Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-14
A Few Capitalists of the Dying
Players League Rise With an
Amusing Dignity
TO COERCE TIE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
A Rumor That John NJ. Ward is to Play
in and Captain the Pittsburg Ma
tiOnal League Team.
FOGARIY AND LA BLANCHE TO FIGHT.
Interesting Gossip About FOOtball-Gensrd Sporting
News Of the Day.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.

NEW YORK, November 13. - To-day's
developments over the baseball war showed
that the n. L. is trying in every way to
settle up affairs in as fair and honorable
way as possible. The fight is ended any
way, but a few details remain to
be adjusted. Some of the Players
League people who have not yet got in out
of the cold are objecting strenu-
ously and while shouting for the
P. L. are really endeavoring to settle up their
own interest so that they can save something
out of the wreck. This morning an informal
talk was had at Judge Bacon's office, No. 100
Broadway, by certain p l. capitalists There
were present: ]. B. Hart and Arthnr Irwin,
Boston; J. Earle Wagner, Philadelphia; Al.
johnson, Cleveland; Z. B. Talcott F. b.
Robinson and William Ewing New York;
Ed Hanlon. Pittsburg. and John Wallace,
Brooklyn After the talk was over it was
stated that all present had taken an oath that
they would stand by the Players League
until everybody had been properly provided for
by the N L The most eXtravagant statements
were made. In answer to the question as to
how Hanlon represented the Pittsburg (P L-)
club, inasmuch as both clubs in the Smoky
City had come together. Al johnson said:
Just three P. L. and four n. L. directors
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players have not. They have not yet got Han
Ion. All the players are willing to 90 just
where it is thought best to place them. Don't
make any mistake, the P. L. will surely go on
unless everybody is cared for. The capitalists
can consolidate. but they will be unable to de-
liver the players. Everybody at the meeting
in Judge Bacon's office to-day agreed to stand
together until the last
Some of the others talked The same way, and
that as seven clubs were represented the n. l.
must make satisfactory terms or the war would
go on. Notwithstanding these statements,
however, THE DISPATCH can state as fact
that nothing of the sort was done, and that the
New York people said they would not go
on another season. John Wards great
ambition to sit IN the same room with
the old magnates suddenly left him. His high
hopes of reaching the pinnacle of fame as a
leader of the baseball world were stranded in
PiJtsburg. So shouidering his gun he started
for Unlontown, Pa, at last reaching the con-
clusion that the fight could be settled without
his services. johnson having full power to act
for the p. l. sent 4 letter to the National
League requesting a conference. The n. L.
took two hours TO consider the matter and
finally sent the following answer: Dear Sir
In reply to your communication of this day
asking for a conference with the National
League, am instructed to say that this League
cannot enter into any conference with the
Players League unless the American Associa-
ZION Is maze party 10 Sucn conference.
On October the National League ap-
pointed a conference committee of three
which together with a similar committee ap-
pointed by the American Association was in
structed under certain conditions, previously
agreed on by the conferees with committee of
?. L. capitalists. That committee has been con-
unued with instructions to meet at any time
at the call of the chairman of the said Joint
conference committees Respectfully,
n. E. YOUNG, President N L"
The leading advocates and supporters of the
P L. here are looking for victims. and among
others they have singled out Al Johnson H e is
blamed as one for the death of the Players
League.