St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-14
THIS is DIFFERENT.
The Baltimore Sun Line CONSOLE
dation Is Agreed Upon.

The Baltimore Sun Line CONSOLE
dation Is Agreed Upon.
BALTIMORE. Nd, Dec. 13.-President
Williams, of the Chicago American as
ISOLATION ball club, was in Baltimore
dent Won der Horst and Vice
President Waltz, of the Orioles,
and Barnie, of the Athletics. Mr.. WILL
Jams left the city for the conference to
be held in indianapolis. President Won
der Horst and Wagner and Manager
Barrie will leave for indianapolis tOmeF-
row afternoon. The Sun says that the
twelve-club circuit has practically been
agreed upon and will embrace the cit
ties of Baltimore, Washington, PhiIadel-
phia, New York. Brooklyn and Boston
in the East, and Chicago, st. Louis,
Louisville, Cleveland, Pittsburg and
CINCINNATI in the West. Milwaukee and
Columbus, which are now included in
the association circuit, are to be bought
out by the present clubs of the national
league, and in Philadelphia, Boston and
Chicago the rival teams are TO be con-
Solidated.
The Wagner brothers, who own the
Athletics, are to be given $4,000 and
$50, 600 for their franchises and prop
erty, not including their grounds, on
which they have a lease for several
years. The Philadelphia league club is
TO pay $4,000 of the purchase price,
and the league as body Will supply
the remainder Of the sum. The Boston
league will pay the price demanded by
the association champions. Mr. Will
lamS says no Il nanclal proposition has
yet been made for consolidation in Chi
cago.
1t is estimated that the total cost to
the league of carrying out its sweeping
designs will be $250,000, of which $780,
700 can be supplied from fund already
on hand. The remainder Is to be raised
by assessment and deduction from gate
receipts.
Another new development is the pur-
chase by the WagnerS of the Washing
ton club. The owners of the Athletics,
it Is announced, have secured an option
Their object is to retain an interest in
the game if they sell out to the
league, and i'll that event they
expect to appoint Mr.. Barnie
manager of the Washingtons. Accord
ing to the proposed terms of the cOnsol-
idatiOn each of the league clubs in Phil
adelphia, Boston and Chicago is to
have the privilege of selecting fourteen
players from its own ranks and the team
with which 1t consolidateS. All mem
berS of the clubs who are not chosen
will be formed into pool, and
their distribution regulated by
committee of two or three to be
appointed later. The ardent advocates
of twelve-club league wish the ap-
portionment made in indianapolis as
soon as terms of consolidation are
agreed upon, so that before the meet
ing breaks up each team in the proposed
circuit will be ready for next seasons
championship contest. The name has
not yet ceen selected for the new organ
iZatlOn, but the association is opposed
to having it designated as the National
league.
AS an inducement to the Western
clubs of the association tOfavOr the con-
sOlidatiOn scheme, they are to be al
lowed Sunday games under the
twelve-club plan, but 10 team
need play against them on Sunday
unless it so desires. "A vote on that
phase of the situation is to be taken
under the twelve-club plan, and the
schedule so made out that only the
teams which want to play Sunday games
will be scheduled for such contests.
Mr.. Won der Horst said today: Il can
not say what will do in indianapolis.
l am going there to see and listen, and
will make up my mind when can take
in the situation better"
President Williams said: 81 don't be-
lieve the twelve-club circuit can be
formed. 1 am opposed to it, and will
do anything in my power to de-
feat it. Base bail was never on
paying basis until two circuits
were organized. and competition is the
life of sport. How can the association
consolidate with the league when
President Phelps holds 81 per cent of
their stock in trust to prevent
them from leaving the organization?
If the league does carry its point, there
is nothing to prevent the formation of
an opposition circuit, anyhow. We
would be pretty sure to place 4
new team in Chicago, and Il
know number of capitalists who
are anxious to get a foothold in some of
it. The Western clubs would not have
general Sunday games as now, and
President Won or Abe would soon tire
of his company.
I'VE have already secured first-class
association team for Chicago, and will
make more profit from our Sunday con-
tests than the league can get in
the entire season. Artificial senti-
ment for the twelye-club project
has been manufactured, and when the