Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-30
LOOKS LIKE A DEAL,
Wards Forces and the AssO-
citation Likely To
MAKEAV VERY BIG COMBINE.
$4,000 for a Battle Between Jack
son and Sullivan.
INTERESTING SPORTING NEWS.
MAKEA VERY BIG COMBINE.
INTERESTING SPORTING NEWS.

Definite statements are current to the
effect that the Brotherhood leaders have
agreed to consolidate with the American
Association. A California athletic cluD
offers SIS, 900 for a battle between Sullivan
and jackson. Shadyside Academy has re-
solved to establish a irst-clsss gymnasium.
CHICAGO, November GA special dis
patch from Columbus, o., says: Unless the
present baseball deal miscarries, the Ameri-
can Association and the Brotherhood will
make common cause against the National
League in ten cities next season. The pre-
liminary arrangements have been concluded
and the only thing now necessaryis formal
acceptance of the proposed plan of amslga-
nation BY committee of the Brotherhood,
who will meet at the fremont House, Chi
cago for that purpose within few days or, at
least, some time before the meeting Of the
American Association in this city by the 10th
prox.
The proposition is to combine the present
Brotherhood teams in Chicago Pittsburg. Buff
alo, New York. Philadelphia, Boston. Cleve-
land and indianapolis with Association teams
at Columbus and st. Louis merging the Ath-
letic and Brotherhood clubs in Philadelphia,
and dropping the Louisville and Baltimore
clubs entirely. The latter management has
been
FLIRTING ALL ALONG
with the League magnstes, and Louisville is
considered dead as a baseball town. This line
of action has been taken only after long con-
side-ation by the leading Association clubs and
after full study of the situation. The Ma
tional League did its best to wreck the Associa-
ton by inducing the Cincinnati, Kansas City
and Brooklyn TO leave its ranks, and now it has
come to a survival of the fttest. The Associa-
tion clubs concerned in this deal will sign all
their men and then make open war upon the
National League by joining the Brotherhood at
its December meeting.
This deal has been worked quietly and no
news cor cerning it has been allowed to the
press, excepting rumor appearing few days
ago that John NJ. Ward had been in this city
arranging matters.
Last Monday the Finance Committee of the
American Association held secret session.
At the conference were Messrs Won der Abe,
Whitaker, Phelps and Lazarus. During the
progress of the meeting John N. Ward and
Allen W. Thurman son Of the "Old Roman"
were introduced, and, after a long conference,
tn ne M aooys tSs Sss oS
son, who was absent, telegraphed his approval
of the scheme.
IT LOOKS RATHER QUEER
This piece of news sounds somewhat queer
in view of the fact that when in this city re-
Gently, John NJ. Ward told the sporting editor
of this paper that under no consideration could
the Brotherhood consolidate with any other
league. If the report is true it is certainly in
teresting to know thar Won der Abe is to be
one of the magnates of what probably will be
called the Players League. If it is true that
such a combination is to besmade it will knock
the bottom out of the Dotions to the effect that
the Brotherhood is a union or cooperative en-
teTprise. However, it would seem unsafe to
believe the story until it is absolutely con-
fTmed by the meetings that are TO be held.
Probably more false ruInors are flying round
the country about baseball now than there has
been at any other time during the history Of
the game.l