The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-16
.0NH MORE WITHDRAWAL,
Kansas City Leaves the Ameri-
can Base Ball Association
BUT 1T GAINS THE SYRACUSE
Club, and Breaks the Deadlock on
the Presidential Ques'ion,-Es,
Congressman o'Neil's State,
ment-.The League Meeting

New YoRK, Nov, l5,-TTo,day in the
corridors Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel men
who were willing to talk yesterday de.
cllned to discuss matters except among
themselves, For q time considerable
anxiety was felt as 10 whether or not
Kansas City and Baltimore would return
to the convention to-day and thus com,
pose quorum.
Later, It was found that both would
be present, and there was general TO-
jolCing,
Az 1850 another rumor loomed up 10
the effect that Phelps, OF Louisville, bad
been given the Presidential hOnors, and
that Kansas City had Withdrawn and
joined the Western Association. These
bits Of news were followed by another
setting forth that Syracuse and Detroit
had applied for admission into the
American Association, and that the ap-
pllcation had been granted so as 10 Ill |
the vacancies caused by the withdrawal
OF the Brooklyn and Cincinnati clubs,
Every effort was made to confirm these
reports without luccess. Those In tho
convention declined to talk about them
and those outside had merely heard tile
rumors,
KANSAS CITY W4THpRAWs,
1t was definitely known soon that
Kansas City had withdrawn from the
American Association aud in ten miu.
utes was admitted to membership In the
Western Association. After tho with.
drawal Of Kansas City, Phelps was
elected President Of the Association,
Shortly before ! o'clock the American
Association took recess for an hour aud
the proceedings Of the morning were
made public. After the election OF
Phelps, O. Born, lr, Of the Columbus
Club, was made Vice President aud the
following committees were elected:
Board Of Directors-Athlelics, Balti.
more, Columbus, aud ST. Louis.
Schedule Committee-ALAletiC ST,
Louis and Louisyille.
Flnance-Columbus, Athletic and ST.
Louis.
Uomlnittee on playing RplCs-Rald.
more, Athletics and louisville.
Committee ou Arbitration Zach
Phelps, OF Louisville; W. Il. Whitaker,
Of Athletics and j. ]. o'Neil, Of the ST,
Louis.
Committee on Umpires-Baltimore,
Athletics and st. Louis.
Formal application for membership In
tho 4 Association we're received from the
Detroit and Syracase clAbV, at the
minor leagues,
After this had been given out, OK.
Congressman ]. J. o'NefI, Of the st.
Louis club, made statement to the
press In behalf Of tue Association. What
he said is substantially as follows:
"You gentlemen have no doubt heard
the many tunors circulating in the
hotel cofrldofG about q combination
against the Brooklyn club. Every state.
Ilent Of combination having for It's
object IN injury 10 either the Brooklyn
or Cincinnati clubs Is absolutely with.
out foundation.
1--WE have been aware for somc time
1t was the intention OF the BtoOkIyn and
Cihgilnatl clubs to 90 into the League.
Instead Of conspiring, 40 rellly have to
deal with conspiracy, ano ~o propose
TO place at the head Of the organization
a man above suspicion and absolutely
removed from all peCuniary interests In
any organization. Mr.. Phelps Las beeu
the friend vi this association aud q warm