New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-06
DISAGREEMENT ON UNION.
PLAYERS LEAGUE CAPITALISTS AT WAR
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PARTY TO MEET H.
n,v-NEw YORK NOT INVITED TO ATTEND

THE ,xr1.coSsoI1pATIoN PARTY TO MEET TO-
D.y-NEw.YoRK NOT INVITED TO ATTEND
o., ,,rss, the capitalists and players OF the
~, I.,gue is ended there is now an open Da''io
among the capitalists themselves The TRIBUNE wv
ago was right in It's report that therc wac ,, Az
them At that time, however there was W. W., t,
ns;o, Yesterday the whole trouble burst ior'n n'o
,.,,.,, ,,Lo a shot There Is an open Dreach u'''
car,ot he healed The who have always s'oou o,
nv the Players League and VINO gave ,o"ey " ~, ,h
some of the clubs have been Ignored anu shupo " WV
mon Who have lost hardly anything i'll co"'ia l.,
rr,,,o will n, a meeting Of the Players League i'll
phuodanha today 1t is not an Official one ho"ener
az IT. has not been called by President 'ioAp'"'
yew.york and Brooklyn clubs nave reccNcu "o ~
,n oo,,np and will consequently not be rcpreoenou
prs,dos,. Me Apiir told Tribune reporter yesterday A
,hgbt II strange that had not received notice Oh inc
meeting. , -, ,ooo com
r,o,ev ignored and might snubbe1' In THIS matter
~. .o,.,ans I. at an Yesterday morning, Presi'
don't Goodwin Of the Brooklyn club received dispaVeh
from President Prince, OF the Boston eiuo' saying ~ ~
nrooklyn club would be relied Oh to schd rcpies"~
tive 10 the meeting to-day. President uoou"ih U '
word that he had receiver ho "''''' ~
knew nothing about It,
The meeting will be held by the rev capitalists VIM
are opposed to consolidation and are desirous OF pre-
yeotiua IL in New-York and Brooklyn IL Is not hho"h
inst what capitalists will be there. Inc moNemehb -
,od nv Prince and Hart Of Boston, and The wagner
,,,,s of philadelphia. John Ward, OF the brooklyn
club will be present, but simply as an indlioual s'oeA
holder not as representative o! inc DrooAis" .
IL will be the object Of those WHO assemble III
today either to try plan TO force the
a prookvn capitasts into line form syndicate to
buy out the club. They do not need to purchase
the Brkyn club. they say because II they can get New
York John Ward can take all his players wherever ne
nIesses Brooklyn is not looked upon as strong Players
League city. as the attendance mere uic pas' ee"' ~
aged only about 3oO.
President McAlpn said to Tribune reporter yesteru's
Eyes they can buy the New York club II they nave enough
money The Players League has the first choice. we
had q chance month ago 70 sou inc cuo '' hauso"'
profit. but refused" ,,.,
"ln reality then, the club is not likely to DC sod
Thats IL exactly as think would value 1t far above
what anybody would think Of paying for It, cannot see
no continued yhy we are made the butt OF all these sls
melons that we are dshonOrab in our Intentions The
yewYork club has always been first to stand by the
League and to advance money 10 Keep the League
alive desire consolidation because it is the only way
by whch baseball be saved II we 60 on another sea
son with this Aght. the will be killed. and viii be
by some other game National sport We
are ghng much for the players in our efforts to pere
uate the game ourselves. II the game killed the
players their occupation And yet there are those who
can't it that way.
.If every other club IN the Players League will put
$50 600 into pool pay the expenses OF the League
the New.York club Will agree to do the and the fight
60 on"
"In other words" said the reporter, that that
you are putting money to support other clubs
besides your own, doesn't IT.
.You are right. l am tired OF this chllds play
wear ago at Of meetings. told the other cap
tallss that It would be difficult matter to ahead and
fight an old organization like the National League To
conduct the fight strictly business principles, advo
Gated that each club advance $4,000 into pool.
laughed at and my suggestion was not accepted. Later
We needed the money. When carry n business de-
sire to do so on strictly business principles
"It would be the line OF business for each club to
nut up oO0 which would give ns s4O0O00 to go ahead
With next season. III the other clubs will not do this
there will be consolidation OF some OF the clubs. have
done everything in for the good OF the Players
League Everything done by the New-York club has
been omen and above board. Nobody can say have
done anything dishouorabe. although have been
cuscd Of it by Of the capitalists in the Players
League"
SIS IL true that Secretary Robinson sent letter
other clubs saying that the New-Yorl club had conso
dated and that the others would have thirty days
do 2"
''Yes, IL Isl
wasn't that In the nature OF q threatf'
''Not at all Tho New-York club could do nothing un.
I'll annual meeting OF the League around and that
notice was the time PREVIOUS TO the meeting At
that meeting expected that each club would
its hand and the National Ieagle say what willing
70 do"
There is a why the players have not been