Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-12-07
SPORTING WORLD.
THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE TWO CLUBS
IN BROOKLYN.
There is Split in the Players League Directors.
Prospects Of Next SeasOn-Drift Of the
DiamOnd-GOssip About Players-Turf
Topics and Notes About
Pugilists.

New YORK, December 6.-Consolida-
ton of the two Brooklyn base ball clubs
is now only question of few days
The bad weather somewhat impeded
the negotiations for sentiment yester-
day, the Players League club directors
postponing their meeting TO consider
Mr.. Byrne'S proposition until this after
noon.
Just how matters stand among the
magnates over the Bridge can be put in
Il nutshell, if the words of prominent
base ball magnate are to be taken as
authority:
Mr.. Byrne has put price upon his
club and fixtures at Washington Park
lie is willing to sell everything to the
directors of the Players League club for
Il sum which for convenience sake can
be placed at $40 900. If the Brooklyn
Players League men buy the representa-
tive .Brooklynoclub will play at Eastern
Park next season. But will Mr.. Byrne
quit baseball entirely in such an event?
Probably not.
The directors of the Brooklyn (P. L.
club are now celebrating upon the
feasibility of paying say 100000 in
cash or that amount of money in
some other form. They are bound to
have a club at Eastern Park, cost what
it may. Most of them are Kings county
IL" road directors, and it is for their
interest TO have a ball ground on that
| line. But although they are business
men they have become tired of the base
ball business and are willing TO allow
any one TO run the new club if located
ON their line of railroad.
This is just where Mr.. Byrne steps in
and makes an offer that will probably
be accepted. He will not receive cash
bonus for his club, but he will be given
say $50, GOO worth of stock in the Brook
lyn Players League club, of which the
capital stock is $4,000. In return for
this he will transfer his BridegroomS 10
Eastern Park, and holding the control
ling interest in the Brooklyn Players
League club he will naturally be able to
place that organization upon the shelf.
In this manner both sides will be sat
iSfed. The Players League men will
have club on their grounds and Mr..
Byrne will be sole master of the Situa-
alton in Brooklyn. It's very intricate
deal. that must be handled with extreme
care.
There is a split among the Brooklyn
Up. L. directors over this proposition.
MeSSrs. Goodwin, Wallace, Chauncey
and Wirth are lived up against f. f.
Linton and John Ward. Linton is
heart and soul against any settlement
whatever and says in case the majority
of his fellow directors decide to join
/ forces with Mr.. Byrne he will fight
them TO the bitter end, but in what way
he has not seen fit to state
One of the directors of the Z. l.. club
said last night:
Eyes, the new Brooklyn club will at
Eastern Park, and Mr.. Byrne will have
sole charge. l am director of the
Kings County road, and am satisfied to
accept Mr.. Byrne'S offer. | am tired of
base ball. as haven't time to attend to
it, and | want TO get out.
The new club will be wonderfully
strong. An attempt will be made TO
retain Bierbauer, Van EIaltren. KinS-
| low. Hemming and SowderS. live can
get them | would like to see the team
take the field in this Style:-Pitchers-
Terry, Hemming, SowderS and Lovett.
CatcherS-Tom DAILY, kinSlow, and
Cook. First baSe-Whistler. Second
baSe-Bierbauer Third baSe-Pinkney.
Short stop-Smith. Outfield-O Brien,
Collins and Burns. OF course Mr.. Byrne
would probably want Foutz, but think
Whistler is the coming first baSeman of
the country. 1t would be grand nine,
able TO hold It's own with any in the
National League"