Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-11-17
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NV YasK, Nov I6-The National
League Of Professional BSsshaii eaaos heid
It's !esh aar.,al meeting al the fafsh
Avenue hotel The League directors,
Ne,yrs. SAlea, Ven der Abe, Taicots.
Otto, Hart. Brush and Won DEE Horst neid
an executive session in the morning. the
regular meeting being cailei to erier cy
President Sodea al s;A
The executive b,sri net hfore the reg
mar rneetin., 10 eos.sider rsu ine business
There was considerable talk eesose the
meeting about thu proPoset sale oil the
Cleveland esuh Il IS UNDERSTOOD thai
satisfactory offer has been made Tor the
eiuh. and tAe Cleveland people are Wiling
70 sell. Besides formally awarulng the
championship Of - season oil 1875 10 she
Boston club, the 81. citing examined the
books Of the Association, audited the &C
counts for the season and discussed the
question Of postponed games aud the PM
sdelphis admission controversy
The Association delegates renamed De
hind closed doors until $50 O'clock when
a recess was taken. Much business was
disposed oil. the first OF which was the ne
mort of the board of directors, which was
received and accepted Much time was
aiken up with additions TO the bylaws OF
he championship rules.
some of the Changes.
Section III 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 shalt be a game for the
championship. and no League clubshtll
lend or exehan .e players TO or with each
other Ior any game played during the
championship SEASON.
After the word season" tae following
amendment was idei: ANY violation
of this section Will subject zach offender
TO a fine of sit1."
Section Il .as amended by providing a
fine al $1,000 for violation of schedule dates
without proper p .rmis>ion. Mr.. Robinson
offered an amendment disciplinng play
ers for drsnks une-s or disorierly c. uduct,
aud il WAS referred to the committee on
rules. Prono sitions for an amendment on
coaching rules was referred to the same
committee.
The following directors were elected:
\. +. Young, chairman; A. IL. Soden, A
Il. Talcott, G. II. Byrne, James A. Hart,
W. w Kerr aud John L. Brush.
President Young was appointed a com
mittee Of one to prepare schedule for
is9i Soden, Byrne and Young were
elected mem beis OF the national board OF
arbitration Tie following, submitted by
Mr. Young, was adopted in the form OF a
| resolution:
''rhe question of the finances of the
League aud Association being called for.
he treasurer announced, much to the
| qualification of all the clubs, that the ohlt-
eat ions assume at the time OF the cousoli-
dation Of the League and American Asso-
citation at Indianapolis in 1891, amounting
to $4,000, have been paid aud deter
mined. aud 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 tanale over the Phi a
| delphia cubs failure TO settle with other
| clubs, did not cine up, but Will later.
| This trouble is concerning the 25-cent ad-
| mission. At Philadelphia the team only
gave visiting clubs their share of II 25-eent
admission aud settled outside on the 50
| cent admission basil