The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-10

New York, March 9.--The Eastern
ieague of professional base ball clubs
held its annual spring schedule meet
ing at the Fifth Avenue hotel today
and wound up its business in one con-
tfnuous session.
Each one of the eight clubs comprls-
ing the league was represented and
some of them had as many as four
delegates, but none of them had more
than one vote on any question brought
up. After the regular routine business
of adopting the minutes Of the pre-
vious meeting a report of the commit
tee which conferred with the Western
league and which was published early
in the year, was approved. The sched-
ule prepared by President Powers was
adopted unanimously.
A committee on revision of the con-
stitution made its report, the princi-
pal feature of which was favorable to
the ratification and adoption of black
list rule recommended by Mr.. Brush
and adopted at the recent meeting of
the National league at st. Louis.
Among the names suggested from
which President Powers may choose
the board of discipline were Joseph
Mudridge, of Buffalo; p. S. Ryder, of
b. Comstock, of Providence; Charles
w. Hagen, of Montreal; Edward c.
Curry, of Toronto, and Mayor Henry
S. Dickinson, of Springfield.
BRADY GIVEN A BIRTH.
William A. Brady was added to the
committee on transportation. This
committee was given power to make
contracts with the railroads for the
transportation of the several teams dur
ing the season. Messrs. Franklin.
Brady and Bogart were also appointed
committee to make contracts with
telegraph companies for the use of
wires from the different base ball
grounds under the leagues control.
1t was unanimously agreed that the
board of the directors should meet an
nually on the first Wednesday of Sep
tember to decide all protests.
Another motion adopted was that all
clubs desiring to transfer or re-arrange
game could only do so with the con-
sent of the president or of a three
fourths vote of the league.
Section So was amended so that a
visiting club shall receive $50 from the
home club in case of rain and that the
visitors shall still be entitled to the
guarantee of 800 or forty per cent. Of
the gate receipts when the game is
played.
Last year the Western league paid
for protection under the national agree
ment in the different places where its
clubs were located. Rochester and
Scranton franchises having been trans
ferred, the league waived it's right of
protection and notified Secretary N. E.
Young, of the National league, and on
the return of the fees paid will with
draw its right of protection.
A dispute which arose over Second
Baseman O'Brien, who played in the
early part of last season for Washing
ton and finished with Providence, hav-
ing arisen between Syracuse and Proyi-
dence, the former claiming the right
to sign O'Brien, was placed for solution
in the presidents hands. Mr.. Powers
will ask the representatives of Provi-
dence and Syracuse to submit evidence
to him and he will decide on a mail
vote, which he will request the board
of directors to make.
According to the schedule adopted
Wilkes-Barre will play these games:
WILKEs-BARRE GAMES.
At home-Toronto. June 16. II, IS, 20,
Aug. 20, 80, 3d. Sept. l.
Buffalo. May 4, s, 6, z, July 10, IA, 15 16.
Rochester, April 2S, 29, 80, May 2, July z,
8, g. II.
Montreal, June 12, 1s, A. Is, July
two games).
Syracuse. May 9, 10, II, 12, 10, 2i, %, "a.
Springfield, May IA, 16, II, IS, Sept. z,
8, 8. 10.
Providence, July IS, 49, 20. 2l, Aug. 12,
13, Is. 16.
Abroad-Toronto, June 25. 27. 2s, 90, Aug.
s, 8, 10. H.
Buffalo, June s, 9, 10. II, Aug. a. 25,
26. "a.
Rochester, June g. 4, G, 7, July 2S, 20, 80.
Aug. !.
Montreal, June 80, July 1 1.-TWO games),
2, Aug. 8, A, 5, g.
Syracuse, June 21, %, 23. "a, July %, 2S,
25, 26.
Springfield, May 25, 2G, 27, 2S, Sent. q
1.-TWO games), g.
Providence, May 30 Uwo games). Il
June l, Aug. IS, 19, 20, %.
BY this schedule it will be seen that
the season will open on April 2S and
close September 10. After the schedule
was adopted it was agreed that if any
OF the clubs desired to play unfinished
or postponed games in order to wind
up the schedule it could do so up to
and including September u.