The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-05

downright secrecy q base ball magnate Is
little short of burgiar-proof. They can
probably talk less than any species OF
mankind In existence. According 10
the most reiIabie information avail
able, the conference was for the pur-
pose of debating the best ways to get
means to make good the $1,000 shortage in
j. Z. u. notes of last year for the purchase
of the Milwaukee,. Chicago, Boston. Ath-
letic and Columbus ASSOCIATION clubs. The
amounts To be paid these clubs was some
thing like Sl32.000, and 1t can be readily
imagined what a drain it has been on
the League clubs to make good the
notes. Each club has been assessed a
Tito a general sinking fund. The
patronage has not been suticieit
To meet the obligations. and hence the call
for the meeting. OF course other subjects
were discussed. but regarding this part OF
the PROCEEDINGS the magnates were IKE
CLAIMS. They simply shut up, and their
tongues could not bs lOOsened for the most
seductive interrogations. They are Will
ing TO give their individual opinions on any
baseball subject, but they would not say
what they had done as a body.
President Young called the meeting TO
order shortly after II o'clock, and the sub
ject of the association notes was at once
taken mp. The financial accounts OF the
various clubs were gone over at length.
They showed a somewhat peculiar state of
affairs. IL was found that seven OF the
twelve clubs had made more money than
last season, but that they were worse OF.
financially On account Of the drain
aye occasloned by the sinking fund.
The clubs which have not drawn well
during the season were: New York. Gin
cinnati. Louisville. Chicago and Washing
ton. The question of the ten-thousand-
dollar shortage on the note due Nov. l. was
discussed pro and con for an hour and a
half. At 1:30 p. NJ, without coming TO any
defnite agreement on the matter, the meet
ing adjourned for lunch. Then the mag
mates scattered like "A flock of sheep.
At 2:3O the magnaLes again went into
session. Then came!a long. dreary silence.
not "a magnate came ont Tor his usual drink
at the bar. They were buried In deep con-
sideration of the rwelve-club leavue. At
$50 +. VI. the magnates became hungry and
adjourned for al hour for dinner. When
the result of the meeting was announced,
IL was as follows:
The secretary was authorized to secure
the renewal of the notes given by the or
ganiZatiOn. 1t was decided that the con-
tract season should be from April l to
Sept so. and that the championship games
should not exceed 1872 during the season.
and that the time and place and other de-
tails OF holding shem should be decided by
the president of the National League
aud by the board of directors.
The eighth animal meeting of the organi-
cation will he held at the Richelleu Hotel,
In Chicago. Nov. il. In view Of so much
gossip on the SUBJECT q RESOLUTION was
adopted expressing 1T az the sense of the
meeting that no change in the membership
of the League was advisable. and none
would be made unless by u voluntary with
drawal of some OF the clubs.
The Herald says of the meeting: THE
League baseball msgnates showed their
hand pretty thoroughly when they asked
for an extenslOn of the time for meeting the
notes of $4,000; In other words. nobody
was willing TO put up the money. and it
was the sentiment of the members that it
be raised from the receipts next year. If
possible. If the holders of the
notes refuse to extend the time be-
yond Nov. /, the League will be
placed in rather a peculiar position. The
magnates will either have to go down in
their pockets or shut up shop. One thing
of importance was decided at the night
session. The Bostons and Cleve1ands will
play OFT the worlds series. beginning prob
ably Oct. II or l8. The games will be played
IN the two cities exclusively. The Boston
people fought against this. but upon a vote
being taken it was unanimously decided
that the series should he played, and
the arrsn gements of details was referred
to the League directors.