Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-22
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NEW YORK, March 21.-An air of the
deepest mystery hovered around the big
moguls of the National League to-day.
Every club was represented at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, yet everybody seemed as
d"-5 as an oyster. There were present
John B. Day and Joseph Gordon, of the
New York Club; ]. T. Doyle, of the Brook
lyns; a. II. Soden and W. II. Conant, of
Boston; W. Hewett, of Washington; J. 7.
Brush and W. H. Schmidt, of indianapolis;
T. Den Robinson and W. H. Howe, OF
Cleveland; A. G. and Walter Spalding, of
Chicago; John J. Rogers, of Philadelphis;
Harry Stearn, of Cincinnati; W. a. Nimick,
A. H. Scandrett and ]. Palmer O'Neill, of Pitts
burg The calling of the League magnates
together at this time was done very secretly.
The Conference Committee. composed of
Spalding. Soden and Robinson, who have the
solution of
THE PROPER STATUS
of the League in charge met as per arrange
ment but Just why the club officials were
wanted is an unfathomab Bile mystery President
Nimick. of the Pittsburg club, thus expressed
it: This is the first time on record that the
National League has got the better Of the news
paper boys" The fact is the League magnates
were drawn together at the solicitation of
the Conference Committee, who evidently
thought that they could solve the Indian
apolis- Washington problem to the Leagues
best advantage, and then a general meeting
could be held to ratify the work, draft
eight-club schedule, and thus place the League
on a solid and substantial footing. But the
Conference Committee have found their course
thus far fraught with many obstacles. They
were in session during the greater part of to-
day and well into the night and Indianapolis
and Washington are still members of the
League.
WANTED A PRICE NAMED.
1t is stated that the committee asked Mr..
Brush 10 name his price for the Indianapolis
club, but the Hoosier answered that he thought
it was the Leagues business to name the
amount. The matter rests, but the chances are
decidedly in favor of an eight-club League and
dropped from the circuit. How much money
it will require to purchase the Indianapolis
franchise is not known, but prominent
League man was heard to remark: n am afraid
II will take $4,000 to buy the Hoosiers."
Walter Hewitt, III talk with DISPATCH
reporter upon the position of Washington club
said: Il am not at all anxious to get out of the
League and while recognize that it would be
to the best interests of the concern to have
eight clubs don't see why i should suffer-
Why didn't the League think of this thing be-
fore they admitted Cincinnati and Brooklyn?
They can drop the Washington club according
to the constituf m of the League, but accord
ing to the rule: Fhich govern gentlemen, they
could not.
AN ALLEGED DIFFICULTY.
az am told that Mr.. Brush has sold Sl2 900
worth of season tickets for his grounds in In
dianapolis and if he should drop out Of the
ranks his life would be made miserable am
afraid, however, that we will both have to yo"
rs it true. Mr.. Hewitt, that you have made
application for admission to the Atlantic Asso-
citation 81
'Nc, ,sir;t is not. 1t has come to my knowledge
to-day that Secretary Braden had said the
Washington club, with Ted Sullivan as Secre-
tary, had been admitted by a mail vote Well,
if this has been done, Mr.. Sullivan did it with
out my sanction"
If the indianapolis club is purchased it is well
understood that the New York club will get
the cream of the Hoosiers According to Sec
retary Braden the Washington club has been
admitted into the Atlantic Association taking
the place of Providence. The association is
now made up of Washington, Baltimore New
ark, Jersey City, Wilmington, Worcester, New
Haven and Hartford. Manager Barnie was in
Richmond to-day and it is thought that if
Worcester should fail to come to time Rich
mond will be accepted.