St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-14
CAN AFFORD TO WATT.
National League MagnateS
Are Not Extending Favors
to the Players.
Of Course There Will Be a
Combine, but Not Just
Yet Awhile.
Spalding ct al. Want All the
Fat, and Will Endeavor
to Get 1t.
Results Of the Running Races
at Nashville, Linden and
Gloucester.

NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-The delegates
OF HE National league began work at
1890 to-day at the Fifth Avenue hotel.
While the convention was in session.
President Young received the following
communication:
y. Z. Young. EsQ.-Dear Sir: At the reg
mar annual meeting CT the directors of the
Players National league the undersigned
was appointed a committee TO confer with
other base base ball organizations. desire
10 suggest that il your board VIII appoint u
similar committee 10 meet me a conference,
which VIII lie of mutual advantage, might
take place ut once. Please address me at
your earliest convenience ut ST. James hotel.
Awaiting your reply, / am respectfully,
A. l.. JOHNSON.
President Young sent the following
,eply:
To y. l.. johnson, ESo.-Dear Sir: Reply
ing 10 your communication of this date ask
ing Tor Il conference with The National
league, ! am instructed TO say that thisl league
e3hifot enter into any conference with The
Players league unless the American aSSocia,
lion is made a party SO such conference. On
1ct- 9 the National league appointed q con-
terence committee Of three. which, together
with 4 similar committee appointed by the
American association. was Instructed, under
certain coalitions, previously agreed upon,
20 confer with Il committee OF the Players
capitalists. That m has been con-
uoued. 10 meet n any lime III the call of the
tha5rniaH If said joint conference. Yours
.ruiE. y. +. You've.
The letter from Mr.. Johnson was
drawn up ut & meeting of the players
held in Judge Bacon's Office early in the
lay. At that meeting were present Al
ijohnSon. Arthur IrWin,J }. Is. Hart, r.
D. Wallace. j. I. Wagner, Ell lIanlon,
Buck Ewing ANA +. II. Robinson. Mir:
Johnson was at the Fifth Avenue dur
ing the recess of the league convention
aud had 4 talk with some of the dele
yates. lie stated that he had no objec-
ton 10 meeting Il representative of the
American association. \ letter to that
effect will probably be sent to the league
when its convention comes to a close.
Ihc charges against The Cincinnati club
was another matter that comes before
tic meeting. The following letter ON
she subject was received from John L.
Brush:
\. Z. Young-Sir: The Cincinnati Base
Sail club. Of Cincinnati. o., a member of
your organization. Gid on Oct. 8. and on sub
sequent dates III October, 1880. violate sec
tlcA 10. Paragraph :. Of the league eonstitu-
ton, by playing eam t. of ball with clubs dis
qualified ana Ineligible under the league con
s~ttCiion and tie national agreement OF pro-
teSsic1&i base ball clubs. JoHX I. BRUSH.
Immediately uBon the reception of
'itiS 1CttCf tif lllS telegram was
sent to Harry Stern, the secretary of
ihe Cincinnati club. whom MIR. Young
said was the only man the league would
recognize:
Charges have been preferred against your
flub ter violation of section 10 Of the league
constitution i'll playing clubs disqualified
under Inc national agreementin October. If
Charges are true please answered. once.
y. f. IoUNG, President.
THIS constituted the business trans
acted at the session. At $50 D.. N. the
convention WIS resumed. The session
lasted about nine hours, when an adj
1ournmcnt was taken TO 1890 to-mOr-
row morning. The principal feature
was til" presentation of a silk banner
10y Spaiding Bros. to j. Palmer O'Neill,
of Piftsburg. The banner was given
to the Pittsburg club to celebrate the
victories which that club did not have.
The banner Is of silk and bears ia
bright silver stars representing the
number of defeats that club sustained
the last Scus0u. In the center of the
nsnner were the wordS"Pittsburg $780,"
The only business OF Importance trans
acted was the increase OF the $500 fine
Tor a team leaving its field to $1,000.
The league then adjourned to 1880
O'Clock this morning.