Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-09
Prospects Of the Leading Base Ball
Associations Compromising.
INDIANA'S NEW ELECTION LAW.
Discussing the Revision Of the
Presbyterian Creed.
REQUEST TO A RICHMOND RETREAT.
AN INFORMAL CONFERENCE.
brotherhood and League Representa-
tivcs Discussing a Compromise.

New YORK, Oct. Am informal conference
between the rival base ball magnates was held
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel last night Albert
q. Spalding and John b. Day of the National
League, and Albert L. johnson, Wendell Good
win and Edward B. Talcott of the Players
League were present The conference was
arranged for by Mr.. Allen ". Thurman of
Columbus. Ohio. who. however. did not attend
the meeting. The conference began at 9:I5.
and at an early hour this morning the gentle
men above named were still discussing the de-
tails Of compromise.
THE LEAGUE MEETING.
The National Base Ball League were out in
full force this morning at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, and some talk was heard of a confer
once with the Players League. Most of the
delegates to this special meeting had
arrived before noon, but were reticent
when questioned on the probable outcome
of the convention. Quiet conferences and
'quiet talks" have been INDUCED i'll between
the national folks and representatives of the
Players League during the week and 1t was ex-
pected that upon the assembling of the dele
gates today everything would be
cut and dried for the deal. Early
arrivals, however, asserted that matter 8
were unsettled and that 1t would take consider
able time to unravel the tangle. 1t was even
denied that conference on the subject had
been held last night. This meeting, it was as
certained. did take place. and that it will have
an important bearing on the action of the
league is undoubted
WHAT sPALDING SAYS.
W. A. g. Spalding as responsible for the
statement that all were satisfied that some
thing must be done, and that soon, for the
benefit of the game and the capitalists who
have their money invested. The outcome. he
thought. would be the appointment of COM
mittee by the league to confer with a commit
tee from the players organization.
The meeting today was set down for noon
and though at shat time all the delegates but
two had arrived. the convention was not called.
From present indications it will be late in the
afternoon when the delegates assemble. Among
the delegates are y. Z. Young, president; A..
G. Spalding. Chicago; John b. Day,
New York; W. A. Nimmick and J. Pal
mer O'Neil. Pittsburg: John j. Rogers and A..
j. Reach, Philadelphia; W. A. Conant and A..
L. Sowders. Boston, {. j. Byrne and j. J..
Doyle, Brooklyn, and T. ID. Robinson and W.
A. House, Cleveland. The general opinion of
the delegates on the consolidation subject is
that the National League has had the best of
the fight and that if any concessions are to be
made it should como from the players.
Lator.-The League went into session at 1 80
this afternoon. A number of the American
Association people stood III the corridors. anx-
ious to learn of TIE result of the Leagues de-
liberation. 1t vii! severely affect their inter-
ests If this amalgamation goes into effect
Among the American Association representa-
tives present were Barnie of Baltimore, Won
der Abe of st. Louis, Bowers of Rochester,
Allen Thurman. jr., of Columbus and Wonder
horst OF Baltimore.
A rumor prevailed that the American Associa-
ton would have a conference with the league
people. but few gave the rumor any credence.