Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-16
BASE BALL MEN
Deny That a Split in the National
League is Probable.
Twelve Clubs are In to Stay-The Old Officers
Reelected.

New York, Nov. 15.-The corridors of
the Fifth Avenue hotel were crowded
again, today, with base ball men, when
the National League began the second day
of its annual fall meeting, at 10 O'Clock.
All Of the members We're present. The
sole topic of discussion was the report that
there would be split in the League and
that instead of the present 12-club circuit
two eight-club leagues would be organ
lied, one in the East and one in the West.
. President Young was seen by a United
Press representative Just before he called
the meeting to order, and he emphatically
denied that there had been any suggestion
of "A split, or that there was any possibility
of any such action on the part of the mem
bers of the League.
There is no foundation whatever = he
said, for such report. The twelve clubs
that form the league are bound together
for 10 years, and the idea of IA split has
never been contemplated and is mere idle
talk. The question of the 10pcr cent. gate
receipts, where there is such large differ
ence in the attendance, is a matter that is
brought up for discussion every year, and
it is probably only natural that some of
the Eastern clubs should object to paving
out such large proportion of their gate
receipts. while the other clubs in small
cities pay so little
$50 far as Il 40 or so per cent. division
of the gate receipts is concerned, no such
proposition has been broached or cOntem-
plated. The matter of the gate receipts.
which was carried over yesterday, will come
up for consideration the first thing today
and will unquestionably bc amicablv set
tied.
Western delegates sat around the hotel.
today, discussing the question of division
in the League with much earncstncss
There were not a few who conceived the
idea that there may be trouble ahead, al
though they all said there was nothing
whatever in the reported split in the Ma
tional League.
Ruchstukc of Louisville, Wagner Of
Washington and Hart of Chicago were
busy discussing the matter just prior to
the meeting. They all denied that there
vas any reason or desire for a split in the
League, and said it would be contrary to
their rules to buy out four clubs to carry
out such an absurd idea.
\. f. Young was reelected president
OF the National Base Ball League for
three years; j. L. Brush Cincinnati; J.
A. Hart, Chicago, Chris Won Der Abe.
St Louis; c. H. Byrne, Brooklyn; \. II.
Soden, Boston; H. r. Won Der Horst.
Baltimore, directors. The National board
was re elected, consisting of A. II. Sodcn,
c. II. Byrne and President Young.
A resolution was adopted giving the
committee on playing rules instruction to
report at the spring meeting such
amendments as may be necessary tC
compel the umpire to enforce tbs playing
rules, particularly those preventing noisy
coaching and rowdy or disordcrlv conduct
On the ball field. Harry Wright wa,
.lected chief umpire
One delegate from each of the II clubs.
as individuals, together with y. +. Young
md A. &. Spaulding each subscribed
800, making purse of Sl400 for the
widow of the late NJ. J. Kelly, the famous
Ease ball player, who recently died in
Boston.