Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-18
They ALL FELT GAY.
The Baseball Magnates Wind Up
Their Business in New York
and Bury the P. L.
SURPLUS PLAYERS TO BE DIVIDED.
Charley Mitchell the English Pugilist,
Willing to Meet Bob Fitssim-
mons in the Ring.
LOCAL AMATEUR ATHLETES MEET
Pat FsrsPs Bsekcr Talks Atcut the Formers chal
lsnge-Gsnsrsl Sporting News
SURPLUS PLAYERS TO BE DIVIDED.
LOCAL AMATEUR ATHLETES MEET
Pat Fsrrslrs Baekr Talks Atcut the Formers Cha
lsnge-Gsnsrsl Sporting News.
-srEcrAL TELEGRAM TO TIE DrspArcu.I


NEW YORK, Jan. T.-The National
League auG the American Association met
again to-day at the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
and finished up the minor business left over
after the settling OF the Boston problem and
the adoption of the new national agreement
yesterday. Bv night q large number of the
magnates were homeward bound. All day the
hotel corridors were the scene of as lively
and jorial joilifcation as has
ever characterized the baseball world.
Everybody drank to the future prosperity
OF the game and to the hope that the interest
in il would be revived TO a standard even
higher than ever before. The Players League
hackers who had Joined the national agreement
fold. were congratulated on ever side by the
old magnates. The Players Leagne had gone
out of existence. and the remains laid carefully
away to rest, in little room at the St James
Hotel
An Important Resolution.
The National League, at its session to-day,
adopted the following resolution: Resolved,
That on and befo e February o. 1891, each club
in the National League shall send to the Chair
man of the National Board a list of players
then under contract with or reservation by it
whom it may wish TO continue in its service.
Al-plavers not included in this list shall be
placed in the hands of the National Board.
which shall have full power to make
such disposition of ,unclaimed players
as may seem to it fair and eQuitabla to all in
terested." This resolution WAS also adopted
by the American Association, and viii also be
passed b. the Western Association when that
buGy meets. A National Board has been ap-
pointed, composed of a member of each of the
three major organizations-th the National
League, American Association and Western
League-which shall have supreme control of
every question relative to tho game and the
players.
office in the hands of Secretary. This board
will have the power of appointing umpires and
official scorers, and when the new national
agreement Is suited down TO line point, this
National Board will have powers that are abso-
mteiy supreme.
All Under One Control
This means. that in the future there will be
one head to the whole baseball business. The
American Association met at noon and ap-
pointed the following committees: Schedule
Philadelphia, ST. Louis and Baltimore. FL
nance-Boston, ST. Louis and Baltimore. The
directors wiil be representatives of the Louis
willie, Baltimore, Washington and Columbus
clubs. President Thurman was elected as the
Associaunn's representative on the National
Board. Won der Abe and Barnie did not get
left by any means They were after the plums
as they always are, and got them. Both are on
the Schedule and Finance Committees while
Barnie will also be one of the directors.
Hereafter the Association clubs will play on
a so per cent division of the gate receipts. The
Joint schedule Committee of the League and
Association met and elected Charles II. Byrne
Chairman.
A New scheme Suggested.
The idea of terminating the regular cham
pionship season in the middle of Septen ber,
and then for all the clubs of both organizations
to play an interchange OF games was discussed
favorahly.
The National Board met tonight and ten
dered the Office of secretary to A G. Mills,
which will probably be declined, iE which event
n. f Young will. be chosen. The Association
will have a club in Chicago. President Thur
man and c. A. Prince, of Boston, have been
appointed a committee with full power to act
on this matter 1t is understood that Won der
Abe and Nonderhorst will he the hackers of the
Chicago club.
Al johnson is the only one vet unprovided
for. John T. Bush las the power to dispose of
the Cincinnati franchise, and there is little
doubt that he will give half the interest to
johnson and keep the other half himself. The
Boston Players League club has ouc player
Stovey. 10 fall back on, and around whom it is
said will be gathered a strong array of players
The Association to-day agreed to allow that
player TO remain in Boston.