The morning call., 1891-08-27
NOT IN HARMONY,
Delegates to the Baseball Con-
ference.
Basis Of The Proposed Settlement Of the
League Clubs.
Detection OF Kelly of Boston Causes a Rup-
ture Between The DelegateS-A
New President Elected.
fIeoial to THE MORNING CALI

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26-Lengthy letters
were exchanged between the magnates of
tile American Association and the National
League to-day. President Kramer of the
association first wrote to theicom mittee, set
ung forth the fact of Mike Kelly's con-
tracI-lumping while the peace Confer
ence' was in session. and stating that unless
Inc league guaranteed the return OF the
SAID player and good faith in the neg0tia-
lions the association must withdraw from
The conference. The league committee re-
piled at length. From their letter it seems
that the demands of the association, as
OASIS for settlement, were in substance:
The reversal of the National Boards de-
csion regarding Stovey and Berbauer; all
the players now under contract with the
association to be subject TO the reservation
by it; the legality of the contracts of Vick-
cry and Schriver with Chicago to be sub
)ect OF discussion; all players who signed
two contracts to be suspended; the National
Board as now constituted to be abolished;
the adoption of a new national agreement;
the Western Association to be denied ad-
that the American circuit be composed of
Chicago. Brooklyn, Cincinnati, Boston, Phil
adephia, st. Louis, Baltimore, Washington,
Columbus, Louisville and Milwaukee,; and
In case that any of those clubs should
resign, disband or be expelled, the Amer-
can Association have the right at any time
to establish club in the same city. The
League Committee says they were consider
ing these demands when the notice came
ABOUT Kelly, and espectfully submits that
thls last demand occupied the same status
as any Of the others above mentioned. and
IS proper subject for discussion. The
lrague representatives would therefore re-
main in readiness for conference OH the
points at issue until this evening.
The Association men made a lengthy re-
ply, discussing the demands of each organi-
zation and asserting that the National
League Committee had broken faith with
them in their promise of peace. They say
the idea OF getting rid of the Western League
was brought out at the suggestion of the
League Committee and coneurred in by the
Association delegates. As regards the cir
cult, they only ask, in addition 10 what they
have now, permission to locate clubs in
Brooklyn and Chicago, g wing the league
permission to locate in Baltimore and St
Louis; further, that the League Committee.
IN their letter, omitted to state two of the
leagues propositions, one of which was the
plan for reducing the salaries of player., in
which they wanted the associations con
currence, and the other, that the league
merely wanted them to forget and forgive
the admitted wrongs done the association,
Dut that the latter must not expect any
restitution. In conclusion the associated
committee expresses Willingness to meet
the league half way in settlement of the
difficulties. but as the matter now looks the
prospects for a further conference are poor
The representatives of the American AS
soclatlon accepted the resignation of Presi-
dent Kramer. to take effect September 1st
and elected Zach Phillips Of the Louisville
Club as his successor.
Boston, Aug. 26.-The Directors of the
American Association Ball Club here say
they do not need Kelly back, and sent a
telegram to-day to President Kramer asking
that the matter be not considered in con-
ference at Washington. Manager Bancroft
of the Milwaukees says Kelly told him yes
terday he had signed contract for the
remainder Of this season and the beginning
OF next for $4,000, of which SIS, 800 had
been paid down, besides ticket to Europe
for himself and wife.