New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-20
BASEBALL MEN MEET.
DELEGATES BEGIN TO ASSEMBLE
CINCINNATI ADMITS HER WILLINGNESS TO

CINCINNATI ADMITS HER WILLINGNESS III
JOIN THE LEAGUE-NoTEs OF INTEREST
The advance guard to the Baseball Convention,
wn~-h begins its session at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
to-day, began TO arrive in the city early yesterday
morning delegate from Cincinnati was the nrst
arrive and the fact that he here created quite
a commotion- For best known to hmseu
he kept away from that part Of the city where inc
Fifth Avenue Hotel is located. His name is not on
the register Of any of the hotels ard 1t was said that
he disappeared into the wds Of Brooklyn as soon as
he arrived here His name Gus Schmelz, ana ne
is the manager Of the Cincinnati club. Mr.. schmeh
could not be found last night, though dillgen'
search was made for him. A personal friend OF his,
also from Cincinnati, seen, who said that he had
much to say, providing his name was not used.
"wnl Cincinnati Join the League?' he was asked.
@Assuredly- was the reply "If she is asked.
The situation IS Just this Cincinnati will not mako
proposition to the League in any form. We are moi
wooing but are ready be wooed Should the League
make proposition TO Cincinnati which the latter CITY
thinks favorably OF, why she would accept it,
THAT would leave the Association short handed
would It notl7
ayes II probably would but then the Cincinnati
club IS not I'm baseball for sentiment but for the shin
ing shekels to be made out of IT, President sterns
will not be here the meeting but Manager schmeh
will have his at the telephone ana sterns VIII DC
talking from the other end
rcacue but II she IS asked she will In all PROBABILITY
Join. 80. =,
Many rlmors flying around last night u
was said that the indianapolis delegates would come
here prepared to enter serious objections to certain
rulings of the League 1t thought that when the
Hoosiers heard of the Porkopolltans friendly feeling
that the fear losing their place in the League would
keep them quiet
Among the delegates and wellknown baseball men
who arrived yesterday were Horace Phillips, W. a.
Minich, A. X. Scandrcth, J. Palmer O'Neil and III. ~
Brown, OF Plttsburg +. d. Robson, Davis Hawley
and George Howe, of Cleveland; f. X. Stearns and
W. j. Grey, of Detroit; J. r. Billings, W. H. Conant
and A. H. Soden of Boston T. T. Bush and John Mar
tin of indianapolis; W. Hewitt and L. f. Burket, OF
Washington Walter Spading Of Chicago, and John
b. Sage Of Buffalo. The Philadelphia delegates, Reach
Rogers and Wright, will arrive this morning. as VIII
also President n. +. Young, Of Washington. John b.
Day and c T. Dillingham; of the New-YOrk club. and
c. H. Byrne OF the Brooklyn club, Will DE In the cor
ridors OF the hotel at early hour to-day.
To-day's session Will be given up almost entirely
10 the Playing Rules Committee. Messrs. Day, Rogers
and Young will represent the League, Byrne SchmeH
and Barnic the Association, and five members OF me
scorers League will also be present 10 assist the cup
ow ners untangling the existing Knots In the play
ing and scoring rules. $780,. ,,. -
Several quiet conferences were held last night be-
hind closed doors. The League men were luDllaht
League franchises high said one, but there
are plenty OF people reaching up for them"