St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-06
4 BOMB TO BURST.
Sensational Changes Are Soon
to Occur in the Base Ball
World.
National, American and West
ern Associations in One
Grand Combine.
St. Louis One Of the Cities to
Be Given Up to the West
ern Organization.
Sioux City and Lincoln Both
Booked for the BouillOn
Dish.

Special to the Globe.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 5.-lt has leaked
out here that scheme is on foot to
weld together the three big base ball
organizations in this country, the Ma
tional league, the American association
and the Western association, in such a
way that no revolt of players in the
future could possibly hope for success.
The plan VIII add, TOO, TO the stability
OF the money invested in base bail.
The first step towards the consumma-
ton Of the scheme was the election of
Mr. krautholf To the presidency of the
NeStern association and Allen Thur
man to the presidency of the American
association. 1t is we'll known fact
that every club in the National league,
except the Cleveland club. has con-
scented 10 the representation of the
Western association upon the board of
Arbitration, thereby constituting it ma
1or league. This Will be the second step.
The third step will be meeting some
time this winter of the magnateS and
the appOrtionment of the three leagues.
The authority upon which these state
ments are made is an official high in
the ranks of base ball. but who is
aVerSe TO having his name used at pres
Pnt. There are quite Il number of in
cidental facts that seem to indicate
some sensational base bail changes. In
the first place. Mr.. Krauthoff was pushed
Tor the presidency of the Western asso-
citation as much by the influence of the
National league as anything else. This
same Influence has urged Mr.. Thur
man upon the American association.
President Byrne, of the Brooklyn club,
was III Kansas City several weeks ago,
and spent several days in close consul
tation with President krauthoff, of the
Western association, and President
SieaS, OF the Kansas City club. He
was followed a week later by John
I. Brush, of the Cincinnati club.
whr came to Kansas City, avoid
ed all newspaper men, talked to Mr..
Speas an entire day and disappeared.
Then came Capt. Arson. of the Chicago
club, who was here for several DAYS. 1t
i also stated that President Spaulding.
OF the Chicago club. followed Brush's
example and spent several hours here
Without being discovered by newspaper
men. That
Some Deal Il on Foot
i not denied by anybody, and it was
sven out Today 10y man who knows
lilat II means appOrtionment of the
three base ball leagues. making them
IN MAJOR leagues, equal in authority
81 LOUIS and one other major league
city i 10 be given to the Western assO-
cation and the American association
VIII Oe sent further East for towns to
Ill their places. When the question
was asked about ST. Louis being willing
10 come to the Western association the
reply was: "A city will have
to go where it is placed:
there Is no getting around it."
1t was stated that this close combination
was to do away with all future attempts
Al rebellion by establishing three
leagues III which the cities were all
wei liked and in good condition for
making money. Further. to have them
all mutually dependent upon each other
ana III position to prevent the capture
oI a. = OF them by players revolt. 1t
Is thought by having three men like
Aoung. Thurman and krauthoff at the
hcau OF the organization there will be
no suspicion OF unfairness or unjust
ueaiing. Each man will have the I'M
limited confidence Of his own league.
and the three leagues will thus be in
better fix Tor pulling together. The
gentleman spoke rs if it were a settled
TACT that ST. Louis would succeed in
coin in the Western association. He said
the town to take Sioux City's place had
rot been settled upon, but it would not be
Indianapolis Or Grand Rapids, but
major league city. The meeting at
which these changes will take place
VIII be held later in the winter, when
base ball matters are little more Quiet.
ms change will give the Western asso-
citation cities, none OF which have less
than 125,0G0 inhabitants. Hach, the
owner of the Minneapolis club. has
given it out that sensational changes
would be made in the Western associa-
ton soon, and Brush, of Indianapolis.
mas also been interviewed and has SAID
that indianapolis was to be given
berth in it. The real facts are that the
present circuits are temporary and will
lie changed.