New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-16
BASEBALL.
CLUBOWNERs HAVING A PROTRACIED
SESSION

CLUBOWNERS HAVING PROlhAOiHD
SESSION.
Tho c,uhovners Of the National Baseball League
seem destined to make a record FOR coh'i''"o"'
performance at the Fifth Avenue hole' Inc IVY
Gates have been in session. on and off, most OF ''e
time since Monday and they are ho' 'l'ous" ~
Some of them have dark circles under men 80
and they appear almost as fatgucu am '
mos, as d,lapidated as poor Miller ala Whvn -'e
finished his grind upon a bicycle al Inc
SQUARE Garden last Saturday night ana Il ',''
maena.es look worn out the little army OF Wa'c"-
ers who infest the corridors OF the ho'e' "o"
early morning until late at night loon even 49,,
Among the latter contingent there are SeN''"'
we're in const.nt attendance at the slN-da! IA0e'
and they furnish picture not at all III N''P'''S
with what one would expect from "eN''
healthful outdoor sports and reoreauons-
While the League magnates were soNih6 Vase
ball problems behind closed doors lhc o"'S'"'
tinsent were busily engaged builo'hs d'-o"s''
and diving into the future with the iuea '''"' -
WAS the present All sorts OF rumors were III 81.
culation. and the who has on-y receh','
.donted baseball as means Of recreation or DUST
ness was soon onveloped in so much mystery anu
uncertainty that he would chase whcE thious"
The corridors asking his friends please 10 sUd's"''
him out, Meanwhile cubowner Woud appear d.
regular Intervals TO be surrounded by hoS' "
hungry peope, who would plead with him TO te"
49, lust what the League had done or was 60
,rv IN do Then the clubowner would look wise
wink TO n particular friend. talk good deal ana
saw nothing II Is the same OLD baseodh co"'o"-
,ion the clubowners saying nothing un' 'he! nave
consummated their little deals.
Al one time the corridor watchers would nave "
story that the League circuit would be reduced u
eight clubs and five minutes later the circuit
would be increased 10 sixteen clubs The iac's are
that the circuit consists OF dozen c4uDS anu
every indication points 10 the fact that II WI" r.
main that W y for next season, ana proDaD'9 4o'
TWO or three seasons Many of the cuho~ners
would like 10 have the circuit reduced 10 e'sh'
cities but they admit that there are only two ways
IN which this can be done. One would be for -FOUR
Of the clubs 10 retire voluntarily, which they won
do; and the other way would be FOR the eae ue ~
buy out -four Of the CLUBS ana h. na Gould not az
ford 10 do II il wanted 10. AS one OF me
eixteen-cub yarn yesterday, II was one Ol we q
biggest dope smokes that ever hearS; rnem
night said that the circuit question had not been
mentioned by them at any OF their sessions mas
consumed yesterday considering the report OF the
Board of Dscpine This Is the committee %, a APE
ppiayers when on the field No authentic informa,
lion could be bad Of just what was tns tbn
mittee asked for more power Inc cun0wnets re- ~
ssyed the Po ana the 70
and report back TO the other clubowners In time
rommitiee consists Of Messrs Brush Hart and
Soden Printed copies OF the matter must be sent
10 the different clubowners ten days before the
spring meeting.
The clubowners passed resolution intimating In
part that they were glad that there had been 20 lit
lie bad language used by players in the last season
and congratulating the players their conduct
The disgraceful scenes AT the Polo Grounds and at
other points during the playing season seemed TO
nave been forgotten for the moment
Late in the afternoon the Arbitration Committee
met a committee from the Eastern League, com
posed of T. T Powers. J. f. Franklin. c. T. Shean
and g. A. ONeill. The smaller league wanted
permission allow the Buffalo club and franchise
10 be transferred 10 81. Joseph. in the Western
League. This allowed. Then the Eastern
League wanted their territorial rights 10 be
extended that they would include Hartford and
Newark. The Newark and Hartford people were
invited to appear before the Board and state their
side Of the
At midnight It announced that the new
Board OF Directors would be as follows: Soden,
Boston. Reach. Philadelphia; Hart, Chicago; Nag-
ner. Washington; Brush Cincinnati and Mucken-
fuss, St. Louis. The Board Of Arbitration Will be
composed Of Rogers Philadelphia; Brush. Cincin-
natl: Loden. Boston; Robson. Cleveland Hart;
Chicago and President Young. Many remarked
that II was pretty close corporation neither
Louisville being represented either OF the real
MANAGING committees Of the league
Chris Van der Abe. OF St Louis. In commenting on
the baseball situation last night, said: NO, there
won't be any eight-club League for the present.
nor will there be any sixteen-club League. The
best thing that the cluh-owners can do would ne 10
reorganize the old American Association and have
TWO ORGANIZATIONS, working together tremendously.
This has been very bad year. and something Will