Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-07
THEIR TALE OF WOE,
Some of the P. L. MagnateS Meet in
Philadelphia and Have a Dis
cOnSOlate Gathering.
A KICK AGAINST JOHN N. WARD.
The New York and Brooklyn Capitalists
Ask That Matters be Settled
Within Thirty Days.
A KICK AGAINST JOHN N. WARD.
FOOTBALL PLAYERS FROM DETROIT.
oensksy Disgusted With the Players Lssgus-Gensrs
Sporting News Of the Day.

PHILADELPHIA, November 6.-There
was ostensibly an informal conference of the
capitalists of the Players League at the
Continental Hotel to-day, but it was really
a meeting to discuss the course that shall be
adopted in event of the desertion oil the New
York and Brooklyn PLAYERS Clubs, which
now seems probable. There were present
Messrs. HanIon and Rea, of Pittsburg;
Prince, Hart and Irwin, of Boston, and j.
Earle and C. w. Wagner, Vanderslice and
Alien, for Philadelphia, while Francis c.
Rlcht acted in an advisory capacity.
John NJ. Ward attended the meeting, but not
as the representative of the Brooklyn club, al
though he held the proxies of the Cleveland
and Cincinnati clubs. The proxy of the Chicago
club was held by Boston. New York and
Brooklyn were not represented.
Before the meeting convened Mr.. ]. Earle
Wagner, who was not inclined TO believe that
any desertions from the Players circuit are con-
templated, asked Mr. Prince, of Boston, at
whose instance the call had been issued, If the
Brooklyn and New York clubs had been
formally requested to send delegates, Mr..
Prince replied that they had, but that neither
had sent any rerly. Just what was done can
only be conjectured as the delegates either
made evasIve replies to leading questions or
concealed what they had done by declaring
shat they had only discussed the situation. But
in discussing the situation the probable ANAL
CANA of the rival clubs in New York and
Brooklyn and its possible effects upon the des-
times of the Players organization was thor
oughly carvaSSed and a plan of action con-
sIdered. The Boston delegation appeared to
be satisfied that the rumOred desertion of the
Brooklyn and New York CLUBS was true. al
though Mr.. Prince acknowledged that his
opinion was based almost entirely upon the re-
ports Of the newspapers.
Nr. J. Earle Wagner took the opposite tack.
He declared that it was unfair to form such
opinions upon mere newspaper rumors. and
that he had been assured by Mr.. McAlpln that
the New York club would take no decisive step
until the remaining clubs of the organization
had made satisfactory arrangements with their
rivals. While Mr. Wagner was undoubtedly
sincere in MS belief in the New York clubs
strengthened the position taken by the Boston
delegation. II read in substance: I'VE can
make satisfactory arrangement here. Hope
other clubs can do the same. Would like TO
see something definite come within 80
days" With the execution of the
gard the Brooklyn and New York clubs
with distrust and the fact that neither was
represented to-day was significantly commented
upon. MT. Richter who has been the sturdy
champion OF tile PLAYERS movement from its
inception. came out 1at-fOntcd and declared
that they were traitors To the cause, and went
SO far as TO oppose the admission of Mr.. Ward
as the representative of the brooklyn club. A
telegram was received from Al johnson stating
that Cleveland would abide by any conclusion
that the meeting might arrive az. An adjourn
ment was had at O'clock and the various out.
of-JOwn delegates Immediately departed. The
regular annual meeting of the Players League
VIII be held IN Pittsburg on Tuesday next