Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-23
THIS is A CLINCHER.
An Offer of $1,OOO,OOO for All the
League Clubs.
MR.. DAY RECEIVES THE NEWS.
The Leading Features of the American As.
sociatiOn Schedule.
ANsONs COLTS CAPTURE ANOTHER GAME
ESPECIAL rELEaEAM TO rHE D1spArcH.l

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.I
NEW YORK, February 22.-The most
gigantic baseball deal that has ever been
heard of is now being carefully considered
by the once proud magnates OF the National
Baseball League; the men who for years
ruled the baseball world at will; made laws
and abolished them to suit their eonve-
nience; men who could make or break a
player; men who dictated to the minor or
ganizations, and who were looked up to
with awe. These are the men who are now
invited to step down and out for consider
alton of 81, 100000. The cry of the League
magnates has always been that there is no
money in baseball, and that matters have been
misreDresented by the players to the gentlemen
who are backing the Brotherhood, or rather,
the Players National League. Nevertheless,
there seems to be no inclination on the part of
the magnates to abandon the business.
BENT ON DESTRUCTION.
On the contrary, they are bending every
effort toward demoralizing their rival organi-
cation by offering fabulous sums to the lead
ing stars of the Brotherhood to induce them to
break their contracts with the Players League
and join forces with the National League. 1t
leaked out to-day that the modest sum of
81, ,000, 900 had been offered by a syndicate
through the widely known law firm of Tracy
Mcfarland, Twins Boardman & Platt, of 35
Wall street. for the franchise of the entire
National League, which embodies ten clubs.
This is rating the clubs at 100000 each, and
will no doubt place the great baseball leaders
in rather an awkward position in regard to the
statements they have made concerning their
small profits in case they decline to accept this
stupendous sum of money.
BONA FIDE OFFER.
Several members of the law firm who made
the offer, and who have figured prominently in
some Of the largest syndicate purchases that
have ever been made in this country. were
visited, and it was learned that they had made
an offer on Friday in writing to John B. Day of
81, ,0O0, 900 for the franchise of the National
League. They have not had a reply to their let
ter yet as it is almost too soon.
The offer was made to Mr.. John B. Day be-
cause they did not know the address of the other
League magnates. but they expect Mr.. Day to
communicate with his colleagues and give them
an answer in a few days. Transactions involv-
ing so large an amount of money are seldom
consummated without careful consideration.
DAY IS SILENT
Mr. John B. Day, President of the New York
club, was seen at his office, 12l Maiden Lane,
in reference to the Offer He declined to be in
terVleWed upon the subject, and seemed greatly
surprised that the matter had leaked out. It
was intimated that Erastus Wiman might pos
sibly be one of the gentlemen composing the
syndicate, but nothing definite could be learned
as Mr.. Wiman is now in Washington Mr..
Boardman, who is a member of the law firm
referred to, and Mr.. Wiman's private lawyer,
was interviewed While he did not state what
business Mr.. Wiman was upon in Washington
he was very emphatic in his assertion that Mr..
Wiman was in no way interested in the scheme |
tn hQ Les Mr.
Boardman knew all about the enormous offer. |
In fact he acknowledged having written the |
letter to Mr.. Day. which is a bona fde business |
transaction, and is made by wealthy and re- |
sponsible citizen of New ork, who, no doubt, |
has other wealthy associates connected with |
him in the scheme.