Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-03-04
THE SEASON OF '92.
Plans Adopted by the
League Magnates.
THE FREE PASS QUESTION


NEW WORK, March 4--The most i'm
portant action taken by the National
league yesterday was the election of a ne'
national board OF control. Messrs. Young,
Byrne and Phelps were elected The mt Xt
thing 10 be considered was the present
prohibitory free.pass rule Boston, New
York and Chicago were in favor Of con-
tinuing the present rule, but they were
overcome by the majority. The rule was
so far modified as TO allow admission TO
to the press without compensation 10 the
visiting clubs. and also gave the clubs some
leeway and discretion In the issue Of
passes for other reasons
The apparent breach between John H.
Day and j. w. Spaulding Of the New
York club is n subject OF gossip. The
complete backdown Of Mr.. Days defense
In the Richardson matter, owing TO the
knowledge OF the real state Of the case
being kept from him by Messrs. Spauld
ing and Talcott, has excited much COM
ment.
The schedule was adopted as presented
by the committee The championship
season is divided into two divisions, in
consequence Of the increased number of
clubs in the new organization. Each di-
vision contains seventy seven games. The
at the end Of the season for the cham
pionship. The season opens on April l2
Following IL the schedule OF the games TO
he played by
Boston at Home.
FIRST DIVISION, April l2 TO July l3-Wrh
Brooklyn, May IA, 10. June q. ~; with Now
York. May q. "a, %; with Philadelphia, June
Is L. L.; with Baltimore, April, n, Y, q; with
Washington, May 20, II, June Is, 10; with Pitts
burg. juno 4, 0, !; with Cleveland, My IN, 10.
81; with Cincinnati, June II, II, IL; with Louis.
vile, May 70, q. 2s; with Chicago, June s. 0, 10;
with st. Louis, june L. B.
SECOND DIVISION, July IS 20 Oct l5--With
Brooklyn. Sept. 20, q. ~: with New York, Aug.
], 2, Oct. :, s: with Philadelphia, July 20, ~,
Oct. & q; with baltimore, Aug 3, 4, Oct. I, q with
Washington, Sept. 20, 20. Oct. !; with Pitts
burg. July IL. 10, Sept. IL, 10; with Cleveland.
July 81. 2, Sept. o. 10; with Cincinnati, July q.
2S Sept lG IL; with Louisville, July 25, 26, Sept.
q, 8; with Chicago, July -, y. Sept IL, 10; with
81. Louis, July Is. l6 Sept. IS.
The New Clubs nre Favored
in the schedule little more than the
others. All the 4th Of July games will be
played In the west while the eastern clubs
will have Decoration and Labor Days at
home. On July 4 Boston will be M Gin
cinnati, Brooklyn at Louisville. New York
at Chicago, Philadelphia at St. Louis, Bal
timore ut Pittsburg and Washington at
Cleveland. On Decoration Day Cleveland
will be at Boston, Cincinnati at Brooklyn,
st. Louis at New York, Louisville at Phil
adelphia. Pittsburg at Baltimore and Chi
cago at Washington. On Labor Day Louis
Vile will be at Boston, St. Louis ut Brook
lyn, Chisago Mt New York, Cleveland at
philadelphia, Cincinnati at Baltimore and
Washington at Pittsburg.
No two American association clubs open
grounds together. No two American clubs
compete on holidays. Every club has an
opportunity TO open grounds, and every
club has n Saturday with every other club
both east and west. The distance each
club has to travel on its circuit has been
allotted as follows: Boston, 1884 miles;
Brooklyn, 1890 miles; New York, l2,95s
miles; Philadelphia. 1888 miles; Balti-
more, 1921 miles; Washington, l2,5SS
miles; Pittsburg. 1861 miles; Cleveland
1862 miles; Cincinnati II, ,052 miles; Louis
Vile, IA J0l miles; Chicago. 1880 miles;
st. Louis. 1896 miles. Total mileage 1872,
335: average, 1881.
Where any club has more than its share
of travel. expenses will be equalized at the
end of the season.
The national board. as the old board Of
control is now called, organized during
the afternoon. Mr. Bryne was elected
president and Nick Young secretary and
treasurer. The magnates will meet here
again In annual session In November next