St. Paul daily globe., 1892-11-19
But 4 SINGLE SEASON
National League Discards the
Double Championship Sc
rieS for Next Year.
Consideration Of the Proposed
New Diamond Postponed
Until Spring.
New York's Club Seems to
Have NO Money Be-
hind 1t.
Many the Trades Of Players
in the Clubs in the
League.

CHICAGO, Nov. 18.-Base pail will
not be played in divided championship
series by the National league next year.
The season will open the last Thursday
in April and close the last Saturday in
September. During this period each
te I'm will be scheduled to play 132
games. The league decided this i'm
portant point late last night, and then
adjourned to meet in New York on
March Z. 1t was after o'clock when
the magnateS assembled in parlor b of
the Richelieu. 1.-The session will be
over in twenty minutes, boys" said
President Young. But it was nearly
three hours before he made his reap
pearance. 1t is known that the moguls
of the game discussed the proposed
new diamond, the setting back of the
pitcher and the abolshment Of the bunt
and fiat bat. Every magnate had some
thing to say 1t is certain that at the
spring meeting important action Will be
taken. No schedule committee was ap-
pointed, the burdensome task devolving
upon President Young, who will do all
of the work himself. No double games
will be played until the final series,
new rule providing that no two games
shall be played in one day for one price
Of admission except in the final series,
when all tied or postponed games must
be played off. John B. Day was chosen
to represent the New York club in the
directory.
Rules Discussed and Altered.
When the league was called to order
at noon there was full attendance.
Routine business occupied the attention
of the magnates nearly all afternoon,
and they took recess at 5:l5 O'Clock.
The constitution was read from begin
ming to end and amended in certain
parts. The principal changes were
made in sections As and 50. The first
provided that tied or drawn games or
games prevented by rain should be
played on the succeeding day. AS the
section now reads postponed games can
not be played off on the first trip, but
they must be played off. if such thing
is possible, Oh the second trip. If an
open date follows it will constitute part
of the series, provided the teams have
postponed games to play. Hereafter it
will not be necessary for clubs to fur
nish the secretary with diagrams of
their grounds. The rule regulating the
playing of games when visiting team
wants to leave on an early tram was
amended and both clubs can now ar
range things 10 suit themselves.
Brush. Won der Horst and Soden were
appointed a committee on rules, and
will report at the spring meeting. Jack
Phelps, of Louisville, was reelected
attorney of the league, and George w.
Howe, eX-treaSurer OF the Cleveland
club, was MADE an honorary member Of
The league. The board of directors was
chosen by lot. The names were drawn
but of Won der Ahe'S stovepipe rat.
All but one of the present board was
retained, the new member being New
York, which replaces Washington. The
directors are: Hart, Chicago; Brush.
Cincinnati; Won der Abe, ST. Louis;
Won der Horst, Baltimore, and Soden,
Boston.
New YOrkss Club Has No Owner.
New York's representative was not
named until late at night. The failure
10 do this earlier led to the story that
The league was worried as to the owner
ship of the New York club. 1t was al
legged that nobody could be found who
would admit that the club had finan-
cial head. Day sat in the meeting as
Hotham'S representative, but rumor had
1t that the New York club was $4,000
In debt. with no visible revenue; that
The team had no players and that
Patrick Powers was here Oh a proSelyt-
ing mission to induce kind-hearted
magDates to hand over few star play
srs to New York without monetary con-
Iideration. The genial Patrick is here,
but his mission, if mission he had, has
hn
withheld the use of his name:
"Its funny about New York. Last
Vear j. A. Aller, j. Walter Spalding,
w. II. COnant and f. A. Abel footed
Ill the bills. The season was a failure.
and the hackers are so disgusted that
they have dropped out. Day is all
right, but ne hasn't got a red. There is
no money that the league knows of, and
If New York wants PLAYERS it will have
10 hustle for them. The league willnot
present it with any of its star men,"
Fred Pfeffer has quit the diamond for
good. He announced his ultimatum
last night. He is comfortably fixed in
Louisville. and will hereafter devote
all his energies to his saloon business
in Louisville. ~ am out of the
game for good" he said. 81
wanted to retire last year. Now l
gracefully drop out" Washington is
trying to sign Pitcher Davies, of the
Cleveland club, and trade may be
brought about. New York is anxious to
secure the service of Mexican. of the
Cleveland team. McKean likes Gotham
and it is likely that he will become
giant next season.
Some Talk About Trades.
There are rumOrs of trades. Tony
Mullane, Judging from reports, is a
mueh-sought player. Every club is
after him. First Chicago wants him to
become colt, but Brush has so far re-
fused to entertain any proposition for
his exchange. New York is willing to
swap Rusie for the count, Pittsburg
wants to trade Baldwin for him, Wash
Ington will give Killen and one or two
players to boot, and even that willy Chris
Won der Abe is after him. Mullane
said Chicago is my home, and L pre-
fer to play here, butt can not go against
The wishes of the league. | will play
ball wherever l go, and think that next
year | will be decidedly III IT,"
The Louisville contingent denies the
story that Pfeffer will be traded for
Richardson and Will become Giant.
According to the story New York was
30 give up its much-beloved Buck Ew-
Ing for Danny, who was in turn to be
traded for Pfetfer. The league has
let the player question severely