Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-09

from the weaker members a year. ago.
n committee composed of COmiskey, Mo
Graw and Mack was appointed to revise
the playing rules
This break from National league con-
troll Is the last straw, for the Nation;fl
league has been sole arbiter of rules
ever since the game began.
The governing board of the league ~
composed of johnson with representa-
tives of Chicago. Milwaukee, Baltimore
ana Washington. forming the board ce
directors 1t was decided to play a
schedule of $40 games and the schedule
committee was ordered to start the sea-.
son week later than the American
started last season.
The league followed the National in
one thing. 1t decided to limit the num-
per or players each club could carry to
IL after the first fortnight of the season.
Each club deposited 81 OOO
president Franklin. of the Buffalo club
was present at the meeting. When his
franchise was returned to him tho
american league agreed to permit him
10 mold his men and gave him full liberty
TO take his players into any league or to
sell them, SO If the National leaure
does not poach on his preserves, Frank
lin Will get return for money invested.
PRESIDENT Burns, of the Detroit club,
does not believe Koch viii put an Ameri-
can Association club in that city. While
here at the meeting he received word
that the fire commissioners of Detroit
would refuse to permit Koch to erect
stands more than 20 feet high on the
grounds on which he secured an option,
unless the stands were built of iron. He
says, why is Koch taking an option on
grounds If the American association
means business. 1t looks to me as if
all those association promoters We're
afraid of each other and that each is
waiting for the other to make move.
l do not think any one of them will in-
vest money!
Already there are signs of a rivalry
between Philadelphia and Baltimore.
The magnates from Baltimore are seri-
ously discussing a championship team
and will bend every effort toward secur-
ing one. Baltimore will be a paying
town. whether we are winners or not,
but as the patrons there have seen MOTH
ing but championship ball for six years
We are hopeful of giving them the arti-
Gle they expect" McGraw said. ",rhe
pennant three times IN succession and
record of the last team representing
Baltimore. We do not expect to do as
we'll as that. but we are going to be q
first division team if hard work will
accomplish that result"
The opinion prevails among the east
erners who are here that both Boston
and Philadelphia will be able to support
two teams. They cite Chicago last year
and refer to the greater interest attach
ing to the game when there are rival
teams playing in the same city. But on
all sides it is conceded that no city in
America can support three teams. But
no one expects to see three clubs eStab-
lished anywhere. for the American asso-
citation is not taken seriously by any but
its promoters.
The umpires who officiated at the
American league games last year will
probably handle the indicators again
this season.. They gave satisfaction to
both public and managers The fact that
rowdy ball was suppressed by them is II
point in their favor. They We're loyalty
backed in their decisions by President
Johnson. which made their work COM
paratively easy and pleasant.
AL Reach of Philadelphia. for many
years identified with the National league
in that city and at present part Owner
of the club there, sent in bid for fur
nishinG balls for the coming years. The
choice lies between the offer of the
Reach company and that OF Clark
Griffith, who represents the cooperative
associat ton formed by the players for
he DllrOOSe of manufacturing baseball
supplies.