Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-23
Baseball MagnateS Strike a Snag in
Their Efforts to Make a
Settlement.
A MATTER OF REPRESENTATION.
National League Directors Refuse to
Have Three Players on the
Conference Committee.
MORE LOCAL FOOTBALL MATCHES.
An Indoor Athletic Meeting likely to be Hsh Hsrs-
General Sporting News
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.l

ESPECIAL. TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.l
New YORK, October 92.-When the baser
ball magnates began to assemble at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel this morning it was
evident that the influences OF those favor
able to continuation of the conflict that
has disgraced the national game were in the
ascendant. The Conference Committee met
and it was soon made known that the Amerl-
can Association and the National League
declined to have three players on the COM
mittee. Messrs. johnson, Talcott, Good
win, Ward, Hanlon and Irwin then went
to the Hoffman House and conferred with
their friends. Subsequently the six gentle
men named returned to the FL tn Avenue
Hotel and long secret session was held, with
Messrs. Ward, Hanlon and Irwin, the players,
on the outside. When the session was ended
Secretary Byrne made statement to the press
representatives:
STRUCK A SNAG.
He explained that the meeting to-day was to
have been attended by three delegates from the
Players League, three from the National and
three from the American Association. A L.
johnson, F, B. aluott and Wendell Goodwin
were TO represent the Players; A. G. Spalding,
J. B. Day and L. H. Byrne, the National, and
A. W. Thurman, Chris Won der Abe and VIM.
Barnie the American. All these were present
today but were surprised to find three other
gentlemen Messrs. Ward, Hanlon and Irwin on
hand TO represent the players. Mr.. Thur
man refused TO call the meeting TO
order unless they retired 1t was explained
that the players had increased their delegation
and Mr.. johnson said that the committee was
not ready to proceed unless the whole delega-
tion was present. A discussion followed, and
as a result the PLAYERS original committee of
three and the Brotherhood committee retired.
These gentlemen talked over the situation,
and the additional three players retired and
both committees returned to the meeting
room.
Mr. Thurman then called the meeting to or
der and read letter from the directors of the
Players League explaining the appointment of
the additional members of the committee. A.
l. johnson moved, and Z. B. TalcOtt seconded,
that the Players delegation be increased by
three The motion was lost, and the delegates
again retired.
Mr. johnson said that the national agree
ment was represented by six members on the
committee, and the players thought they we're
entitled to an equal representation. They
could do nothing under the circumstances but
withdraw.
NDoRsED THEIR COMMITTEE.
The National League held meeting at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel tonight, and the delegates
were in session until nearly midnight 1t was
a continuation of the adjourned meeting of
October g. MesSrs. SpaldIng Dav and Byrne, |
the committee appointed to confer with the |
Players League committee, made a detailed |
report of the proceedings of the afternoon and |
their refusal to confer with the players. The |
action of the committee was approved without a |
dissenting voice. Every delegate expressed his |
views and all were Of one voice regarding the |
effort of ths players to be recognized in a con-
ference. The committee was continued with |
power to do anything toward a compromise |
that was reasonable and fair, and to report at
the annual meetina of the League to be held
on November Il at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. |
The committee is ready at any time to confer |
with committee of the Players League that |
docs not include players.
The players and their supporters are in no |
way inclined this evening TO withdraw their /
demand, claiming that it is an absolutely fair |
one. As result a settlement of the trouble |
seems IS far off as ever,