Evening star., 1896-03-18
All the Big Ball Clubs Practicing
Down South.
SPECULATION As TO TIE SEASON
Successful Minor League Meeting
Adjourned.
OTHER SPORTING MATTERS

The minor league magnates concluded
the business that brought them together,
and at o'clock yesterday afternoon ad-
10 lrned, to meet again upon the call of the
president. The delegates all left the city
on the evening trains, with the exception
of Messrs. Murnane and Morse, who re-
manned over, and will join the Boston club,
who will pass through here tomorrow on
their way south. The meeting Of the mi
nors, SO far as numbers were concerned,
was failure. Yet those present made up
in enthusiasm. what they lacked in that
particular. The business transacted at yes
terday's meeting was only preliminary to
others which are to follow. A permanent
organization was had by the election OF
Ban. b.. johnson president and Jacob
Morse secretary. On account of the alb
sence of a full representation from all the
leagues, 1t was finally determined to per-
feet a permanent organization and put
ton of the objects of the association in the
future. Whereupon Ban. B. Johnson was
elected president and Jake Morse of the
New England League, an all-around news
paper athlete, was elected secretary. By
resolution, unanimously adopted, 1t was
ordered that the secretary notify the va
rious clubs Of the league of the action
taken in effecting permanent organiza-
ton, and also to correspond with the presi-
dents of the National League clubs, stating
fully the causes of their complaint, and to
seek through these channels an ameliora-
ton of their wrongs, either real or fancied.
In other words, they propose to throw
themselves upon the mercy of the court,
instead of the board Of control.
There were present at the meeting yes
terday President H. c. Marston of the Fall
River club, Pesident Murnane and Jake
Morse of the New England League, j. I.
hickey, president of the Western Associa-
ton, and Ban. B. Johnson, president of
the Western League. President Henry
~ fhnr Acc oint fnY m
his proxy to Pat. Powers but as Pat. had
left the city the Southern Association was
practically unrepresented. A telegram from
Billy Barnie announced that he was so
busy looking after the fence around his
park at Hartford that it was impossible
for him to attend. Frank Hough of the
Pennsylvania contingent was also an abb
sentee, and failed to telegraph his rea-
situation was not positively known. but 1t
was claimed by those present that he Is IN
sympathy with the movement. Notwith-
standing the absence of so many repre-
sentatives of the minor league clubs, it was
stated that all would be in accord in the
final round up and settlement of the matter.
1t was again and again reiterated that
70 fight would be made against the Ma
tional League; that what was hoped to be
accomplished would be pleasantly and har-
moniouSly done. Yet it was evident that
within the breast Of President Johnson
there was an embryo volcano that was la
Dle tO erHEt dt any tlIHe OHly last "eeh
he broke out in the Commercial Gazette Of
Cincinnati in a column -and-a-half article
that was luridly punctuated and indorsed
with rhetoric, denouncing the officials of
the board of control in which Byrne and
Brush we're handled with three-pronged
p:tchfork. Mr. Hickey also Is not feeling
very we'll himself. His corporeal base ball
premises are out of order. Yet, as he is
In the business for his health, he may
recuperate. With all this base ball excite
ment right under his nose, Nick Young
goes right on saving wood.
Before leaving for his home in Fall River,
President Marston of the Fall River club
signed Phillip Geier, Washington boy
crackerjack hackstop, who played last
season with Norfolk of the Virginia League.
He is a promising ycuEgster and a young
man of good habits.