New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15
READY TO CONSOLIDATE.
RIVAL CLUBS IN BROOKLYN TO UNITE.
SOME MONEY YET To BE RAISED. HOWEVER,
A STRANGE STORY CONCERNING RUslE.

A STRANGE STORY CONCERNING RUslE.
The rival baseball clubs in Brooklyn will probably
be formally consolidated before the Pesent week Is
out. The fact t4at the clubs stu apart mas
created good deal Of comment among the followers
OF the game Ia Brooklyn. President Charles H. bSEe
Of the League forces. and Wendell Goodwin OF the
PLAYERS Lca-ue forces had several conferences lately
and everything is settled with the exception OF the
raising Of some money and the formal signing OF the
Consolidation papers
4 meeting f al the parties interested recently
held and the plans originally drawn up by Byrne ana
Goodwin met with general favO. The attorneys drew
up the Necessary papers short order The real hitch
seems to have been that the Players League stock
holders have been unable raise the money
to carry out The scheme. Tho League people agreed
to go to Eastern Park, provided they receive S4oooo
for so doing some of the stockholders of the Players
League faction have lcen unable or unwilling to put
up their share Of the money one OF the dirccto's OF
the BROOKLYN PLAYERS club seen last night. lie
SAID
believe the two clubs will be consolidated within
the next few days. Some OF stockholders have
been slow in paying assessments, but there Is no
chance for the Consolidation scheme fall through
The Brooklyn club viii certainly play at Eastern Park
II tho delinquent stockholders do not fulfil their 0bga
tons, the other stockholders will pay all the money
themselves. Arrangements have been made which
will insure almost perfect facilities for reaching Eastecn
Park The Kings County Elevated road will run three
express train, daily and will more IL necessary
The Long Island RAILROAD Company viii run trains from
Hunters Point which will stop directly opposite the
park gates The BrOoklyn Elevated road will also
make special efforts to accommodate the crowds. The
Rapid Transit road will run extra trains before and
the game. Spectators will be able to take trains
in front Of grounds for either Manhattan Beach or
Canar,c.'
Yesterday the time expired for the National League
Cuis to pay mp their assessment Of $1,000. which VIII
90 toward maintaining club in Cincinnati. Whether
all the ciu, forwarded clccks for the amount Is I'M
certain but the New YORK. ard Brooklyn clubs did
The League evidently does intend 20 put weak
knecd organization I'm Cincinnati
\ dispatch from the West las; night says that Amos
Rusc the Giants Young tcher has deserted the local
club and his signed with the Cincinnati Association
team. The dispatch from Michael J. Kelly
Che local club hes been negotiating with Ruse l0r
some time. and II j. sad he came To terms win me
New OIL, crb ThUrSday. i this is so RuNlc can
not houGr.bh sign with any other club and even II
he did he cOuh probably De- held hy the New lork hhe
Ru-ie is The most wondcr.ul pitcher Of his years
I'm the world. t. New York club will fare Ill TO lose
the service of sUch valuable player There was no az
ference uf salary bctW, the PLAYERS In the local clD
and if he ha~ signed. Kelly in the dispatch IN,
dica;eA. De viii have killed the rest OF his baseOai
by this act