THE SPORTING LIFECOPYRIGHT, 1102 BY THE SPOUTING LIFE PUB. CO. INTCHCD AT PHI LA. f. O. AS SECOND CLASS MATTER.

VOLUME 19, NO. 18. PHILADELPHIA, PA., JUNE 25, 1892. PRICE, TEN CENTS.

LATE TOBY WIRE.RECENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION FROH

LEAGDE HEADQUARTERS.

Contracts, Releases and Suspensions AForfeited Game Set Aside-Texas

League in Out ol the let.

GENERAL SPORTING INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD.

FROM LEAGUE HEADQUARTERS.Latest Contracts and Releases Other

Official News.Fpprlil to PPORTISO !-!«-

WASHINGTON, D. C., June 24. Headquar­ ters National League and American Associa­ tion of Professional Base Ball Clubs:

CONTRACTS FOR 1892.With New York F. Van Zandt.With St. Louis J. Galvin.With Pittsburg P. J. Donovan, W. H.

Terry.With Southern League John Riddle, Wm.

Tieruey.With Nebraska League H. Stoney, J. T.

Derrick, C. B. Offill, Archie B. Cole, J. Bheehan.

With Eastern League W. McNamara, C. E. Swartwood, Ralph Johnson, Aug. lloran.

RELEASED.By Pittshnrg Jas. Galviu. By Cincinnati Jas. Duryea, E. D. Burke. By Washington P. J. Donovan, F. J.

Foreman.By New York C. E. Bassett. By Cleveland J. J. Doyle. By Boston H. D. Stovey. By Baltimore W. H. Terry. By Birmingham W ro. Tanner, Ace Wilder.

SUSPENDED.M. JIcQuaid, J. J. Donovan, Edw. Williams.

SPECIAL,In the Cleveland-8t. Louis forfeited game

of May 21, the Board of Directors have unan­ imously voted to set the umpire's decision iside.

The Texas State League has paid for quali­ fied membership, Class "B."

N. E. YOCNO, Sec'y.

THE LATEST SCHEME. -Alleged Movement For a Central

Sunday Playing League.SjU'Cia! 10 SPORTING LtFB.

TOLEDO, June 24. A new base ball league was quietly sprung on the public here this iveek. President Gunnells, of the Toledo Club, was visited by a former Detroit mag­ nate and by a gentleman who owns a club in both the Western and National Leagues, whose names we will not reveal until next week, and a scheme outlined is to start a cen tral league with eight cities,on the same plan us the Western League. The salary limit will he £!0.000. St.'Louis.ioui.svillc, Kan­ sas City, Di'trotr. rndinutiiuiliV Columbus and J^odo lin ve •. league and the

"othi-r city wi.. 'lonJay.When interviewen Mr. i.tnnnells refaM^to

reveal tbe names of tbe gentlemen, buHRTed that one having tired of the cumbersome Us League and the other wearied ofjgri^c- l<all it all, had decided to start a °4|M^^a X with the best cities in the Westeni League and a few of the National. The scheme as now completed is to form a league of eight clubs on the Millenium Plan, with a $20,000 salnvy limit.

The gentlemen desired Toledo's member­ ship above any U|B^:n League city. They have taken notl^^Hf attendance here anc other cities, and p^iounce Toledo the best ball town in the Western League. One gen tleman offered to take half the Toledo stock This was with the provision that SundaybaT be played unmolested here. Otherwise they claimed Toledo to be undesirable. Mr. Gun nells, however, will own aud operate the club himself.

Kmiras City, Detroit, Columbus, St. Louis Louisville,Indianapolis.Toledo and oneother city not yet decided on, will form the circuit The league is an assured thing.

NOT 'SETTLED YET.Genins Fails to Report to tbe Pitts

burg Club.Ppectftl to >T>ORTI.\O I.IFK.

PlTTSBL-i!G,Pa.,Jnne24. President Young has wired -he Pittsburg Club that he has notified President Brush, of Indianapolis and President Williams, of the Westerr Lengue, thai Indianapolis must give up Genins to Pittshurg at once, or they will violate the National Agreement. Mr. Young

report here yesterday. ClECLE.

CONDENSED DESPATCHES.Bp^clfll 'o SprtariNO Lin.

Catcher Bird, late of St. Louis, has signed with Troy.

At Providence on" the 22d Brown beat Princeton 5 to 2.

Edward Williams has been suspended bj the Chattanooga Club.

The Cincinnati Hub has signed pitche: Dwyer, late of St. Louis.

The Seattle Club has sold catcher Lohbeck': release to the Spokane Club.

The Chattanooga Club has signed catchc Paul Jones, of Danville, Ky.

Manager Leonard, of the Binghamton Bas Ball Club, has been released.

Captain Comiskey was summoned to Chi jac;o on Thursday to the bedside of a dyinj lister.

The New York C'ub has released secon r>Hseman Bassett and catchers Murphy an r'Wds.

The Birmingham Club has released Wrm Tanner and Ace Wilder and suspended J. J Donovan.

The Manchester Club's franchise in th N'ew K-glnnd League has been offered fo ialf and a break in the circuit is impending

Outfielder Jimmy Williams has. according to n Lo.iisviile despatch, jumped the Syra euse Club aud returned to bis home in Louis vilte.

Clarkson, Nichols, Lowe, Quinn, Stive't nnd Tucker, of the Boston team, have con rented to accept reduction of salary. Mik Kelly has until July 1 to say whathcwill do

The Louisville Club has asked for Manage riuipman's resignation and has appointei Prctler captain and manager. Chapman chiims to have an ironclad contract as man ttger for a year, and will bring suit to enforce

Sam Laroqtie has deserted the Seattle Clu and has been suspended by the Pacific North west League, which is not vet under Nntioua Agreement protection although it has appliec for it recently. Laroque has gone to Quiuey whose team he will luauiige.

Testimony in re Charles Flack vs. the I.idgewood Land and Improvement Co., th BrooKlyns, Limited; the Yale Foot Ball As 801-iulion, et al, was taken before t'ominis liouer Lewis Barriuger, Esq., of Pb'taiijl

'hia, on Wednesday. This ia an action to ecover damages for Injuries sustained by ailing of the temporary seating stands at Eastern Park, Brooklyn, November, 1890, during the great foot ball game between Yale and Princeton. The seats were originally >art of the "bleacher" stands of Forepaugh 'ark. Flack and others wore severely injured ly their fall, and brought suit against the )rooklyn Ball Club and other defendants, for lamages, on the ground of negligence in the rection of the said stands, whereby the acci- lent resulted.

HULL AT BASK BALL.

New York's Senator Counts Rase Hits and Krrors Regardless of Chicago.WASHINGTON, June 22. Senator Hill was

neof the spectators to-day at the ball grounds. \> have seen him one would not have thought im a candidate for Presidential honors at

Chicago. He followed the game with keen est. He applauded all the good plays and eemed thoroughly up in the technique of the

game.He was accompanied by Representative

dreenleaf, of Rochester. Senator Hill is or- linarily a strong partisan of the Washing- on Club, for Danny Richardson is an Elmira >oy and the Senator is very partial to him. 3ut Mi loyal y to New York Slats made bim a 'rooter" for the visiting team, and be was

deeply disappointed when the latter lowered ,heir colors to tho victorious Nationals.

If the Senator felt aoy interest in the gitua- :ion at Chicago be didn't show it. Several times Mr. flreenleaf tried to druw him out on the lubjcct, but the Senator had little to gay, and of he two seemed much more concerned regarding he outcome of the ball game. About 5 o'clock le purchased an evening paper of a email ool- red boy in tbe grand stand. He read tho lespatches from Chicago hurriedly, then laid LOWD the paper and looked bored.

Presently the email boy reappeared. "You lida't pay me for that paper, Mister," said he, minting to bi- recent sale.

''Oh, I did," said the Senator, good-nftturedly. 'I paid you five ceute for it and told you to £eep the change, don't you remember?"

The boy traced an imaginary line on the floor of tho graod stand with h\i big toe nail. "I :hmk you're mistaken, Mister," acid be, ghak- ng hia head meditatively. "Are you sure you rave me the money?"

Sever*! gentlemen sitting in the vicinity ofe Senator assured tbe lad of tbe correctness

of the former's statement, whereupon the boy ook his departure.

A little latter he returned. Hi? eyes sbone »ith honest pleasure. "It's all right, Mister. [ counted my cash and I am just two cents >bead of the game. I'm much obliged to you,"

and with this amtndt honorable be took hU de­ parture for good.

The Senator gave him a quizzical look as he walked down the aisle, and turning to Green- leaf, be said: "Now let the report go out that Governor Hill has committed another outrage, this time on the colored brother."

Just then Danny Richardson made a phe­ nomenal catch of Buck Ewing'a smashing hit to second base, and in the excitement of the mo­ ment the small boy was forgotten.

TheCK STILL. STICKS.

icago Team Narrowly Escape lujury iu a Collision.

TRENTON, N. J., June 15. The Chicago team narrowly escaped destruction last night wnile en route to Pittsburg over the Penn­ sylvania line. In the party, besides the nembers of the (earn, were Mrs. Dahlen, Mrs. tittridge, and several followers of the club. The sleeper assigned to the club was tfie car next to the engine. As the tram was pulling into Elizabeth, N. J., there was a warning shriek from the engine and a niument later a, crash. The members of the team were thrown violently from their seats by the shock. The engine was a wreck, the result of a collision with a freight ear. The car was being switched, and had been released from its engine. By some blunder it was run on the Pittsburg train's track just as it came in, and a terrible catas­ trophe was narrowly averted. As it was, the coming of the car was a blessing in disguise, as the switch above was open. The engineer had just started to throw the throttle wide open, when he saw the oar in his path. Had he seen no obstruction the train would have been run­ ning forty miles an hour when the open switch was reached, and the extent of the accident that would have followed can scarcely be measured. As the Chicago team was in the oar nearest the engine, it would have fared worse than the others. As it was the members were shaken up considerably, but none of them were hurt.

AMATEUR BASE BALL.

The Campaign For the A. A. U. Cham­ pionship.

The Base Ball Committee of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States has de­ cided that the A. A. U. base ball champiou- ship this year will he competed for. Owing to the apparent lack of interest taken by tbe different clubs, it was at first thought ad­ visable to abandon the series for this season. However, the Western clubs and the clubs oi the Atlantic Association, have taken interest enough to enter their teams, and, therefore, a series will be played in each of these associa­ tions. In the Central Association, tbe teams entered are the Michigan A. A., Cleveland A. C., an! tbe Detroit A. C., and from tbe At­ lantic Association, tho A. C. S. N., and the Y. M. C. A., of Washington, D. C. These two associations will phy off their seriesduring July and Auzust, and the final series for the amateur base bill championship of America will he played between the winners daring the month of September.

A TIM ELY TIP.

Base Ball Reporters Killing Their Golden Goose.

To be sure base ball is not what it shonlc be in New York City, and no doubt this wil be a hard year for the magnates that havi thousands sunk in the game. One thing '. have noticed is the attitude of several New York reporters, not only towards the club hut the game as well. Faking is their strong hold and the least little friction is magnifier" into a gigantic fight. Is it not about time thil these New York knowalls cnme off the perch: If they continue writing in this vein next year thev will be earning about $12 per week as as sistants to the racing, athletic anJ bicycle edr tors. The New York Club, its officers and di­ rectors are here to stay, so is tho Nationa Lengue, and the only ones that apparently wil suffer will be the base bull reporter*. New York Sporliny Timet.

Not Quite Dead Yet.TOTIONTO, June 25. Base ball interest is stil

alive here. Tho Toronto Base Ball League \s receiving good support this season from the puMic. Never before in the history of the game in this city has there been so much in­ terest taken in a local league, and never before in the history of amateur base ball has the ability of the players risen to sueu a high stage of perfection as that which is displayed on th' Toronto grounds every Saturday.

: A Western l/eague Meeting.

COLUMBUS, June 23. A meeting of the West­ ern League will be held in Chicago probably next week for the purpoie of equalizing the teams fur the second championship season, which opens July 2. Tho Indianapolis and Fort Waync clubs need strengthening, and an effort nil! be made to secure some better pitching tal­ ent fur the next chau>Diousbi}> eeasoa.

WILLIAM JOYCE. The Noted Third Baseman of the Brooklyn Club.

SAVED ONCE MORE.THE ILLINOIS-IOWA LEAGUE'S CIRCUIT

STILL INTACT.

The Quincy Club In New Hands andStill a League Member Double.

Season Plan Adopted.THE SPORTING LIFE went to press

_ast week uews had been received that the Qnincy Club had withdrawn from the Illi­ nois-Iowa League. This was a bard blow for that League, but fortunately a crisis was safely passed. No sooner had Proprietor Baldwin, of the Quincy Club, announced his intention of withdrawinghis support from the Quiucy Club than new people cama forward with offers to carry the team along on two conditions, viz., that the guarantee fund of $500 be returned to the newbackors, andthat the race start over again on thedouble season plan. President James Mclvee signified his

illinguess to do this in order to save the League.

Accordingly a special meeting of the In­ diana-Illinois League was held at Quiucy, June 14. Delegates from six of the eight cities interested were present, and the other two cities consented to tho proceedings by wire. The League agreed to return the Quincy Club its 1500 forfeit money, and this action resuscitated the club. It was_ also agreed to start a new championship series of games, commencing from June 16.

Louis Ost will be managing director of the Quincy Club. He was at the head of the club last year. The games will be played on the present grounds at Baldwin Park. Mr. Baldwin gives them the use of the park free, and will keep up all repairs, and will prob­ ably contribute some money, besides all the accoutrements of the old club. The new management commences business with the forfeited ^iOO, but they will make an effort to raise more funds, and propose to give Quincy a winning ball club.

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THE GEXINS SQUABBLE^

A Complicated Case Settled in Pitts- burg's Favor.

In the spring it was announced that Presi­ dent Von der Ahe. of St. Louis, had released infielder Frank Genius. After waiting ten days he was signed by the Western League and assigned tu Indianapolis, which team he strengthened considerably. Subsequently Chi­ cago entered a claim for Genius upon the ground that the Chicago Club had not waived claim upon tbe player. President Young ac­ cordingly notified the Western League that Genius would have to be released. The In­ dianapolis Club, however, needed him badly and succeeded in inducing Chicago to wait awhi'e until tbe Western League could replace Genins. After a reasonable time Chicago de­ manded the plajer, but all demands were calmly ignored by the Indinnapolis Club and tho West­ ern League. President Hart then threatened to appeal to the Notional Board, whereupon Presi­ dent Brush, ot Cincinnati, stepped in, ond upon the same plea as Chicaco vi«.: refusal to waive claim signed Gcnins aad then loaned him to Indianapolis. Next Von der Ahe bobbed up with a claim that he had never released Gonins, and at the League's special meeting included Genins in the deal for Galvin. Manager Buck- enberger then went to Indianapolis to sign Genins, but President Brush would not permit, saving that he had ordered Genins to Cincin­ nati in place of Burko, who would repl ice Genin» in Indianapolis. Genins exhibited a relea?o from Von der Ahe given under old Association rules. Tbe complication was settled by Presidenl Young, who, by telegram, instructed President Brush to release Uenina to Pittsburg. This Mr. Brush reluctantly did, and to Pittsburg got the man.

LOWELL'S CHANGE.

Cndworth to Succeed Whitney as Manager.

LOWELL, Mass., June 20. The meeting o: the local base ball club directors Saturday forenoon was a lively one, and the riot act was read for the benefit of the players. Few of the proceedings were given out, but mosi important is the decision to drop Wbitney as manuger and engage Cudworth, who is now In tho city. Ho is not yet in condition for play- inf, but will be effective as manager, and Whit­ ney be retained as player, in which capacity he is appreciated. It was decided to release Reagan, third bssernan. Cudworth has re­ signed his Eastern League umpireship to take the Lowell berth.

TO THE UMPIRES.PRESIDENT YOUNG CONVEYS SOME

POINTED INSTRUCTIONS

For Practice on the Road Must KeepIn Good Physical Condition

Rnle Points..vr -

Specul to SPOHTTHO Inn.WASHIXGTON, D. C., Jane 24. Headquar­

ters N. L. A A. A. of P. B. B. Clubs:To League Umpires:—See. 7, of Rule 43,

should be stricken out, and Sec. 8 become Sec. 7. Also, in second line of Rule 33 strike out thefollowiug words: "The batman's bat without being struck at, or."

I again repeat (and I hope it will be the last time I will find it necessary to do so) my oft-repeated request, that umpires will promptly inform me where they are stopping in each city. You are also directed, imme­ diately upon your arrival in any and every city, to notify the home club of the fact of your arrival and where you are located. No excuse will be accepted for a failure to comply with these simple but very important requtsts.

Umpires must also take tbe best possible care of themselves; keep good hours, and be in proper condition to render good service. It is even more important that an umpire should have a clear eye than a player.

You are also instructed to strictly enforce Rule 50. Such exhibitions as I have wit­ nessed, and as have been reported, are well calculated to disgust the better class of pa­ trons, and must no longer be permitted. If players persist in such conduct (fortunately they are very lew), if a iudicipus fine fails to remedy the evil, have them promptly removed from the game and grounds, if nec­ essary, and in the exercise of cool, clear, good judgment in the discharge of your duty you niay be sure of being sustained.

N. E. YOUNG, President.

AMATEUR DAY.

Club, and tbe Kckfordi la 1369. He rejoined the Mutuala in 1870 and alternated in the I ox and at right field. He left the Mutuals a second time and vent baok to the Eckford*. Martin's forte wu in th* delivery of a medium paced ball.

No one knew how to outwit a batsman better than Martin, his practical Knowledge of strategy in pitching being superior to that of any m»n occupying that position. Martin drifted to East New York In 1872 and opened a billiard parlor at the corner of Atlantic and Pennsyl­ vania avenues. At the present time be, in company with Charles Linton, a brother of Ed­ ward F. Linton, runs a hotel and billiard room at the same corner. In "Farney's" place of buai- ness is a large daguerreotype containing tbe picture! of the Mutual Club of 1870. The tea-n was then made up of Charley Mills, catcher; "Farnoy" Martin, pitcher; EJ Mill*, first base; Jack Nelson, second base; Swandel), third base; John Hatfield, short stop; Charley Welters, right field; Dick Eggler, centre field, and Patteraon, left field.

Preparations For a Notable Chicago Event.

CHICAGO, June 20. During the week a meeting of the managersof Chicago's amateur base ball clubs will be held at the Grand Pa­ cific to arrange for the observance of amateur base ball day^ which this year_ falls on Aug. 27. On that day the Chicagos and Washing- tons will be the attractions. All teams in uniform will be admitted free. During the day there will be a parade of the youngsters, headed by two brass bands. The leaders in the various city leagues will, during July and August, piny a serira of games to settle tbe championship. The two leading teams will play the deciding game on the League grounds two hours before the regular contest is called. The sum of $500 will be expended in prizes. The first prize will probably be $100 in cash and a set of uniforms valued at $150. The second prize will be a trophy worth $75. In addition, a banner will Be presented to the winning club. The flag will become tho property of the club winning twice in succession. The schedule of games and other matters will be arranged at the coining meeting, due notice of which ft ill be given hereafter.

A DIP INTO THE PAST.

A Famous Old-time Player Who Scill Loves the Sport.

A familiar figure can be seen at Eastern Park every day the Brooklyn Club plays there; the figure of a man who, at one time, was as famous in the base ball world as John M, Ward or any other bright particular star player is to-day, says the Brooklyn Euyle. If a visitor to the grounds should, during the game, saunter into the refreshment booth in search of a quencher he would come face to face with this once famous ball player. He is none other than Alphonse C. Martin, who pitched the old Mutunls and Eokforcls into many a victory. "Farney," as Martin's friends call bim, was horn in New York City in August, 1845, and is therefore 47 years old. Ho stands oft. Tin. high and neixhs about 160 pounds.

Tho tirst club he played with was the Junior Union, of New York. That was in 1856. He afterward beoame a member of the strong Irv- ing Club, and it was in a game at tbe hixty- third street, New York, grounds, in 1863, that Martin's ability as a pitcher was first noticed. In that game "Farney" won the prize bat and ball for making the most runs and catches. Ho was the niteber of the Empire Club in 1864, Waterman and Jewott being members of the »me nine. In 1866 Martin joined the Mutual

COME TO ITS SENSES.

The Texaa League Now Eager For Protection.

Following is a telegram received by THE SPORTING LIFE from the president of the Texas League:

"HOUSTON, JUDO 21. In jonr last Issue yoar Balti­ more currpflpoudeot claims tbe Texas Leaene Is not under protection of Ibe National Agr- ament. This Is Incorrect. We bnve paid for i>rotection un^er CUis B and will appreciate your correction of Una re­ port. Si PACKARD."

The Texas League was not under National Agreement protection at the time our Balti­ more correspondent so stated, and may not be so even at this writiug. It certainly will not be so considered until official notice of ad­ mission to protection is promulgated by Chair­ man Yonn?, of the National Board.

Mr. Packard claims that he made application for the Texas League, and on the 10th inst. mailed bis cheque to pay the prescribed assess­ ment. President Young received the applica­ tion for protection, but up to tbe 18th inst. had seen nothing of the cheque Mr. Packard claims to have sent. When informed of this failure Mr. Packard wired President Young that he would telegraph the amount due for protection, and that Mr. Young could return the cheque when he found it, aa it would be stopped at once.

The probability thereiore is that, before this reaches tbe base ball world, the Texas League may be under the protection of the National Agreement. It thought it could get along without it, but tbe desertion of McFarland and the laxity of discipline soon opened its eyes to the fallacy of iti belief and the folly of its penny-wise and pound foolish course iu remain­ ing outside the breastworks.

FAST FLYERS.

Leagne Men Who Make Trouhle For the Catchers.

What an array of fast-flying players there are in the big League this season to be sure. Every club has one or more players that can do 100 yards somewhere near the eleven sec­ ond notch, and when a man is doing ten yards worse than "evens" he is going like a limited vestibule express. Catchers have to look to their throwing arms when any of these men get on the base lines. They are very nicely distrib­ uted. Chicago has Wilrnot; St. Loni§. Cliff Car- roll and Van Dyko; Louisville, Tom Brown; Cleveland, MoAleer and McKean; Cincinnati, Arlie Lathara; Plltsburg, Elmer Smith; Phila­ delphia, Billy Hamilton; Brooklyn Johnnie Ward and Bilhe Joyce; New York, Mike Tier- nan and George Gore; Boston, McCarthy and Stovey. Of the above players Billy Hamilton is the fastest straight away sprinter and the best base-runner. Tom Brown, of the Loui«- rilles. can get to first faster than any player in America, although Elmer Smith, of the Pitte- burgs, Billy Hamilton, of the Phlladelphias, and Eudie McKean, of the Cleveland.", are not very far behind him in this particular feat. The best base-running pitcher in the profession is Kid Gleason, of tho St. Louis Browns. Cincin­ nati Enquirer.

POINTS OX RULES.

President Young Makes a Couple of Points Clear.

BOSTON, June-22. While atl-nding the League meeting in New York last week, Mr. Murnanehada chat with President Young about the rules, and he asked the latter in regard to infield flies on which pick-ups were made with men on bases. Mr. Murnane saw Mr. Gaffney make the decision in the Cleve­ land game, not allowing the double play, and was present after the game wben the umpire said he was so instructed by President Young.

President Younz said he never gave any suoh instructions, that tho rule is unchanged; pick­ ups can be made, the batsman being not out and a double play can be made when tho combina­ tion comes right. As Mr. Young is supreme umpire, his ruling goes.

Among other rules the president spoke of was one that has been decided wrongly several times this seison on the South End grounds, and that is:

"A ball that accidentally strikes the bat and goes foul is not in play, but is a dead ball."

The hall is also dead if it bits the player in the forearm, even if he strikes at it.

NEW YORK'S IX3S9.

John Ewing About, But Will Not Pitch This Year.

CINCINNATI, June 22. At the East Enc Athletic grounds, where the Cincinnatis play ball, there was one young man last week who made himself valuable in impressing upon the multitude the importance of "getting back." lie wore no badge, but the long stick he wielded was of more practical use than t bit of ribbon. If that busy young man shoulc bo seen promenading down the Polo Grounds with the rest of the New Yorks he would re­ ceive a grand ovation. This marshal pro torn was none other than John Ewing, who has been pictured as dying of consumption. His fuce was well tanned by the summer's sun. "I feel i-plen- didly once more," be said. When the story o his fatal malady was first sprung "Long John' ; affirmed his belief that ho would be shooting curves over the plato about the time that Jun* roses bloomed. He hns about abandoned, how ever, the idea of pitching at all this year.

POOR JUDGMENT.

Field Captains Who Lose by Quick Temper.

Anson, Ward and Comiskey are all quick tempered captains and all three show a lack of judgment in constantly antagonizing the umpire. Ward does not go to the extreme in this respect that Ansou and Comiskey do, but still he loses a strong point by allowing his temper to get the better of his judgment when the umpire erra on tbe wrong side in points o play in rendering his decisions. To find faull with the umpire for mistake* of judgment doe: not improve his work one iota, but it does na turally prejudice the umpire against the cap tain who, by kicking and venting his ill bumor on the umpire, tells him in so many words tha he is either a knave or a fool. Harry Wright is never guilty of this folly. Brooklyn Eagle.

Mahoney Out Again.BOSTON, June 18. Umpire Mahoney, o

Lowell, Mass., has found that ho oannot under take to fulfill hit duties as umpire any longer on account of the state of his health and has re. turned to his home in Lowell. The long jumpi and the hot weather were too much for him Ha will umpire in the New England League.

ON A BJJTTERJASIS.THE EASTERN LEAGDE NOW AJ

EIGHT-CLDB CONCERN.

The Athletic Club Honorably With­ draws and New Haven is Expelled

A New Schedule, Etc.Within a week the circuit of the Eastern

League has been reorganized and reduced to an eight-club basis l>y the expulsion of one club and the resignation of another. The first evidence of a break came in the shape of an announcement from the New Haven Club for whose sake (in conjunction with Provi­ dence) the League risked a ten-club experi­ ment and really sacrificed its salary limit that it would go no further unless theLeague came to its assistance. The club had not paid its players for several weeks, and on top of that cmne, pauper-like, to the League, hat in hand, for assistance. This, too, In spite of the fact that its stockholders numbered thirty people, most of them alleged to be men of standing and means.

A SPECIAL MEETING.On Thursday of last week President

White notified the club members of New flaven's attitude and called a special meet- ng of the League at Syracuse on Friday, tlis

17th. All the clubs promptly sent delegates except Philadelphia, and as nothing could be done until the representatives of the Athletic 21uh arrived there was considerable delay. Pending the arrival of the Philadelphians a number of conferences were held, nt which plans for reorganization were discussed. Among other things it was proposed to freeze out Philadelphia and Providence in addition to New Iliven and make a compact eight- club circuit by the admission ot Utica or Erie. Mr. Kuntzscb, of Syracuse, also had a unique scheme todividethe percentage of the retiring clubs among the tail-eml clubs of the League.

THE ATHLETICS RETIRE.At 12 o'clock Friday night the Philadel­

phia delegates Niles and Hogan arrived, and the League went into session. Provi­ dence made a strong tight to retain her fran­ chise, and absolutely refused to retire, and threatened to resist by legal means any attempt to freeze her out. Aa the proposed scheme to reorganize hy withdrawing from the Kastern League and reorganizing under another name could not be worked, owing to to the consequent release of players and abrogation of National Agreement rights, some other way had to be found out of the dilemma. Finally, the Athletic Club, which had been of no particular benefit to the League and asourceof'losstoits stockholders, was persuaded to retire and the problem wa.y solved. The directors of thAtlub were com­ municated with and an anrrroible agreement was finally arrived Ht hy which the Athletics were to retire from the association, relin­ quishing their franchise, receiving a bonui and the return of their $1000 from the guar­ antee fund. All the obligations of the club to the association were met, all the players were paid to date and everything closed up in an honorable aud satisfactory manner to all con­ cerned.

NETV HAVEN EXPELtKD.With New Haven it was different. That

club was entitled to BO consideration and re­ ceived none. Its financial relations with tho association were very unsatisfactory, the meu were behind in their salaries and there was general dissatisfaction all around. The city was accordingly dropped from the listand trie players were paid their back salaries by the directors of the association and retained for the benefit of the other teams.

A NEWThe reduction of membership necessitated

the arrangement of a new schedule. The fol­ lowing date« were reported and adopted for the remainder of the first season:

Junp 20, 21 PruvidVnco HI 1 in^rmmtnD, Elmlrs at Troy, S>ra<-nse at liutftl", Rochester at Alltany.

JUIH- 22. 2:1 B.nt-'tiKmton at Tioy, Rochester ft! Hyritcuse, A!l>nny at Hnffnlo.

Juno 24, 25 R"flie«ter lit Proyidence, Buffalo al Troy, Syr cnge nt lll'^liftmton, Albany at Dlinirn.

June 27, 28 Bu%l.j at Providence, Uocricst'T M Truy, Syrucueo al All any, E'mira ut niuBtmnit' n,

June 29, 30 Syracuse at Providence, Albany at Toy. Buffalo at Bimrl-amton, Rochester at Elmirn.

Jtil) 1. 2 Alt'fti'V *t Provi-lciiri., Syracuse at Troy, BnfMo al Elliiin*. Rnche^t. r at Bin-fiaiuton.

Ju^y 4 Providence lit Buff' <>' (two came.-), Tr.ir al Albany ( morning), Alliain at Tr.v (nfirninun). Kocli- ter at Svnicuse (two tam^flj, Elmtra at BiuKnitmtoa (two rameg).

July 5 Providence at Bnfaln, Tr»y »t Albany, El- mirn at Sv ram-e. Uiu-.-hnmtnii at Hocliester.

July 6 Elmira at Syracuse, BicighamtOQ at Rot-beg. ter.

July 7, 8 Providence at Rochester. Troy nt Syra­ cuse. Elmira at Albanv. BlMch'iln'.m at Buffalo.

July 9. 11 Pn.vi.ienci'at S -a^uie, E mira nt Buf­ falo, Troy a' R"Clic«rt-r, Blugtmnitou at Alnnnv.

July 12, 13 Provid-nc" »t Mbuny. Em ra m Roch­ ester, Tr.iv »t I'uffjl , tllnL'haml"U nt S_vrn»in».

J«lr It! 1(1 Pr.nlil<-nc»at Troy, K clif'-er at Buf­ falo, Albany al 8y ratine, Kin jliimilon » Elmira.

Julv 16,18 Tr^y 't P.ovidenr*-, Buffalo nt Itucbt s- ter, 8. rn ri u«« at Albnn* , El i-l^a at Bin?' itniton.

July 19. 20 Iiinvl-aBito.il at Providence, Troy It Bntlnlo. K m r* »' Syracuse. AH-tul at Riic'i'Ster.

July 21. 22 Rlinira at ProvlJ-nre. Troy ni Bing- bamlon, Bnfl-.li> ' Albany, inu-m. at Hcjchwter.

Syracuse, Huflalo aud Rochester were ap­ pointed a committee to arrange a schedule for the fall season.

APPOItTJOMNO PLAYERS.President Franklin, of ItufFalo, was elected

a member of the board of directors, to fill tha vacancy caused by the withdrawn! of Mr. Miles, of Philadelphia. Messrs. Fassett and Franklin comprised the committee which ar­ ranged all the details for the withdrawal of the two clubs aud the disposition of the play­ ers. These were parcelled out to the weaker clubs.

Buffalo got the biggest draft, counting pitcher Maul, of the Athletics centre fielder Griffin, third base-man Donnelly, short stop Cross, catcher Wells, and second baseman Shannon an manager.

Buflalo released fCappel, who goes to tha Stars. Pitcher Fournicr also goes to Syra­ cuse, and pitcher Gruber goes to Troy. The Collar City nine also gets second b;i<eman Pettee. of Buflalo, and first haseman Flanni* gan, of New Ilaven.

Of the Athletics, Elmira gets left fieldei Jack Messitt, RinRiinmton gets third base- man Kddie Sales and second hasemun ftastian, and Albany gets pitcher Devlin.

Harry Lyons, the heavy-hitting outfieldor of the Athie;ics, has been sold for n good round sum to the New York National League Club. Catcher Hess, lute of Baltimore, goes to Albany.

Umpires O'Brien and Ciidwnrth, whosa work nils not been satisfactory, have resigned and Phil Power* luis been appointed to the staff. Albany has withdrawn the relens" ol Brady and Sullivan and will retain their ser­ vices. ___

THE STATE liKAGUE.

The Business Transacted at a Special Meeting.

' READING. June 20. The representative* o the State linse Hall League held a meeting here yesterday afternoon. The suspension o' Esterday, who, after accepting the terms Oj llarrisburg, tl'n'l played nit'n .J.mnsUi" i>, >vi' sustained. It is probable that the ga ni-i .0 which he has ]/lay«d will be ordered to be |jlayt>' over.

The games dai-ned by I^tnnon as being for­ feited by Danville, were orderiil to be pinyed over. Alt the clubs were represented, nnd ''ii'-tl representative reported business brisk, with oi- ccilent prvspects fur tlie. rest iff the seasuu.

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