Omaha daily bee., 1895-11-13
BASE BALL MAGNATEs GATHERING.
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Ecnierri at the Meeting.
NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-The annual fall
meeting of the National Base Ball league viii
take place tomorrow at the Fifth Avenue
hotel. Among the advance guard which has
arrived in this city are f. D.. Robinson of
cleveland. d. r. Stuckey of Louisville and
John T. Brush Of Cincinnati.
Chris Won der Abe of st. Louis reached
Philadelphia last night on his way here. He
is said to be in favor of the double umpire
project. but decidedly opposed to the proposed
lbolishing of the coaching rules.
The local cranks of the diamond are all
3gog today until the meeting of the New
York Base Ball club stockholders is held in
Jersey City this afternoon. 1t is rumoged
that the minor stockholders will make things
lively when they have their say in regard to
tho manner in which the club has been man
aged during the past season.
Presidents Brush and Freedman had a long
conference last evening, but the tenor of it
could not be ascsrtained by outsiders.
At tomorrow's meeting of the magnates
there may be a lively exchange between
Presidents Freedman of New York and Byrne
of the Brooklyn club. Both have axes to
grind and the rivalry existing between those
two in reference to foot ball dates at their
respective grounds may mar the love feast
Of which President and Secretary n. f..
Young is so confident.
since the inauguration OF the NaJ!Onal
league and American association in 1891 the
league has been in debt, but this year a clean
balance sheet will be presented and, with the
| exception of personal chickering's, the magnatCs
will have good reason to feel very well salts
fed.
The stockholders of the New York Base
Rail- club held a meeting in Jersey City this
afternoon. About 2.l00 shares of stock were
represented. The report of the treasurer was
adopted and a dividend of 6 per cent de
clared on the fund of the capital of the com
pany, which amounts to about $3.50 900. The
old directors We're reelected.
AFFAIRS OF THE WESTERN.
CHICAGO. Nov. 12.-rhe Western Base
Ball association held a session here today, en-
deavoring to arrange the schedule of clubs
for next season. There are two vacancies
to be filled, and six eager applicants for
Il EN-. The holdover clubs from last year are
the Peoria. Rockford, Des Moines, Quincy,
St. Joseph and Lincoln clubs. The l%atter's
franchise, however, has been taken to Cedar
Rapids. Omaha and Jacksonville dropped
out last season, and their schedules were
played out by Burlington and Dubuque, re-
spactively. Burlington is insisting upon ITS
inheritance to Omaha's franchise by reason
Of having played out the games, but its
chances are not thought to be good. The
other applicants are Sioux City, Dubuque,
Denver, Evansville. Terrc Haute. The first
named is said to be safe for a place, and the
other vacancy is being fought for.
The towns finally selected and included in
the final decision are Omaha, Sioux City, st.
Joseph. Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Quincy,
Peoria and Rockford. At the evening session
certain alterations were made in the Constl-
tuition and ii was decided to go back to the
cid percentage system of dividing receipts. 1t
has also been decided that no club is at lib
erty to sell a player during the playing sea-
son. but may do SO when the season Is over.
In this case, the entire sum of $500 paid gees
20 the club selling the player. Previously
the association and the club each held $3.50
Of the amount received. Thomas j. Hickey
of Lincoln was elected president, secretary
and treasurer, and G.. w. Bracket, Quincy,
vice president for the coming year.
An important change in the matter OF
duration OF the franchise was that making
the time three years instead of one, as has
been the rule heretofore.