New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-03
LEGAL ACTION PROBABLE.
PLAYERS LEAGUE CAPITALISTS STRONG
TALK.
IF THE MEN DO NOT YIELD QUIETLY THEY MAY

IF THE MEN DO NOT YIELD QUIETLY THEY MAY
DE FORCED To AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.
In the last week many things have occurred in
the baseball world that have not appeared on the
surface The capitalists Of the Players League have
been running back and forth among themselves and
with the League magnates holding secret conferences
and talking affairs over. One Of the capitalists OF
the Players League, who has large amount OF money
invested and who wished his withheld, tod
Tribune reporter that there would be constellation
of the two leagues just as the sun rises and
SETS Further. he laid the blame for the temporary
block in the proceedings on the Brotherhood
For the time being he continued, " the Brotner-
hood Of players apparently had the upper hand Great
confusion existed II IS fact that the gentlemen
who had promised the National League magnates ha'
there should be players on the committee oo 10
in good faith. The vote would have been eVen' 40
the Central Board Directors consists of eight cap
taliss and eight players, but Colonel McAipln' 'ne
president would have had vote, and he would nave
supported the capitalists Imagine the SURPRISE then'
when it suddenly found that the Boston and Phi-
delphia capitalists were with the players.
Then several Of the capitalists were mad clean
through. They had paid the players every cent que
them, and he latter, although stockholders, had not
met one cent Of the losses. l for one made up my
mind that had been duped. Business men are ouSi-
ness men always If they find they are in losing
get the credit from force Of loudmouthed employees
who desire to keep drawing salaries larger thah
they before received.
"Now, this Is the very reasoning that conirohted
some Of the Players League capitalists. They hai
lost big money during the II they sun con-
tinued the Players League next season they would
lose more yet We tried to show the players that they
were not doing as they agreed and at one time refused
to pay them excepting out Of the gate receipts. What
did they dol Did they show any consideration for
us at ali9 Why they threatened to desert us If we
did not pay them salaries that under no legal
obligations to pay. We thought the best way was TO
keen ON and try to save what had invested The
National League people were willing TO come in In
hrsinass scheme for they are business men. Our
efforts then were TO arrange either compromise or
consolidation.
We set about to get at the exact status OF analrs
and all Game 10 the conclusion that nothing less th2n
general consolidation would the game. But the
plaver, wanted to settle the matter themselves FDd
ing that we could not arrange matters III seheri
conference ON account Of the action of the players, We
sdopted the plan to hold Informal conferences. we
have done So hope to get every thing nAed bS
November H. when the annual meeting OF the pay ers
will be held In either P1ttsDurS or te"- lOrh. Al
i'm that meeting the players who nave the same mum
Der OF votes a. the capitalists, attempt trer 10 po
nroceedngs something Will happen tlat Will completely
tubdue tIem There j. way out OF TINS Whoie
trouble that has not yet been made pubic II VIE
nlyers do not act fairly, the capitalists or the majority
of fheIn Will make a move tiat VIII conpcOe4S F"u'
The following table shows what each player dld
both AT tbe bat and In the field in the worlds cham
piOuShlp series: