New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-18

The BASEBALL MEN ADJOURN AND LEAVE
THINGS BADLY TANGLED UP.
1T LOOKS NOW AS If THE POWERFUL ONES
IN THE LEAGUE WE'RE TRYING ~
CROWD OUT THE OLD AsSo-
CITATION CLUB

The convention Of the National Baseball League, az
the Fifth Avenue Hotel brought to close last night
the delegates. after three days session. ma'aeins '"
leave the baseball tange worse condition than
IL was before they started 10 unite the Knot Inc rea'
ssues were the settlement Philadelphia gaferecep
trouble and the uncertainty regarding the position Vi
the Cleveland club The Phade pha trouble is left IN
complicated condition tnan ever, and The Cie'e"u
matter Is Certainly made clear.
other matters which came up before the mohesea
men baseball yesterday OF small moment anu
were quickly disposed of. Additional powers were gwen
to the president in directions and the dceentcs
had time up another Of those lenstly urc-
resolutions which say so much ard mean so n'"c
Yesterdays resolution referred to the illness OF 'e'e"
baseball scribe who could not be present ia" tic oe
present he would have been treated with just as h'c
courtesy and consideration other writer's on inc
game 1900
After wranrline over troublesome Cleveland q"es'
ton several the delegates emerged from ra
with their lips closed and their tnieues STUCK I" Wv
roofs their mouths. All that they would say was VA"
an Emergency Committee had been appointed h'i'0'e
OF C. II. Byrne John II. Brush and A. H. Soneh' VINO
will charge Of all applications for franchises D
Buffalo after the CleNciand ifahcse '"'
the League Of them The cuo-o"her' "'''
the Cleveland where is and II Mr. too.
nsons affairs necessitate his selling MS ciuo .hS "a'
other Cleveland capitalists TO purchase the ciuo. nc
League has tried Buffalo and Detroit before ana IL ooes
again 10 cultivate an acquaintance WIN" was ~
expcnsiNc in the pas.
II will taAe the unanimous vote OF the League to
change the circuit and this is not likely TO be gwen
1t limited, however last night that the League WAS
not satisfied with the cnastisemcnt given Philadelphia
but that IL around for victims to sacfi-
fee. There who Thought that before the
present troubles cleared four cx-Associatoh
clubs were likely TO "thrown down." and the circuit
co back to old eghclub orier. Washing on, lalti-
more Louisville hindran,c rather than
beneficial appendage the League kite Ihee Is no
question but that the old Lcagne CLUBS can
devise o scheme do it, they Will cut away from that
the in The pond oil despond
cncy the burial TO aerwat in tine four cities
before mentioned.
ZAP Johnson ghost OF the old Players League,
stAked corridors, but the League men Knew
him not. neither will they know few months possibly
few years brethren they clasp by the hand
The League strong in removing It's enemies ana IN
cutting away from all friends who can no longer serve
its purpose There is lIch in twelve-cub league
but profit in eghi-club circuit and the latter
condition is bound to prevail or later
The schedule for 1894 will be the last season
and the double season bugaboo left abornne
Tho president will appoint umpres. and this
sqrashes the double umpire suggestion. The bnnt MT
Is left for the March meeting. The prcs
dent is made the sole interpreter OF the playing
rules. Hoy, the mute, has been exchanged for MI
Sullivan the pitcher. Cincinnati etttiG Hoy. Inc
Brooklyn club is negotiating with Springfield for the re-
lease Of Gilbert, the third bascman.