St. Paul daily globe., 1892-01-22
LAUNCHED A LEAGUE.
The Chicago Base Ball Meet
ing Results in AuSpiciouS
Decision.
Divided Season Plan Adopted,
With 144 and Sc
Games.
George Siddons Knocks Out
Tommy Warren in Nine
Hot Rounds.
Secretary to Select Players,
to Be Drawn foP--Minne-
apoliS Contest.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2l. - The Western
League of Base Ball clubs was success
fully organized under the most favora-
bic auspices today at the Auditorium.
The name was one of the things de-
cided upon. The delegates present
were James \. Williams. 0. NJ. Evans
and q. ii. Schmelz. Columbus, O.; j
W. Speas and l.. c. Krauthof, Kansas
City; L. w. Mcguire. J. c. IverSon and
c. Ii. CuShman, Milwaukee; j. A
Hart, as proxy for John 7. Brush
indianapolis: IL Hach and +. 5. LARA
bee, representing one applicant for the
Minneapolis franchise, and II. NJ. Libby
and L. Harrison, of the Morton faction,
the other; j. NJ. Bennett, ST. Paul; B
Ii. Redley and ID. Rowe, Omaha
Charles II. Morton, Toledo. The cir
cult Will be COMPOSED of clubs from the
eight cities represented Kansas City.
Milwaukee. Columbus. indianapolis,
Minneapolis, ST. Paul, Omaha and To
ledO
The minneapolis Contest.
: committee struggled with members
of the rival Minneapolis delegations
until this evening and then took the
question under adviSement. The board
of directors will be composed of repre-
SentativeS from indianapolis, Toledo.
Minneapolis and Omaha. The divided
season plan was adopted. 1t will open
the latter part of April and will con
tinue until about the 1st of October
The schedule will consist of IA games,
OF which ST will be played in
the second series, Sunday games
will be play everywhere. The
gate receipts will be divided equally
among all the clubs on holidays. Zen
per cent of the gate receipts will go to
the reserve fund of the league, to be
in charge of the finance committee. All
postponed games are to be played the
following day. The constitution, as
prepared by G. II. Schmelz, r. W.
Mcguire and j. w. Speas, was adopted.
1t lnangurates several reforms, all en-
phaSizing the equal standing of the
clubs. The secretary is to select all
players. The players committee VIII
then arrange eight equal clubs and sub
NIT them to the league for approval.
They will then be drawn for.
Makeup OfCiubs.
Clubs will consist of twelve men each.
E few substitutes Will De under orders
from the secretary. No club can sign
Or release player They may merely
make requests from the PLAYERS COM
@iUee. The salary limit of each club
- . DE $4,000 for the season. A club
with a player manager will not be al
lowed to have non-player manager.
1t will be recommended to the COM
mittee on rules of the National league
that the rule applying to managers be
adopted. All playeas will dress on the
grounds. the home club being required
TO furnish a dressing room.
President Williams was appointed a
committee of one TO confer with the
proposed Eastern league with regard to
harmonious action. MeSsrS. KrauthOtf,
Mcguire and Williams were appointed
. committee on national agreement;
MesSrs. KrauthotT, Mcguire and Schmelz
were appointed as members of the play
ers' committee, and Messrs Iverson,
Evans and SpeaS the finance committee
The following officers were elected ::
James A. Williams, of Columbus, presi-
dent, secretary and treasurer, and l.. C..
krauthotf, of Kansas City, counsel.