New York Clipper (Dec 1894)

December 29. THE NEW YORK CLIPPER. 689 pflvltaM eooawud villi tbo T. M. a A., tioept ttat ntoeurOlab, aod ULak Ibat Itwoald km baaa nmh wu*r lor th« unimtDt to har* J«t tbo two dollar m«Bb*T«blp nopals fore*. Itu toba bopo* that ibo Ritddoatol thAohocltrolab vlUueploy blab** effort! j bATO UMtVO dollUftO OB09 BOt* Itt tOtO* Id 0 mtA bttwMB Um two iMdlBjt Vmdoa dab* neeaili >h« toUlN wero: Waoderen. 9; London. 4; dnan, II. ffUT* A|wy«U, roortli edliloo. eoUif*0. to which U iddcd bli budiI for btglDMra, It |d« oar, foil of nod tblon fortba tiro ud adraaeod plAjor mill It u ^atd bj lb* Bbodo Itlud Neva To. Mr. niu it coo- dlnppolAtod ii tbtnnlt,- npooUllr u at tale period of ibt WfOlUUoni u wu totlrt It BMipoetod. Tbo aelloB or tbo tpeelU oonnliiM appear* to b* Md opoo oljecllo&i to ibe Urat of Ibt MV dead of SR. oM M the only one ol tbo or-jM' lou awaiioaod by •m lifooodtd QpoB a miMpprofawuloo, I eaaiot re* frmta iwmeiPiWloftij joo 'hebelltfor mp conaltue Hnatilr oodMYorlov Ut Id tore*t checker plajera. and oot may bo inio of bit aid lo their betaaJf at all time*. ....The lolar-Oltj Cbeekor Loaana la jteUloglDto good ■hep*, ud eipeoia eooa to have toain michee aiery w«57 Cbaobon *aa oarer mora liraii la tbli vioJollr tbaa at praaaot, aad aJUr uno|«o»nU axo ail com pleiad ltuaipoetad that it will beeves more od A.QTJ.A.TIC. that Ifaa or-potlnBlijbod bssn off a rod the dlrsenltiaa la lb* n? nr oomplellng the hiuhbhIi for l>» Djetohmlgbthavebasnrstnoved. Ao ntabowsvor, the whols matter bu com* to u Bad. u have also Ihe fune- | tloBBorthoMmmttlseoI wblcb I An chelvmaa I km oouscqaeotlr unable to ut b&Fthibn lo joa ooocornioe; oihtrrscealobecailsd- Tbs eallroeomepoodeBca will bo referred lo lh« Mow York Taehl Olob ol a meeting io bo bold on <ho IBth laat, ud I trait Ibo oamoitlooo made by yon will rtnlto favorable roejlderetlon. I desire tn eiprsu for mjaalfand other membera ol nr eommlllMtnobepe Ibsl wo mavbavolbo pleasure ol seelog too oo tbli oldt of tbo Atlsnlle daring Ibo Bum- mer. lbBvetheboeortobe,v< s ural-olr. JjMIfl D. BaiTB, cbelrmu Tbo Karl of Daeravea, toodoo. TUB ABEIIIOA CUP. Brlejhter Proipecu for an Internntloual Haee—The Cap Couimltloe Cleans Additional Coacvuloai. HerotlbUons looking toward toolbar nwtcb for ibe Amerloa Oop ban progroued raltier more (aiiifKlorll/ daring ibe put week, la oohm- qotnee ot ibe action o( tbe commutes of tbo New York Yaebt Olab In at lait grullng aootber Im- portant conotaalon ntgoetted bj Lord DuornTCD, In wiiTlng tbe ten montnt' notice otooM ud agreeing that tbe orst of tbe write of racee •hould tike plice In September, btildia allowing bltn tbree week* tn wnloh to get tbe Valkirle read? after berarrlral In tbli counirj. T6U aotlon wat takenalaipeolal meeting of ibe committee, Held atOommodom ainltb'o ortl» on Dec 20, at wblcb was oontldered tbe following cablegram irom tbe Secietarr of tbe Hojal Yaobl thintdron: Lu.iDOK, llto l> UM. flairs, joebt olab. Nov York.~v oblo of 17lb rooolvod; middlo t>i Nofombor ooniUorod macb loo loio, bat Daa- roTOnwIllrio. la Soptonbor, or wttbla lbroowoofctor amraL irthliliaee#pud tbe nuwtloaol rooalpt will boroftrrod to epoelal roooUni or Ibo fiqudroontibo oorllilt opportanltr- II roloooo, rpoolol mooting liun< aoooHarf. OoaruilooUiatUio Squbdroo wonld BOtdo- mond oopfolUaf oeTttntODtot noolpt lataodod. Idoo* Ileal wltb Uuorafoa'i propoeal Jone fa. IB19. Pltata oibloaeotpbueaorrofMaL (lurr. hooratarr. After an bonr*a dUcQselon tbe commlitae, all of wbom are anilooe for a race, and were willing, In order to attain mat object, to go rnrtber tban oonld lnreaaonDeaekeduftbem,deoldedtoobange tbe time limit to elgbt montba, and tbe followlsg cable waa aent In replr totbat given aboro: In roil. Don. B. I8PI auST, Bocrotarr, Cowoa.—will Qa arac noa olgbt noolba from roeaiptof adrloa from tbo Boral Yaobt tfqnadroo that Iho tannaof ooreablo otlTth araodlel- ouragroodbo,and DunreTea'artqfleot lor ibroawaoka to ntoot after arrival lea-rented Amith, Cbalnnao. In a iDboequent conrereaiton Commodore bmltb expreated bltnaelt aa followt: "Tbe cablegram to Seoretarf Qraat today," mid Commodore Bmltb, "meant that If tbe Rotal Yaobtgqnadron ad?lee ue committee bj Jan. it tnat ibey wUi reoelpt for tbe Cup, at requested, It will give Loid Doniaren hit trot race br Sept. lo, wolcfi be bu to earneatlr de- alred. And, If bit raobt gett Here later man he ezpeott ber to do, be will bare tn Interval ot tnree weeke In wblcb to lit ber out for tbe oontetL Tbe committee, In granting inu conceulon to Ibat tbe racea maj come on* lo September, atralned a point, taking advantage of toe mulnal agreement oiatue lo Ibe deed, tltnoagb It maj make It vert bud (or tbe Americana to get readj to defend toe cop at met time. But tbe committee were determined tbet tbli tllegtd Obttaole anonld not aland In tbe way ot there be log a race, u tbey bare til tbe Ume been dealront of bating one. So, If ao Inter- national contest doet not lake place In 1806, It wul not be tbe fault of tbe America Cop Committee. I nave not changed my mud from tbe drat about Ihe pottlbllliy of tbere being a race. Every o most- tlon bta been made to tbe cbailenger that oould be made, bnt tbe point of tbe committee regarding tbe receipt of tbe onp In cnae tbe tropby la won by ibem will never. In my opinion, under any oircum- etancea, be waived. Tbe New York Vacbt Clnb would never content to bold tbe onp after It bad been won beettue tbe Squadron wonld not aign forltudeaired. Tbe auggettlon even la too on' eporlamanllle to have ever bad any consideration, I cannot see, I repeat, bow It It possible for tbe raoe now to fall tbrongb." On tbe following day 0. laallland Kersey. Lord Donraven'a representative In mis country, received a cablegram irom ue latter lo tbe effect tbet a meeting of tbe Royal Yacht Sqoadron wookl be held on Jan. 7, wnloh, being promptly commu- nicated to tbe oommlltee, eieroiaed a oneeilng in- fluence on the members. A press dlanatob from London on the tame day gave the following In- formation to the public: "Lord Donraven'a secretary, In an Interview ills morning, said that hit lordanlp'a condition htvlni been virually compiled with by the New Yorl Yaobt Olob, it now retted solely wltb tbe Bojal Yaobt Squadron whether or not tbere snail be a race." In an interview with a reporter of T7t« Field Lord Dunreven said: "A cablegram wUoh 1 re- ceived yesterday irom New York contains eu ac- ceptance of the ohallenge to race ">gbt montba from deb>. This nun ibe whole tlturu.on. Iiblnk now that tbere will be a race." At to the receipt for Ihe oup, Lord Uunraven'i utterances were very reavrved, since tnls It a club question. If the Royal Yaobt Squadron should deol^e to adhere to the committee's dtclslon ot ISM, cmelj, not to back Ihe ohallenge If a new deed of gut mutt be aooepted, tbere would be no race, out If they should adopt lbs deed and accept ibe ohallenge under the mutual agreement clause on the aame terms to wbloh the New York Club now agreed there wonld be a raoe. 77ie Fltlt will say to-morrow of ihe latter ataie- meut: "Weoonaldertble coarse perfeoily eatieieo- tory; only the terms must be set forth precisely in the deed, Tbe New York Olnbougnt to get legal opinion on tbe qouitou whether their present lib- eral interpretation ot the mutual agreement olaose la allowable. At tbe case now aiands, ao- cordlng to the New York Club, everything con- tained in the deed can be waived; In tact, tbe lace can be arranged aa if no deed exlsteu. We feel sure that the mutual agreement clause never meant ibis. It It did two olubs oonld agree to raoe one raters, and we could tend the boat aboard a sleamer aorota tbe ocean, or could even bulltlt In tbe United States. Tbe New York club should say aotaorlta- Ively what Uey regard aa allowable under this clause. Their interpretation can then be aUaobed to the deed u suggestions short of destroying tne deed, wnloh a club with a mistaken sense of amour propre declines to do. We do not sea toy omer way oat ot the difficulty. Tbe position ceruinly It more hopeful, and we untt the Royal Yaobt Squad- ron will acoent the deed, subject to the conditions mentioned. Lord Vunrsven hot Informed 7Ae Field that the design ot the new Valkyrie has not yet been decided on, although it is duubtleu pretty wall thought oaL The meurlal bu not been ordered. The letter from Lord Dunreven whlob. wu re- ferred to by Secretary arant In Ma cablegram of Deo. 19 wu u follows. 8t Jmw Bueias. S W., June SI. I5S9. BASEBALL. TIIM RATIONAL BOAIID. Bfaaager Barnle was Given a lloarlbg While PfriTer Failed (a Appear. Tbe National Board, comprising N. B. Young, A. H. Soden and C II. Byrne, met at ton o'clock a. a., on Deo. 20, at the Ffth Avenne Hotel, In Ibla city, to settle aome minor disputes sod to hear "bat William Harare and N. F. rteffer bad to say In de- fense lo the oherges prefeired • gainst them, by ue committee appointed at Ihe leoest seeling of ihe National League ud American Association. The Board qulokly sallied a nomber of complicated questions Involving dobs of ibe Pennsylvania Slate and Southern Leagues. Then It was announced that the case of tbe muadelpbla Clnb, of the Pennsyl- vania State League, aralnat tbe Cincinnati Club, In wblcb the fr-nner claimed |2M> for tbe release of kia-aey, ltslnt baseman, to Cincinnati, bad been decided In favor of the latter clnb, on the ground that Master "did not come np to exbeciauons. and bis reserve! Ion by the Cincinnati Clob at tbe end of the season wu a mistake of Treuurer Lloyd." It was nearly eleven o'clock when Marwger Iterate wat admitted to tbe mealing. Fierier felled to ap- pear, but tent a statement of bis esse. Barnle was then asked wbst be had to uytorhimself. lie said Ibatuno definite charge bad been bronght against him he bad nothing In partloular lo say, bnt wu ready toauwer any questions Ibe Board might uk blm. Barnle wuuked a number of questions In relation to tbe part be took In helping to organise the new association, all of which were satisfactorily answered, lie easily convinced the Board that be bad not bad any connection wltb. or taken any part whatever In the formation of toe new associa- tion until after bis contnot with tbe Louisville Olub bad expired. Afier a few more questions bad been uked of Barnle, be wu requested to retire until the Board bad considered bu case. Ue had not been In tbe corridor long, when President Young came out with a paper In bis band, and warned Barnle to sign It, Barnle took the paper, ud went out to consult a friend. He soon came back, and mused to sign It. President Young re- turned to the meeting, and ibe Board deliberated on the subject for several twora. At 6 o'olook r. u. 0. u. Byrne as Id that the Board's staumtni wu ready. It Is u follows: William Barbie bating appeared be fore this Board and boing anatod a baarioStaa rtoooaied br blm. vltb a tlov lo baring this Board relieve blm from the disabili- ties imposed at Iti mooting. Nor. it, sod opoo a lull aad pailanl lavaiUgaUon or all msutrs bosriag opoo tbo quostllOB at laise. tbfa Board Bode: First—That Irn all ibo toeiknoor sobmilled It ap- Kirs ibal William Btroia. wbllo coder oonuact lo Ibo nlsvlllt Baseball Clnb. vaa anllialr loial lo blaolab sod lo no war acted prejudicial lo tbo elob's InlerotU. Fnlbormoro, It bu boee mode oltsr Ibal at oo lime did ■r Barnle make ear«ubrt to Induce anr player undor eootraol lo anr national atroomoot club U» Join or Idrn- Urr bimMll wltb any organisation aougonlltle lo Iho national agreement. Seoood-tlabaeiiueBttoiheoloesoribo season ot loTH, lo wit. Bept 30. Hr Bsrals admlu bo did Idoolllr tlnv Mil with anew association about to bo formed wbleb oaoaavarllr wss lo come in cosQIclwith tbo BSllonal agrasmsBt. Ueadmltsslao Uistbo wss avare, aarlr la Beplsmber, Uell ol tie foimatloo of a so <alM arooricu Asaoclatioo. buldld not Idonllff blmaoll with It boiII oa or abont Oct. iri. Tblrd-lt bu also boso msde elur to this Board.aod Mr. Baioie ao eoneadea. that nblla bo waa Identifying blotellwllb thaloroattwiotlnonav American Asoocta lion bo wss si the i sme time eadeavonog i o sseui sen plnjmoot with anaUonalaaiavmenlrlab Poanb—In U.eabssaco ofsovpi.a'ltve ovldems affeol- lag William BaiBle's loyally, ibt' Board bu oo other a! tarnsilvo bultoromovelheaasptoalon ImpoMdon blm OD Nov. UL In taking tbli aeUon this Board desires to aay thai wblla Mr. Bsrnls adalie be wu a factor In tbo framlog or the original national agrooroinl. be dtolioea in aar way to pat blmatlf on loeotd eaoalna alleglanra to Us oallonsl agreement of profeailooal baseball elobs All panlee Identified wllb Ibe oatlonal agreement can tale doe notice of ihe above but, and govern ibemielves so- ur Daia Bin-I bag to ackoowiedgo iho receipt ot roar letter rl star V, wltb locloauis. I am aaovodlnglr aorry Ibaladlmculiv huansen wllb r« aid lo the ebal- lange of too Bojal Yoeht Bquodron, m .do to mr for Ibo America cop; end my regret la tbe art a cat alaos I Bad I wu mlsuuen u lo Ihe terme on wbleh s ebaUenge wonld baaeeoplad. I did oot know that lbs now deed of gill wu In any way Involved, and sen only express my elneere rogretee being nnder a mleappro- baastoD m that rot poet. What I intsmled to do. and what I tbongbt I bad dose, wu lo ehnllsago to eat I tbe Valkyrie for the onp sgslnst anr vaaatl the Now Tork Yaobt ulnb might aalset, aoonvdlog- to lbs eondluou that goverood l£e last ihreo InurnalloBSl contssts; aad to the spirit of that cfaalloogsl wtab loadbora. Aa far as sailing for tbo Amsrlca Cup Is concerned, I am in the banda of tbo Royal Yaobt Bqoadroo. It C-;r Inslrocl na to sail, wall snd good. ■nt,onlheothsrbsad,I attach ao Importanee to lbs aatnxeof theprtae: all leaio lor isths laurrost boloog- Ing toe fair oompoUlloo holwsoo tbo laovoaaela.aBillf IbelvewTorh YacbtOlubaod Ibemaolvu naaMo to offer thaamarleaCnpuaprlia,! abaLI b*ready,oo DrpaiL to eell atalaal wuaioverracbe wonld have been ooleeud todafana It, either ror a pnao ol ou,oal value, or for noib ingaiaU. Blaoaihoiele eeareelr umalor lonber cop raapoDdanea on the sabjaot. II would bo very convenient that I abooldbereprataalad by eomeoaeoB yooraldeof Iheovaaa. I have written, therefore, a loner loaenoral Feue, of which I enclose a eopy, and if bewiu blndiy ooasontloMifor mol will abide brwbautar arvaoia- mealsbemahw Iamsoodtog aoopjot 'nia laturto flaasisl Pnlna Yours traly. Dosaavai. To Jsmee D femllb. Eaq^NawTorre. The answer to this letter la self explanatory. Then wu no race in 1880. Commodore Smith wrote u follow: . New Yost, Jolt la, US. arv Loid —I have lbs boaor to auoowledgw tbo re- eolpt ol roar latter ol Jena M lut I bavo also rocaived BMttevrrom Iho tpactal comnittaeol the ■oyalfaebt aaaaaroa appoustad to decide aar qoosijon ibak algbt ansa concerning Iho challenge made by Ibom la voar behalf lor the America Cop. von are doabuesa familiar with tbo oooteau of ibla paper, and it wu with profoood rvarrwt Unu I loaraod rroco It that UM apovtal enmmlllee wove maable to ooagrm the ebaUesga made oa poor be- half tor the Amenea Oap. Anwleaa |aabtaaea ware graatly Lnlaraated la the p i e p ceed saataa, aad are msab ooidlnsly Tbe Boari Pfeffer: d took tola action in the < i of Pred Dnanotice having been nerved bj IbaObelnnen of tbla Board oo Mr. Wooer thai a mealing ol the National Board soabl be beld In New Tork cny Dee. SJ, ISM, to give blm an opportunity to be beard and abov canes, trasy be bad. aby the dlrabllny tmpotau oa blm Nov. 10 should oot be remfved, snd Mr. Pierfar notevelllog btm- ulf ol the oppnrlnnltr to bo burd lo poraon. but i ro- unting a aaaaral bnt cilxenielr ladeOnlla and noaaUa futory wrluaasuitameat, and liom avtdvnootBbmlltod to this Board, bolb orslly ud lo writing, this Beard Bade no reason why tbo disability Imposed In lbs cats of Mr. Fred Pfeffer oa Nor. ISahooH be vemoved. When the statement had been anown to tfanager Barnle be became angry ud entered the ntieting room and herd a beaten argument with President Byrne. Then Barnle g,ve the following letter to the numbers of the press for publication, it wu a oony of tbo one that President ronng bad presented to nun earlier In the day and ne bad refused toalgo: To van Niviosal. Boabo.— ffonlmew; In appaarlBg before yon lo msbs snawer to ceiteio ehorau made Bgeloet na aad reqttsttiag Ibis Boatd lo removo Ibadla ability Imposed opoo ma by lie action ol Nov. IP, Its)!, in declaring ma Ineligible lo be Ideoliaed with any na- tional Mrevmentclnb, I dealie to uy tbat I vaa one of Ihefreraera ol tbo original national agi cement, and Brm In Ihe belief that IhelBlereetaol Iho naliooal game can baetbssabecrvBd bytbe meloleoanee ol tbe naliooal aaTaameatol professional baseball oloba Iwlabloda- olaie mt allegiance lo said naliooal agreement now and fortbsfblnre. Barnleaald he refuted to tlgn the above on the ground tbatbe did not believe ibe National Board oould compel blm to abow allegiance to anything, or tell blm In what business, baseball or otherwise, be should engage. In order to Ond out tbe exact meaning ot ibe Board's ruling, Piesldeot Powers, of tbe Eastern Lesgoe, uked Byrne ir Barnle could be engaged by the Eulern Lesgoe. Byrne's reply wu, ''You can nao your own Judgmeui I" Powers said that Llarnle would either umpire or be a man- ager In bit leegne nut season. n e n DIAMOND VIKLD OOBBIP. Latest layings nnd Doings of ike Base* ball Fraternity. President Brush, of tbe Cincinnati Olob, sfier signing W. Ewlng lo manage next season's learn, said: "We discussed the question of onr plsjlng suengih freely. We bare twenty-dee or iblrty platers from wblob to select the team of MM. Some of them are the beet players In baatbau. Some ot them are known to be too weak for league company, and tome ere u unknown qaeailty. Tbere will be ample opportunity before the league season opens to determine pretty cloaely Just what will do and what will not. While Ening would be K' id to get Boale from New York. Uamiltoa from lladelphla and Nash from Boston, ud In this way select a sine that would be certain to win the pennant, bereoognliestbo lacttbatlt would be Im- possible. Be vudersiaoda tbat he Is to take tbe material we have on band, and that which we may be able to secure by trade or purchase, and aim It organise bta team for the coming aeason. The management a lands ready under Kwlog. u It bu In the put, to sirenglhru whenever and wherever it ft possible, but It Is unalterably opposed to weak enlog any position because of criticism until a belter piaior than tbe one to be released can be obtained. Ealng will bring tn ihe Cincinnati Olub as thorough and oomnletea knowledge of baseball at any man living. Ue expects to be able to lake an active part in the game, plating Brat bass. He Is very much pleased with aome of tbe new ma- terial which we secured from the Western Leegne. Ue busuggtstcd two or throe changes In tbe per- sonnel of the teem, wblcb. If Ibey can be effected, wul greatly strengthen and Improve It. I certainly hope for and look for better tesolta this coming year than we have bad lo the past. Bancroft Is en- gaged to look after the nuances, both at home and abroad. This will be his fourth year, and his work has been very taUatactory. Ue goes Booth this week, bnt he will return before long, after which he will devote hie time entirely to shaping no the hnadneas affairs of Ibe clob. we piopose to fit np an offioe tor hie benefit si some convenient central Ohsrles Hoover, a catcher, who bu been playing professionally for the psst nine seasons, was bom Sept. 21,18*6, at Hound City, 111, but It wu at Han- nibal, Mo., that be learned to play ball. Uis profec- atonal career did not beglu until ltw. when bo ac- cepted an engagement wllb ibe Ltucoln Ciub. or ibe Wtstern League. Ue did exceedingly well that Beaton, ranking high In bolb tbe baiting and Bold. Ing averages of the Western League, lie began Ue aeason of Mr wltb ibe Lincoln club,of tbe western Lessor, bat hnlsbed it with the Kat ssa City Club, of the aame league. The Western League season began Apill 11 and ended on Dot. % Unrlng Ihe aeason tbe Leaveowortb snd St. Joseph Clubs dis- banded, and ibeir places were taken by Wlobttaaud Emporia, who also disbanded alter a short stay. In Isbs Uoover Joined the OblcagoChib.otiho Western Asrocbulon. whose obemnlonahlp season began April ZS and ended Oct. 9. In tbe letter partof June the St Louis club retired and ihe Sioux Cltv blub wu admitted la Its place, sad later on tbe Ulnne* epulis Club alihdrewand Uavenpoittook Us place. Hoover agBln did good work aad ranked high In both tbe official balilog ud Holding averages of Ihst assoolslloo. Ills good work tnat season led to his engagement wllb the Ransu Ulty Olub, of the American Atsoclstlon, lor the aeason of lut, he taking part that year to seventy uno onampiooshlp games, sod again stood well np In ibe irrlolal aver- ages of tbatauoclaiion. Ue began tbe season ot IMS) with the Kansu Ulty Club, of the Who ro As- sociation, hut finished it with the linooln Club of the same tsaoolei loo. lu MM Hoover wu with the I'ail.lnsbnrgClui, of the Montana League. When the Southern Assoola'lon wu organised for tbe season of IBM, Hoover wu engaged l y the Cnarles- ton Olub as one of lie catchers, and be remained wllb tbst club nmll It disbanded late In the season Hoover wu alwata a aura snd reliable batsman and a very olever Older, lie hu been oredlled with many halting reals, but tbe most noteworthy ot these occurred lo a obamsionablp nine between He Lincoln and Wlonita Clubs, of the Western I/agur, plajed Aog. 8,1IUI, at IJncoln, Neb., the former thon winning bv 40 to 1. Hoover went to tbe bat nlneilinialn that gaiuo, sid wucredlted with seven safe line, Ino.udlug a home rnn. He ■ made seven ruur. point down town, where, at certain hours of ibe day snd evening, be can be fonnd by any ono hav- ing business wlih tbe msnsgemeot. 11 Jsmes A. Hsrr, President of the Chicago Club, who la one the Committee on Holes, ot the National League and American Association, la uol In favor of any radical onuses being made In ibe playing rules. In s tstk on tbst subject be said: "In my estimation tbe Immense popularity of crlckelln Eng- land and Australia can be ascribed to the mero tact that the rules of lbs game have not been meddled wltb for many years. Tbe present generation la playing under Ibe same rules the forefelhi rs used, sua they have not been tound wanting. While orlcket bu been given the teet of maoy more years than base ball, still It Is a parallel esse. Toe advancement of the American game bu i>eoo won- derfully rapid, and bu now reached a high stan- dard. Of course,Ills susceptible of mill greater Improvement, but In wbst wsi it not Just low ap. parent. Tbero will be no radical cbange made Ibat I kuow ot now, but yon can put It dowo for a cer- tainty that effona will be made to enrorce a certain rule passed l«tjear. I refer to Role 61. regarding coaonlng. It la perfeot In Its construction audooly needs enforcement to make it a powerfol lector in theanppresslrnof rowdyism on ihe ball Held. In what way II will be enlorced.l cannot say, but Ihe lime has come when vigorous aiepa are oetestary. Further loan that I do not osre to be quo ed." Prob- ably few of even ibe tegular patrona ut u.e natiunal game bare ever read Hole 61, and many still be surprised « ben they do read it at Its slmoat uallv vlolatlona doting tbe souedule season, and most Hagrsnt violations at tbat. Tbe rule Is u follows: ■ Rule 12. The coeohera are restricted to coaching the base runner only, ud are not allowed lo ad- dress any remarks except to the base runoer.snd then only In words of necessary direction, and shall not use nmguage wblob will In any manner refer to or reflect npou a player if the opposing; olub, the umpire or tbe apeclalort, ud nut more than two coaobers, who may be one plajer parili I- psilhg In the game snd any other player under oontraotto It, in the uniform or either olub, tball be allowed at any one time. To enforce tbe above too captain of the opposite side may call the alien Hon of tbe umpire to the offense, and upon a repeti- tion of the same, the offending plater shell tie debarred from further ceaoblogdnnog Uio gaiui.'' President Young In talking about Ihe action taken by the National Board In the cues of Pfeffer ud Barnle, said: "The committee could not have taken uy other action than it did In tbo case sgslut Pred Pleffer. His letter wu a peculiarly worded dooon,eni, highly unsailsfsciory, ud did not show a tingle reason why bis durabilities should be re- moved. Besides, there wu ample evidence In tbe hands i f tbe committee to ebuw Ibat be bad tam- pered altb players doting the ume thst he was under contract to the Louisville Clob. In Iho light of these face, iheto wu uothlog left but io declare blm perpetually Ineligible to contract wllb clubeor leagues working under the national agreement. Bsrnle'a esse wu olfferent In some retpecis. lie anowed to the satisfaction of tbe committee that be bad not In any manner become Identified with tbo proposed opposition organization until alter his release by the Louisville Club, snd therefore, be wu declared eligible. Uoweier, be did Ideality himself wlih tbe opposition shortly alter but release, sod lo this Ihe committee took exception. In going to the other side be made ww on tbe national agrtemeni. of wi.lcli be blm- self wu one of tbe framtrs, and, natural!;, for tbe good of the game, ihe committee Insisted that be put himself on record u owing allegiance to tbe egret mem to prevent In s measure another back- sliding. This he refused to do, sod that It where tbe matter stands. We were very can ful lo bare a stenographer In ihe room during tbe time be wu making his defence, ud when that matter Is ready for publication, follnwore of Ibe game will under- stand Ue whole boslneu better loan I can explain It Jut now, I don I see what objection be could hare to admitting allegiance to a measure wbleh he helped to Irarne, and wblcb la the mslnalay of the game." ThomuO. Van Colt, one < f ihe pioneers of lbs national game ot baseball, died Dec. U at bta resi- dence In this city, aged seventy seven jeara. lit Orst played with tbe Wuhmgloo Club, which ww merged Into tbe UoihamClub In into, end ranked next lo the Knickerbocker Club In point of senior. Uy of organisation. Ue pitched for Ihe Ootliam Club for seven successive aeaaona, his skill In tbat respect causing him to be aelet-Ud to represent the Oothain Vloou pitcher of tne New York team Ibat defeated a picked nine of the Brooklyn clubs Jul; 20,18M, at the Publon Cour«, Long Island. Vu Colt gsve np ptaylog In 1B&9 snd went Into the hotel business st Great Neck, Long Island, Irom which he retired about twelve yean ago. ThomuOabiU, captain and manager of tbsSeres- ton team of the Eastern League, Is reported u dying at h s home In Scruton, Pa, from nemor rbaget, brought on by our exertion In s football game. 11 Is announced thai ailbert HalBeld bu been dratted by tbs Louisville Club lo pis; third bats on lis team next N. V. ru ffer hu wrliien the following letter to I'fcslGool N. E. Vunngln aoawor to ibe nitargca of the comtLltlee aptjo.niud at ibe rsceutmrjur league mreilng, uuder which be wu auaptndeo: '-in the letter part of tbe eeaatin 1 wu lt>Juredand seuured my lOlesM from Ibe l,ouUvllle ulub by furfrlUng my salary. I met some friends who asserted that u Ibo twelve olub circuit- au a failure and tbe programtbeof tbe nujiir league wu to cul Ibe clr- tull to eight clubs, it would be a good thing to r. vivo Ihe old American Association. Tbe; ukvti me lo Join Utnm. 1 wu free from tbe national sgreement, snd I know of no law wblcb tea trains a man fmtu bettering bis condition. I did talk wlih persons lo other clUes regarding Ibe new scheme, ud had II gone through I would have been altheheadoftbeChlcago Club. I em charged wllb trying to Induce plajera to leave the major kagoe. I nave never written a Hue utlug nor player to leave the league. Tbere wu no orgBOlia* lion at Ihe II0.0. ud I am ai a loss to understand why I amsupended. I have pl»)i <l ball fourteen jura and my record apeska for Itself." Tbe New York Stale League wu foiued at a meeting held Den. la, at AI boor. N. Y. Tne follow log delegates were present: J. 1). Maloney and 0. Labdell, of tbe Troy Ulub; Ur. 0. Peters ud Prank I'armenter, of Ibe Amsterdam; U. U. Ball and A, Verlfger, of tbe Johnstown; Louis Lowland Ueurge II. deer, of ibe Oloversvllle. Ur. O. Peters wu elected president of the ksgoe, Mr. Ball seore'sr; and Mr. Levi ireuurer Each olub put np lit u protecilou under the national agraement, Class U, wltb reservation,»bd mustlater put up lluo ua guarutoo lo play the enure season. There will be to Sunday games. A oomoiltKe wu appointed lo consider the appllcallon of other cltlu lo loin tbe league, and to determine whether It shall be a tlx or an tight clob league. Among tneililesauxluu lu Join are Utlca. Sobenectady, Newborg, Pougb- keepsle and Kingston. The following direutois were ohosen: J. 0. Maloney, Troy; Frank Farmtn- ttr, Amsterdam; A* Verlegtr, Johnstown,snd Louis Uvl,Glovirsvllie. Tbe oetttueeiligwill beheld lu January President Meyers, of the llarrlsburg Clnb, of ibe I'oonsjlvula male League, Is quoted u U)lsg that be will not enler Into any scheme to form a rival to the rennsylvanla Hlale League, ud ibal be spprovesof the vesting ot Ibe three oraoes of prist. deut, secretary snd treasurer in one person, u wu done at the late meeting, when John J. Uulon wu selected, There la aome talk of formlog a Keniuoky Hlate League with ihe oloba located at Fatlucab, Coving- ton, Lexington, Parle, Ma>aville and Bowling Uraeo, there being abudance of local players who are willing to play at least three naaua week for lltelr espouses. A Slate Leegne for West Virginia, with throe games a week, Is also under dlunaalon. II Is lo embrace Cbarlealon, Aibland, Uuntlngton, Parkeraburg, Oration, Clarksburg, atertinaGurg, and Biaunton, Vs. A meeting of the promoters of Ibe new Toronto Olub, of the Eastern league, wu beld Deo. It, at Toronto, Ool Fe er llyan wu elected prealoent end ireuurt r, w. J. Smith, vice president: and P. II. Eiraore, aecrelary. Toe dltectots appointed wars Police Inrpeotor Hiark, County crown Attor- ney Carry and Frank Nelson. Charles Mad dock, tbe veteiao playi r, wu ugaged aa inensger and Inatruiutd lo go the ular; limit to secure (be best talent avallabfe, James Mulrte, formerly manager of the old "Mela" ud toe New York team, bu retornod to Ibis city after ao altaence of several)ears. Uew;s: ' I have coils back for the drat ume since I left herein IWI, I have bad a long spell of aioknear, but Ism reeling belter now than I have for sums urns. I hope soon to lake charge of a seml-pMesslonal teen, and see what I can do with IL" Word comts from Chicago tbat N. F. Pfsffsr, Ibt acted second baseman, who bu been blacklisted by tbe National Board, us been offered a poelUon as baseball reporter on u afternoon paper In that city. Alter a eontollaUon between K. B, Talooll, J, J, Ooogao and Lawyer A. W. Kldd.e on Dec. 21, In iblsclty, the lease of tbe Polo 0rounds «u signed ud everything pronounced satisfactory. William A. Koorke bu aavered bis oonneotlon with the Omaha Club In tbs Western Association, of which ba wu Ibe manager and principal stock- holder, ud desires to get control of sod nrsnut a dub In tbe Texu Boothsrn League. Me Is par. Ucularly partial to Dallas. President Byrne, of tbe Brooklyn Olub, recently recelud a letter from John a rim, who for several years au the olever catcher of lb* Louisville Olub, ud wbou release wss pore based last Pall by Ihe Brookljn Club, accepting the dab s terms,and ask- ing that a contract be forwarded to blm st bis home atlndlsupolls, Ind. Oeerge w. Howe, ex-treasurer of tbs Olevelsad Olob, has, with bis wUt, Jul momed boms from a trip to Japan. William U. Murray bu been re-engaged to man- age ins) Providence team, of the Eastern League, for aest George 8. Davis, who bu sacoeeded John at. Ward u nutaagsr and captain of tne New Tort team, nu been stalling friends In this oily during the past few daje. In u Interview abont tbe make np ot next Mason's local team be said: "The main Interval lies In the vacanoy at second base. There Is so doubt about Ihe sblllty of MoPhse or obllds to ail Kurd* shoes. While I would like to see Mo- Fbee or Ctllds on the nine, tor then Unto would, In my mind, be no doubt of onr winning Ihe pennant, I wonld not advise the olub to pay twice the amount for Ibe release ol ruber that It is worth. Bather than aw them be foroed to tbat morse, 1 will ad- vies Ibe lilal of BtsifordslsecoLd. Do 1 believe he oould plar the poatnont I do Indeed. In California he was ue beat short imp oa tbe coast. Us bu never had a regular trial In sdj position onUienlne. 1 regard Stafford u a comer. How abont Bler- beutrr A go*.d fleldor, but too weak In batting for si, Biarlbid, If n aj ed regularly, * ill oat like a (Tend, u they say. Now about B, nuer. Did run nullos bow eagrr Muucr Uulon wu to trade Bonner forstarrori! and 11.0001 Wby, I'd not trade Stat- lord tor half a d- ten Bonner*. They're nut In the aatnsolais. Murphy Islursloable lolhe team ua utility man, but be will not do for second, lie Is much to bajhL x player tor Ihe position must be a atooklty built man. Murphy caniiolbsconsldered." When asked why be doee not play the base himself, he said: "I did play It In California lest Wlnler.ud oould dolt sailtfsoiorily, I know, flut where can wa get a third bast man r Tbe third base at lbs Polo around* In this ell; Is the hardest one In the major league croon to play. Tbere it a deep atop* toward the position ud the around is bardud son lo spots sort full of boles ancTlrregularlUes. It oan'l be made smooth and lovnl tor any length ut Ume. The foundation aeema to ne uncertain- One can tea reel; u II wheiher ihe 1*11 la oooilog at btm on a high bound nr a ahooL I've anally got II down pretty well, hut It tout tin e lo Iratn io play It ud I iion'i ilie io give H up. We're all right In regards bi pi otitis. We know what Jluale ud Meek In can do. Tm-n ti era'B Westervell and Qerman. Wi ster- n-It is a wnimor, and I know It. What he laobi Is courage. If I can control blm In that he'll be an- nihir Metkln. Wby, loan go up against Rualeud Meetln in peolloe and bll ibem out occasionally, but Weit. r\ ell makes a fool of tne—In ptactios. Thst'a when he doesn't fall In oonrage. Ills drop is the greatest I ever taw, and be bu a -Jump ball'a blob uoglit lo be a winner. I'm going lo give bltn every opportunity to corner bin courage. If be does It be a hi site Hutte and Metkln a raoe for Ural honors. 'O'Youngtwu Juituweak kneed when he first pitched for Cleveland, but we stood by blm till be rallied, and then be mowed them down. Hot ir W estervell fail* ws have Oermu, and u be Is well again he will be no experiment. In FAirell ud Wilton we have wbst 1 consider the beet two oatobera In lbs league. This boy Wilson is s great back stop and s good bluer, lie will get more work nekt season thu he had tbls, and will have a nbance to alto* bis wi-rk. He la bound lo be one ot the stars. Tlte outfield Is all rlgbillTletnsn will selUs right down to bnalneas. But he muil do It now, I consider blm, when In furtn, one of the best batamen in ue league 1 will ato 'Mlko' per- sonal!;, ana ask blm to begin now to prepare for neat sessoo. It he wltl ik> thst he will be oa the nine. If be will not lake sdvlte we will have Hu- non, a brother of Buetun's right fielder, who Is a man Bboni Doyle's build snd a iplended p'syer. Speaking of Hoyk, I wut to go on record bare u aaylng that he la tbe best fit si lesetuu 1 ever saw. lis is a wonder." Manager Morion, ot tee Buffalo Ulub, of the gait. era League, Is quoted mt saying: '-You tan aay that ws propose to turn oot s rennanl winner In Bufralo next year. We have excellent malorlat to plok from, and when the seastio opebs we will be lo the htst possible shape fora aocotaaful ohase after Ihe peinanL We will ptubaiiir start the year wllb four Pitchers. Uf Ihise Moliliinli sud llerndon, of Hie K'tes, will be two, and the others will yet have to be >eleoiert. The Inst players of but season's nine will be relelrx d, and of oouim Urquhart and Uruby * III be seen In their usual positions. Alow weeie biroro the ctieaiptouibip ganira begin 1 will take the enlhe team on a one or two weeks' pru- nes trip, ud It la poailblo Ibal I may he able lo pk k up a a ar. That Is tbo wsy I got bold of llerndon for tbo Kris Oluli lut year, and I may be Just u aucoraalul ntxl Hnrltg u I wu la this lnsuu.ee, The n en »lll he In the but possible form when lue schedule games begin, sud I exneoi to put up ultampiouhlp hall from ibe Ural couieoL Kraukllo Park will lie remodeled for next year's games. The stand will be muved refiner tieot, aud Ha Mating capacity will be luoreeied. Tbe home plsle will then be brought farther for- ward, so u to Inert sea tbe outfit Id. Buffalo Is ripe for a great aeason next year, and ihe ertugertrnt of ibe present oircult with our old lla,e rival, Ho- ohesler, will tend lo Increase Ibe Interest la Ihe halHe. This Is especially so since Jobo U. Chap- I will have Ibe rueo of that city In ubnrge. Then, too,Toronto Is clue si hud, and II wllldolheen- Ibuslasls good when our hoys tub It Into lbs men from aorou ihe border. All ihlhga considered, wllb aa good a loam u we hope and expos! In have, pruapeds for asooceasful aeason are exceed- ingly bright," The nest tu< ellng ut Ihe Trxu-Boulnrrn League, originally called lor Houston, Jon. 7, lent, bu been changed to Dallu,on Ibe ume dale. A majority or the clubs hare requested tbs obuge because Dallu Is easier ol accen than Houston. J. 0. Mo- Neslui, president uf lbs Tolas rJouloem League, lias fllecfs formal protest wllb President Yonng, of the National League ud American Aaaooisuun, against the recogaition and granting of proieoilou to ibe socalled Bouiliern association rtoeiilly or- gasm! at Atlanla, so long u thst orguitalltn ro- tal oa New Orleans la Its oircult. Thai oily legiti- mately belongs lo tbs Texu-Hoathern League, which was organised on Hot. 11 last, fully a iw nib before the Southern Association caae into exist- ence, aud bad slso been gusrsoietd protection by Pres dent Young. The Texu Southern League Is determined to stand by lis rlgula ud hold New O.-teans in lis clfculL President Powers, of Ibe Kasirrn League, has Is- sued Ihe fallowing notice: Easlern league nonlrants approved: With Hytacuss-Uhailta Boas, K. He Moulrtvllle. William Day, James I'urcell, Prank Latbron. Wltb Wllkeslisrrs-Vusrlea bmltb, Wil- liam lllgglns. hpeolal-TOe llocbeau r and Toronto Clubs have been admitted to meuibetebln In ihe Kuurrn League. Jnlm 0. Chapman hu been eu gsgsd u manager or tbe Rochester Club, services oreln-ed: Uy Hurjalo-Hein Wise, 11; Koohrs ol— Claries Uouley, Cbsrles Usmburg, Perry Werden, John Crooks, John Huston, James imryu, William Sweeney, Fielders Walters, Wright, nl llarrlsburg, II. P, Payie, Catcher a Frost and Winters, Pliouere Alex. Jones, Mlohwl Kllroy, Jordan end Sprasue. Uy rtyraense— Fred liartmsxin. Uy Torento— Paul Radford. J, Eerie Wagner, or the Wublngton Olob, hu notified llssldent Young, of Ihe Nations! Lrsgue ud Amertcu Association, that Lut club would waive all claim to tbe services of Mariln Bergen, Ut New Rnsland league catcher, who wu slgnod by bis olub for neat season. President Young bu evidence In bis posseasioo whluh ihosa ibat Bergen had accepied the urma offered hlin by the "--t-i llty Olub. ol the Wtstern l*ague, sod |W advance money given blm by Manager Jaruee II, Manning on Nov, 2o but, snd that Manager Bobnielt, or the Washington Clou, had not sifted blm ooilllko. 3. Fnsldenl Powers, of Ibt Eastern Lesgue, ssys: ■To appoint Jobn B. Day managing director ol the Now York Club would be s most popular ru-ve. All those wbom I neve talked wllo aregreailt lo favor ol seeing Mr, Hay placed In oharge saalu. lie produced a winner in llM BLd law, hut during the lut two fears, In wblcb be wuprealdeiil ol the clob, there wu no money with wblob to rnn tlilugo. Wlih the olub In Its present excellent fJnuotal coadiuon, Mr, Dsr ought to prove a worthy successor to Mr. TalooU." Manager xtaddooks, of the new Eastern league learn, of Toronto, Unl., is being importance to tclKtOBlycsaadlaaplayeisrorhis team. Among ihoas reoommeaded to bin ere catchers Maione and Blppl and Second Uaaeman Johnson, who wu terra snort Ume last year with the Buffalo Olub, Managsr Haddocks says be will give u many of tbs boms bn;a a chance as he can ir they prove tut enough for the company they bats to travel lo, but be profoaes lo haveugood some si be cu sscore, and one that wUI rimcl credit on tne city wblob U represent*. "Buck Ewli/g made mtar friends while be wu a member of the Oleveund team, and they ire look- Ing forward to his making a good showing with the Cincinnati Heda next sessoo," uys The CTets- lond Ifi/rld. "Wlih Tebssu oaptslo ol the Cleve- land team, snd Swing st Cincinnati's helm, tbs old Urns rivalry that exists betweu lbs metropolis of us Busts and the ex-metropolis, will be hotter thu ever." President Young Is quoleduMjIog: "l« peUed to release Umpire Tun UarsT beosoee (Jx clubs requesfd me to do so. I raaard nun u tlx best umpire Is tbe country, sad I Inlnt nil removal wu uwasranisd."