The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-06
MUST PAY FULL AMOUNT.
Col. Rogers Cannot Settle ON . II IL
Cents a Head Baafe.

NEW YORK, June 5.-A special meeting Of
the board of directors of the National
League baseball to settle the differences be-
tween the Brooklyn, Baltimore and Philar
delphia clubs over the famous Philadelphia
gate receipts question, was held at the
Fifth-avenue Hotel to-day. There were
present Col. John I. Rogers, OF Philadelphia;
John T. Brush. Of Cincinnati: J. Earl Uas-
ner, Of Washington; James Hart. Chicago.
The controversy arose out OF the alleged
failure OF Colonel Rogers to provide 5o-cent
seats to the. Philadelphia patrons when the
Dodgers and the Orioles played there Up
to this year the Philadelphia club. by an
agreement with other clubs, settled with Wis.,
iting clubs on lz1S-cent basis for each
spectator. Colonel Rogers at the recent
continued, but failed. The League decided
ne as cfea a aEs e eeass or t a
mission, except on the bleachers. In the res
cent Brooklyn-P Philadelphia and Baltimore
Philadelphia series. the Philadelphians were
forced to come up to pay Is cents for grand
stand seats instead of 50 Cents. But while
the Baltimore and Brooklyn arrangements
they claim that Colonel Rogers has not pro-
vided any 5o-cent stands as required by the
Leagues bylaws. Colonel Rogers says he
did and that just seventy persons occupied
5o-cent seats in three games.
AT the conclusion OF the meeting OF the
Doard OF aireftors Presoent o d0nng am ani
been adopted:
Resolved, That the finding of this board
is that the Philadelphia club be required
to follow out the requirements Of the con-
stitution and provide a 50-cent gate or dates
to be kept open to all clubs. giving access
to good facilities to witness each game"
After the Philadelphia gate receipts ques-
ton had been disposed of, the board took
setion on several ct sbs
the Louisville-Pittsburg game or May ..
which was won by Pittsburg, Will have TO
be played over again. The New York-St-
Louis game, protested by the New York
club recently, stands. This was the game
which was forfeited to ST. Louis on account
Of Captain Glsasons action in refusing 10
obey Umpire Burns. The board decided TO
look further into the protest OF the Cincin-
natl club regarding one of the recent games
PLAYED on the Polo grounds.
Protests were made against the work OF
several of the umpires on President foungs
staff and IL is more than likely that within
a few days many changes Will be made.
made were Smith. Andrews. Burns ana
Warner.
Several deals for players were consum-
mated before the magnates adjourned Pres
ident Frank De Hass Robson announced
Third Baseman Lave Cross from the Ceve-
land team. In return Pitcher Bates and
Catcher Schrenkengost will be transferred
from the ST. Louis team to the Cleyelands
Manager Tebeau announced that Mcbride,
to terms and placed his signature 10 ST.
Louis contract Tebeau said that McBride
would pitch in one OF the coming ST. LOUIS
Philadelphia games The deal between the
Philadelphia and Louisville clubs. WHEREBY
MCGEE goes to Philadelphia in exchange
for Fultz. the Brown University crack. ana
Pitcher Wheeler had not been consummateo
up TO the time the magnates adjourned