The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-16
The National League Has Got Rid Of
Big Indebtedness.
THAT PHILADELPHIA SBARL
Magnates How the National Game 10
Managed by the Men Who Are On the
Inside.

NEW YORK, Nov. l6-The regular fall
meeting of the baseball magnates was held
at the Fifth Avenue hotel Among the
baseball men present were w. A. Conant
Of Boston. w w. Kerr Of Pittsburg, John
j. Rogers and A. j. Reach of Philadel-
phia, r. s. Elliot aud George Wagner of
Washington, =. A. Bell and g. Fl. Byrnc
OF Bro klyn. III. r. vanderhosr. Of Balti-
more. f. ID. Robinson, J. A. Hart of Chi
fago, Nick Young aud A. j. Soden OF Bos-
bon, Chris Won der Abe of st. Louis and
Ed Talcott Of New York.
The executive board met before the reg
nlar meeting to consider routine business
There was considerable talk before the
meeting about the proposed sale OF the
Cleveland club. 1t is understood that a
satisfactory offer has been made for the
club, and the Cleveland people are willing
TO sell. Besides formally awarding the
championship Of the season Of 1893 to the
Boston club, the meeting examined the
books OF the Association, audited the ac-
counts for the season and discussed the
question of postponed games and the Phil
adelpbia admission controvers
Behind Closed Doors.
The Association delegates remained be-
hind closed doors until $50 o'clock, when
a recess was taken. Much business was
disposed of, the first Of which was the re-
port Of the board of directors, which was
received and accepted. Much time was
taken up with additions to the bylaws of
the championship rules.
Section A reds: Every game played
between two clubs from the commence
ment of the championship season to the
completion OF the championship series be-
tween such clubs shall be "A game for tho
championship, and no League clubshall
lend or exchange players to or with each
other for any game played during the
championship season."
After the word season" tie following
amendme was added: "Any violation
of this section viii subject each offender
to a fine of $l00."
Section AZ was amended by providing a
fine OF $1,000 for violation of schedule dates
without proper permissioa. Mr. Robinson
offered an amendment disciplning play.
ers for drunkenness or disorderly conduct,
and il was referred to the committee on
rules. Propositions for an amendment on
coaching rules was referred to the same
committee.
The following directors were elected:
N. Il. Young, chairman; A. II. Soden, A.
B. Talcott, c. H. Byrne, James A. Hart,
w. w. Kerr aud John L. Brush.
President Young was appointed COM
mittee Of one to prepare "a schedule for
1894. Soden, Byrne and Young were
elected members Of the national board OF
arbitra tion. The following. submitted by
Mr.. Young, was adopted in the form OF a
resolutions,
"The question Of the finances of the
League aud Association being called for,
tho treasurer announced, much to the
qualification of all the clubs, that the obli-
cations assumed at the tims Of the consoli-
dation of the League and American AsaQ-
citation at indianapolis in 1891, amountine'
to $4,000. have been paid and deter
mined, and that he has ia his possession
all such obligations. This enables the
League to start the next&year clear and
free from debt"
The fight of the meeting. namely, the
settlement of the tankle over the Phila-
delphia clubs failure to settle with other
clubs did not come up, but will later.
This trouble is concerning the 25-cent ad.
mission. At Philadelphia the team only
gave visiting clubs their share of 25-cent
admission aud settled outside on the so
cent admission basis.