New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-29
A BIG BASEBALL MEETING.
NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS ARRIVE.
IMPORTANT ARRANGEMENTS TO BE MADE FOE
THE COMING SEASON.


THE COMING SEASON.
The first emphatic steps toward making arrange
for the coming baseball season Will be maoe To-
day. The moneyed Of baseball have been coming
to town for several days, and the taenders VIII get
In this morning. The case Is the annual spring meet
Ing OF the National League and the effect Will be, so
the followers Of the game hope further Strengthening
OF the baseball fabric. The convention Will be held at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel and the politicians VINO gen
orally gather In the corridors would better take warr-
ing find another rysting place. for the baseball
men are likely to 10 in session for several days.
Before the delegates have finished their abors many
important pertaining the national game VIII
be adjusted. several impromptu conferences were hcid
ut the Fifth Avenue Hotel and at the norman House
last night but the work merely preliminary. Vari'
Gus committees got together and voiced their sentf-
ments upon certain rules regulations and contemplated
Improvements.
The schedule committee has about finished its abors,
the document to be presented for adoption Is noe
likely to 10 materially changed The championship
season viii open April and end In October and ia
games will be played The double championship season
will be tried. and the first half will end In JUL. Tho
clubs will play against each other at the start.
and the Western clubs will likewise. Each club Will
play four glmes with every other Climb seven games
in the first half and equal number in the second
There will be scramblng over desirable satur-
days and holidays, and the Chicago, 1t. Louis and
Brooklyn clubs. which arranged the schedule. are not
| likely to get left.
! But one question in which NEWCOMERS moro
deeply interested than aythng else is the Richardson
matter. The rotund clubOwners may wrngls and
fuss for week weighty baseball topics. but
bare reference Richardson will interest the fol-
lowers Of the Giants than anything else the club
owners do. The local opinion Is general that tho
New-York club will not only need dts excellent Sec
ond -baseman but that the New-York club is legally
and morally entitled to that player; but the majority
Of the cub-owners determined TO support the
silly action of Messrs. Young and Phelps, who assigned
Richardson TO Washington. 1t Is wonder that this
committee did not take Herman, Rusie, Ewing aud
Gore and assign them TO the Oshkosh club.
Richardson's place cannot 10 acceptaby filled.
either in the team In the hearts Of the reglar
patrons of the Polo Grounds. Mack will not do.
Basset is too slow, and Pfefer is probably out OF
reach. II the latter be secured, then Richard
sons loss will not be such severe handicap. There
seems 10 be no reason why the New York club should
be deliberately weakened TO strengthen the WASH
ington or any other team. NewlOrk Is Of consid-
erably Importance in baseball than half dozen
washin gtons. But Mr.. Young lives In Washington.
and Mr. Phelps in Western village OF about tha
same size, and they have probably forgotten that
New FORK IS the metropolis OF this country.
Every cub-owner VINO votes 10 take Richardson
away from the local team will vote against New-iorh
and against the interests OF the National League ~
large The local club also needs Kelly and the deal
With these two men, the New.York team may fear no
nine: without them, t.ey ought - fear sever L
To-days session will be given up largely 10 the adj
iustment OF National agreement, which will stop
praucM practices between the major and minor
6agues Colonel John j. Rogers will look after tho
League end OF the matter, L. {. Kranthon after tho
Western Association and G. D. White after the Eastern
Association. An agreement which will foster and
tect the smaller leagues Is what is wanted, and not
odsuckng instrument 10. bleed the little fellows
for tho benefit OF the big fish in baseball And the
largo should not medde with the players of the
smaller Organizations during the playing season.
1t is probable that some OF the playing rules may b
changed and several will be trihed with. The propos
ton reduce the number OF called balls from four -
three will a lively debate. The suggestion ID =
good and ii is likely 10 be adopted 1t Will DO
blow to erIatic pitchers but 1t will not handicap the
strntcgic twirlers TO any great extent II viii do
much to compel the pitchers 10 put the ball over the
plate, and, I'm measure. encourage heavier batungs
which IS certainly d,sirable.
The Brooklyn team will report for duty to-day and
wiz start this afternoon for Florida. Two or Tires
players. who live south. will 80 directly TO Florida
from their home.
The League $ oald allow few paltry dollars "a
stand in the wuy In securing Carney. lis Is unques<
tonably the bcst umpire IN the country.
Some players come and 90, but old Arson seems "a
go forever.