Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-14
AIMING At PEACE.
Local Magnates of the P. L. and N. L.
Baseball Clubs Meet and Try
to Settle Matters.
A MATTER OF VALUED STOCK.
The Uniontown Unknown Who Runs To-
Day Alleged to be Slattery, the
Sprinter of South Boston.
A MATTER OF VALUED STOCK.
A NEW FOOTBALL TEAM ORGANIZED
Results Of the Races and the General Sporting News
Ct The Day.

One of the hopeful signs of pacific un-
derstanding in the imbroglio of baseball, as
far as Pitts5urg is concerned, was displayed
last evening. Representatives of the local
Players League and National League clubs
met to talk over the absurdity OF continuing
Two clubs in this city, and as result both
parties were convinced that matters can be
made better for next year.
At the conference, which was at the Hotel
Anderson, Messrs. Rae, McCallin and Brunell
represented the Players League interests. Mr.
Brunen appeared in behalf of the Chicago cap
ital in the club President NImick and Director
O'Neil represented the interests of the local Ma
tional League club. The conference was the re-
suit of an understanding at the conference held
recently at New York, and similar conferences
will be held in all cities where two clubs are
listing.
Last nights conference lasted about two
hours and at the finish every gentleman who
took part in it said that there were hopeful
Eigns of consolidation of interests as far as the
two clubs are concerned. All the everyday
talk of baseball was INDUCED in, but finally
the gentlemen came down to business and the
question of a basis of consolidation was in
troduced This was the barrier of further
progress but as the gentlemen said, only a tenn
porary barrier.
Both parties were wishful to make consoli-
dation, but as to the basis none could pledge
themselves. because everybody represented
somebody else. Secretary Brunnell of the z.
L.; Director 0'Neil, of the n. L., and in short.
every member of the conference stated en-
phatically to.fhe writer that there were safe
indications n 4 consolidation.
To make long story short the only diff
Guilty there is threatening the consolidation of
the local clubs is the matter of basis This
point is so important that the conference ad-
iourned until Secretary Brunell can confer
with the Chicago capitalists who have money
in the Pittsburg club. The question of peace
in Pittsburg has, therefore. narrowed itself
down TO one thing or two things: What is the
n. l. club worth? and what is the P. /. club
worth? That is the stock of each. This paper
does not presume to teach the stockholders or
directors of each their business but when plain
question like the foregoing presents itself: and
when il is known that on the solution of that
question hangs the destiny of baseball in Pitts
burg, the ready-handed answer must be given
A compromise is a compromise. 1t means con-
Cession. The Natianal League stock here is
not worth as much as the Players League |
club, and that is the plain index guiding us on |
the highway to next year. No matter how |
the result has come, it is here and business |
men interested cannot fail to see it. This 1
being so. compromise can soon be effected by |
making certain number of shares of the two |
clubs after making them one and giving to one |
party of the consolidation SO many and to the /
other party the balance. If the two parties |
cannot agree to the ratio let them choose dis |
interested party to settle it The matter can |
be settled now, but 1t is only business ques-
lion.