The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-02
MINOR LEAGUES SATISFIED
Dr7H THE AGREEMENT DRAUN UP ny
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE COMMITTEE.

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Minor League Players, However. Arc
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The FIRST meeting Of tho National League
md American Association of Professional
Baseball Clubs began Yesterday mt the Fifth
Avenue Hotel and the scenes witnessed in tho
marble corridors were at times productive Of
feelings OF surprise, Tho rival League and
Association rnagnates who less than a year
sro wer, ciutching cnch others throat
clnsped hands cordially and glowingly dwelt
on the roseate prospects OF the future. while O
few disprited looking ball players sat on tn !.
outskirts OF tho crowd and INDUCED in gloomy
, reveric. Christopher Won der Abe. enveloped
In a monstrous salmon colored macintosh.
.;,,, .n,rl o,,,,, HE doar col,o,yu,s ~
s"isi'oo "t'uh' nnio"s "I' '''' I', we, VI
tho League. flashing upon them smile calcu-
Io,.r nar s,rod, into th, mo,t,ro With
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death look. while J. W. Spaldinr walked
S"y ng1Sp pSsu s wou s sc STw
n twc,yr.clnb lenruo than by an eirht-club or.
= gnnizotlon. nocollections OF Boyle seemed to
prey on The mind Of tho nstute President OF
tn, Cincinnati Club. and W. c. Temple. tho
new Pittsburgh President was SO wrought up
. about LYONS no could not rest comfortably in
Joe forming. VINO nus peon present a. every
League meeting since baseball originated.
lnration during tho early hours Of the meet
that things had come to such a pass that he
lid wa. ,.,I iueti,ied in continuing anv Io,ror
He ft that ths mpor
"as Y players Sy to exert themr
selves for Just enough money to pay living ex-
tian. Pat Powers sat calmly during most Of the
day eng"Sed in u thinking contest against time:
L. A, Abel, who was feeling rather depressed
at the lat meeting. was clipper ,, as i lark;
RESIGNATION so characteristic OF, him. and re-
should be most happy to divul:e i in case he
came into rosscssion Of. any. Col, fosers
ccivrl abo"t the time lie published II national
agreement, and offered copious explanations
TIE "mts day was as s spent in gosspng in the
Wiz TF h ioIn ss Sas Iss5
s%n HSry II tho morning fi ana % %SD not nsh
tory Of thu %ssfrn nnd Siste
representing the Eastern Association. had fire.
tho nny emsrsed they an
bounced that thoy had agreed on n
form OF agreement for the, Leagues
conSideratipn. The committee had taken the
as n basis to work upon. and some radical
charged for protection to their players at the |
rate Of $40 for clubs In class A. composed OF
and SIS Tor clubs Of class b. COMPOSED Of ali
4ther minor organizations. In regard to the |
drafting privilege. the committees proEocsi-
iiams and White. The proposal is, to
give the major, Tongue the. privilege |
between Oct. l and Feb. !; In class 4 the fec
for drafting is placed at $1,000 and $500 for
right OF presenting a reserve list on or before
Oct. 10. Instead OF n bond as formerly. each
league will be comnelled to furnish written
tions Of the agreement.
White and Williams MS expressed themselves
i it is adopted by the League the minors will
have nothing TO complain Of, However. as ~
81 favor drang Turing tRe psy
Ing scasoi. II is not Improbable that change
MY be Gao net 50 gh to the minors
INTO It's iirst formal session; the clubs being
,4pr.sented as follows; Washington. George
iempHe. a. {. scandreit cleveland I6 + de il.
HH9SI1ln Ge9rsS vr w HoWe PAYS awlcy;
4. Hart: Nav YORK Jchn II Il, Dav I " Snn,I.
Ing. E. d. ,Iacott: ,thiaielphia., 4. j; Reach.
% .nrca nnsen onisyile Dr. ' Stuc der a cs
'Innati, John T. Brush; Baltimore II. r. Won |
dnr unrst Wbnp tho N, onntas v;thd rou 81 |
W. TO- ~ IT,, go, w - w y"
.iei' rh'iot WV 'iiAuoio "sSuihcu d caiui' |
petcelul appearance , |
Among the ball players who are eligible. to
play in minor leagues there was feeling that
hey hnya horn cru she1 into the dirt The fyn |
80 - ~, 81 80 -, ;nt,n i - -, -
~ W w; u M, "e u'o ~ uS SUI
NJ les averaging TI.VOu per man, ana tno pay
VI these men VIII be cut In nnlveS. Ihey say they
a tarri M. pyu M MA of than an tho Stort will |
,ha mn Tor Ian ,,i,, man vii Ia in Toyar r." ~
- nor r. tvr i;rrn,v W,iau, t iot v
'ncI ontSph ~ wv. my " ,iiiatis' ue Sec |
rotary OF tne western League. mas undertaken |
the task OF signing 100 players mt from Slo0 to |
500 per month so that no clubs list will py- |
reed 81 600 NOR man for sly mnntbS' WORK Hn !
ri.i me 70 hnv snnmred thirtv HHn M, M ~ |
n -, w,t 'n 9uchnrt LII Nn i; non Up 70
utte' waiter Durnnhn WHO Is pu!unS strong |
par in the interests OF tho Eastern Association. |
thinks Ii Is rather sharp work on tho Da ri OF |
Fha Wpstern m an ia n n, n In md trv ND oi.rn |
nj RI. nlnvnrs hnfora thn natnnal on 80 SSut
L., - ~ "a oioi o az SeheHI
r., nisutu anu pciotr ne EASTERN is formed.
h' 'pntIuct WlIcn -ue minor league |
men are asked to sign is full OF provisions cal