The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-17

w.,t.rn clubs Baveto G. We In for the Sake
Of Pence

NEW YORK. Nov. 16.-At the meeting
NJ baseball magnates here yesterday
the gate receipts question was settled
hv the following addition TO section As
OF the constitution:
AT the cncusiCn OF each champion
shin game the home club shall deliver
Ia The manager OF the visiting clue, ana
shall transmit by mail to the president
or other designated officer Of the visit
ing club a statement of the receipts OF
said game. which must include all %
and 26-cent admissions. and snail pay 10
the visiting club 80 per cent. of the
The Old eection 70 was stricken out
and a new one adopted, as follows:
out Of the funds Of this league now
I'm the hands Of the treasurer he snail
create a sinking fund not to exceed
$1,000 which shall be invested in Gov
eminent bonds. All other funds shall be
placed in the treasury TO meet current
expenses.
This covered the 10 per cent. question
as stated above. As an instance Of the
Justice Of the eastern clubs claim on
this point, T.. b. Tdlcott of the New
York club. showed the league that his
club had paid into the league treasury
nearly $1,000, which was about S3,5OO
more than New York received In the
six western cities during the two trips
of the past season. He also showed the
following figures. which in round numbers
were claimed TO show how much New
York got in each western city: Plttsbur@,
81 200; Cleveland. $500, Chicago. 81, 400;
Cincinnati 500, St. Louis, $3.50; Louisville,
500.
II was also shown that in addition 70
New Yorks payment Of nearly $1,000
TO the league the other clubs ranged
below that down to Louisville, which
paid $1,000 as its share Of the 10 per
cent ARRANGEMENTS. When the fund was
divided equally among twelve clubs,
Louisville got $500, making clear proht
Nr.rtF n
delphia Pittsburg and other big clubs
lost money on the deal. 1t can be also
said I'm this connection that the sugges-
ton Of a 60 and 20 per cent. division
merely a beautiful bluff that success
fully served its purpose II was an
nounced that the above changes in the
constitution were carried by a unani-
NOUS vote, which made the insiders
smile. especially as it Is invariably given
out by the maEnates that everything is
adopted without dissenting vote.
1t is 50 fixed now that If captain
of a team takes his men off the field he
will personally have TO pay a fine OF
800 The rules committee should prove
more competent than usual, as IL viii be
composed of HanlOn, Robson and Hart
President Young was reelected president
for three years. The board Of directors
for next year viii consist OF Brush
Hart, Won der Abe. Byrne. SOden and
Won der Horst. The national board VIII
remain as II lS-SOfen, ININt ana oNIS.
At o'clock the NEE ting adjourned FOR
a recess of two hours. This. while APP
parcntly all right on the surface, was
a clever move 10 give John J. Rogers a
twist. as he was ready TO bring up IN
Philadelphia gate receipts question
again, and the magnatcs did not care 10
listen 10 long-wnded argument, hay
ing previously made up their minds how
to deal with the matter. Consequently,
Colonel Rogers was required 10 meet
a committee of two-Brush and Robinson
in private. IL took him more than two
hours to state his case. while the other
maguates sat around in the hotel cor
ridOr and laughed among themselves
Then. when they won't back into parlOr
+. one delegate said to a reporter.
Rogers has been UP against a diamond
and a piece of broken glass, and | fear
he has been frozen solid
For TWO hours more the great men de-
liberated. The reporters Were called in
at 7:3O, and the work of alleged hood
Winking began. The magnates' action
upon George Floyd's letter IN behalf Of
poor Mike Kelly's widow was most gem
erous and timely. While the league
could not. as a body, contribute 10 the
general fund that is being raised, a
member Of each club subscribed 500,
and Nick Young and A. &. Spaulding
each gave a personal check for 500.
Thus Sl,4OO will be sent 10 Mrs Kelly
in a few days. Harry Wright was re-
elected chief Of umpires.