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THECOPYRIGHT, 1885, u THE SPOETINO Lire PVBLISHINO Co SPORTING LIFE.E-mail a 1 BILA. POST Ornci AS SECOND CLASS MATTER. VOLUME 6, NO. 10. PHILADELPHIA, PA., ;BER 16, ms. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. i t that the ant ia our "<w always BASE BALL. - no THE LAWS A RIVAL. ______» some particulars yet practically is LKAOIE. AMERBCAK. NEWSOFTHEWEEK -y 3 j TORULETHECLUBS. Rooked, That upon the That, upou the release of A NEW LEAGUE rtm.. It e rebellious re- gar i L-I Club. There ia his d«p<uture. Wood is a The National Agreement and To be Organized by Mr. Wiman Gathered by Telegraph and Cor iitcl the Nat, .t, the 3pn- Then is no doubt he can, when in- I. Tt •rs'mll Clil: ri.-I,. ,.fla<.- ball 'ill (lie m.uket Supplementary Rules. player >luiu Details of the Scheme. respondents Everywhere. as < subjtvt tn tli» that shull. wi f: he » The Arbitration Committee on Tuesday, I>ec. S, THE OFFICIAL. LJST. left met at the Continental H*>tel in thi* city to per- ii. its a* 1 -fptaiKA'i*1 . ui sai'i -^t1 to of the cimrlict in the Philadelphia c Complete and Correct Record of the Engage- nt vices. iiifiit^ ATade by Clubs for Next Year. H If noro than nr on that gentleman in \cw York last i T.- this is what the Phi! \n had to ^ay yes T -f the players signed for 1386 in McGnire. The rules for the conduct of i [he reg u terday: "I met W: . He told me if or i- .os of the various associations Manager Watkinn has orransrfil Ihe following dates ulations of the board are prn. same a? r ia appended. The record is made up irom the of the old board. The lK>Ua case was official records of the secretaries: L up but at the request of Mr. Von der Ahe OiSTRACTS -ilSNF.D ASD APPROVED, , Lutlalo, Indianapolis and With B. -- - Y Cunning, C. Tate, Wm. Nash, waukee. He has already spent over T. .1 L, E. B. Sutton,C.J. Parsons, Apr April 1'. li'an.tl 1 ': Bamni»re, '00, h -i, P. Dealey, C. R&dbourn, Ap; i<irk, N. J., April 23 and 24; with the rit. Louis 1.. and 8t C r Bi greater nee«l of his aer. --. i . - ... - -- t .-.. .- \\ Ahe. Under these cii - well u- M hat amusement; he has contracted with the ele avoid a useless dispute v-ttgue club Mr. IV vated railroad to carry passengers to and from Von der Ahe w- ive the matter he ferry; don't you think, young man, that he droiiped. which « :ie. The com- -iialt wt I.. Twitchell, C. H .1 lo ail 'eels sore ? He told me he would spend thousands G. .C. B. Baldwin, S. mittee appointe<l: of qualified *rtiw to ("dollars to get sweet revenge. He said he would we, H. Richardson, It F. K. Steam* will be the admission for the mi..of Leagues Messrs. Rogers ry.. next ib. t !lC. personally become responsible for every player's If M ; T." don't stand for tut, and Phelps made its report. The rules submit ^ Associa- r. T. Andrews, J. I -u.n'-s a desire alary, or he (the player) need not sign a contract. Mi. Ledell tut, tut, it id iu order t'ur him to come to the front and ted were with some amcndun ' ' vd. The All he wanted the management of the different full text of the document » 1 below. " services of a Tic explain why not. MAT. t > er within the clubs to do was to try and make expenses during ;m, A. All the needful machinery tu --...-- ... National aii.in .in I'.i-- u_j ii-'i Mtn- :i d -.ti i '-it u,t\<t and no written B.. LJ-, ieiu Howard, E. he season. He expects to make enough out of E - FROM CHICAGO. Agreement operative and binding is now in per said clubs shall be exclu- "r telegraphic assent of sai i he Staten Island Club to meet any losses fect working order and clubs and individuals iray aively entitled to aaitl ser-plny^r to .-.. n t rtrt with \\..,, .,.,..,.. ... I). Stovey, f. Corey, J. O'Brien, vices. " v ' - be filed n the seven cities I named. He wants O. Shafer, W. Kobinson, J. Milligan, S. C'. Weaver, J. F. Washington's Surrender—How it is Regarded go ahead, make their contracts and prepare for the business men of high character in the in Chicago—Did the American Association IV. The signing of sui I , D) then Colt-man John Irwin, Louis Bierbauer, H. Larkin, Ted coming campaign: written assent by any r- -^cretary cities to be interested in the organization. KIT- > Only Take the League's Bait? , U re W. H. Taylor, A. Powell, Chris. Fnl- 1 ' ' - - Ass. iLir^nshftll de Every city I have named has grounds and stands ni' --r. J, J. Sommer, M. Kilroy, E. Ureer. CHICAGO, Dec. 10. Editor SPORTING Lire: This agreen; a, known ne which of eaid already erected, so you see there is little expense- V . i =,.,1-;.., w . H. Terry, J. L. Since the action taken by Washington in joining and desu - shall be entitled to Ba player's services. to begin with. His reason for placing a club in T, r, W. H .McClellan, the ranks of the American Association, there is ku >igning by a released Boston is pot done because he wishes to fight Mr. H. "f any written .,ui - .. .- !.: . MI. f. Lewis, W. W. but little, if any, doufa that the League circuit of 1! Soden; oh, no not that. It is the only city in the Wi hie assent to Carpenter, J. A Mi Thee.T. J. Fen nelly, C.G. Baldwin, 9. I. This document ei. East of any importance outside of the three al for 1836 will consist of six elubs, and six clubs only. Agreement anil shall siif :,ii more than Pecbin~v I W K -in I. r M,Keon, J. G. Keilly, C. all otrirr Wr ...'iieiir. .] ready mentioned. He proposes to have the W J ' ' This will mean the occupation by the parent or ttion club, or schedule arranged so as to not conflict w'r' ganisation of the best base ball centres in the beret iha.ll, upuii pruuf tj iiia refusal to execute u .chlin, G. J. Hetker, W. II.- the satisfaction of five a contract in accordance League games. In Cincinnati it is to bedi V \. f*. Oirwp, A. Mays, L. country, with the cream of the base ball talent in .- esof any M,- ..... League club**, blacklist with his written or telegra- There the American Association club must -5,.... the world in its ranks. New York an ' 1 tyer aa preset > -. i to do, cr his Every day the Cincinnati American club plays, the J. v *'ith their splendidly organized teams' 14 of the ! . THte a contract V trengthened by their accession of y."...a ...... : "ution. Pro via-,, .__.. ... _ . .^iice with bis new club will play. Everything is to be done to de Bru^L. i. K. Ht:. .. -, t. ».'. >.:-:.n. K. >t rrw.J.J. iu the event of a tail-.alignment under this reso- tract attention from the American club; the club Smith. Frank II. M uutain, C. M. Smith, D, C. Sullivan, promising talent: Philadelphia,, with as handy a be made prior to the -Jiith day of October of such year, nor shall any negotiations be entered int.i l.y or between ure to blacklist such lutiuu within leu'days^hall will furnish free conveyance to and from the M. P. ^.tt. team of colts as can be found to-day not excepting any club or agent t' '' ' - - ' ' - ni.ivf-r, or in the eventisubject said player to the grounds, if necessary. Mr. Wi -'- - -- * With ?t. L.niU Browns J. E. O'N'eil, H. Nicol, G. the St. Louis Browns: Boston, with a team already to be rendered in a val from the black-] penalty of being blacklisted, fighting the Cincinnati people i McGinnis, W. Ul-aiou, C. Welch A. J. Bushung, W. H. strong and made stronger by the transmission of - ich player, the ser-jsatisfactory proof of his Bobiuaon, C. A. Cumukey, R. Kemmler, D. L. *'outz, W. dav of October. 1 of their leadership in the expul- some of the youngest and best tried blood of the -" "» ;-layer shall be guilt being furnished the A. Lath am. the club to; Board of Directors. In the He has copies of the Cincinnati Commercial tra~ With Newark H. T. Pyle, J. T. Smith, S. W. Trott, Providence Club which also sends a healthy flow - at iu writing'event of suit! player not zette, of which 0. P. Caylor, of the American As T. B. I'aly, D. P. C'asey, J. W. Coogan, T. Tucker, W. of the same life-giving properties to St. Louis,and «t*a LIL-I. i,i> cu. beiii^ '' '"' ; * ' the club E. Greenwood, Leu H. Smith, T. B. Barns, E. J. Mor- IloUIV the - irty UL-I-- sociation club, is base ball reporter. In the col Detroit with a more promising set of players than to, and the ion. to * ---nt was Unty. first - -.:e excln- umns of that sheet Caylor has been agitating and With Jersey City F.. Lang,T.ng,T. H. Fnel,, M.. Tiernan,, P she has ever before had, should place the League III. Wl any club fostering the scheme of ousting the Mets ever since upon a sounder footing, should give to its patrons - ! or ;sive cuntrui ui nis services.