Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-23
STRUCK A SNAG.
The Base Ball Negotiators
Meet Difficulty.
EXPERT PLAYERS WANT A VOICE,

And the brotherhood Magnate., Know
ing Who Said Voice Would Shout for,
Iudorse the Demand-A Rather Merry
Proposition Rejected and the Confer
ence Goes Out of Business for a Time
The Magnates Still Hoping.
NEW YORK, Oct. 90. The base ball
4war" will go on if the proceedings of yes
terday in the conference of the three great
aggregations is any criterion; and if it
does the players belonging to Brother
hood clubs will be responsible. because
they insist on having their representa-.
tlves admitted to the conference. As this
would give the Brotherhood six members
to each of the other aggregation's three.
that Is one reason why the latter will not
consent to the arrangement The confer.
ence met yesterday afternoon with all the
original members of the committee pres
ent and Allen Thurman, of Columbus,
D., presiding.
Hitch in the Proceedings.
But in addition three other men pre-
scented themseives-John NJ. Ward, Ar
thur Irwin, and Ed Hanlon-all players,
members of the Brotherhood of players.
When Thurman noticed these interlopers
he refused to call the meeting to order
until they had retired He said he was
chairman of committee of nine not
twelve. johnson, the Brotherhood mag
nate, then explained that he had been in
structed to ask six representatives for his
combination, on the ground that the three
League and three Association men would
unite against the Brotherhood After
hot discussion 1t was determined not to
consider the above request until the three
additional men had retired, and they filed
out.
Denied the Request.
The conference then came to order aud
the Brotherhood request was read. John
son moved that it be granted, and the
vote was six to three in the negative, and
| the three Brotherhood members with
drew from the conference. They were
| quite emphatic in their statements that
the conference was at an end, for they
would not confer unless the players were
given a hearing The conference then
adjourned subject TO the call OF the presi
| dent
Still Hoping for a Compromise.
Chances for an Immediate conference
seem TO be dead, but peace proceedings
are by no means over. 1t is the general
| opinion that it is only a question of time
| National League men are firm, however,
in their purpose not TO confer with play
ers. Representative players said last even
| ing that they would take no action until
they receive some word from the National
League. Negotiations will now proceed
! quietly, and It is believed that some salts
factory conclusion will be reached in this
/ way.
spaIding's Comments.
President A G, Spalding said that he
! objected to the admission of the three
| players into the conference. He said that
he recalled to the minds of Johnson, Tai
colt and McAlpin the fact that they had
| informed the National League men upon
/ the former joiI meeting that they had
| full power to act. and the League had
! gone into The conference upon the under
standing that the question of a compro-
| mise should be settled between the mag
mates of both organizations. The players
were in the room about fifteen minutes,
| during which time Ward and his col
leagues made their plea for representa-
ton on the ground that they bad money
| invested in the game as well as we" The
| National League conference committee
was continued, with power to act.