New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-22
TRYING TO FORCE OUT TWO CLUES.
THE LEAGUE WOULD LIKE TO SAY FAREWELL
tn rxn1,v,porrs AND WASHINGTON.


To INDIANAPOLIS AND WASHINGTON.
The gathering Of the League club-owners at ,no
Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday was OF an unusual KIND
Every effort made to keep the meeting secret
The meeting was called to settle the affairs OF inc
League and unwind the tangle iEto which the cno-
owners Of the senior baseball organization nave sos
them ~.
Al the recent gathering at Cleveland commit'eo
was amounted to II IL possible 10 reduce inc
League circuit to eight clubs and place the organization
IN better footing to fight the brotherhood ies'er-
DAVIS convention called AT the suggestion Oh us
committee. All the Clubs OF the League were repre-
sentcd the delegates being John 3. Day ana JOSEF"
Gordon for Ncw-York: W. II. Howe ana r. ne II.
poiinson Cleveland Walter Hewet-, Wasmngton'
Ioonh 7 DOYLE Brooklvn: W. A. Nimick, ]. Palmer
o,Nciu and Al. Scandrctt. Pttsbuig; A. IT, anu
J. w. Spading, Chicago; Henry sterl' 'incihnau'
John r. Brush and W. y Schmidt Indianapolis john
j. Rogers. Phladelphia, and \. II. oooeh anu W. H.
Coaant. Boston. x, -.
committee appontcd TO dispose of indianapolis ana
vein t,r TIE commltie, went INTO secret session,
LEAVING the other dele gates TO arnuse themselves As
hes. they could The meeting for time seeneo
derod 10 be a. monotonous a. the recent 'ie'eidn'
convention. The Delegates scci'7u "'' " ~
what to 90. go
President Brush Of the indianapolis Club was
called before the committee and asked to name
price for his retirement. This Brush refused !" ao
declaring that lie did not want 70 nave liHiahaPoN.
r.t,re He said that he had already dEposed 'i
season tickets worth $4,000. Inc ''uHe'iS VI
ndianapolis were 50 excited over the situation that
be did no, dar, sell out The committee tried hard 70
ret crush TO name his price. but the WHY loosief
,lrb-owncr refused 10 do tl''
Waller uewett. Of the Washing on club. seemed to
recognize that his club was doomed. lie dld ho'
want to sell out but knew that the othcF 'uos, d.
.ordin, TO their constitution could force him 10 do 50
extremely un.entemanly for his old coworkers 10 put
him out a, he declared that Washington prospects
looked unusually bright.
rh. fact remains however, that not only will both
the indianapolis, and Washington clubs retire but
that new c-ht club >cheiuie has already peeh hdu'
n VA, reported that the Washington club had
through Ted sullivan applied for aiHis'i 10 w
Atlantic Association. and mat the CLUB mad Deeh ao
m,tei. iewett said that he hne" no,lus Gi '
Win be- a member # the Atlantic Arsocaiion' taxing
'' Ir',,il,r NDrra .i-Prc-lden J. ". Braden: q
The Atlantic Asspciaon. today informed iie wash
Phelps Of tn, American 400 at.o una, .e ~, "' ,be
at-ou National League had been aamtea x 70 n,g
Alen'c Association ent ti- 'aNe- ~, Ha.c clnh
lea with 0miy nine clubs ana uiess a!o'lSs S'uo
can Dee dropped ii j. thought That Detroit VIII 10
selected the tenth 'lnb. ,,.u
Hartford. Conn. March 3l.-Thc Hartford baseoaH
,cari now conplcie. - ,oi!ows MnheLn"l, - IN.
noii ava lataii pi,A. ,i'i''s "i1 n 80 ,brd
hase. Forster. shor~top. tnnis. eti -ncm Heiry,
centro-fcld and manager lNusl Hel' req anu chanSe
catcher Fourteen nome cAmo''io" S"i"e9 "'e "o'A'"
Chailsion March 2i.-Dciehany has deserted the
phlad ph.a League c'n3 II is thought that he VIII
plav win the cleveland PLAYERS Lea!tc cub -
Detroit March 3I.-Thc d patch from Louisville
a,iug that pctoi 20 De admitted into me Ma
tonal Lcasuc. to Ill The vacancy caused b; Washing
ton going into The atlantic Association. v;.> shown 10
r. X. -teari, today. Mr. r;rarils SAID washington
dropping ont did not give Detroit better Glance
lie SucN The policy Of the National was an eight
club league and tbs desire could now be gratihed
b, dropping another club. lie was positive there was
no chance for Detroit got into the National League
~ Thor fore hc added Will play in the lnterna
tlOral this year