Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-18
CUTTING DOWN SALARIES.
Base Ball Players Must Take What They
Are offered.

Base Ball Players Must Take What They
Are offered.
The National League finished its labors last
night and today its members win be the guests
Of President Jim Hart Of the local, club who
will take them to the worlds fair grounds and
other points Of interest Yesterdays session
was an eventful one, as it marked the death Of
high salaries in base ball
1t was noon before all the magnates ap-
peared and the meeting was called to order.
From noon until $50 the powers in the
base ball world sat and iegislated. When
they finally adjourned for supper and a
email army Of reporters rushed in on "Nick'
Young, who is always intrusted with the
task Of parceling out the news, he looked be-
nigrly through his glasses and said: "we went
through our entire constitution and revised 1t,
and that took up the greatest part Of the after
noon"
The changes which we're made are a. follows:
Each club will be required to pay its annual
dues OF S100 before The first day Of April instead
Of May, as heretofore. The clause compelling
clubs to furnish a diagram Of their grounds was
cut out. The rule compelling home club to
call a game earlier in order to allow q visiting
club to catch train was changed so that either
club can demand that the game be called earlier.
Then the fine for failure Of official scorers to
send IN their scores promptly was reduced from
$40 to 90, and the changes were complete.
They elected Geo. Howe Of Cleveland an hon
orary member; appointed Brush, Byrne and
Won der Horst committee on rules; elected
Zach Phelps league attorney, and appointed
Brush, Won der Abe, Hart Soden, Won der Horst
and Day directors for the ensuing year.
1t was decided that next year the salary limit
of each club should not exceed ESQ., 900, and
from that they will dwindle down to $24, coo.
The New York club, as shown in it's letter to its
stockholders few days ago, expects to get out
| with S25, 900, aud many OF the others with less.
Boston will probably 60 to the limit, which win
be cut Of about 40 per cent on the salary list
started with last season.
A new difficulty presented itself when the
league began its work. 1t was found that the
Pittsburg club had already signed ten Of Its
men ut amounts which would bring its list
away above the limit It was learned after the
meeting that the Pittsburg club had been
hauled over the Goals for its hasty action. as it
that players would he signed until after the
meeting at Chicago. That was the agreement,
and most Of the clubs lived up to it. The
Chicago club, when it paid of it's players, told
them that it wanted their services next season,
but not under their present contracts, and that
new ones would be made out and sent to them
to sign.
The New York club has been a source Of
considerable solicitude 20 tae magnates. 1t
was limited around >. Chicago that IL the
stOCkuoIuoTo u tp0 CiuD were 10 place
their stock in the hands of trustee and ask for
receiver, the club managers, instead Of
opposing such scheme. would welcome it. 1t
IL said that there are a few of the New York
clubs heaviest stockholders who would Jump at
the chance to throw the club into bankruptcy,
then to sell its effects at auction, buy in the
franchise and pat it on its feet solidly, with
New York capital behind it exclusively.
The present stock company, with its quarter
of million dollars Of stock, is unwieldy and
cumbersome, and New York is not liable to
make much progress forward until it is rid of it.
Pat Powers spent a busy day trying to get
players for his club. He stated last night that
he hoped to get Danny Richardson for second
base.
The nigh. session was short one. 1t was
decided in tho future that no postponed games
should be played until the last series unless
there is vacant date. During the last series
Of games between clubs all the postponed games
must be played off; henceforth. il there is a va
cant date following series. the date shall be-
long to the series. Tho schedule committee
was abolished and Nick Young was intrusted
with the making Of the schedule. By unani-
nous vote the double championship season was
abolished, and next year there will be one con-
tinuous season, beginning the last Thursday in
April and ending tho last Saturday in Septem-
Der. The playing rules were discussed, but no
action taken on them. and the committee in
structed to report at the spring meeting which
will be held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New
York, March Z.