Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-11-16
BASE BALL SEASON.
National League Is Free
From Debt.
A VERY BRIGHT FUTURE.
Some Of the Important Changes Made
by Committees.

New YORK, Nov. l6-The National
League OF Prot, soual II s-hall clubs he ID
Its 10Th Ghautl me- a. at the Fifth
Messrs : ler, Nun der Ahe Talcott,
Otto. Hart. brush and Won dc Horst held
an executive ses ion IN the morning. the
yegular merti1g b i z Gale 10 order by
President Sode1 at $3.50
The executive bOari net b. re the reg
ular meeting - consider r. u e hu-iuess.
There was considerable talk before the
meeting about tht propose sale OF the
Cleveland ub. II is und rstoOd that n
sat isfactUry offer has been made for the
club, and the Cleveland p, ople are willing
TO sell. Is sides formally awarding the
championship Of & g season of 1893 10 the
Bost on club, the ~ eting examined he
hooks Of the Ass 'c alton, aud ted the ac-
counts for the season and discussed the
question If postponed games aud the Phil
adelphia ad is-ion controversy.
The Associa tion delegates remained be-
hind closed doors until $50 o'clock, whe
a recess was taken. Much business WIS
disposed of, tn, first Of VIII ch 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 champi II hip rules.
som. of the Changes.
Section a re ds: Every game PLAYED
between two clubs from the C mnence-
ment Of the championship So son TO the
completion OF t e championship p series be-
tween such clubs shall be game for the
champions Zip, and no League clubsh al
lend or exchange players To or with each
other Tor any game played during the
ch mpionshi srason."
AT er the word "se ,son" tie following
amendment was ID "a: ANY olation
of this section will subject ach offender
to fine of 800"
Section AZ was amended by providing a
fine of 5000 for violation Of schedule Il ties
without proper p.rmis.i sion Mr. Ro'iis sDn
offered an amendment disCipl ming play.
ers for drunkenness or disorieily c,ndurt,
aud it was referred to the co mutt, on
rules. Propositi rus for an amendment on
coaching rules WAS referred to the same
committee.
The following directors were electe Il:
N. L. Young, chairman; A. II. Soden. A.
B. Talcott, C. II. Byrne, James A.. Hart,
w. w. Kerr and John 4. Brush.
President Y pung was app lin ell a com
mittee OF one Co prrpire sc ,eiule for
1894. Soden, Byrne a d Young were
elec'e ed mem bers Of the national hoard OF
arbitra tion. The following, subni ted by
Mr. Young, was adopted in the form Of a
resoluIion:
"The question of the finances OF the
League and AS ISOLATION being called for,
the treasurer announced, much to the
qualification of all the clubs that the ohli-
cations assume at the TIM OF the consoli
dation of the League and American Asp
citation at Indianapolis in 1891, amounting
to $4,000. have been paid and deter
mined, aud that he has la his posses s on
all sucn obligations This enables the
Leaeue to start the next year clear and
free from debit"
The fight of the meeting, namely, the
settlement Of the tanLle over the Phi n
DELPHI a ub's failure to settle with other
clubs, di not me up, hut will later.
This trouble is conc rnIug the % cent ad.
mission. Al P"i aielpha The team only
gave visiting clubs their III re of 25-oent
admission aud g tied outside ON the 81
cent admission btsi