THECoriaiGHT, 1887, BY THE SPORTING LIFE PCBUSHINO Co. SPORTING LIFEENTIBED AT THILA. POST OFFICE AS sicosn CLASS HATTER. VOLUME 10, NO. 6. PHILADELPHIA, PA., NOVEMBER 16, 1887. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. that would be $2,160. If Detroit would only be worth is no doubt but what he will be. PreaiJeot Brush has dent refuses to promulgate thy contract on the ground the guarantee it would be 8600, but I believe it would openly said he will be, nnJ whea he says 90,1 am satis­ that Si rot here is a suspeude-l p'ayer. The club clttimi COMING EVENTS. do much better and go at least $1.000, and Pittsburg ¥ARD TALKS. fied. I think at least two others ns good as Hiaes are that Strothera was only suspended by tho president. should go gl,BOO. Now what would Philadelphia on the string, but who they are no ouo knows but Mr. LATE NEWS. who h«d no authority to do so. The matter will b* have to pay out at 40 per cent, or ten cents on every Brush himself. Things will be apt to devylop after brought befure the Leaguu urn-ting, admission? If it paid out 56,000 for twelve games it the League meeting on Nov. 16, but DOS much will bo would have to average 5,000 people to every game, known unlil after that time. President Brush will THE WASHINGTON CXtTB. Important Meetings and then it would have $9,000 left for its share, not The BrotHerhood's Posi­ attend, and will leave for New York Sunday night or Speculations as to Von counting twenty-five cents per head for tho grand Monday. He haa expressed no opinion about the A Straight Tip About the Management an<| stand, and aa at leant one-third of that number would Brotherhood. Ht> will be for percentage, of coarse. go on the grand stand, it would realize $5,000 from tion Again Defined. der Ahe's Visit. Policy of the Club. Crowded Together. STRAY ITEMS. Special to SPORTING: LIFE. that source, giving it 814,000 for the 86,000 paid out. Henry Boyle is atill here and report says he will re­ "You see every club would be protected as well as main here ail winter. WASHI.\GTON,D. C., Nov. 12. Ted Sullivan benefited by this plan. There would be no riak to A Definite Settlement Sam Thompson, of the Detroits, is at hia home in went to Philadelphia ye-tcrday, in quest of Joint Rules Committee and any of them. Everv League cily c\ub would have to pay of the this city. Hi8 people live in Danville, but the big The Washington Club's Plans- $200 if less than 1,370 people were present, and those Tom Deasley, whom he proposes to sign for the right fielder will maki- Indianapolis hia headquarters. Senators. Mr. Sullivan says tho Washington same clubs would be safe in Philadelphia whether Recognition Question Lurry McKeon tells me that ho will probablj- play Damage to the Browns' Three League Meetings 2,000 people were present or not. Of course Philadel­ with Sam Morton's Chicago Wcstorn League team Club is weeding out all the oil demoralizing phia must be granted a concession aud instead of pay­ next year, lidding dowu first base. element, and will next season present a strong ing the visiting club fifteen cents on every admission Desired. Tom Brown will be married this Grounds General team of good young material. in One Week. they will winter. The pitchers only pay ten cents, because they have au As- From what issiid about the matter, I Judge that will be Whitney, Gilinore and O'Dayj catchers. Bociation club to compete with and cannot charge more Paul Hines will play first base next yoar, SDombsrg than twenty-five cents admission. But the other clubs Intelligence. Muck, Mi,ih Murray aud possibly Tom Deadly; The coming week will be probably the most John Ward, on hig way back from the South, going to right field. The latter says he 13 going to O'Brien, Meyers and Irwin ou thi* bases; Don wily, will htmily suffer by this, as Philadelphia Is unques­ take good care of himself this winter and make a important not only in the year, but in base ball tionably the best base ball city in tho country aud tho was in Philadelphia, for a few hours on Wednes­ short fa-Id; and Wilmot, Hoy and Shock in tho out­ great record next season. fit-Id, Ted, who is a g"O-l j;i'Ige of ball p]:iyori, says history, aa no less than three leagues will meet, difference is made upon the increased attendance here. day. He left New Orleans Sunday night, re­ Pittsburg, Boston and a few other clnbs will proba­ WHAT IS GOING ON. "I deemed it best to make some lawful provision for this will be a strong combination, much stronger, In­ as well as the Joint Committee on Playing turning North on Brotherhood business, and will bly cease chattering about securing Nod Williamsoo deed, than would appear upon paper. Sullivan, also turnstiles with patent regwteis. That will do away rejoin the New Yorks in California. since he has signei a Chicago contract. A. G. 0. Possible Motives for Von der Ahe's Visit to Rules. The latter body will convene at the with the labor of counting so many tickets every day, New York at This Time. states that he has the refusal of the mauagtinent of Hotel Anderson, Pittsburg, Monday, Nov. 14. and to avoid disputes and recounts. The eame ia true Concerning the declaration of the Brother­ the team, but that acceptance hiogea upoa another hood that after Nov. 15th it would consider the PITTSBURG PEN'CIIXINGS. Special to SPORTING LIFE. matter. Sullivan is anxious to establish an Interna­ The committee consists of Messrs. Spalding, about the number of gates. Inasmuch a* every club NEW Rogers and Day for the has to have two men on the bench in addition to the League's refusal to meet it as final, Ward said YORK, Nov. 12. Von der Ahe's presence tional Le-igue teum of his own in Troy, X. Y., and In League, and Messrs. The Deal for Dunlap S^ll Hoping for in New York City a now working to that efld. If ihat schemefnlls through, Barnie, Williams and Phelps for the Association. uine men ou the field, a club would have to carry a that that date was named under the belief that week prior to the League wholy army of players on every trip to man these Hines Club Gossip, meeting, and his continuance £M wili probably accept the management of tho It is not likely that many important changes the League met Nov. 14th. There was no de­ here causes no Washington Club. niauy gates if some provision were not made for this, PITTSBURG, Nov. 11. Editor STORTING LIFE: little excitement among the boys. They don't will be made in the playing rules. The number and this would be too ex-peasive so long as this infer­ sire to force a special meeting upon the League, Beautiful base ball weather has as that prevailed in know exactly whether he is here to jump tho of strikes may be reduced to three and the base- nal Interstate Commerce Law is in operation. An­ would havo been absurd in view of the the Gas City for several weeks, up to to-day, but The Rochester Club Reorganized. other provision should be made- that no person shall fact Browns into the League or to arrange for the > hit-for-base-on-balls rule be altered, errors in - that the regular annual meeting was to oc­ everybody seems tired of the game for the sea­ Special to SPURTING LIFE.. pass through the gate without a ticket. If the man at cur on the 16th. He has written President purchase of the Metropolitan franchise, and ROCHESTER, N. Y., Nov. 12. A meeting of the new stead of hits being given pitchers for bases ou the gate accepts money instead of a ticket and he son, and very little ball was played. During balls. The bunted ball rule may also be revised. Young correcting the mistake. 'The idea of the make New York a home for the Browns. I do Rochester Club was held list night, tit which a board passes through, the turnstile will register one more ad­ the week the talk of the enthusiasts was the not know whether any of them happen to have of directors consisting of tho following gentlemen, Some verbal corrections will also be made, es­ mission than the man at the ticket Council was that if the regular meeting passed office has, and this purchase of Dunlap. thought that Chris may be in New York so as to was chosen: H Goetzman, C.G. L»imzruber, William pecially with a view to forcing the umpires to^ mixes up accounts. There should be a penalty for any and no recognition had been accorded the Deiuinger, Albert Will and A. G. Reiuiurt. A com­ attendant at gate receiving cash, and for any club ad- There is nothing nevr in tho matter, so said be away from St. Louis in the^e trying days of enforce the rules as laid down. Brotherhood there would be no other course left President Nimick to-day. Mr. Nimick hopes mittee was appointed tJ secure newgiouuk and ne­ Hiutmg people through any gate other than the three but to consider the refusal final.