The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-17
The Annual Base Ball Meeting Held at The
Forest House.
old Officers ARE REFLECTED
Secretary Treasurer Henry H. Did
dlebock rendered Vote of Thanks
for the Faithful Performance of His
Scranton Given a Place on
the Board of Directors and Sched-
ule Committee. ...

The annual meeting of the PennBYl
vania State league of base bail clubs
was held at the Forest house yesterday
afternoon.
The meeting brought together all the
men who are financially interested in
the success Of the state league. From
the expressions of the base ball men
Yesterday. the local crapkS will be
treated to some remarkably fine base
ball games during the coming season.
There will be plenty Of young players
who can give points to the worn out
men of the Eastern league about how
to handle grounder, or slide to base.
There will be no lack OF ginger in the
base ball games that will be seen in
this city next summer
Those present at yesterdays meeting
were Secretary Treasurer Henry j.
Diddlebock, OF Philadelphia; John j.
Hanlon, Allentown; Z. X Meyers,
Harrisburg; William r, Parks, Easton;
w. A. Whitman, Reading J. O. Mish.
Ter. A. 7. Bentley and Edward T.
Dhrew, of Reading: Alex Dunn, jr,,
w. A. St John and Martin Swift, Of
this city.
SECRETARY DGnDLEBoCE THANKED
The first business that was done at
the meeting was the reading of Secre-
tGry Diddlebock's annual report. 1t
showed that the State league was in
frat class financial conditiou--Some-
thing unheard OF before in the history
Of base ball in this state. The secre =
tary was rendered a vote of thanks for
his wise and efficient management of
league affairs.
T. K. Meyers, of Harrisburg, was re.
elected president of the league and
Henry H. Diddlebock, of the Phila-
delphia Inquirer, was reelected sacre'
tary and treasurer.
The board of directors will be com.
posed of representatives of Scranton,
Easton, Reading and Altoona
The schedule committee was named
as follows: Scranton, Allentown,
Altoona and Reading.
The A, I. Reach ball was adopted
as the official ball Of the league.
Secretary Diddlehocli announced that
he had made application to President
N E Young, of the National league
for protection under the national
agreement. Mr.. Young replied that
he had placed the State league under
protection in Glass B, which does moi
authorize clubs to reserve players from
season to season. The sentiment of
most of the clubs was that the State
league should reserve its players, as i;
done by the National and Eastern
leagues.
THEY'RE AFTER wILKEs-BARRE.
Last season the state league was com
posed of Scranton, Allentown, Easton
Altoona, Harrisburg, Johustown Read
ing and York. The latter city will b.
dropped. Applications for member
ship have been received from Hazle.
ton, Williamsport and Pottsville.
The management of the Wilkes Barre
club has announced in favor of Eastern
League representation. 1t is wei
known fact, patent to everyone who il
at all acquainted with base ball mat
tors, that Wilkes Barre without Scran
ton caunot make money This ha
been demonstrated in past seasons. Or
the contrary, Scranton made money il
base ball last season, and in different
| league from Wilkes Barre. But !
Wilkes Barre was a member of til
State league it would mean greatly in
creased revenues for both clubs,
The State league people will go tt
Wilkes Barre today and try and plac
club there. There Is very genera
sentiment in favor Of State leagu
membership at Luzerne's county sSat
and there is good reason to believe tina
Wilkes Barre aud Scranton will pla,
together during the coming season.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session was devoted
principally to discussion of the righ
of clubs to sign men who played will
State League clubs last season. The
Reading and Scranton clubs wan
Massey, who played with both thes(
clubs last season Manager Swift hs,
signed him for this season, but Mana
ger Whitman alSo claims hi
services. In the future clubs will
have the right to sign all their last
seasons players. and no other clubi
will be allowed to interfere with suci
players. This is the substance o ia resc
luton adopted at the meeting las
evening.
The league voted for protection un-
der clause B of the national agreem snt
This guarantees protection to all State
league clubs during the playing sea.
son, but does not allow club tht
privilege to reserve its players from
season to season.
There is stip considerable business tt
be transacted and another meeting viii
be held this morning, when the differ
eut clubs will put in their claims 70
all players they desire who were with
State league clubs last season
After the meeting last evening til
directors Of the Scranton rendered
very enjoyable dinner to the visiting
base bali men.
NO INCREASE IN SALARIES.