New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-19
IN THE ATHLETIC WORLD.
SATISFACTION IN BASEBALL CIRCLES.

THE VEXED QUESTION or AMATEURS EXPENSES
TO BE DISCUSSED
The official settlement Of the baseball has lifted a
load Of trouble the minds OF every follower Of the
game Tie cessation OF hosytes and petty bickCrng Is
specially gratifying the managers, who now 20 to
work and secure their players and make other needed
arrangements for the coming SEASONS campaign. The
manager, will have their hands full between now and the
first Of March The general reduction In players salaries
may cause further delay. for many OF the players VIII
re- IN no hurry put their to contracts under the
now order " things Players who refused TO sign con-
t-,r,, last al - 500 and : goo about this time
~. NOS. mis- rable beings earth. There are many OF
them who refused such offers who will be paying next
for 5000 and viii consider themselves fortunate
to ct that much
The National Board which will hereafter be tho
suprmo court OF baseball viii have much work to do and
IL b., only proper that Mcssr. Thurman kranthon and
Roger, should receive stipulated yearly salary
one Of tn reasons why John Rogers was selected to
represent IL National League the Board was that he
Is lawyer Many legal points will cone up beiof' Inc
Board a. kranthoh and Thurman are loth lawyers
and bright ons the National League appears to nave
been consistent in doing what it did. The work Of the
Board viii b, watched with great deal Of Interest by
the follower, Of the game Mistakes Of policy VIII not d
condoncd and injustice is done TO player or ciul
the Board will be quickly called to its senses
There will bsnO A,sOciat club in this city hi9 season
for tn first time except the latter part OF last season
since baseball became popular local INSTITUTION by un'
organization Of old Nerop0litln clue several year
aro IL seems to be mistake the part OF somebody
which will up pi,uousy next season. Wheh Do'
IN. Giant, and the Briacciooms in the West The
in led Of the New-York viii be Common. Richardson
Clr.,rock and Denny The NewYork club VIII put M
obstacle in Wards way II he wishes to join the Brooklyn
club
There f. an excellent chance that the Amateur Athletr
Will follow in tie wake Of their professional bl'cbi br hr
and puC stop their Committees OF three VIII nge
al the A,tor House this afternoon from the Amateur Atl
l,,r Union the League ~ American Mheelman, and tn
National Association Of Amateur Oar,men IN effort WI
De- made 10 make rule acceptable to all regarding the
having OF amateur athlete, expenses. The athletic eN
pens. 1T of some local athletic clubs has already
caused trouble and something is not done more trouble
viii follow 1t j. often remarked that some Of the famou
amateurs dress very we'll always have pocket weinet
with money yet they toll not except at nfrequent inter
walls.
An interesting game Of water polo was played in tn,
swimming tank the NcW-YofS Athletic CIuJ rday
The. gam. wa, b.tWccn ds and Blacks tn former
winning by tine Of TO ,. Sund-trom did the best
work his tam, scoring both goals. Schl-singei
scored three goals the Rds and Knobock one
Yesterdays game sprtd one, and vas watched
d., a .l-. crowd OF club IN New Orlss team ha'
81 au.d game with tine Bottom Atttc Association team
anil 10 VIII PLAYED the y y. \. c. cu' house on
saturday. February =. The teams wcr3 made W fol-