Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-20
New York Baseball Magnates Defin-
itely Consolidate Their Clubs
and Sign the Papers.
WHO THE NEW OFFICIALS WILL BE.
Some Interesting Pointers From the
Cleveland Club-Frank BTunell
Throws Up the Sponge.
A CHAMPIONS OPINION OF DEMPSEY.
Continued Efforts to Arrange Lecsl Billiard TOurns.
nsnt-Gsnersl Sporting News.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.i

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCHl
New YORK, Dec. 19-The final legal
papers, which make the two New York
clubs one, were signed to-day. Time, be-
tween the hours Of 3 and 6; place, A. G.
Spaldiug & Bros private office. The rays
of the electric lights in the City Hall Park
had just begun to force themselves through
the windows of Mr.. Spalding's office rs the
last act in New York's baseball drama was
performed. The two clubs have really been
consolidated for some time, rs far as a writ
ten agreement with proviso attached went,
heretofore announced in THE DISPATCH.
The conditions of the proYiso having been
couto,med with, the lawyers have now per-
formed their work by binding both clubs to-
getheT so that there can be no further talk that
they are not consolidated. This is the last Of
the New York Baseball Club Qimited) which
was incorporated with the intention of making
the baseball players maEpates and relegating
the capitalists to a back seat
GAME OF LIMIT.
THAT club was certainly appropriately
named, exclaimed the solitary outsider pres
enJ today he the undertaken lay away
its cold and lifeless body aud nail the spikes in
with one of SPaldinc's sledge hammers. II has
been a game of limit all the way through. The
only thing that was not limited was the bluff of
the PLAYERS who wanted their salaries whether
there were gate receipts or not"
Sometime ago Judge Bacon, counsel for the
Players League club and Attorney RedGing
the new counsel for the National League club
were instructed TO go ahead and draw up the
final contract with its various stipulations
which both sides wanted. They worked some
time. and Thursday noon Judge Bacon notified
MS clients that the necessary papers were at
last ready. At o'clock Colonel McAlpin, L.
2. Talcott aud 2. NJ. Van Colt met at Judge
BaCon's office. Frank e. Robinson was
not present, as lie was in PIttsburG. He had,
however, gwen Mr.. TaIcott power of attorney
10 act for him. The document was read. ami
all expressed themselves as perfectly satisfied
with It's provisions.
Now. gentlemen, ali that is left is for you to
sign it" exclaimed Judge Bacon. This was
complied with by the gentlemen. as representa-
tlves OF the New lork Players League club.
This morning Judge Bacon sent the signed doc.
ument TO Attorney Redding, who has an office
in the Potter building.
THEY ALL SIGNED IT.
Being extremely busy, he did not present it
TO his clients for their signatures until late in
the afternoon He took it TO J. W. Spalding,
who Immediately notified John B. Day Mr..
Redding went over the document and it was
as satisfactory to Messrs. Spalding and Day as
10 the other gentlemen who had already signed
it, They also signed II.
4 meeting of the clubs stockholders will be
held in the early part of next month. The
PLAYERS who have held stock in the P. L. club
will he present Some plan will then be talked
over as to how to deal with them. According
To The attorneys. they say that the players have
no right Low. Their capital stock has been
entirely wiped out. They have not been as
sessed. and MCAlpin, Talcott Robinson and
Wan Cutt hold notes agalnst:the club which. as
an Incorporated orCanizaUIon. 1t cannot meet
i is the desuc of all TO do the square thing ny
the players, but Ii does not seem at all probable
that, after paying them money they were not
entitled To-, the capitalists will turn around and
also nay them for their stock, which is not
worth cent.
The slate for officers of the club was an
nounCed in THE DISPATCH some time ago
According to one of the leading stockholders
to-day that slate still holds good with one
change. These will certainly be the officers:
President. John B. Day; Vice President F.
+. Talcott: Treasurer. j. W. Spalding; Direc-
tors. Colonel McAlpin. F. b. Talcoit. F. b.
Robinson, Cornelius Van CoUt. John b. Day, J.
W. SpaldnG Z. I. Dillingham;, and two others
yet undecided on.