The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-16
base ball MACNATES MEET
Members Of the National and Eastern
Leagues in Session.
ABOUT PERCENTAGE SYSTEM
The Little Clubs Give Up Rich Revenue.
Buffalo's Club VIII Remain in the L asst.
ern League Mir. Powers Nouches
for the Uncertain Club.
By the United Press.

Of its annual fall meeting. All Of the
members We're present.
President Young was seen by
United Press reporter just before he
called the meeting to order today and
emphatically denied that here had been
any suggestion of split, or that there
was possibility of any such action on
the part of the members of the league.
There is no foundation whatever" he
said, for such u report. The twelve
clubs that form the league are bound
together for ten years, and the idea OF
Il split has never been contemplated,
and is mere. idle talk"
The western delegates sat around the
hotel discussing the question of dlvi-
sion in the league with much earnest
ness. They all said there was nothing
whatever in the reported split in the
National league. In connection with
the S-club league rumor 1t was said
that if possible a place was to be made
in the league for the Buffalo club, now
of the Eastern league.
This rumor of Buffalos entering the
National league was positively denied
this morning by President Powers, of
the Eastern league. Buffalo will stay
in the Eastern league" said Mr.. Pow
ers. "She is making more money than
she would as 4 sixth or seventh place
club in the National. Besides, did she
desire to withdraw from the Eastern
and enter the National league, she could
not. She has agreed and arranged 10
stay where she is
The Percentage system.
The greater portion Of today's meet
| ing of the National Base Ball league
was taken up in adjusting the percent
age system. The big clubs did all in
their power, but could not make the
small clubs yield To their So and 40
per cent. proposition. This scheme had
To be finally abandoned and another
tack taken. This was to strike out
| Section 49 Of the constitution, which re-
quires each club to put l0 per cent. Of
their receipts of each game into the
general fund that was divided among
the clubs at the end Of each month.
The little clubs were we'll provided
for by the above section and were car
ried along and virtually supported by
the big clubs. They realized the fact that
they would have to concede something
to prevent hostilitles and they We're
finally persuaded to agree TO do away
with the system Of paying 10 per cen;.
into the general trasury TO be divided
monthly. In order TO accomplish this
Section was stricken out and clause
added TO Section IS 10 make II read as
follows: Section 4S--The general ad-
mission fee to all championship games
shall be ~ cents, but each club shall
designate Il part Of It's grounds an /
provide seats thereon the admission fec
to which shall be % cents and all divi-
slons of percentage shall be made on
the basis of 80 cents, except as to that
part Of the grounds the admission fee
to which Is Fixed at % cents, and as e
such parts of said grounds all division
Of percentages shall be on the basis Ji
% cents. At The conclusion of edct
championship game the home club shat
deliver to the manager Of the visitiha
club land shall transmit by mail to The
president of the visiting club II dupll
cate of the same) a statement Of the re
ceipts of said game, which must includ,
all 50-cent and all 20 cent admissions
= and shall pay the said visiting club or
: the basis of 80 per centum."
Officers Elected.
4 committee of three was appointed
to receive and consider any amend
ments to the playing rules and subml
the same to the league at its meetn.
in the spring. The committee consists
of Ned Hanlon, f. d. Robinson ant
James A. Hart.
n. f.. Young was reelected presidcn
of the league for Il term of three years
j. #. Brush, Cincinnati; J. \. Hart
Chicago; Chris Won Der Abe, st. Louis
c. II. Byrne, Brooklyn: A. II. Soden
, Boston, and II. r. Won Der Horst Balti
more, We're elected as board of direc
: tors They represent three eastern ant
| three western clubs, and We're electe,
by ballot instead Of by lot as hereto
) fore.
The national board was re-electe
and consists of A. II. Soden, c. II
Byrne and President Young.
A resolution was adopted giving III
, committee on playing rules instruction
Z TO report at the spring meeting sue
( amendments as may be necessary t
compel the umpire to enforce the play
ing rules. particularly those preventing
noisy coaching and rowdy OF disorder
ly conduct on the ball field
Harry Wright was elected chief O
=, umpires. and Henry Chadwick, tn
|, veteran base ball reporter, was electe
an honorary member of the natlona
league, which swells the list of honol
AIRY members to five the other four be
ing John +. Day, \. G. Spaulding, A. c
{ Mills and Mr.. Howe. They have tn
n privilege of the meetings, but have n
Y vote.
One delegate from each Of the twelv
clubs, as individuals, together with \
f.. Young and a. G. Spanlding. eac
subscribed 500, making purse c
$1,4OO for the widow of the late NJ. ,
A Kelly, the famous base bah player, VIII
recently died in Boston.