Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-13
I'd EDITION.
WARD TO BE SNUBBED
The National League Will Not Re-
cognize Brotherhood Men.
NEW YORK'S SUSPENDED BANK.
South Dakota Republicans Claim
ing the Legislature.
ToaAcc0 cnoNsa &c vvu, oecaN,7r
TOBACCO GROWERS WILL ORGANIZE.
READY TO CONSOLIDATE.

Tho National League Curious to Know
What tho Players Want.
NEW YoRK, Nov. 13--Tbe delegates to the
League who where at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
yesterday when the meeting was
called to order we're on hand to-
day and snxious to know just what
would be the result OF the contemplated con-
ference between the National League people
and the committee Of Players League consist
ing Of Messrs Ward, Prince and johnson.
Tho news received at the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel from Pittsburg last night was
to advocate . general consolidation OF the
leagues. The convention was to 70 into ses-
sion today at II o'clock, but at that hour it was
announced that the meeting would not be
called to order until after IL o'clock.
1t Was reported that some Of the members Of
The committee had arrived and were at the ST..
James Hotel, but inquiry proved that only al
johnson Of Cleveland was there, while the
whereabouts Of Ward and Prince was un-
known
arrived from Pittsburg did not have the slight
est effect on the league mon, who sat around
the corridors Of the hotel chatting together
until 1880 o'clock.
THE LEAGUE CALLED TO ORDER.
At this hour Presidents Young concluded
that the delegates had better get to work
and called them together in Parlor F.
They began by making some alterations
in the league constitution. When
this work 10 finished temporary plans will be
adopted for the establishment Of club in
Cincinnati or somewhere else to take the
place Of the. Cincinnati team, which
recently sold out to the Players League,
1t is the general impression that John Brush
Of indianapolis will have charge Of the ar
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not be lacking to carry out the club scheme
permanently.
With regard to the committee Of the play
ers said to have been appointed at Pitts
burg to wait upon the league magnates
little is known The latter say they can
such committee, with Ward or any other
member of the brotherhood represented on
1t, for il it comes here it will not be recognized
II the league sees fit 1t may admit the
individual members to ascertain the
object OF their visit; but as conference commit
members OF the association conference commit
tee arc also present.
CURRENT BASE BALL GOSSIP.
Managers Barnie and Powers are at the hotel
but they are not authorized to represent the
American association. Mr.. Barnie says the
Atheletio's franchise il in the hands of the
American Association and that as soon
capitalists will be found ready to form
q strong club there. These capitalists are not
the Wagner brothers or any of the present
hackers of the Philadelphia Players team.
This would indicate that the Philadelphia
Pleayers' League Club 10 to meet the same
fate as the Boston, namely. to be frozen out
The Boston league men wanted
IL understood that they will op-
pose the admission of their business
rivals. They claim they have right 70
do so on the Ave mile ground rule, which pre-
vents club from being located within that
limit should there be another one already