Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-10
RIFTSIN THE CLOUDS,
Rival Baseball Magnates Devising
Plans to End the Fight That Has
Done So Much Harm.
JUST ONE CLUB FOR PITTSBURG.
Football Team of the Allegheny Athletic
Club Selected for To-MOrrow's
Local Contest.
JUST ONE CLUB FOR PITTSBURG.
GREAT RACING AT TERRE RAUTE.
Nelson and HL Pointer Easily Break Trotting and
Pacing Records
rspEc1AL TELEGRAM TO THE p1sPArcH.,

NEW YORK, October 9-The much
talked-of meeting of the National League
was commenced at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
to-day. 1t is the most important meeting
the League has ever held, as it will no doubt
determine the future of the national game.
The delegates present were: A. H Soden
and W. H. Conant, Boston; c. H. Byrne
and J. ]. Doyle, Brooklyn; A. G..
Spalding, ]. W. Spalding and A. c. Anson,
Chicago; F. De II. Robinson, George W.
Howe and Davis Hawley, Cleveland; John
B. Day, c. T. Dillingham; and Joseph T.
Gordon, New York; A. j. Reach and John
I. Rogers, Philadelphia; P. Palmer O'Neil
and W. A. Nimick, Pittsburg; John T. Brush
and W. II. Schmidt. Indianapolis. Besides
these there were also in attendance; ii. R.
Van Der Hoist and William Barpie of Balti-
more; Allen w. Thurman of Columbus, and
Chris Won Der Abe.
The representations of Baltimore and St
Louis were somewhat of a surprise to the dele
gates from those cities as none knew the
others were coming. They did not represent
the Association. but their individual clubs. The
Association, ii was said, had held meeting
and, on the proposition to have the Association
represented at the League meeting. the vote
was tie. Those who voted in the negative
thought that it would not be advisable to attend
this meeting, but one to be held later on, when
some definite plan of action had been arranged.
Nick Young presided at the meeting.
FIRST RELIABLE NEWS.
When the delegates were called to order the
existing condition of affairs was Immediately
taken up. Allen W. Thurman was present,
and started in his role of peacemaker The
delegates were IN session until O'Clock in the
afternoon, when recess was taken for
hour When they reconvened there was no
further interruption. As delegate came out
one after another, to get breath of cool air
perSplration stood out all over his brow, show
ing that the discussion going on inside was
pretty strong.
The first exact news that emanated from the
meeting room was brought by A. w. Spalding,
who said that the League had had bona fde
offers to place a club in Cincinnati to be in the
League. II was learned by DISPATCH re-
porter from thoroughly reliable source that
the proposition talked over was for the mere-
ing OF the three present organizations
into two. The first League is to be
composed of New YORK, Brooklyn and
land Columbus and Indianapolis In the
" est. The second League to be composed of
Boston, Philadelphia. Baltimore and Washing
ton IN the East; st Louis, Louisville, Pitts
burg and Cincinnati in the west. The DIS
PATCH informant said that according TO this
II was proposed to do away with O'Neil's club
In Pittsburg. for Al johnson to leave Cleveland
this plan were carried through. Boston and
Philadelphia would be the only two cities
where there would be two clubs.
A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
1t was at 9 o'clock that the first action was
taken toward a cessation of hostilities bv the
National League magna:es passing the follow
ing:
Resolved, That A. G. Spalding. John 3. Day
and G; II Byrne constitute Conference Com
a rrfar 4 nfaff
committee which we have been advised has been |
appointed by the Players League of ball CluDs, !
and Albert L. johnson: and said committee are |
hereby requested 10 report the results of such con-
terence to this meeting at their earliest conven-
ience.
The American Association committee was |
made up of White Winged -Anrel-of-Peacer /
Thurman. as he is now called, Won der Ahe |
and Won der Horst. All the gentlemen retired |
10 Mr.. Ihurman's room. As soon as some de- !
cision is arrived at the League committee will /
report to all the League delegates and the |
Players League will have a meeting right |
away.
The Players League people were not idle |
and they held meeting in the afternoon in |
room % st. James Hotel. The delegates |
present were the Wagner Brothers, of Phlla- |
delphla; Z. TalcUtt New York; Wendell |
Goodwin and Iohn NJ. Ward, Brooklyn, and |
Al Johnson, Cleveland. A committee composed |
OF Messrs. Talcott Goodwin and johnson was |
appointed To confer with the National League
and they were instructed as to what the Play |
SAS SSeS nOu5u w dD"ub seCuTluR q conn., |
promise. What this was none of the delegates |
would divulge.
At l2:35 the conference was adjourned until /
"Wednesday, October p at the same place
This resolution was adopted:
Resolved That with view to carrying out the |
purpose for which this conference committee was |
appointed il is agreed by all parties interested
that between October and October 26 next ensu-
lag, no negotiations will be entered into or con-
tracts made by any of the clubs of the National
League and Players League or American Asso-
Oatlon with any player or players now held in |
reserve or under contract with any national |
agreement club or with any players now under
contract TO or with the Players League.
Inc National League will meet again this |
morning IN council.