The sun., 1897-03-20
EASTERN LEAGUE SCHEDULE.
season Opens on April CD and winds Up ON
sept. ao-Jim gutris's Reneft.

The Eastern League baseball magnates con-
cluded their annual spring meeting at tho Fifth
Avenue Hotel yesterday afternoon by adopting
q satisfactory schedule OF games. The season
will open on April 30 and end on Sept. 23. The
schedule was drawn up by President Powers,
and was favorably received after one or two
minor changes had been made As the season
will be brought TO close u bit later than usual,
1t has been left optional with the clubs that I'm
ish first and second whether they shall play In
tho Steinert Cup series or not. II they decide TO
play, arrangements will be under the care OF the
President of the league.
The meeting called to order at noon, all
OF the delegates being on hand. Tho Committee
on the Constitution completed It's report with
no changes other than those published in THE
SUN. The Auditing Committee reported that
the Presidents books were In excellent order
and the telegraph business was left to the execu-
tive OF tho league. President Powers also re-
ceived full power to appoint the umpire staff,
and said that two of his men would be Ed Swart-
wood and Tim Keefe.
The league approved OF the transfer Of the
Toronto franchise from w. w. Kerr and A. q.
Buckenburger of Pittsburgh to Arthur Irwin,
President Of tho Toronto Ball Club. Limited.
The President was authorized to draw up new
form Of players contracts, similar to those used
In the National League. This was done in order
to insert a clause which will make player
give a club the right to transfer his SER
vices to another club in the same league.
In order to have no. mistakes over gate
three blank receipts after each game. showing
the exact amount Of money taken In and the
Rsd to s gbg S TseT
gers, each OF whom will retain one, and the
third win be mailed by the home club to the
Hereafter every flne Inflicted by umpires will
be paid. II the clubs do not make the players
settle the amount OF the hIes viii he deducted e, @
hands of the President of tho league. President
Irwin Of Toronto Club received the signed
win has secured q number of strong players, as
follows:
Catcher. Baker and Hutchinson: pitchers. staley.
vine; arst base Mcd ann second base Taylsr; third
Wright White Wiseman; extra man. Ahearn
While the meeting was in progress the crowd
of baseball men In the corridor were surprised
to see Jim Mutrie the ex,mansger s 9th OF the e New @
tel Jim has been living on Staten Island in re.
tirenent and has taken such excellent eareSf
has % had Ars run Of hard luck in the way Of sick,
ness in his family and an inability to get back
no h Ss fin
Pat p aGss Pewsss pnd % GEORGE Floyd are
o5s BE &urs to- be- held Of
local theatres some Sunday night after the ball
season opens. Powers will call meeting of
arrangements. AS the veteran manager was
generous to fault in the heyday OF success. 1t
Is believed that his legion OF friends will come to
his assistance now in an hour OF need. Mutrie
had a talk over old times with his former en-
ployer, John Il. Day, and the sight brought up
memories of the Brotherhood war, which prac
ticaly put both of them out of the control of the
New York Club
Manager Barnie Of the Brooklyns was on hand
and said that his team would leave for Charlotte
next Monday. He stated that there was unex-
pected trouble over the rent asked for the clubs
concessions were made very shortly. the club
might be compelled to go back to Eastern Park.