THECopvaiour, 1885, BY THE SPOETISO LIFE PUBUSIUNG Co. SPORTING LIFE.At 1*BILA. POST OFFICE AS SECOND CLASS MATIEB. VOLUME 6, NO. li. PHILADELPHIA, PA., NOVEMBER 18, 1&35. PRICE. FIVE CENTS. Wright is about the only manager who is f 'illy competent did not propose to demean it by electioneering on ac­ t er.isp the detail of field direction and hold his men count of this rumor. u. 5i-iidy and united effort at critical points. This CHANGES. President >'iiuick is still away at his Western ranch THE SOUTH. BALL. will not prevail without a vigorous deb»te, looking after its business and strengthening his health. BASE im>>udmeDt and it will require all of veteran Harry's logic and per- IS TROL'BLE ABOUT GROUNDS. ! uasive eloquence to secure his" reinstatement in the The PKtsburg Club next year will suffer the incon­ Beld. venience which several clubs have lately experienced. A XEIDKD RULE. BASE LIN . Their lease of 5^,500 a year expires with next season, LEAGUE MEET. NEWSOFTHEWEEK Another proposition to be introduced is an additional NEW and their landlord has notified them that it will be THE section to rule 54, to be entitled secticn 8, which will double that figure afterwards. While it would not be a read as follows: "The base runner shall be entitled, large rental compared with the value of.the ground, yet without being put out, to take one base, provided he A Plan Which Will be Considered it is too large for a ball club to pay. Of course they can­ Dropped--0ther Im­ Gathered by Telegraph and Cor­ lo so on the run, if while a batsman he be hit by a ball not toll what they will do yet, but their preference is wo Clubs Torn the pitcher which he evidently cannot avoid." for the club's otiginal grounds in the Exposition Driving This rule is in operation in the American Association, at the League Meeting. Parfe. As it is not known at present what will be done portant Business Transacted. respondents Everywhere. and it; a warning to pitchers to exercise additional care with this property next year, the club cannot now in hitting batsmen, whether accidentally or with malice secure it. No city has a ground so conveniently located as thig, being only a mile from the business centre of aforethought. The time has been when Jumbo base ball need? more than THE OFFICIAL. IJST. Whitney, Gentle James Galvin, Tricky John If there is one thing the city, with two street-car lines parsing it. MACOX, Ga., Nov. 12. Editor SPORTING LIFE: Ward and Larry Corcoran have been strongly mother it is freer batting. Efforts in this tlirec- CARPING NEWSPAPER MEN. 'he meeting of the directors of the Southern. Complete and Correct Record of the Engage­ suspected cf sendit!:: a swift ball at a crack ion have heretofore been confined to attempts to It is strange that in a city where ba,se ball commands league, called by President Proudfit, was held at ments Made by Clubs for Next Year. batsman at a i: in the game where a reduce the pitchers' effectiveness, but all have so much interest and enthusiasm the i'ittsburg Club has he Brown House, in this city. Nov. 10. Augusta safe hit was alrnt - :v a run whereby he is although the League pitching rule never had proper and cordial support from our news­ signed for 1SS6 v disabled, and there baa >roved futile, was represented by Mr. S. H. Myers, Chattanooga '.' he official record of the players temporarily, if n, : n force in the spring was hardly given a fair trial. papers. Some of them only seem to care little for base * : ' - - ' u - the clubs of the various associations been no-form of JUdjjliue iu the playing rules to me«t ball, but others have been always picking and fault-find- 3V R. M. T-ankslcy, Nashville by W. I. Cherry, A Boston gentlemen, who has given the subject by II. H. The record is made np from the such a case. The American Association wisely decided in? under all th> Jifiervtit . tuui,^ of ownership and iemphis by John L. Sneed, Atlanta is to impose this restriction to apply to all cases, and the considerable thought, now comes f. --' '- ! 'ifc money each L. Brown, who also repre- ofii' . - 'f the secretaries: vnowles, Macon by Ed results have been very satisfactory, for the pitcher by plan, which, while radical, is" the b* :ig all the gate ented Columbus by proxy. Mr. Isaac G. Haas CONTRACTS SIGNED AND APPROVED. his carelessness or intent, advances a batsman been proposed to improve the game. I'.- it a rule to Iso was present in the interest of the Sa­ With Boston Thos. F. Gunning, C. Tate, Wm. Sash, to a base, which in nine cases out of -.- imly uiiu puis to eat Li iMp<.r. This has caused the T. J. 1'ooraian, R. F. Johoetou, E. B. Sutton,C.J. Parsons, ten, proves a most costly experiment. Pitchers are trouble iaone or two papers, who wanted their whole vannah association. President Proudfit stated the Vim. Steuiinver. human, and doubtless many times the hitting is acci­ office force to have fife admission. This idea was bject of the meeting was to discuss the somewhat With Athletic H. D. Stovey, F. Corey, J. O'Brien, dental, but this amendment corHinly removes any strengthened by the liberal Lucas policy which was to emoralized condition of the League and effect a G. Shafer, W. Robinson. fiossible temptation. The only difficulty seems to be for have made the Union Association popular in >4, but the disposal of the delin- the batsman could possibly assisted at its disastrous failure. I have borough organization, With Pittsbnrg F. J. Mann, F. Eingo, Thos. T. the umpire to decide whether which really clubs, and other important matters alsocall- Brown, J. E. Hajidirx*1. avoid the ball. He may be an awkward, methodical lately heard a good illustration of their extravagant uent With St. Louis Browns J. E. O'Xeil, H. Jficol, G. sort of a fellow, who may not be keen of eye or quick bidding for newspaper favors, which is also a good story. ng for consideration. Mr. Knowles, of Atlanta, McGinnis. W. Gleason, C. Welch A. J. Bushong, W. H. in movement, or be may intentionally place himself in When the Chicago Unions shifted to this city with hopes n behalf of Memphis, stated that the failure of Robinson. C. A. Cumiskey, R. Kemmler, D. L. Foutz. the way of the sphere to secure- the coveted base, so of improving their finances, they were very liberal with hat club to pay their indebtedness to the League With Detroit J. B. Donnelly, L. Twitchell, C. H. that the umpire will be compelled to exercise quick both passes and money, and were nicely boomed by the Tom Full wood, the Leader's base ball editor, was not intentional, and offered an excuse which Getzein, J.H. Manning, J. McGuire, C. B. Baldwin, S. judgment and sound discretion, which, unfortunately, papers. re- L. Thompson. some of them do not possess. These amendments, as was official scorer for the Pittsburg Club, and when Turn IB hoped would be accepted, and Memphis With Philadelphia J. Fogarty, G. E. Andrews, J. will be noted, are among the most important ever learned that the other boys were getting ''soap'' he took ,ained in the League, which was, in substance, Mulvey, C. W. Ganzel, J. Seigle, Geo. Bignall. brought before a convention of the League, and the the trouble to put himself in the way of the Chicago hat Memphis owed the League $100; that At- With St. Louis Maroons J. T. Cahill, J. Quinn, A. delegates having received due notification will, doubt­ secretary. The Pittsburg team was away at this time. Memphis for forfeited games, and that Full wood, may I ask anta owed Ruier. .1. E. Seery, T. Dolan, J. Healy, Kent Howard, E. less, be on hand primed with arguments and sugges­ Said the secrefary: "Mr. he League owed Atlanta for funds paid in excess; K Sntolifle. tions pro and con of more or less strength and intelli­ how much the Pittaburg Club pays you for With Chicago A. Dalrymple, G. F. Gore, M. J. Kelly, gence. your official scores?" "Two dollars a game, Memphis instructed Atlanta to pay her dues frooi W. A. Sunday, J. G. Clarkson, F. S. Flint, A. C. Anson, There is nothing new to report with reference to the said Tom, shrewdly raising the figure a little. "Score he money Atlanta owed them, and Atlanta relied Frt'd Pfea'er,"Thos. E. Burns. E. U. Williamson, Jas. signing of players for 1S86. Farrell has come to town our games," said the secretary, "and I w?ll pay yon five on doing so when a settlement of their claim Kyan. since the last letter, and wants an advance, as do his dollars per game!" This so toojc away Tom's breath against the League was made, and paid no further at- With Cincinnati J. S. Corkhill, F. Lewis, W. W. associates. Nothing definite has been heard from that he could hardly gaap out his eager acceptance. eutiou to the matter until after Nov. 1. Mr. Knowk-3 Carpenter, J. A. McPhee.T. J. Fennelly, C.G. Baldwin, S. Irwin, and matters are at a comparative standstill. However, he scored the five games which the Union acknowledged that Atlanta was to blame for the dt- fal- Pecriiney, J. W. Keenan, L. J. McKeon, J.