St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-16
Kansas City Is Now a Member
Of the Western ASSocia-
tion.
It Was Formally Admitted by
a Telegraphic Vote Of the
Clubs.
Won der Ahe's Spokesman
Charges Brooklyn With All
Manner of Fraud.
The National. League Decides
to Fight the Brotherhood
to the Death.

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-It was IL
o'clock before the American Base Ball
association got down to business, and
then Kansas City rendered its with
drawal from the association. After ac-
cepting the letter of withdrawal. they
proceeded to elect presdent,and Zach
Phelps, of Louisville. was elected by a
vote of to l, Baltimore voting in the
negative. Applications for member-
ship were received from Syracuse and
Detroit. Kansas City was made mem
ber of the Western association shortly
after its withdrawal from the American
association. Shortly befcrr 1 o'clock
the American association took recess
for an hour and the proceedings of the
morning were made public. After the
election of Phelps as president G. Born
Jr., of the Columbus club. was made
vice president and the following COLL
mittees were elected:
Board of Observation-Disclosures. Baltimore.
Columbus and ST. Louis.
schedule ommittee-Athletics. st. Louis
and Louisville
Finance Commiltee-Columtus Athletics
and st. Louis.
Committee on Playing Rules-BaltimOre,
Athletics and Louisville.
Committee Oh Arbitration-Zach Phelps, Of
Louisville; W. ii. Whitaker, of the Athlet-
les, and j. j. O'Neill, of the st. Louis club.
Committee on Umpires-Baltimore, Ath-
letics ana st. Louis.
Formal applications for membership
in the association were received from
the Detroit and Syracuse clubs of the
International league. After this had
been given out, eX-COngreSsman }. j.
O'Neill. of the st. Louis club. made a
statement to the press i'm behalf of the
association What he said is substan-
TALLY as follows:
You gentlemen have no doubt heard
the many rumoro circulating in the ho-
tel corridors about combination
against the Brooklyn and Cincinnati
clubs. Every statement of any cOmbin-
alton or organization having for its Ob-
ject any injury to eli, her the Brooklyn
or Cincinnati clubs is absolutely With
out foundation. We have been aware
for some time that it was
the intention of the Brook
lyn and Cincinnati clubs to go
into the league. Instead of conSplring.
we really had to deal with a conspiracy
and we proposed to place at the head of
the organization man above Suspicion
and absolutely removed from all pecun-
iary interest in any organization. Mr..
Phelps has been the friend of this aSsO-
cation and warm and enthusiastic ad
mirer of the game from its inceptioh; a
man of unimpeachable character. We
decided for thefuture of the game that
we had to lift it above suspicion. The
crOOkedneSS of last season was broadly
manifest. The BROOKLYN club had re-
sorted to methods to secure the pennant
that were not honorable, AMI had it re-
mained in the organization we would
have preferred serious charges against
some of Its players. We are going right
ahead and we propose to have honest
ball."
In connection with the charges of
crOOkedneSS against some of the Brook
lvn players. Mr.. O'Neill said that when
the Brooklyn club had completed the
series i'm Cincinnati. A. j. BusnOng. one
of its players, called on Jack Milligan,
catcher of the st. Louis club. and made
a proposition to give him half of his
share in the money to be gained at the
games in the worlds championship,
provided he gave the same division if
the st. Louis played for the champion
ship. While Mr.. O'Neill was explain
Ing this, Chris Won der Abe presented
the following telegram, which he said
he saw accidentally one night before it
was delivered:
BROOKLYN. N. Y, Oct. 10, lSS9-To John
Milligan, Catcher St. Louis Base Bail Club:
Hope you will answer the telegram | sent
you, which was that will give you check
for $40 for your share in our agreement. IL
will be permanent favor to me If you will,
and besides will be sure thing for you and
give me chance to make little. Don't
lose your chance as you did with Tucker.
Reply instantly at my expense.
Mr.. Byrne, of the Brooklyn club, was
notified as to the nature of the state
ment made by Mr.. O'Neill, and he
promptly said: ~ have no reply to
make to any statement made by the ST.
Louis club or its alleged legal represent
tative. The press and the public will
readily recognize and appreciate the
animus which prompts any statement
made by the eX-champiOn club OF the
American association against the Brook
lyn club The American Association
convention adjourned this afternoon TO
meet again tomorrow. There was very
little done at the afternoon session. The
matter of applications from clubs tor
memberships was referred to the finance
committee, Messrs. Whitaker. Lazarus
and Won der Abe. for consideration and
final action. Manager Barnie, of the
Baltimore club. was added to the COM
mlttee for this special work. The re-
vision of the constitution was referred
to Messrs. Phelps, Whitaker and Bar
ME, who were instructed to report as
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