, 1890-11-12

the Players League
[CopyuEht by American Pre- Association.l
The Players league will meet at Cincin-
matt next Tuesday, and the indications
now are that certain proposals for CONSOLE
dalton will be presented TO IL provided that
schemes now in Progress can be completed
by that time In any event an attempt
will be made TO form another conference
committee on which there will he no direct
representatives Of the players. These are
two Of the rumors of the many that seem
credible in circulation. Indeed everything
points 20 a combination of the Players
league capitalists in New York, Cleveland.
Chicago and Brooklyn to force the dissolu-
ton Of the Players league.
While there is no positive evidence to
this effect there are many circumstances
that make It highly probable. These gen
rlemen are tired of putting out money
without any hope of getting It back again,
and having made, IL is said and quite
generally credited. an informal treaty Of
peace with the National league, which con
templates an advantageous amRlgnmAtion,
they will attempt to make the informal
agreement a formal one. It is not supposed
that the Pittsburg and Cincinnati clubs
will offer much opposition &c the plan, as
they are owned In part by the men who are
pushing the project OF Amalgamation.
The great opposition will come from the
players who are members Of the central
board OF directors and the capitalists OF
the Philadelphia and Boston clubs. The
Buffalo club, which has not yet been ex-
PEELED. will also have a vote, which is apt
to be cast against the scheme. II the op-
ponents OF the plan hold together they can
defeat 1t, AS they will have ten votes In the
board against six It Is thought. howeve-,
that some OF them will be gained over be
fore the day OF meeting.
II the Players league should refuse 70
fall into line with the plan It Is asserted
that the capitalists who arc trying to force
the consolidation will resign from the or
ganization and 60 ahead with the plans
said TO have been agreed upon Al this
would mean practically the dismember-
ment OF the Players league, II IL very
probable that II such m alternative is Of.
fered that the directors will give in. so a.
TO save themselves as much as possible.
All this Of course Is a resume OF the com.
mon talk among baseball people, and It Is
also what the numerous conferences be-
tween the capitalists Rnd remark made
by several OF them point 10 Es being quite
As probable as It is possible
The Brotherhood IL naturally RgAins,
the demise OF the Players league, as IL
means a diminution Of its power to almost
nothing, and because Il means a p~ecuniary
loss TO the players. They do not think
that the argument made by tho capitalists
that the players have 80 far not lost a cent
Is any argument why they should lose
any. The wipinR out of the Players
league would cause them losses in hArd
cash and in profits II the organization
continued and ever made a profit. The
first "a harder TO bear, as It Is actual; the
second, being only dimly prospective. can
he met with more equAnimity, The cash
loss will fall on stOckholdera-
l am told that there arc a few players
who paid their proportionate share OF club
losses. Such men have no reason to fear a
loss in an event of consolidation. Those
who failed In that particular may nave
just apprehensions as TO the value Of their
holdings. They are dependent entirely
upon The generosity OF the capitalists.
And IL Ia this fact which no doubt makes
the capitalists believe thu. :. Sn,5 can
make a satisfactory arrangement with the
SAt.caal league they can persuade certain
player directors that IL Is for their interests
10 vote for consolidation.
How can the players lose their stock
Why. the club corporations will be called
upon TO pay the money borrowed TO carry
them on, and not being able to do 40 the
affairs will be wound up and the effects
sold. OF course II there Is more la the
way OF assets to pay all claims the player
WA 90 hANAA ~ ~
there Is not more han one club In the
Players league which. II forced to the wall,
would have enough to pay the money
which has been borrowed to carry them
through the season of 1880. A considers.
tion OF these facts will no doubt have a
large influence upon whatever action the
players may decide TO take.
When the season closed the salaries Of
the New York and Brooklyn teams OF the
IlauAHaha 1auwNN. 49,. L. z,-,ANkN..
like six weeks. The aggregate of these ar
rears, 30 my Informant tells me, was some
thing like $4,000 This money vas raised
by the New York people interested in both
clubs, and the men were paid off by Mr..
TRlcott. In delivering IL to thsm Mr.. Tai
colt made some statements which must
have set the players thinking pretty deep
ly, and which are not calculated to increase
their opposition TO the peace measure now
being negotiated. He told them that the
clubs were under no legal obligations to
pay them anything more under their con-
tracts, To this he added the information
that II the Players league should continue
in business during the year 1891 every
player would be held TO the strict perform.
Ance OF his contract. and that the clubs
would do no more for the players than
they were Obliged TO do under the con
tracts. This means in other words that
hEAA ntdHou Inc plhlNIn Will ktL luclT SUI
aries out Of the gate receipts.
There Is little doubt that 10 tho player.
had not been promised hat their salaries
would be forthcoming last season without
regard to the gate receipts CLAUSE of the
contract a large majority would have
quit the Players league and perhaps
stranded Il in mid-season. What a chance
the New York and Brooklyn players had
10 show their gratitude for the support OF
the capitalists. When those last checks
were given them IL would nave been n
graceful thing TO have returned them with
b statement hat the players desired to
kbare some part of the great losses Of the
two clubs. No such spasm OF gratitude
was, however, noticeable.
All three OF the major leagues will meet
next week, and the nance are that the
present muddle will be settled. It will at
least be clarified to such an extent that the
public will have some idea OF what the pro-
grume for next season will be. One thing
Is said 70 be pretty sure, and that is that
The National league will. unless IL receives
ASSURANCES that there is more than a fight
ing chance for peace, proceed to make up
its circuit and lay out its lines for the cam
Daign OF 1891 w. / HARRIS
Eupepsy.
This is what you ought TO have, in fact
you must have it. 10 fully enjoy life.
Thusands are searching Tor il daily, and
moaning because they find it not. Thous-
ands upon thousands Of dollars are spent