The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-27

tess"s n.s..se. Meet :. this c,ss FOR ts.t
Purpose.

About March l every year the baseball
| maenates assemble In this city and formally
put tho baseball machinery in motion by
adopting q schedule. From that date the sea.
son OF base hits. mufYs. kicks. and Gnos Is
considered to be under way The first delega-
tion Of magnates has arrived. 1t COM
sisted Of Christopher Won der Abe
OF st. Louis. who ypakes his first bow in
New York as National League magnate
and appears to be as much pleased as small
boy with new pair OF brass-to ed boots. He
was accompanied By his secretary. George
Munson. President James Hart Of Chicago
also arrived. Messrs. Won der Ahe Hart.
and O II. Byrne compose the Schedule
Committee Of tho League. and they
mot at spaldings, PAL Broadway. for
conference. Each member OF the COM
mittee had q schedule In his pocket and
drew 1t out simultaneously. Then thoy fell
to comparing noteA Tho result was that.
while all the schedules differed. the commit
teemen came to the conclusion that It would
not be difficult matter to got ono good ono
out OF tho three. The committee will meet
again this afternoon. and expect to agree on
schedule to DO presented to the League on
Tuesday.
The only thing definitely known about the
schedule is that the season will open the Sec
ond week in April. and the first games will be
played in st. Louis. Cincinnati. Louisville.
Washington. Baltimore and Philadelphia, and
an effort will DO made to keep the teams
circlinR around at those points until the balmy
zephyrs chase the billiards away from Chi
cago. Cleveland. Pittsburgh. Boston. New York.
and Brooklyn. Chicago and Cleveland IRE
nHnxio ,l,, to defer the games until May and
they will have q long siege away from home
TLs schedule will cal! for double cham, m,
srouse Inc thu HfS nsS
siiish. wsshipstsn. baltimore, ciinclnnati,
and Pttsbprgh The other six clubs vii not not
and there aeS
81 the double championship season. believing
please ths public Mr; Hart Win oppose the
proposal to cut down the number Of balls from
Bases on balls" said he. ARE the weak
Monday with meeting OF the National, Agree
Young. and Phelps. and Tuesday the entire
League e viii be represented at ,b meeting In
will be considered.
the COMMITTEES on Players win not listen to
SssndTsf Of the kttssSnSSSh cSS: in an
pared ., t. ind out VIZ Denny Lyon. Lyons
st hs not to "a Sh
lays claim to Lyons on the ground that the
player was not under contract on the date Of
not AFFECT rs sont5sstursl obligations. At any
tor Tss b SsnssG will
and 81 Paint will be raised
Richardson belonged to New York, because he
tTaet: This option binds a player to con.
at the same terms as named IN the cont r
rroviding the player Is notified on or before
that he would be wanted for 1902? John B.
Pail adelphia. said he had not been Notified.
II Mr. Day can prove that Richardson was
no o HIGHT t" take i' him from New York as he
III Sisa dsPfal sSss On was SEE Rot
duo to his desire, to show that New York
had no claim upon him W. The he question Of gy-
p%rtant That New York should not be weaken
Ss
able attention. 1t Is known that near
ly all the Chicago. players, Were held
on ortion CONTRACTS, and it is related OF Pfefrer
last fall he asked II iniunctions would DO
served. He was ansyered in the affirmative.
were all right. but we intended to say that
Arson released u.s." It appears that at Cleve-
ed to Join the Association. They replied that
they did. The old man fared up and told |
hem all to git out. and the sooner the
better"