Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-31
BAsE BALL In 1891.
What President Thurman Thinks Of the A.
aoclatton's Proapecta.

What President Thurman Thinks Of the A.
socastaon's Prospects.
The affairs OF the American Association afs
rapidly reaching that state Of completeness %
long desired and worked for by the magnates,
says Columbus, Ohio, special. President
Thurman returned from his Toledo mission
yesterday, and, while not desiring to be quoted
in the matter. is sure that President Ketcham
win sccept his offer OF $1,000 for the Toledo
team, the option 10 run until February Is.
The matter viii be definitely settled next Sat-
urday morning at 10 O'Clock, when President
Kstcham and Director Raitz win visit the ofice
Of Mr.. Thurman for that purpose. During the
visit OF the latter gentleman 70 Toledo Mr..
ketcham intimated that he was ready 70 step
down and out from base ball.
M5. fhurman says: II think our offer q
section Of the American Association eonstitu-
ton We could force Toledo ont, but we do not
desire to do So The club has fulfilled all its
Obligations, and we viii deal fairly with il,
although under the old style of conducting
and Toledo out without paying a cent. There
are put seven clubs in the association, and il
these cities would refuse all offers to retire
gracefully We would have five votes TO put them
OUT, which Is the two-thirds required by the
section quoted. We have the Syracuse tran
chise, and Columbus, st. Louis, Louisville and
baltimore would make q sufficient number.
upder the circumstances, our offer 10 pure
gift OF that much money"
NE. rHURMAS's VISIT 10 WARRINGTON.
1t Is understand that President Thurman viii
start east on the 5th instant to make q final
disposition Of the affairs of the association. To
that end he has called a meeting of the Joint
conference COMMITTEES to be held at the Fifth Av-
ehue Hotel. New York, on the 18th of January.
with meeting Of the entire American ASCOT,
alton on the 18th ct the same place. He win
come first to Washington and look after the
proposed new organization, thence to Phila-
deiphia for the settlement Of the vexed ques-
ton OF the American Association franchise in
that city President Thurman ia pleased with
the Washington outlook and says he will use
his utmost endeavor to secure for this city one
OF the ben teams in the circuit.
PHILADELPHIA, CHICAGO AND BOSTON.
In regard to Philadelphia he may be quoted:
1.-THE report that Mr.. Spslding or any other
National League man has anything to do with
placing the franchise there is totally untrue.
That matter is wholly in the hands Of the Amer
lean Association conference committee. Messrs.
Barnle, Won der Abe and myself will be in
Philadelphia about the 10th instant, when we
will hear the gentlemen interested and make
ready our report to be submitted to the full
committee on the 18th. We know Just what
the Wagner Bros proposed doing, but We will
III
before voting on its disposition. I have had
no communication with Mr.. Snellenburg on the
subject"
On the subject of association teams in Chi
cago and Boston Mr.. Thurman said: 81 do not
care to be quoted, but do you suppose that AL
Spalding would have taken a trip to Boston to
induce Soden, Billings and Conant to allow an
association team in that city if he intended to
bar the association out Of Chicago? II we
place teams in the league cities they will play
Tor the N-cent tariff"
PROMPT SETTLEMENT HOPED FOR.
The belief is expressed in select base ball cir
Giles that President Prince will control the Bos-
ton association team, but that the hackers of
the Chicago team are yet under cover. In
both cities the new clubs will occupy the
grounds of the defunct Players League. When
asked If the conference committee would have
anything to do with the disposition of the play
ers, Presldent Thurman said: Nothing in the
world. Our duties end when the two big
leagues are complete in their membership.
We hope to have everything in shape so that
managers can begin signing men by tho 18th
OF January" On the 10th proximo Mr.. Thur
man and President Brinker win have confer
enco in New York, when the final disposition of
the Rochester franchise will be settled. There
will be no trouble about it.
SETTLING Up IN CHICAGO.
The differences between Messrs. Spalding
and Addison of Chicago we're practically
patched up at a conference held Saturday. Ad-
olson agreed to allow Spalding to pay the
players the salary due them, amounting to
IS, 995. is, in the following amounts:
Comiskey, Sl.3i9.5S Bastian, S29O.15; King,
s564.69; BOYLE. S492.7S; Williamson, SS03.62;
O'Neiii, S235.75; Darling, S256.50; Shugart,
S248.iS; Dwyer, 9253.06, Ryan. $437.S0; Duffy,
s3oz.ss Farrell, S544.62; Baldwin, s249.46;
Pfetfer, S329.1S.
The latter has raised claim to the amount due
him. ID. F. Nicholson, the attorney represent
ing the players, agreed to accept a deduction
Of 10 pe mt on the players salaries for cash
ard acS pit SO per cent of the par value of
stock held by players. These amounts were:
Darling, sl,OOO Comiskey, $500; Ryan, $780,
Duffy, $500: Farrell, $500.
PFEFFER AND sPALDING RKCoNCILKD.
Fred Pfeffer smothered his pride yesterday
and walked into Mr.. Spaldings Office without
wincing. He found the president in, and eI-
tending his hand was accorded hearty well
come. 1t Is the first time the pair have spoken
in fifteen months. They had quite a long and
pleasant chat, and parted the best of friends
Pfeffer acknowledged that the brotherhood
movement had been mistake, but that he had
gone into it with perfect good faith and had
fallen with it. Now he was willing to do any,
thing in his power to undo the harm done, and
would play any place he was asked to, bat pre-
ferred Chicago. The result of the conference
will be probably that Pfeffer will be found
guarding second base for Arson next year.