Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-11
A SERIOUS HITCH,
Baseball Magnates Have a New Diff
ference About the Name of the
Proposed New League.
OBJECTION TO PLAYERS LEAGUE.
Slavin and McAuliffe Held for Trial for
Their Battle Among the Armonde
Club Frauds,
AN EFFORT TO EXPEL THE ATHLETICS
Results Of the Leading Turf Events-GsnsrL Sporting
News Of the Day.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE p1sPArcH.I

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NEW YORK, October 10-A serious hitch
has occurred in the efforts of the rival
baseball magnates to effect mpromise.
The National League members and sup
porters and those OF the American Associa-
tion desire in the event of consolidation
of the Players League and Association that
the new organization be named the Ameri-
can Association. To this the P. L. magnates
most strongly object and their objections
are so strong that no compromise will be
effected if the name players League" is
not retained. This feature of the business
has been the leading topic under discussion
in the hotel corridors to-day. Several of
the n. L. magnates are at present inclined
to insist on any new organization that may
be formed being called the American
Association. This matter is merely one of
sentiment, and good supporters and advocates
of peace think that as soon as solid plan of
compromise is formulated this sentimental
difficulty viii vanish.
DID LITTLE WORK.
The delegates to the National Baseball
League Convention went into session again
this morning at the Fifth Avenue Hotel to
hear the report of the committee which con-
Players League and American Association.
There was full attendance of the National
League proper.
A. G. Spaldng in conversation TO-DAY SAID
that there was disposition on the part of the
National League people to look at this matter
of union from fair business standpoint and
il they can arrive at some solution they are all
disposed to sacrifice something for the good of
the baseball business. He said they wished to
bring baseball back to Its former glory Mir.
Spalding declared that the National League
hat fhara is of
from the public press and baseball-gOers
bring this work to a close, and they are going
TO assist IN this good work They DO not favor
any temporary arrangement. but want some
thing permanent. AT present they have no
idea Of whaI will be done, but suggestions will
he made and received between now and the
I'd OF October, at which time there is to be
another conference.
GOOD CIRCUITS NAMED.
The morning conference of the Presidents
Of the National League continued until
o'clock, when an ad jou .n1aent was had to meet
on the evening of October p when they shall
receive the report of their committee, which
meets that day at noon, with the committees
from the other leagues. This was the sub
stance of all they had to report, and the men,
bers attending the conference had little to say
on the situation. A. G. Spalding thought that
some satisfactory agreement would be easily
made within months time. In the meantime
the baseball managers will see what can be done
in the various cities.
There was good deal of talk INDUCED in as
TO what could be accomplished, but no person
seemed to have any idea of what would be
done Many think that quite probably two
major leagues will be formed. and the PROPOSE
tion made yesterday by Allen w. Thurman. .Jr.,
is quite generally discussed. This proposition
is TO have two major leagues. In the
first would be Boston, Brooklyn, New York.
Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus
and Indianapolis; and in the second Boston.
Philadelphia Baltimore Washington, Cincin-
natl, PitJsburg, Louisville and st. Louis. The
Association clubs in Rochester, Toledo and
Syracuse could go back into the International
League. In the next two weeks many PROPOSE
tions will be made and there is little doubt but
that some satisfactory arrangement will be |
made, for there is disposition on the part of |
all TO take some action that will settle all these
troubles which exist at present among the base |
ball players.
George K. Frazer, President and Manager of |
the Syracuse club, was at the hotel this morn
ing. He, with other Association people, does |
not think that the American Association will |
ever join the Brotherhood. He is confident
that the national agreement will not be violated.
A TALK WITH WARD.
With all due respect to the business ouali-
fications of E B. Talcott, Wendell Goodwin
and Al johnson. who represented the Players
League at the conference held at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel the general impression seemed
TO be among the supporters of that
organization that John Ward had a |
deal TO say regarding the movements of |
those gentlemen while they were confe ting 1
with the National League magnates, and |
Furthermore. nothing will be accomp ished |
without the Nanction of the Brooklyn Players' !
League clubs manager Ward said to Dis |
PATCH reporter to-day that he was willing |
submit to anything that was reason. 4
able to effect a settlement 'It is /
mistake TO think" said he THAT
was anxious TO have conference with the |
National League magnates. l knew no more
of the intentions of our men than YOU did until |
received dispatch in Pittsburg to the effect |
that / was wanted in New York. When got
here and told of the intentions |
of the men who were behind the PLAYERS |
League clubs my advice to them when l heard |
that the National League objected to any of |
the Players presence in the conference was to
go ahead and do what they thought best
That's my feeling now. and have the utmost |
confidence in our representatives that they |
viii do only that which will be for the best in |
terests OF the game. 1 don't want to be under |
stood that the matter is settled by any means /
NV wish is that it may be, that's ALL"
Mr.. johnson said he was perfectly willing to |
sell his club to Messrs Howe and Robinson in |
Cleveland and take hold of the Cincinnati |
club, of which he is part owner. He said that |
he would pay these gentlemen a visit and talk |
over matters as soon as he returns home