with
disqualified clubs and throwing games,
or permitting them to be thrown.
The individual clubs are not restricted
in the exercise of discipline or manage
ment of business and the Board OF d.
rectorS is made the sole tribunal for the
settlement OF every dispute. The 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 telegraph is valid, and each club
may reserve fourteen PLAYERS, which
forfeiture OF membership for any cause
releases. Each club must play twelve
or more games with every other club
each season. The admission is to be
! fifty cents general and twenty-five cents
special and rain checks must be given
/ until the fifth inning is played.
The election of officers resulted In the
choice of Nick Young, the old League
President, as President, Secretary and
Treasurer; Zack Phelps, of the Asso-
citation, and John l. Rogers as legal ad-
! visers.
The Board OF Directors, three from
| each division, were chosen by lottery,
the result being placed as follows: John
! r. Brush, Cincinnati; Chris Won Der
W. n. V<.r Ms; James A. Hart, Chicago;
/ Sodea Boston.
Washington is the other club, but her
representative was not named. 1t will
be George Wagner or Mike Scanlan, it
is thought.
At noon the new League resumed its
business and continued in session until
3 o'c ock when final adjournment was
| taken.
Nick Young announced the following
committees which were approved:
On Schedule-ByrneS, Won Der Abe
and Hart.
On Players-Young and Phelps.
On Rules-Reach. Won Der Horst and
Brush.
On National Agreemenr-Phelps, Ro-
gers and Young.
A. G. Spaulding, of Chicago, was
given a contract for furnishing the
balls for period OF five pears.
| The terms Of settlement with the clubs
| are said TO have been satisfactory to all
| parties, but President Young is author
! ity for the statement that the exact
figures will not be given out for some
time. II is understood that Boston re-
ceivei S37, 500, Philadelphia $4,000,
Columbus $1,000 Chicago $4,000, and
! Milwaukee Sc, 600, a total Of sos, 900.
The Milwaukee figures may be a few
thousand more.
In an interview with reporter, Pres
ident Young said that the new organi-
zation starts out with the most brilliant
future. 1.-THE old League and the old
Association are ended" said he land
new order of things prevails.
"The cessation Of war means revi-
val of interest in the national game.
There is q representative club in every
city, and only one, and the removal OF
the division of patronage as well stimu-
lates local enthusiasm as enhances the
prosperity OF the club. The new COM
mittee will revise the schedule system
and improve the field aspects of the
game, and from all of these reasons ii is
hoped that the stimulus given the game
will be permanent"