Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-12-14
SPORTING WORLD.
THURMAN AND SPALDlNG HAVE A QUIET
LITTLE CONFERENCE
On the Base Bal SitnatOn-Ths Association Mag
mates Have a Mseting-No Rupture Between
League and ASSociahOn-Notes About
Players General Sporting News.

New YORK, December 13.-The mag
mates are al work again in earnest dick
ering and negotiating for Il full settle
ment of the base ball complication. The
fight of last season is over, and the
PLAYERS League dead and buried, but
this has by no means settled everything.
The League is practically fixed, and
now the American Association comes IN
for its share of attention. The circuit
must be arranged, and a hundred other
matters attended TO before another sea-
son begins. Before an Association cir
emit can be considered, three clubs
already members must be gotten out of
the way. Unjust be done by fair means.
This is recognized by all.
President 4. w. Thurman arrived IN
this city yesterday morning. lie says
he came on business, and base ball was
a secondary consideration. lie had a
conference with A. G.. Spalding in Chi
cago last week, and was told by the lat
ter that he was coming to New York.
TDon returning home, Thurman found
that 4 company doing business here. of
which he is a director, was TO have a
meeting last Tuesday, and he at once
telegraphed Spalding that he would also
he in New York. As the meeting was
put off until to-day he delayed coming
This explains why he did not arrive as
expected.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Thurman had
a conference with Spalding at the lat
ter's Broadway store. In the afternoon
several Association magnateS had a
meeting at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, in
Mr.. Thurman'S room. There was con-
siderable surprise to see Gen. Henry
Rrinker. of the Rochester club, and
Geo. Il. Frazer. of the Syracuse club,
walk in, as they were not expected. 1t
seems that Mr.. Thurman sent them word
10 be here. William Barnie was also on
hand. Mr.. Thurman said that Chris
Won der Abe was not expected, but, as
he had seen that Won der Abe had left
II. Louis, he telegraphed to know If 1t
were really so. Won der Abe tele-
graphed back: Il am not In New YORK
| am still in st. Louis.
The first step to be taken now before
ANYTHING further can be done Is the dis
poSition of the Rochester, Syracuse ana
Toledo clubs. Messrs. Brinker and
Frazer told President Thurman and Mr..
Rarnie in the conference meeting yes
terday that they would be willing to sell
ont if they could get their price. just
what thew wanted is not definitely
known, but it is stated that Frazer VIII
take s. 900 and Brinker $4,000. Moth
ing was done about the matter. III Is
certain. however, that the Association
will not give that much money. An
effort will be made TO get it settled IN
side of few days.
Mr.. Frazer took a common sense view
of the situation He says: If the AS
ISOLATION thinks it can make itself any
more solid with the League by getting
another city stronger than Syracuse, l
shall not object and would be willing TO
lend helping hand. During the last
season | have lost considerable amount
of money, and | desire TO get it back,
If the Association is not willing to COM
pensate me, | shall certainly go on in
the Association. l will get strong
club, and will go broke first before l
will retire"
There will be no joint conference of
the League and Association until
along in January, after the Association
has so fixed it's affairs that it can talk
business with view to the final settling
up Of everything pertaining to the two
organizations. In the meantime the
matter will be left in the hands of two
men. Spalding for Sthe League and
Thurman for the Association. The AS
ISOLATION cOmmittee--Thurman Won
der Abe and Barnie--were delegated