Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-18
ANOTHER TAME DAY,
Baseball Magnates Continue
Their Meeting After Do.
ing Very Little.
LEAGUE DIRECTORS DRAWN
Nobody Can Be Found Who Owns
the New York Clubs Debts.
CHANGES IN THE CONSTITUTION.
some Good Racing at Gutenberg and
Backers Are Winners.
LEAGUE DIRECTORS DRAWN
CHANGES IN TIE CONSTITUTION.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY

rrrcIII TELEGRAM TO Tux DIsPArcH.I
CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-THE League re-
sumed its annual meeting at noon. There
was full attendance. Routine business
occupied the attention of the magnates
nearly all afternoon. When the League
took recess at BIS O'Clock President
Young announced that little had been done.
The constitution had been read from be-
ginning to end and amended in certain
parts. The principal changes were made in
sections As and 55. The first provided that
tied or drawn game or games prevented by
rain should be played off the succeeding
day. As the section now reads, postponed
games cannot be played of on the first trip,
but they must be played of, if such thing
Is possible, on the second trip. If an open
1ste follows it will constitute part of the
teries, provided the teams have postponed
games to play. Hereafter it will not be
necessary for clubs TO furnish the secretary
with diagrams of their grounds. The rule
regulating the playing of games when q
visiting team wanted to leave on an early
train was amended, and both clubs can now
arrange things to suit themselves
a SOInmltUee ON huleSs
Brush, Won der Horst and Soden were ap-
pointed Committee on Rules and will re-
port at the spring meeting. Zack Phelps, Of
Louisville, was reelected attorney of the
League, and George W. Howe, late treasurer
of the Cleveland club, was made an honorary
member of the League. The Board of
Directors was chosen by lot. The names
were drawn out Of Won der Ahe's stovepipe
hat. All but one of the present board were
retained, the new member being New York,
which replaces Washington. The directors
are Hart, Chicago: Brush, Cincinnati; Won
Ger Ahe. St Louis; Won der Horst Baltimore,
and Soden, Boston. New York's representa-
tive has not been named. This leads to the
story that the League is worried as to the
ownership of the New York club. 1t is
alleged that nobody can be found who will
admit that the club has financial head.
John B. Day sits in the meeting as Gotham's
representative, but rumor has it that John is
dead broke; that he does not possess a dollar;
that the New York club owes SO, 600 with no
visible revenue; that the team has players
and that Patrick Powers is here on a prose-
lyting mission to induce some kind hearted
magnates to hand over q few star players to
New York without monetary consideration.
The genial Patrick is here, but his mission,
If mission he had. has been fruitless. Said a
msgnate who withheld the use of his name:
New York Clubs Difficulties.
'1t's funny about New York. Last year J.
Walter Spalding, W. II. Conant and F. A
Abel footed all the bills. The season was
failure, and the hackers are so disgusted
that they have dropped out Day is all
right, but he hasn't got q red. There is no
owner that the League knows of, and that is
why New York's represen ntative on the
Board was not named. If New York wants
players il will have to hustle for them. The
League will not present it with any OF its
star players. If Gotham wants TO remain in
the push 1t must stir its stumps."
There are rumors of trades in the air.
Tony Mullane, Judging from reports, is the
most sought for player in the country.
Every club is after him. First Chicago
wanted him to become Colt, but Brush has
SO far refused to entertain any proposition
for his exchange. New York is willing to
swap Rusie tor the Count. Pittsburg wants
TO trade off Baldwin for him. Washington
will give Killen and one or two players to
der Abe, is after him. Mullane said today:
"Chicago is my home and pre- to play
here, but 1 cannot 20 against the wishes of
the League. / will play ball wherever go
and think that next year will be decidedly
in il.
The Louisville contingent denies the story
that Pteffer will be traded for Richardson
and will become Giant. According to the
story New York was to give up its much be-
loved Buck Ewing for Danny Richardson,
who was in turn to be traded for Prefer.
The League has let the player question
severely alone. The salary matter will be
allowed to adjust ITSELF Every club will
stand on its own bottom in that respect
The magnates decided 10 have no divided
championship next season and no double
games. 1t is likely the pitcher will be set
back so as TO increase the hitting. The
meeting adjourned to meet next March.