The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-29
VRlGLEY FINE NOT A BLOCK
rTs NO FIGURE WITH THE BAL
TINORE CLUES ATIITUDF.

for the Purchase of the Orioles-Tho
n,ookIyns Have Until April I to Pay the
$500 Fine or right the Case In the Courts
Tho Circuit Committee. com posed OF Brush.
soden. Hart and Rogers. which was appointed
\, the National League two weeks ago to
| ,,ny about, II possible. an oiRht-club orRanlza-
| ,ion could make report now. II Is believed. II
.specIal meeting should be called to hear 1t.
nj. unJerstood that the committee has been
| oncielly informed that the Baltimore franchise
/. for sale and that 1t can be purchased upon
rbat are considered reasonable terms. The
.ommittee has been further informed that the
v,loi.y $500 nne imposed by the Board OF
ni,ectors upon the Brooklyn Club does not
sand in the way OF n settlement as at first an
,ounced by the Syndicate" The Brooklyn
rub has not yet decided to nay the fine and Its
,l,lmate action depends upon article 10 OF the
LEAGUE constitution. which reads as 70 lows:
Zach club shall pay to the Secretary. or before
N, ar., day OF April OF each year. the sum Of 800
annual dues. and such other sums a from time to
ym, may be assessed for the payment OF salaries OF
,me.r. and umpires and for such other expenses as
NAV 10 incurred by order Of the League or Bosrd OF
nr.,tor. Also, all fines and penalties imposed by
..d League or It's Board Of Directors upon club
upon any club ofhcor. player manager scorer or
H ,,hsr employee when so levied aud imposed by
,-u. Of and in accordance with. the provisions Of
a. consttuton and the playing rules Of this League
According to this the Brooklyn Club is not
.,mnelled to pay the wriRley fine until April
\ / 1900. and It Ia pretty good betting that the
1 cub will not take action. " any. until that date.
The Circuit Committee ia anxious to reduce
the mem bershp Of the League before that
time and must incidentally overlook the fine
tnsiness II II IA DESTROYS Of success. The
Wtigley case affects the Brooklyn Club only.
ronseluently It has nothing to DO with the
purchase ot tho Baltimore franchise. A man
Who u conyersant with the facts said to re-
ror'.r OF The SuS Yesterday:
'"'WShie. Of course. we all know that the
BrooElyn AMI Baltimore clubs are owned by
the same person.. they nre separate inst W.
The BROOKLYN Club has been lined by the
Board OF Directors. AMI according to the
next year to ray the amount OF the penalty.
The club may he inclined TO pay the fine under
ST yrS In the League. when the proper time
comes. Then. again. the club may take the
t.e into the courts wherT Il has an
Club on the other hand. having nothing to do
with the wrlgley case Is, ready to begin nego-
,sle Of It's franchise. The League. as body.
through lts c9mmittee: c c carry on neg9t IA
s;itnGe o, the BroSGltns.
THE BROOKLYN, Club is in favor OF a reduction
nd also y to pS' " f. seSrs Of The
the case tho Icngu, must show ts hand
than "a" I E1i c faBBSS % F"s
yspS has st G@' down sI' S re MHsS
V tropostion from the the Circuit Commit.
from F,, hT%sao M e1; uHE% %bn ."s
NtGinntv Howell. Kitson. Holmes. Brohe.
Sheckari and others. TO be distributed TO the
'irore francll.e will bring not less than s6p,.
IN. FOR the PLAYERS named ar" consi 'srHd To he
I w ciSb IS Termjtei to Keep or d.Fos" Of
/ thsse PLAYERS as Il may see n. IL would not he
,bat, CUES. 70 nnt the price Of the Southern
The Baltimore club owns the land upon.
which IT, grounds are located and also al Of
go last season and more could be- m de next
raaon with strengthened team. II is be-
r,nchisc at a sacrifice: that II he League is
really anxious IN reduce tn" circuit on business
shpu i be willing to rut M equal shares. To
eject an arrangement Of this sort /, IL not
i.cessary TO ray cash on 'eltvery; The entire
E s. N ~ HrooEy uo, New YORK. ThIIsd"iphls,
from what cum be learued. the League. bar
rlg the Baltimore AMI brooklyn clubs. "a a.
II rlel IN sentiment Some ~ the magnat"s be-
1--we thai IN" only way to reduce the circuit tn
,eht cnh. Is 10 nay III. prices a-k"d and allow
a.ehclI ihorone9y "Ear ct ~" e S IN
esl themsn yes len 'ers.are s'ill inc ined 10
s,e buldozinR tactics. II q" later element
si be n'ormH shorty that i car rem9in in
ne League. th" circm,t Of, which will h. re-
Fhedple and Other hod-. n" Baltimore and
brooklyn Clubs will BE- force - ,oss money, in
ne two years yet n be lived tv the League be-
breNs dissolution, Then those two clubs can
tssne comp sed Of Boston. New York, Phiia-
F 'ts"aarc. and &. louis viii ie orSa"izsi
hi. scheme was hatched some time ago by
tie men who own rich clubs, but who 10 mot
want 20 put upa dollar to place baseball on a
frm basis.
hrut into edec'. there will he a rival organi.
man tn con'lct with the Brotherhool in 1890
we're available At the present time, the move.
rent started in II" West n few months ago &c
fruit In case nj a war the League might mo-
+ able to secure all Of IT, former stats. nnt
s R9 fra@ aE"f rom Th ,Ss Sa SES 1'fS oSr
yth any new organization, that vii
3. yS Ss L way cases mn" Sispats Be-
, ,' the minor nnd the national leagues arr
composed exclusively Of National League clp'
H,HG shona me minor GrgnH zati"Gs De
ian Jo96WHs9n, prstldeGr S O. the america
Questions they would lie laughed at BY m
neh Who control professional baseball in thi
country
Only the other day the minor leagues re
eelved what BOXED like big concession iron
ne Board OF Arntrat on. but upon reelection
lhey have decided that il Ia another knock
Gown, Hi'hertn minor league club In Clas
esn, received $500 'or each PLAYER drafted. A
Ihe sam. time each club paid to the NrtIon6
League 80 for protection. The board raise
re drafting rrlce'to 81 900. hut also increase
we protection fee to 5 81 for each club. TIL
IilI leagues
The National League men who do not car
Existing ,rnnSn n ,h sen nImcs the
nnners 70 look at the matter from simia
I|A Pont OF View. there will be plain sailing. Base
IItN Sa IS not In shape to receive many more hnr
|FN Knocks. and patrons OF the game are anxiou
ItN Whave the horizon cleared.