Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-30
CAPTURING A PRIZE
Tho Brotherhood and Associa-
 ti0n to Consolidate.
PRESIDENT PHELPS STATEMENT
He is Non Committal But Admits the Faot
 of a Combination.

Possibility that Baltimore Win be
 Dropped Mike Kelly Talks About His
 seO,oo OFer-A Big Sum Bid for Buck
 Ewing-sunday Goes Back the Broth
 erhood and Signs League Contract.
 COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 30.- Unless the present baseball deal miscarries the
 Am erican Association and the Brother hood will make common cause against the National League in ten cities next
 season. The preliminary arrangements
 have been concluded, and the only
 thing now necessary is a formal ac- ceptance of the proposed plan of
 amalgamation by a committee of the Brotherhood. who will meet at tho Ire mont House, Chicago, for that purpose within a few days, or, at least, some time before the meeting of tho Ameri can Association in this city the 10th prox.
 Tho proposition is to combine tho present Brotherb ood team in Chicago, Pittsburg, Buffalo, New York, Phila- delphia, Boston, Cleveland and Indian apolis with Association teams at Colum-
 bus and St. Louis, merging the Athletic and Brotherhood clubs in Philadelphia and dropping the Louisville and Balti- more clubs entirely.
 John M. Ward was in conference with Von der Ahe, Phillips, Whitaker and Layarus last Monday after the ses- sion Of the Finance Committee, and the whole ground was gone over and the officers of the Association were pledged to tho Broth erhood.
 subject of much discussion and it was arranged that somo of the obnoxious features would be changed. It was agreed that nothing should be done until Ward could bring the matter before Hanlon, Pfetfer and other Brotherh ood workers.
 President Pselps' Statement. LOUISVILLE. Ky, Nov. 3o.-Presldent
 Zach Phleps, of the American Associa- tion, was shown the above dispatch and said: Il would be very glad to tell you
 all know if I were at liberty to do so, but I am not. l am in such a position l that cannot now say anything at all | about tho matter. We have two or
 three plans on hand, any one of which | is entirely feasible, and will strengthen | tho A Sociation. cannot tell you the l nature of my business at Columbus Sun l day. We are very busy now arranging l our schemes, but of their nature l am 1 not at liberty to speak.
 l 'I do not want to deceive you. for 1 that reason I will neither deny nor af- l | a consolidation with the Brotherh ood.
 l will say to you, however, in all can. l dor, that at none of our meetings has l the dropping of Louisville been sug- l gested. Such thing is not thought of.
 l do not think that any of the five clubs now in the Association will be
 dropped"
 | "How about Baltimore?" l "I don't know about that. Some thing l has been said, l believe, about leaving 1 Baltimore out, because that club is
 talking of going into tho League. l don't know whether the management wants to stay in the Association or not.''
 l Twill Syracuse be admitted ?''
 'I can not say" said Mir. Phelps
 "There are several applications pend 1 ing. A decision will be rendered in the
 matter of their admission by December | 10 at the latest. 1 should say, if the l consolidation scheme is carried out l that no moro clubs will be admitted
 The whole matter will be out within
 week, and at the earliest moment vii l toll you all I know"