Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-12
Important Questions to Be Discussed
by the League Magnates
Next Month,
MATTERS VERY COMPLICATED.
Fumors to the Effect That the Great Race
Between Allerton and Nelson
Was Crooked.
CHIC4G0'S ASSOCIATION
One Of Its IncorporaOrs Talks About it-Genera Sport
ing News Of the Day.

Considerable interest is now being cen.
tered in the annual meeting of the National
League, which takes place next month.
There are some very important questions to
discuss and to take action on; questions
that vitality affect the game. Protested
games will have to be considered; the re-
mort Of the New York investigation will be
presented: changes in the rules will be sug-
Cested, and it is likely that new President
for the League will be elected. A gentle.
man in a position to know said yesterday
that he will not be surprised if J. B. Day
is elected President. If he is he will, OF
course. be Chairman of the National Board.
Ii is stated that five Presidents of League
clubs have resolved to vote for Mr.. Day if
he is q candidate for the Office.
WANT MORE DEFINITE RULES.
President O'Neil, of the local club will
be at the meeting to enforce the protest
against one of the games won from Pittsburg
bv Chicago during the last series between
-he teams. While it is hardly expected
that the protest will be upheld. Mr.. O'Neil
hopes that the question will cause the rules
10 be made clearer relating to forfeited
games.
But probably one of the most important
questions TO be discussed is the charges
against the New York team. 1t IS fair to
"a that no definite charges have been made;
in fact the chaTecs so far as they are charges
are almost entirely confined to insinuationS
made bv President Hart of the Chicago
club The report of the special committee
who investigated the matters at New YORK
will be presented to the directors of the
New York club to-day. Subsequently the
report will be presented to the National
League meeting. Referring to the matter
and its effects, an Eastern authority says:
AKE ANXIOUS TO SIGN.
-''The situation las cast deep gloom over
the local players, and few of them are
anxious TO sign contracts for next season.
Some Of them are bound to play here, as
their contracts signed last season cali for
three wears service. They are Welsh,
Glasscock, Buckley, Bassett. Tiernan and
clark The other players are reluctant, and
are desirous of feeling the public pulse
before again attaching their signatures to
paper.
t'In some of the other clubs a similar feel
Ing to that existing here is manifested.
Arson, it is alleged, will have a world of
trouble getting his EN- into line, and has
his ewes on few PLAYERS of other clubs who
are to be released Brooklyn, on the other
hand, is not as anxious TO sign all its old
PLAYERS. as the men have come to terms.
Caruthers, Terry, u. O'Brieu and Burns are
booked for release, but until the club is sure
of getting better men to take their places
they will not he notified to ''walk the
plank" Boston, Cleveland and Pittsburg
seem to be perfectly satisfied with the msn
OF this season, and have signed, or arranged
20 sign. ali the men for another year Man
ager McGunnicle has been engaged by Pitts
burg for next season. and during the winter
viii hold out lines TO a number of promising
Young players. Comislley is booked for a
place in the League, and other changes will
also take place.
Will TRY FOR PEACE.
1t is also stated on good authority that
strong efforts will be made between now and
he annual meeting to have plan formu-
lated NV which the difference between the
League and the Association can be settled.
One or two League magnates are working
verv hard 10 accomplish this result and
some good may be done. The authoritr re-
ferred to states that the Association is de-
:crmined 10 have club in Chicago so as to
reap any hcneft that may accrue from the
Worlds Fair 1t may be that a stubborn
contest will result from this
Locally the club officials all hope that the
trouble will he settled at once, and that the
PLAYERS wanted for next season will sign be
fore they 60 home 1t is likely that they
will all 90 home this week, bu. it is not
very likely that they will all sigl.