The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-16
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most in favor Of the project would think
OF giving. The scheme of forming two
clrcuits-an eastern and western one
to play separate schedules, and then con-
clude the series by eastern and western
games, and vice versa, While it may
eventually come to something, does not
appear today to have even the remote
chance OF adoption.
The convention, on resuming business,
al once took up the discussion of the
disposal Of the 10 per cent. gate receipts,
which will occupy the undivided atten-
ton of the magnates until late in the
day.
The minor leagues, which are also in
session today, will have some suggestions
to make which will either make confu-
sion worse COMPOUNDED, or will perhaps
provide some solution Of the very tangled
question with which the magnates are
now puzzling their brains.
Pat Powers, president of the eastern
league, said:
Cur meeting will be. a very important
one, and we will perhaps let in some
light on all this business which will be
of rather surprising nature. AS to
the formation Of the new American as
ISOLATION, you can dismiss that.
There has been an attempt made to
take Buffalo from the eastern league.
Now Buffalo will not join the new as
ISOLATION should it be formed, nor Will it
buy franchise in the national league,
should that be possible. Buffalo is max
ing money and it would want to have
a team in the first flight of the national
ISdSue 10 dNOiQ losing lot OIL money L
have some communications l cannot now
produce, but when l do they will create
a big sensation"
The convention, after a long session,
agreed by vote of to s. to abolish
the 10 per cent assessment to the league.
In future instead of the 10 per cent. as
sessment salaries of the officials will be
met by pro rata payments from each
club.
After a session lasting four and one
half hours the convention decided to res
cind the 10 per cent. assessment rule.
It was decided that each club COM
peting in a championship game shall
draw so per cent. OF the net receipts OF
such game.
The following magnates We're elected
members of the board of directors: j.
t Brush, Cincinnati; j. A Hart, Chi
cago; Chris Won Der Abe. S.. Louis; c.
H. Byrne, Brooklyn; a. n Soden, Bos-
ton; and H. r. Won Der Horst, Balti-
more.
The national board, consisting of A H.
Soden, C. H. Byrne and President Young
was reelected.
The resolutions abolishing the 10 per
cent. assessment also abolisheS section
49 of the rules, under which it was pro-
vided that 10 per cent. of the receipts
Of each championship game should be
forwarded to Washington to pay the
expenses Of the officials and form a sink
ing fund of $4,000.
In place of section 40 a new section is
added as follows:
in the hands OF the treasurer, he shall
create a sinking fund Of $4,000, which
shall be invested in government bonds
and all other funds shall be placed in
the treasury to meet current expenses
The following resolution was passed:
That the committee on rules are in
structed to report to the spring meet
ing such amendments as may be neces-
sary to compel the umpire to enforce
the playing rules. especially those pro-
hlbiting noisy coaching and rowdy or dis
orderly conduct on the ball field''
The following addition was made to
rule 4:
I'm addition to the penalty above re-
ferred to, the captain or manager, or
the person in charge of the offending
team, and responsible for the team lea ",
ing the field, shah incur a penalty of
SlO0, which shall be paid in five days to
the secretary of the league, such penalty
stances
This rule is in addition to the 81, 500
penalty on any club for leaving the field.