The morning call., 1893-06-06
NONE IS RETIRED.
Robert WieIand President
of the League.
OTHER RADICAL CHANGES.
The California Baseball League Re-
organizes With New Officers
and New Umpire.

has existed for years and as it has con-
troled professional baseball in California,
is no more. 1t passed out of existence
yesterday afternoon. In its place is the
reorganized California Baseball League.
with an entirely new set of officers and an
entire change of arrangements.
Incidental TO the changes in manage
ment are changes in nearly everything
connected with the game IN California,
and some of them are radical enough to be
even startling.
John J. None is no longer president of
the California Baseball League. and NJ.
E Finn is no longer its secretary.
There will be a double championship
season, the details of which will not be
decided upon until after the committee
appointed 10 perfect arrangements have
had five days in which to deliberate.
Robert Wieland, a son of the late John
Wieland, and a gentleman well known in
San Francisco as we'll as throughout the
State, is the new president of the reorgan-
lied California League.
Henry Sharp of Stockton is the newly
elected vice-president, George l.. Arnold
of Los Angeles is treasurer, Edward Hall
of Oakland is secretary, and the directors
are Henry Harris of San Francisco. John
". Moore Of Stockton, Il. h. GeiSehen OF
Oakland and Al Lndley OF Los Angeles.
The last meeting Of this old league was
held at the headquarters of the league on
O'Farren street yesterday afternoon at
o'clock. There were present all of the
members of the league, with John y.
None presiding.
The first business of the meeting was
the consideration of motion offered by
Lindley that all the offices of the league
should be declared vacant and new OF
ganiZation effected.
The debate over the matter was long and
spirited. The three outside managers
formed combination which the San Fran
cisco end could not successfully combat
and the motion was carried.
This was not done. however, until the
situation had been discussed in all its ram
ifications for a considerable length of time
and some very plain words had been
spoken.
''Mr. None, you are chestnut" said
Lindley, land Mr.. Harris, you are some
what the same. The matter is plain to all.
and so 1 state it plainly"
Mr.. None spoke at some length in his
own behalf, going over the years which he
had devoted to the building up of the sport
in California, entirely without any remu-
nara ton, and all for love Of the game.
Tho motion prevailed on the votes of
Messrs. Moore, Lindley and Geischen. with
Harris voting in the negative.
After that there was a long discussion
regarding the conduct Of the teams and the
financial end of the business.
1--WE must create and keep alive the i'm
preston that the games are genuine and
not faxed" said Mr.. Llndley. "We must
arouse the enthusiasm of the local follow
ers Of each club, We must do away with
this idea hat we are hppodrOming and
then we will see the good times again"
Yes, yes," echoed Moore aud Geischen.
"BahI' said Henry Harris.
Manager Geischen was chosen as tenn
afvY, aF1N Nf I'M m pDf
Mansger Moore offered the name OF Rob
ert IN leland as a nominee for the office Of
pr3 ,e2t Of the reorganiZed California
NCFkther names were presented, and
upon She votes of Moore. GeiSchen and
LiDdley. with Harris dissenting, Mr.. VIE
land was elected president.
After a recess of 10 minutes the newly
elected president was brought before the
meeting General hand-shaking and con-
graduation folio wed. and the meeting then
adjourned to parlors in the Palace Hotel,
where further proceedings took place.
Manager Harris was elected temporary
secretary of the meeting at the Palace and
the new organization proceeded WITH
After the elrction of officers motion
was offered by Lindley that a finance COM
mittee of two members OF the league be
appointed by the president
The mention of finances caused dis
cussion that asted for hours and brought
out every phase OF the DaseDaIl situation
In Califo mia to-day.
The committee as finally appointed con-
sists of Messrs. Geischen and Lindley. The
committee will audit all outstanding
obligations against the old league and con-
duet the business of the new one.
When the question Of double
championship season came up another
protracted discussion followed. Moore OF
Stockton contended that through the mis-
management of his team, before his man
agement commenced. the team had strayed
IN the last notch and that now there was
no chance for him unless the double sea-
son was inaugurated.
Lindley, on the other hand, submitted
that he had spared no expense to secure
winning team; that they had won so far,
and he proposed that they should continue
to do so. but that the start they had al
ready gained would be wasted if the sea-
son were not completed as whole,
Upon the votes being taken it was found
that the sentiment was evenly divided,
Harris and Lindley standing together for
single season and Moore and Geischen
being in favor of the division.
President Wieland cast the deciding
vote in favor of the double season,
President Wieland will hereafter appoint
a committee whose duty it shall be to de-
termine the time when the first season
shall close and the second commence, and
also settle matters in regard to the series
of championship games at the close Of the
last season..
The matter of charging ladies admission
TO the games at the Haigbt-street grounds
was fully discussed, and upon motion of
Mr.. Moore it was decided to hereafter
charge ladies at Haight street on Sundays
ana all legal holidays.
The manner OF appointing umpires came
In for consideration, and the result of it
was that the whole responsibility of en-
ploying umpres and the determining of
salaries for umpires was left with the
president, ylce-president and secretary of
the league.
1t was decided to hire Umpire Donovan
of Stockton IN place OF Peter Meegan for
the present.
The meeting adjourned to the call of the
president, but it is understood that another
meeting will be held within a few days
and then some more radical changes NAV
be expected.
just what effect the present changes
will have upon the games and the attend.
ance is hard to determine.
Mr.. Moore of Stockton states that he
would be willing to guarantee almost
double the attendance al Stockton.
Geischen says that Oakland will expert
ence revival OF interest from this time on.
Lindley says that his town will 60 wild
over the prospects ahead.
Harris says nothing.
One thing that Harris did saw. though
was to inform Messrs. Lindley, Geiscben