, 1881-11-06
They Will Stick to the League
Alliance and the
League.
The New Association Has Made Some
Fatal Blunders at the
Outset.
What President Hubert Has TO Say
About It-Gossip Of the
Game.
Reports Of Fast Trotting by Youngsters
- at San Francisco-Turf and Bill
lard Notes. ..


| TO DO WITH THE NEW ASSOCIATION.
Mcssrs. Appleton aud Mutric, Of the Metro
t noljtans of New yor. arrived in chfcu,o yrs.
| .,.,.. s.S,'-. " - se -.
lc1uas morning lrott a. LOUIS. aho speie ses
eral hours III conference with President HUI"
BERT departing for New York On the j:l5 even
fnr tratr 1ne res,,,t uf tbfs conrnrcrca ,yos ,,s
.,;..t 49, 49, sas 49, -
m'gnt oe expectec* oeels'oh mat me Ao.to-
! Poatans will not enter the American Assocta-
ton, the new pody organized on Friday last ut
C;uclnnn,t. Wbiie in Cincinnati AIR. Apnletou
declined to take seat in the convention us a
member, or to count his club either FOR or
against the new Association, preferrlng to wait
md sea rhor fs rot,r;ons ,ro,,d he 1,>,yu rd .ho
-, 1 :., ,,.. - ~ :I ~,
o.o ic"Sue' WIN WHICH nc WIS aeteI' tiie
Mearopols.an ne c'ab should oe on friendly te's
tho question Is wing ovit3rnt that bnrmonr un,]
c,,;,,ar. tio, ha, .,,a,, no Ia,1uo ,,1. thc ,,v
association were Impossible III vie" OF the actloa
OF tho association in tho case Of Jones.
aud Of the Immediate engagement OF that
PLAYER hy tIIe Ciuc,nunri f,,uf,. .1ou.s
p'a's. ~ tne e'ne'''',"l' S'o', 'o''.a
SIRIUS eSpellea from tue 1e''Rue' aho. accnt"-
ing to President Hubert, that body will refuse
to entertain any pronositfon looking. 10 his re-
,nst.to,na,, oo,,,.,- r,,,, . ,I,,,> ,.,to, has ol
as,<,.. euuus ''o11 e'.1o "u'eA u"s a.
pioyi,,p ne 'h nl a, sbrf af II Is tht u
the league nt,lIcx, ~ fnre,ha.lowrd hv Presi-
,o,t l1,,,,,n~r ,;, ,, ~ .,I.,r,,has ;,,o,,o ~,
.,s., "'t y: :" '.o
nc" association, or, If occasion Shall require to
declare wan to the knife. With this under
stundng, Mf. Appleton was not long IN making
UP his mind to huyo n0tIlu. to d., with the new
association, bur 10 continue the Metropolitan
Club II member uf the existing Ite.t:slls. Al
nance wh!fh w Is 10 be strsnythene.l ard reno
as to be prepared for uil emergencies. 1t is
proposed. among other things, to alter tho
I.e:u:.nc Aluncc system SO ,1s 10 provide for tho
admission OF but one club from any CRY, to es-
tN!,lish more rigid tests 10 eligibility lit the
matter ot tt:laneal Stability. ETC., and 10 lrSis-
the Mclropolitnns und tho new club
to DC organtzed in Newark, MI, there VIII be
4 Lensue Alliance Clno n. tn,lads'ph'a; ar-
This new pnia.tclph'a cIuo Will be i totally dis
tinct organization from eshor Of the clubs now
existing i'll that city. mud will be bucked by
wcAthy aud respectable men. With two Or
three other clubs III clnse proximity to New
Championship. together with the gaines that
can be secured with tho eight le;,.Zlle clubs.
Mr.. appleton calculates ttut lie cnn furnish tho
patrsnI@ Of buse-bnl in New York far heticr
sport than could be done II the Mctropotitans
were members tlf the new association Hilu III
attitude Of hostility tpy:ted the National
League. Dnrtnl, rne season OF !S3l the Metro
poli,n1s had ,ifty-uine games OH their own
grounds with lea.tue Clubs Il larger number by
Mr.. Hubert offered liberal terms for the Metro
four games, nur dill moi strongly idvsc the "trip.
as April weather n Chicago Is trcacherous, ind
receive the Eastern League clubs on the New
York grounds tiur.1u A..r;l-.
Although, IL cont rnr1 with John Reilly to play
hrst-base fnr inc Nets wits secured by Mr. Ap-
neglected the important pfeca,1tiou Of protect
ing t!ut contract by ttju,i. notice thereof with
Secretary Young ut Washington. At sir. HUI
bert's suggestion the necessary notice was
mailed yesterday frnn, Chica@n and the Reilly
toutruct will therefore, he t1nIer LcJvtg pr,,te..-
tfon. It VAS IL similar oversight in the case OF
Nutlnon that LEFT NJ, opening for Cleveland to
secure TINT pluyer.
mrs rc1ntiifio,1 If thu American A AssocTat;nn
fy the Netropolifuns and other clubs hnyi,lg
common interests is a spycrc hnw m tho ,f.w
t,rsrlxat t{on ns New Yurk md tf.t, t.,,,nIci m
~ II DnwrrfnI nl,r in Tim tnny.mcnr as
the maj fnr-e vii sham ;tsrtf MIR
mn. Of th, assorint;on 1.1I,hs viii l. ,,,c tn
tr.f ,rumps thnr w,In inuy,,o cI,,h. ~ tnvtlo
Altinnt,. t,,,hs-n rcs,, l,r.,n n!,cut IL. 1ho
Fnfy If atfrrnn1 ir,- f., nrrrrid, ff,a sr1f1 Nil
Ieu.uc In n1nt1,.rs t,f le,risftnn ami stiuttma
which wears I,t e,,,,.rrra hnvc nr1vcf r., In.
csscntiuj to the Conservation ,f tu,sc-t,aii in its
ci:,tit,n clubs can now work o,1t their ow,l de-
strlctjou. with the certainty that in any en-
cn,,ntcr with the lcnr,lc Incy are certui.: to ;et
yorsted They deserve no hotter fate Tor their
sfy ntte,nut to uytrl.tc un1 iyrnrc the icar,tc I
Now let them ntIl Deyn- Crayer Hall and nil !
the n!ack-1istcl crew. Il, their collection OF
fayorit pi,,ycrs. let them work bull r.11,ts on
fe nrrr1 wufc--irl nlnn ft,stcr nnot- t-s..J,inrr
nnti gambling n,il ,nv M, S,1nd.r Il, fI,e,r !;
hearts con1ent They viii te3r..ds and dis !