The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-10
Washington to Get $4,000, Baltimore
$4,000. Cleveland s25.ooO and
Louisville $4,000.
40 GAMES 10 BE PLAYED
SCHEDULE LEFT TO presidents
YOUNG FOR PERFECTION.
Double Umpire System Abolished-
Ban Warned Not to Put
a Club I'm the Windy City.

NEW YORK, March 9.-The National
League magnates wound UP their three
days session tonight. The last day was
marked by a six-hour session. For the first
time in almost three years the president
of the New York club attended a meeting.
He made as peech In which he asked that
the League make good the annual rental Of
Manhattan Field. This was acceeded TO.
Whether or not Mr.. Freedman affixed his
signature to the circuit reduction agree
ment tonight the other members OF the
meeting refused to disclose. IL is a matter
of forrlality merely, however. for both per-
sonally and through his representative.
Mr.. Knowles, he has agreed to the adop-
ton Of the report of the circuit committee
which calls for an eight-club league.
The playing schedule for the coming sea-
son was not made public tonight. A rough
draft of the schedule was presented to the
meeting by President Young and was ap-
proved. Mr.. Young was instructed to per-
feet the schedule. 1t is expected TO be
ready for publication within two weeks.
The schedule will call for 40 games, each
club playing twenty with each OF its OPP
ponents. The season will open on April 19.
The meeting also passed resolutions in
structing President Young to make out the
umpires' assignments for the entire sea-
son and to publish the same prior to the
opening of the sea son. The assignments
are to be adhered TO strictly. John b. Day
was elected supervisor of umpires and
players. at a salary OF $500. Instead OF
leaving the selection of the umpires TO
President Young the meeting elected the
eto a FOR tha x.aar ne fo1l1uru. Doharf E,.,
lie, c. Edward Swartwood. Thomas p.
Connolly. Henry O'Day and Tim Hurst.
The double umpire system has been lone
away with and for the coming season there
Will be but one master OF the field"
The home plate will, in the future, be
turned so that the square edge instead OF
the corner will face the pitcher. This will
do away with the uncertainty whether a
pitched ball that cuts the corner is a bali or
a strike.
MAY PLAY EXHIBITION GAMES.
The last clause of Section 81 was stricken
out, and now League clubs will be able to
play exhibition games with outside clubs
on open dates in the playing season.
The report of the circuit committee was
unanimously adopted. This is a lengthy
affair and specifies the manner OF pay
ment for the four franchises bought by the
League. By the terms of The report Wash
ington sells its entire plant TO the League
for $685. co. The League takes all OF the
Washington players. except those who
were sold prior to the adoption OF the re-
port. The Baltimore club will receive S0.-
600 for its franchise, but remains In con-
troll OF its players. For their Cleveland
property the Robisons will receive s5, 900.
OF this amount 5000 90 is for the franchise.
The League assumes possession Of the
plant of the club and its grounds, for which
1t agrees TO pay the club $4,000 within three
years. Louisville will receive $4,000 for its
franchise.
To provide for the Indebtedness thus as
sumed the agreement provides for the Gre
alton of a sinking fund. The fund will be
created by setting aside 5 per cent. OF the
gross receipts of each game played by each
club. Each of the retiring clubs will en-
gage a groundkeeper to preserve it's plant
In good order. and the salaries Of the keep
ers will be paid by the League. A resolu-
ton was adopted providing that the
League shall reimburse the Baltimore
management to the extent of 1850 for legal
and incidental expenses incurred In fighting
the American Association in its attempt 70
On motion Of Colonel Rogers. Of PhiIa-
delphia- President Young was instructed
to notify President johnson. OF the Ameri-
Chicago would be a violation OF the nation
al agreement and that the offender would
be subject to the prescribed penalties.
At the conclusion OF. the meeting PreSi-
Washington pitcher, had been turned over
TO New York. Colonel Rogers Is authority
for the statement that Mercer did not cost
New York a cent. Bowerman, the Pitts
burg catcher, was also turned over to New
York. Mccain, the Louisville pitcher, goes
30 Chicago.
lating TO a balk. Under the new rule the
baserunner advances one base, but the bat
ter does not go to first base on the play.
An application from Mr.. Powers for
1-~1.1nso@t~n ~ Tnaf-~n -
national board OF arbitration waS laid over
until the next meeting OF the league.
The constitution was so amended thnt
the protection fee for Glass A clubs under
the national agreement shall be 500 in
stead OF s15o. The drafting price Of 1900
remains unchanged