The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-04
IN THE BASEBALL WORLD
President Young Calls a Meeting Of
the National League.
Unfinished Business From the An
nuRI Conference Last Fall TO Be
Considered - Important Questions
to Be Discussed-The Players Al
rendy signed by the Various Cities.

call for a meeting of the National
League has been sent out by President
n. f. Young for Wednesday. March I. at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York. The
object of this meeting is to conclude the
unfinished business going over from last
falls meeting as well as to consider any
new legislation or other matters demanding
official attention
This will probably be one of the most
importa Mt League meetings that has been
or will be held for many years, as matters
affecting the present membership of the
League will doubtless be discussed and the
vexed question definitely settled.
Harry l.. Weldon, the well-known and
popular sporting editCr of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, who on Sunday last was
stricken with paralysis. is in very critical
condition. and his friends have but faint
hope for his recovery. There is no writer
in the country better known than Harry
Weldon. and his friends are as numerous
as his acquaintance. His connection with
the Enquirer dates from 1886 and during
that long season OF hard and patient scrv-
ice uir'lb HIS VI great
paper one of its principal features. He
has the deepest sympathies of legions OF
friends throughout the country in his great
aflliction.
The following players of the National
League have signed contracts with their
respective clubs for the season OF 1900:
With Boston-R. J. Chambers, W. II. Dnneen.
John Freeman, j. c. Barry, Hugh Duffy, Charles
Frisbee, f. NJ. Lewis, William Hamilton. c.
Hickman, R. L. Lowe, Herman Long. Jonc,t
Sullivan, {. Stahl. Fred Tenny. Victor Willis,
". Y. Clark, Charles Nichols. and James Collins.
With st. Louis-E Creger. c. L. Childs, L. y.
Gross, George Cuppy. C. ". Harper, and Otto
Kruger
With New York;. J. DOYLE. George S. Davis,
William Gleason, P. J. Conroy, Martin Gettig,
Woodruff. Fleming. and Wilson.
With Baltimore-W. Robinson. J. J. McGraw.
W. II. keister, Eugene DeMontreville J. 5. Sheck-
ard, J. NJ. Holmes, and William Howell.
With Washington Roy Evans. A. weighing, W.
B. Mercer, Frank Manus, r. Paddsn, W. Nc
Gee, and McC.ann
With Pittsburgh H. Beaumont, T. Bowerman,
". F. Ely. p. J. Flaherty, G. Gray, C. p. Tim
mer, W. E. Hoy. ". L. Hoffer, 81. j. Kelly Fred
Ketchum Thomas VI. Leech, C. Latimer, Thomas
Messett, Thomas McCleary, II. ID. McGee Charles
Phillips, Claude c. Richie. W. L. schriver j. H.
TannehiIT. John Wagner. George Z. Waddell. W.
$. Woods, and A. Wilhelm.
With Chicago--T. L. Chance, James j. Callahan,
James Conner. Richard Coogan, T. C. Donahue.
Charles Dexter. W l.. Everett, C. C. Griffith,
Virgil Carver, Daniel Green, F. B. killen, 5.
Ncrtes, W. J. Mccormack, J. A. Mccarthy 7.
Irwin, James Ryan, John Taylor, and ". 5. VOL
verton.
With Brootlyn--T p. DAILY, J. Dahlen, J. Dunn,
". Z. Donavan, f. T. Dowd. c. A. Farrell,
William Kennedy. ". C. Hill, J. J. Kelly.
Morris Steclman, James Yaeger, and John Ander
son.
With Cleveland-Thomas ]. Dowd. James Dun
can, and Joe Quinn.
1t is understood that the Cincinnati and
Philadelphia clubs have signed majority
of their players, but contracts have not as
yet been forwarded to the Office of Presi-
dent y. E. Young.