New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-16

- is now in session at the Fifth Avenue
IL The delegates will wind up their labors
- Sav and then scatter to their various homes,
,O" The National game in better condition than
e",'"7 avor been before. The League is out of
=, ,,o LEGISLATION to date has been toward equity
,,s,ice and there does not appear to be a
an al, rnon the baseball horizon. The club owners
~ On home and eat their dinners on November
~ l., firmly thankful spirits, as far as baseball is
concerned
moral reform. and they have adopted stringent
" ,roe which will do away with practically all
,o.e,ess disorder and ruffanism. which showed
- OCCASIONALLY last season. Noisy coaching and
,artv will be rigdly suppressed. and players
y ,be "Patsey Bolivar Tebeau Tommy
,or and NlcGraw stripe will be held to strict
oouniabty for their actions hereafter.
with this object in view. the League intends 10
..,oke M" the umpire staff from top to bottom.
-, tho men who have winked at obsccniy upon
,Ae field and refused 10 enforce the rules viii be
uoved 10 drop into oblivion. as far az baseball
=, Concerned. II the college football referees and
,,res we're held TO the same strict accounta-
hri,v regarding the enforcement OF the rules. col
loo football would he benefited likewise. y. l..
o,rc and Harry" Wright the veteran chief of
-. ump;res will confer at length upon the sub
;o., and Mcdonald. of the League. and Long. OF
,,e New-England League. vii be two of the three
now men 20 be appointed. 1t is said that Emslie
and Lynch Of the old staff. will remain. and that
,he chances are that Hurst and McQuaid will be
dronped Hurst has not benefited his position
ty Identifying himself with prze-fGhiins
THE REAL HITCH FORETOID.
The real hitch in the convention foretold in
The Tribune repeatedly, occurred when the settle
yent Of the gate receipt question came up. Now
ma, the Leagues Indebtedness Of $4,000 has al
heen paid up the Weather clubs objected to send
49, ~ air a the IL
uas all right 50 long the League was in debt,
and nobody objected.
Z r. Talcott the managing director of the New
York club had compiled some startling figures with
which he proposed to prove the inequty OF the whoe
business He did too and he practically won his
srbt sjncle-handed Mr. Tacott fought for hs club
as no delegate at League meeting ever fought
before and he had the satisfaction of seeing his
comrades slowly but surely come over TO him The
motion 10 do away with the 10 per cent clause was
carried unanimously. 1t was emphatic victory
for New-York. and ii viii save the New-fork club
anvwhorc from 5000 to $1,000 next season
Last season that 10 per cent footed up $4,000 and
each club drew from that amount 5000. The con-
,ributlon of each city to the fund was as follows
New-York $1,000: Baltimore $500; Philadelphia
$50; Boston. $500: Pittsburg. 5000; Brooklyn
500. Chicago. $500; Cincinnati $3.50; st. Louis
$40: Cleveland 5000; Washington, $500. and
Louisville $3.50.
The infQulN or SuCn an dTIdHEtliltllS pt'oh'N9 "f
psrent when the records Of the New-York and
Huntsville clubs are compared. The local club puts
81 go into the treasury and draws out $3.50. posi-
tive shortage of $500 The Louisville club draws
out $3.50 or practically receives a present OF $'"V
for being a member of the League. Now each cup
will have to stand upon its own bottom al least
to greater extent than before, and each club
will have to pay its share toward meeting the eN-
psnses Of the League. With the organization free
from debt the continuance OF such an ARRANGEMENT
would have been suicidal for the organization Tor
Il might tend to cheaper the teams. beside. com
pelllng the good teams 10 help support the weak
The only other question which may cause
little friction will be the settlement OF the gate
rscein, question in Philadelphia which comes up
regplarlv at each meeting and the details OF
which the followers of the game are familiar The
matter has been left TO a committee oil three com
posed Of Messrs. Brush. Robson and Rogers ana
the question will be adjusted amicably at the ses-
sion this afternoon.
4 communication was sent in by George fIoyd'
the theatrical man. that the family OF NJ j. Kelly
who died recently had been left IN destitn'e err
cumstanceS Each club Gontrentsd 4,9 ' ar
its principle delegate. ana a. g. Spdl'ln- o.
i Young also contributed 500 each, swelling thc
total to $40, which Will at once ne Sent 10 Mis
Kelly. Another humane ana JnSt 9cu t Wa W., ~
placing Of the name Of Henry cha i~lck upon the
-,norary membership si OF me l;eagm ns e,ired
and the move is a compliment to newspaper men
The only other honorary members Of TIE le@suG
A. G. Mills.
THE ROUTINE WORK.
A committee Of three was appointed to receive
all suggestions regarding the playing rules ana 10
report at the spring meeting. This committee IS
composed Of Messrs Hanlon. Robinson ana Hart
The new Board Of Directors will consist OF three
delegates from the West and three from the East
as follows: John T. Brush. James A. Hart G.
Won der Abe, G. H. Byrne. A. H. Soden ana H. H.
The following changes were made: Section ~ IS
wiped out and section IS is changed to read as fo
game tn. home club shall deliver to the manager
Of the visiting club. and shall transmit by man 10
the president or other designae1 o' ,h rocets
Of the said game which must include all - cent 5
and p cents admissions and snail pSy. 10 S"''
The section 80 reads as follo".; out o. INC
funds OF this League now in the hands OF tne secie
aTy he shall create sinking iund, no. 10 $500
bonds. All other funds shall b. placed IN the
The addition to section - reads Ike this: IN
tain or manager or the person in charge of Tho
team ana responsible for The team leaving me
paid Within FIVE days 10 the secretary Of the
League and said penalty shall not be remittea
leaves the field ana refuses to play the club is
fined $1,000 and the manager or captain IN charge
Phe National Board will be the same as last year
Soden Byrne and Young. The following resoiu
On Rules be instructed to report ar the sprhe
10 Instruct the umpres enforce the playing rules
particularly those prohibiting noisy coaching OF
dsorderlv or rOwdy conduct upon the ballheld'
The delegates adjourned at o'clock 10 meet
again at 10 a. m. to-day. The presidents OF seVcra
minor leagues held conference ana all looked Tor
ward 10 prosperous season in 1885.
WESTERN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION.
Rock Island H. Nov. ia special meeting OF
the Western Baseball Association began here TO,
lay There were present representatives. '''i" 81
the cities except St joe the latter beng IN d.
$40 The club was notified 10 pay up or DC eNPenc"
The association has applications from H''uN D Ivy
preser,ed - the Rock Island team. The saiar}
limit for next wear was increased from >Hp, 10 S@'