Evening star., 1901-12-11
, of the clubs follows:
Saengerbund
NATIONAL LEAGUE MEETING.
Very Little Business Transacted, but
a Trust Scheme BObs Up.

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1t was the same old story of nothing do
ing" on the first day of a National League
meeting in New York yesterday. With the
single exception of the now memorable ses-
sion held in Indianapolis ten years ago, no
business of Importance has ever been trans
acted on the opening day Of an annual
meeting in the twenty-six years existence
Of the parent body Of organized profess
sional base ball in this country.
There was nothing done yesterday, for a
number Of important reasons. One Is that
tradition had to be observed. another that
the National League magnates are SO tied
up by the American League that they are
at a loss what to do and third that they
are quarreling among themselves, thus
making 1t impossible for them to get to-
gether and transact any business.
President Young was unable to get the
delegates into the meeting room at noon
yesterday. Failing to gather a quorum,
Young named O'Clock last night for tho
meeting. He succeeded in getting the d.
rectors together at pm. After this meet
ing, which was of short duration Nr
Young announced that the only business of
public Importance to be transacted was to
formally award the championship for 1902
to the Pittsburg club.
At o'clock last night, when the mag
mates finally assembled, only dull routine
business was transacted.
Magnate John T. Brush proposes to form
a trust the stock of which shall be divided
into common and preferred, as Is the usual
way. OF the dividends declared on the pre-
ferred per cent shall be devoted to the in
terests of the trust, and the common shall be
devoted to the buying up Of the eight clubs,
their franchises and players In the distri-
button Of the stock the clubs shall partici-
pate as follows: New York, 30 per cent;
Boston. IL per cent; Chicago, 10 per cent
st. Louis. II per cent; Cincinnati, 12 per
cent; Philadelphia, 10 per cent; Pittsburg,
nQr enf q nd
1t further provides for the management
of the trust. which is to be run by a board
OF regents. whatever that means, not to ex-
ceed hve In number. A president shall be
to struggle along on the mere pittance of
$4,000 a year. There must also be a sec
retary and treasurer. but he need not be
a regent: and Tor his i trials and work ne Is
When all this is done, of course there will
be no more National League and as the
clubs will have lost their identity. /. is
provided that each team shall be run t,y a
a year from the treasury.
Such Is the great and grand method In
which Mr.. Brush, Mr.. Freedman, Mr.. Soden
and Mr.. Robinson propose TO handle the
present base ball situation II they can
But there is one stumbling block to the
arrangement, and that is Barney Dreyfus,
the president Of the Pittsburg club. He re-
fuses to be tempted or frightened and lust
at present seems to hold the whip hand.
They have used all their persuasion to no
avail, and threats have also had as little
effect.
SCHAEFER AGAIN CHAMPION.
The "Wixard" Keats SlOssOn I'm De-
Gliding Game of Tourney.
Jacob Schaefer won the billiard cham
pionship OF the world at the Madison
Square Garden, New York. last night. He
defeated George Slosson. after one OF the
most sensational contests witnessed in that
city. by score of 400 to 1856.
Schaefer also made the highest run OF
the tournament with break of g. Slossou
will play on the tie with Barutel for sec
goes TO Sutton.
More than fifteen hundred people, }nnciud.
ing q large number nj WorneuZ yur6tuoccar