The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1910-11-23

President Ussery is Unani-
mousk Chosen President
For Next Year.
Other News.

acted by the directors of that organiza-
ton at their meeting in Paris last week.
Frankfort was not represented.
rhe meeting was held in the Elk's
building and began at II o'clock and
lasted two hours.
The meeting was called to order by
President Ussery, who submitted his re-
port, for the season of 1910. which was
audited by committee consisting of
j. Q. Stewart of Winchester, t. A.
Sheets, of Lexington and James II.
Fitzgerald, of Maysville.
President Ussery, in submitting his
report, reviewed the season of 1910, at
length and pointed out what he consid-
cred the pitfalls that threatened the sue
cess of the league from both a financial
and harmonious standpoint. He said
that the forthcoming year of organized
baseball in the Blue Grass would prove
to be the crisis, as the feeling of senti-
ment which has heretofore largely pre-
vailed was gradually if it had not entire
| ly, passed away and that whatever de-
gree of success would come TO each in
dividual club and to them llcollectively
must come through the sale of tickets
and of other means of money-raising
methods
President Ussery told of the many diff
ficulties under which he had labored
and especially the unfavorable comment
upon his actions. He said that he had
done his best impartially for whatever
seemed best for the interests of the
league and for clean base ball sport. and
announced that he was not a candidate
for reelection and hoped that the direc-
tors could agree upon man that would
be acceptable to the owners of each club
and the fans throughout the circuit.
Judge j. J. Greenleaf. president of the
Richmond Club then offered the follow
ing resolution which was unanimously
carried:
Resolved, that the directors of the
Blue Grass League of Base Ball Clubs
tender to President Ussery their thanks
for his services and their confidence in
his ability and fairness"
The league then took up for cosidera-
tion the question of salary limit and up
on motion OF J. @. Stewart, seconded by
President ]. w. Bacon of the Paris
Club the salary limit of each club, in
GLIDING that of the manager was fixed at
81, 900 month. An amendment fixing
the limit at 5000 per month, with the
managers salary included was voted
down and the original motion was
adopted to |.
a motion was adopted requiring the
president, treasurer and secretary of
each club, within three days after the
payment of salaries Oh the first and fif-
teenth OF each month, to send sworn
statement to the president of the league
showing the amount of salaries paid
club members.
The president was empowered to in
stitute an investigation of any violation
of this rule upon the part of any club,
and see to it that every club in the
league lived up to the requirement, and
that, if any club was found guilty of a
violation OF its terms fine of S25 was
to be imposed for each offense.
A motion was also adopted limiting
the number of players including the
manager of each team TO twelve men,
effective fifteen days after the season
opens.
Considerable discussion ensued when
the 1911 schedule came up and it was
finally determined to limit the playing
season to 100 games commencing Thurs
day, May is, and closing on Labor Day,
Monday, September A.
This, however, may be changed, as
it is desired to play the opening game in
Lexington during the meet of the
Knights Templar Conclave. which will
bring thousands of visitors to Lexing-
ton.
A motion was also carried that any
club in the league, at any time may sus-
pend as many as two players for either
illness or accidents for as many as fif-
teen days without pay.
J. Q. Stewart, of the Winchester Club,
then offered motion placing in nominal
tion the name of President w. G. Ussery
for recollection. The latter attempted to
interpose an objection, when he was de-
clared out of order and the vote being
put by Mr. Stewart carried unanimously
A discussion ensucd as to the author
ity of the president in such matters as
the employing and dismissing of UNI
pires, the enforcing of the rule regard
ing the salary limit, the refunding of
expenses of the visiting team at holiday
games where the receipts were pooled
and other matters of importance to the
league during the playing season which
had TO be acted upon Immediately. Full
power was given the president in all
these matters.
Every team in the league will play
Sunday ball except Richmond, and on
those Sundays when Paris, Winchester,
Frankfort and Maysville are locking
horns Richmond will appear on the
Lexington diamond which will give the
Richmond team several more Sunday
l'games with Lexington than with any
other club in the league.
Under the bylaws adopted the pow
ers of president Ussery were greatly en-
largcd. He will have full control of the
umpires and can eiTeciually enforce the
salary limit clause which representa-
tives of every club have admitted were
grossly violated last year
Neither directly nor indirectly can
player receive a salary more than that
at which he is signed to play.
Lexington was represented by Hogan
Yancy and I. A. Sheets; Winchester by
J. Q. Stewart; Richmond by Judge J. J.
GreenIeaf; MaysvilIe by James w. Fitz-
gerald and Paris by j. W. Bacon.
The report of President Ussery showed
that every club in the league lost money
last year, the drafting Of two PLAYERS
from the Paris and Lexington teams
alone pulling them up 20 near something
like breaking even.
President Ussery announced officially
that Paris won the pennant for the 1909
season and that at the next meeting of
the league the handsome trophy womb