The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-11-16
BALL RULES CHANGED
TEN PER CENT. ASSESSMENT ABOL-
IsHED BY THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Each Club Competing I'm a Champion
ship Game to Hereafter Receive
Half OF the Net Receipts.

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-After a session
lasting four and half hours. the National
Baseball League convention to-day decided
to rescind the 10-per-cent. assessment rule
This course was not adopted without a
hard fight, as the Western clubs. or all but
two Of them. were largely benefited by the
assessment plan. Together with the aboli-
ton Of the assessment rule IL was decided
that each club competing in a champion
ship game shall draw 80 per cent. of the
net receipts Of such game. 1t Is said that
but for the dire effects which were fore
shadowed as to the future of the League
the Western clubs would not have submit
ted. 1t Is an open secret that the abolition
was eventually carried by a vote of only
z to 8.
Among the minutes was the record of
President Young's reelection to the presi-
dency for the three years next ensuing.
Mr.. Young was elected secretary and treas
urer by the national board. The following
magnates were elected members of the
board Of directors: j. T. Brush, of Cincin-
natl; j. A. Hart Chicago; Chris Won Der
Abe, st. Louis; c. H. Byrne. Brooklyn: A.
H. Soden, Boston, and II. r. Won Der
Horst, Baltimore. They represent three
Eastern and three Western clubs, and were
elected by ballot. The national board, con-
sisting of A. III. Soden, c. H. Byrne and
President Young, was reelected.
The resolutions abolishing the 1O-per-cent
assessment also abolish Section 49 Of the
rules, under which 1t was provided that 10
per cent. of the receipts of each champion
ship game should be forwarded to Wash
ington to pay the expenses of the officials
and to form a sinking fund of so, 600.
The following addition is made to Section
4S: "At the close of each championship
game the home club shall hand over to the
manager of such club a statement (and
shall transmit by mail to the president or
club duplicate of same) OF the receipts of
said game, which must include all 50-cent
snd seb cSs % 81 sad ana shall pay
In the place Of Section 49 new section Is
added, as follows: "Out of the funds of the
he shall create a sinking fund of si2, 600.
which shall be invested in government
bonds, and all other funds shall be placed
In the treasury to meet current expenses"
This disposes OF the 10-per-cent. assess
ment.
we're appointed a committee on rules, to
report all amendments suggested by them
to the spring meeting.
The following resolution was passed:
That the committee on rules Is instructed
to report to the spring meeting such
amendments as may ce necessary to COM
particularly those prohibiting noisy coach
Ing, and rowdy or disortierly conduct on the
The following addition was made to Rule
64: In addition to the penalty above re-
ferred to, the captain or manager, or the
responsible for the team leaving the field,
shall incur penalty OF $780, which shall be
paid in five days TO the secretary OF the
League. such penalty not to be remitted
under any circumstances This rule is in
addition to the 900 penalty on club for
recess, and upon reassembling took UP the
consideration OF miscellaneous business.