The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-12
BASEBALL.
THEME OF THE CROWD AT THE
AUDITORIUM.
Accounts Audited and the Champi-
Onship Pennant Awarded to Ball
timore-SOme Changes Suggested.

CHICAGO, Nov. 11-Basebal was
the theme Of the crowd CT men in the
Auditorium hotel rotunda today. They
were interested in the annual meeting
the National League and American
Association of baseball clubs which be-
gan this afternoon. II was PRESIDED III
the morning by a meeting Of the board
OF directors. The directors audited the
accounts of the league, and awarded
the championship pennant TO Basil
more. The annual business to be pre-
scented TO the league for its considera-
ton was arranged. The Clnclnnatd
club asked the board to sitraighten out
the old Baseball park trouble in that
city. Won der Abe, of st. Louis, oaamis
a IS 900 interest in the field and has at
tacted the gare receipts from time to
time The board decided that it did not
care to reopen the case, as the dispute
is in the court, the Cincinnati club
was advised to fight out its battles
there. The meeting was a brief one. ~
The baseball magnaGeS VINO attended
were: President n. Young, OF Wash
ington. A H Soden of Boston; Harry
Won der Horst Of Baltimore; J. Earl
Wagner Of Washington: James RaTt
of Chicago; 7. II. Sticky of Louisville
and 2. /. Auten Of PittsbuTg At the
leagues annual meeting, which began
az O'Clock. there We're present in ad-
djtion to those mentioned, Andrew
Freedman, Walter Spal6ing, New York;
John r. Brush, Cincinnati; Chris Won
der Abe. st Louis; ". H. CCuant, Bos-
ton; 4. j. Reach, John R. Rogers, Phil
aCelphia; William Barnte, Brooklyn,
and T. De H. Robinson, Cleveland.
Others prominent in baseball circles
and on the diamond were az the hotel
to keep in touch with the meeting. The
league adjourned after three hours
deliberai5n to meet tomorrow morning
at y O'Clock. the members tonight at
tending the theatre. 1t was decided to
change the opening and closing time of
the season, so that all games via COM
nlence April Is and end Oct. is. For
merly the season closed about Oct. /
The president of the league and act
ing chairman were authorized TO ap-
point a committee on playing rules, not
TO exceed three in number. which COM
mittee is to be instructed 10 make a re-
port Of its work and any suggestion
and alteration it deems proper in the
playing rules, to the secretary OF the
league at least so days prior to the
spring or scheduled meeting. Copies of
this report are TO be forwarded by the
secretary 10 the respective club men,
bers at his earliest convenience, 50 as
TO enable all 10 be prepared to discuss
the amendments made at the schedules
meeting.
The constitution was read section by
section in order that any changes
deemed advisable might be offered. The
section providing for a meeting OF the
board Of directors was changed that
future meetings viii be held on g1le
firstruesday after the second Monday in
November instead of the first Wednes-
DAY after the second Tuesday Section
was stricken cot. 1t provided for the
filming Of an umpire s25 for the first CT
Tense and $50 for the second offenSe for
not reporting trouble with a player.
Among other matters talked of to come
before the league are a proposition 20
abolish coaching, an effort TO abolish
the Temple cup games which have fol-
lowed the regular championship games.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-THE annual fail
meeting of the Western Baseball league
began this afternoon in the Victoria.
hotel, with a full attendance of mem
bers. In the morning the board of di-
rectors met. President Ban Johnson,
John Goodnow, Minneapolis; Charles
Comisky, St. Paul; c. A. Vanderbeck
Detroit, and Matt Killilea, Milwaukee,
were present. President Johnson's re-
port of the games was submitted, and
the pennant formally awarded TO Min
neapoliS. The treasurer'S report was
presented and approved. There was no
complaint that any of the clubs had
ended the season financially behind,
and there was general satisfaction over