The San Francisco call., 1897-09-24
Preliminaries Completed at a
Velodrome Association
Meeting.
PLAYERS TO RECEIVE 80 PER CENT.
Work on New Grounds Will Be
Commenced Within Two
Weeks.

The deathblow to yellow journal inter.
ference in baseball affairs has been dealt.
At meeting of the VeIodrome Assoca-
tion last night the preliminary organiZl-
ton of a new baseball league was effected
which will do away with dishonest meth
ods in athletics. Representatives of sew
eral baseball clubs met the Velodrome
m anagement Propositions were sub
mitted pro and con, and it was agreed
that when play in the new league began
the players were to receive so per cent of
the net receipts-30 per cent more than
the teams in the Examiner tournament
have been receiving heretofore and 20 per
cent more than they are to receive, now
that the dissatisfaction has caused the
saffron managers to come to terms.
At the meeting last night the managers
of four teams met the Velodrome Associa-
ton, which was represented by President
Unger, Mr.. Kalischer and Thomas RIor-
dan, and plans were discussed for the
converting of the former bicycle grounds
into baseball park. The different man
ayers submitted their opinions of fair
percentage OF the receipts, and a division
on basis of so per cent to the clubs was
finally agreed upon. Acting upon sug.
RSSllOn Ol MI. CIOWjJ fcIOuAOlnc AZ
sociatlon agreed to send a representative
10 the different towns having bail grounds
to make arrangements with them as to
rates demanded.
The league is to be formed by the own
ers of the ball grounds in the various
towns, the directors to consist of the
managers of the clubs. At every game
played each club is to have a representa-
tive at the gate, that is, one at the gate
and the other in tie box-office, SO that
the PLAYERS will know that they are being
fairly treated by the management. The
way things are run: by the Examiner
tournament the different managers have
to take the returns submitted by the door
tenders employed by Mcneil, and the
players themselves those submitted them
by heir manager.
Work is to be commenced on the
grounds about the 4th or 5th of October,
the Velodrome people promising to have
them ready Tor game two weeks follow
ing. The plans proposed are in every
way superior to Central Park, as the
grounds are much larger and afford every
advantage for good seating capacity.
structed view OF the game A
schedule has been arranged providing
for games each week through the winter
and beg inning in April the regular league
season will open. 1t has also been de-
cided as an extra inducement to the
differ ent teams TO set aside from the gross
receipts of each game certain amount
this sum 10 be divided among the men,
bers of the club having the highest per-
cenIage at the end of the season.
The managers of the yellow Journals
baseball tournament are between the
devil and the deep sea. Having expelled
the Reliance and the Gilt Edge teams
from the tournament games Monday, they
propose to hold a meeting at IL O'Clock
to- day to relnstate them.
This radical change of front was oc-
casioned by the publication in yesterdays
CALL of rule promulgated by the
managers wherein the statement was
explicitly made that ''in future tourna-
ment: clubs will be allowed to play
exhibition games whenever they
please and with whom they please, so
tournament games"
The Reliance and Gilt Edge mines were
expelled by the tournament committee
because they played an xhibition game
at Sacramento Sunday, which did not in
terfere with a schedule tournament game.
But the partisAns of these two mines con-
tend, and seemingly with great deal of
Justice, that the clubs were expelled be-
cause they were the strongest in the league
and would probably defeat the nine Ia
vored by he management to win the $1,000
trophy. Many contend that If the $1,000
were won by the club thus favored that
sum would be returned to the manage
ment the players receiving no portion of
the award.
The Gilt Edge and Reliance teams have
stood ont for he 40 per cent basis, 20 per
cent going each of the contestiug clubs.
The Will IL Fincks and the California
Markets were in this compact, but it is
understood that they have com mrromlsed
for 80 per cent In fact Secretary PrlneI lie
of the committee is authority ior the
statement.
Ye, terday there were number OF meet
ings of ball magnates in this city. Cal
Ewing and i. w. Lang Jr., presenting
the Reliance; Wa ter j. Henesey OF the
G 1t L ige anu Fred Kripp, lessee OF
the Snowflake grounds in Sacramento,
held number of consultations. kripp
also represente ted the Stockton people.
Kripp and Henesey were for forming the
new association at once. opening the sea-
son with games at Sacramento and Stock
ton Sunday, the Gilt Edges and Oivmpics
of this city PLAYING At the former place
and the Stocktons and Relsnces at the
latter.
Ewing after consulting with Secretary
Pringle who was the author of the motion
to expeI the Reliance and Gil, Edge teams
at Mondays meeting, favored postpon-
ing the proposition until to-day. 1t is
understood that Pringle, Crocker and
Newhall now favor reinstatin the teams
and acceding to their 40 per cent de-
mands.
1t is now proposed by the management
to give $1,000 toward defraying Thanks
giving dinner for the poor. But this sum
will be taken out OF the charity fund, and
will not be. as many suppose, gratulous
offering from the management.
Jack McGlynn, manager OF the late
| Olvmplcs, was busily engaged last even
ing in reorganizing his club. Jack says
| that he will have the hest nine IN San
Francisco when it appears on the la
| mond,