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Show THE WArtj OF THi DIAMOND. It Knil.d In ail AuiMahle Agraetuei.t Last ' N'lght. New Yottrt, Ja:i. 17. Tli bnse ball war is at an epd. Tlio pro-spcts for a successful. seasou In IStH am excellent. Last night the Ntion:il league, the American ussoVbUioti and the remnant of the l'i.iyer'i league. In joint session, were formed into two leagues, absorbing absorb-ing tho I'layerV nnd admittiiig the Western association tothe new national ngrcenient. Boston ChicaV'lllB'' dolphiii, (P'ayers' le:igue)anirVashing-ton le:igue)anirVashing-ton were admitted to Ihe American association, as-sociation, in the place of Koclii'ster. Syracuse. Toledo and the Athletics. T he American nsoei.itiou bought out Koeliesler for Toledo for V)0 and Syracuse for $7!Hk). The Boston club must charge fifty cents admission. All I'lnyers leujroe sheep must return re-turn to tlie fold where they were reserved, re-served, but undoubtedly many of them will he allowed to stay where'they are. Every body was in Ihe best of humor. The ' new agreement ' provides for a board of three, which rhall control the working of the associations. It destroys de-stroys the sales system and blacklisting, blacklist-ing, the reserve rule, in olfeet l'layers whoso salaries are not paid may secure release from the clubs which are in arrears ar-rears for fifteen days. ' |