New-York tribune., 1891-03-01
NEWS OF BASEBALL MEN.
DILEMMA OF THE ASSOCIATION.
1T LOOKS LIKE VIOLENT CASE OF GENERAL
DEDILLTY-NOTES.

IT LOOKS LIKE A VIOLENT CASE OF GENERAL
DEDILITY-NOTEs.
Tie American Associations determination TO con
duct its own baseball affairs without assistance from
the National Agreement is now looked upon as huge
practical Joke. That the Association fully recognizes
the bunder il has made and that 1t Will be
fore long be back under the old hag be eXtcrni-
mated equally certain. few hot headed men IN the
Association are responsible for the bundcr. and The
other Association now look with dislaVOr upoh
Won der Ahc The League was harsh in lis treatment
Of the Association. but did not treat 1t much worse
than. other organizations treat weaker rivals Inc
Association has been the point Of revolt for Two
years Now that it In, become guerilla concern IL
recognizes its weakness and Illumination l"e
writer is Informed upon good authority that tie As
sCciaon was prepared 10 join forces with the brOtl
erhood last summer but tlSt the ccarheaded men N
the Players League discouraged the Won DER Ahe''
Cohens and PhlUpses from doing anything Of the
kind.
The present week will be an important one in Affairs
pertaining to the National game. The National League
will hold its regular spring schedule mectHs ~ ''e
Fifh Avenue Hotel On Tuesday, and every movement
of the club-ow will be closely watched ioi hH'i
important wOlI. Will have TO be done besides The formal
adoption Of playing schedule. That some OF the club
owners of the Lcag'-c will come to the meeting with
carefully prepared bombs is assured. Those bomb
will he fired al the head oA. G. spaldng, Who has
been 50 closely identified with all baseball Affairs during
the last year jWo. Spaldng has done moro IMAM
any other man TO keep baseball prominently before the
public and he has not been slow to pT"ni IN nihciai
and public way by his actions. still some OF spald
ng's methods have not met favor from some Oi tAc
other owners who say they will enter vigorous protest.
against the baseball Duke Of Chicago ' the coming
convention. They object 10 epaldhgs as>Hhihs 'hh'
he owns the League, AT least talking a. II ne d'd
| The other clubowners say that they want TO nave
some voice in the management OF League aiiair. and
they propose their rights They are not slow
10 say that spaldng occupies an entirely too loi'y
positlon just what the outcome will be In thl' HUI"
ntcrclub squabble cannot be foretoM Spaldihs Is
dIpomat. The affairs Of management may "clTh
heavily upon his hands. and If the other clubs INSIST
upon his temporary baseball eclipse he mas bc onf
too anxious 10 accommodate his brothers. apdding
! opponents will show their hands at tho coming meet
ing consequently there is necessity for TIE present
| in mentioning names II {. II. Byrno leads the Op-
| posing faction nobody need be surprised
The League, course toward the seeding Assocd-
uon has been clearly defined and thlrc VIII be 70
deviation from the plans as already lad down. Tho
Association VIII be treated mere minor orrania
ton Outside Of the National Agreement The LEAGUE
NAV decide to respect Association cofIh, t'' and
arain il may not. The League men claim that A.
g0c,don PLAYERS signed their contracts under ile VA
| rnM@rade c0gc4rn those contract are void. The
INgIe SAYS that the Association broke its agreement
after 10 had been sOclniy signed al tc fIl'A ANthuc
Hotel with the fl consent Of every Association ci5
The Lea gue schedule already Deei made up. ana
with possibly one or two minor changes H. VIII He
announce It's dates aud ii the Association wlShe, u
conflict The f6r conflicting dat - viii !aIi upon
the shoulders OF The Association. Ihc Lct-ue S'hedue
Of championship game, VIII DC arranged siiiai M to ,,'
Of last year EGch club VIII play aboal i4V sfit''
equally divided between home and visiting -I'"I'"'.
The season Will open about April 20 ahd 'o'c abp'l
| october u. Tho CJmpilera have been CaFfIH 10 pr
vent as much possible direct conhict Dci"cel VIC
Nea-lorH aud Brooklyn clubs Tho-e. d;fSSs
! are seldom at home ground. at Wo
same iime.- except when t'c N@t-H ci,n5'
their Eastern trips. Their Of c0iac II H. ~.
possible u AVOID conflicting dates nc 'il, ii,
club i, included IN the Leagues sChedic; H.iu u,'
| city will be represented in the League cFcht 10 MAI
| TOR what happens
There il no man in America to-day more conversint
l'with ancient and modern baseball afaiio tlil - 49,,
Mills Sir. Mills would be president Oi INC ->d.ip"a
pOard today bat for pressing buelEes~ aidif7 "I'h
FOR lnaaoal reasons ne cannot AFFORD y? iFHo'c tst
| for the sport which he loves. MI Mi, Is p1IIi
OF all amateur sports and will be elected p''Gcl 3i
the New Yolh AthlrlC Club AT thar O.SilIHd d'i'h
coming election. Baseball is the Only prolc,7ioh3i
| sport In which Mr. Mills takes any ll'cIcsI Au Nv
matter how busy he may BE- he viii cast ASIDE
cares 10 converse about the deeds m inc sieeh ua
| mond men Tie writer met Mr. MIL, III thc fc'eli
! Amateur Union Convention az the Aa!Uf ho,7c' CIV
this is what the falneg Of the Qriglhs saon1' s.o
ment said Baseball viii have prosperous soaNPn
tEs year in spite Of the untimely IcNOt % ln an ia
! advised American Association. Inc Lcdrug i''. IA
little hoggsh IL is true; st!ll TIE A,sooiaDI @ ~"
called for. II could have stood up ior ~ l."tS :"
! more di,,nined und scusible mainrI la,c,ti ~ ~
f.. rrvoH will be an emphatic failure lIr ">sD,iat.'
/ cannot aroid 10 do without the NauOual AbIechicn
t.aIsu Is different row from what IL wa year, MO-
when I was a stockhoder in the OI-tInT iaTUna si
Cluh NJ Washington. New II is Inaihno'm ,,i w.
concern i'm which thousands OF do)lars are feGiH ~
pended. To he successful; H. Oh co"''' wa
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