St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-17
Consolidation OF Base Ball In
terests Is Now a Sure
Thing.
Twelve Club Plan Is Recon-
mended for Adoption by
the Committees.
The Price Of "Peaee" viii BE
the Snug Sum Of About
S150,000.
a New League, to Be Cen
trally Located, Is Talked
Of on the Side.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 16.-There
have as yet been no developments of
startling nature in the League Assoeia-
ton conference. but the single league
plan. 1t is now generally believed, viii
90 through. The magnates of the Ma
tiOual league renewed their session at
IL O'Clock this morning and remained
together continuously until , O'Clock.
when Presided Nick Young announced
matters were ready for the two confer
ence committees. The long discussion
of its committee report by the League
is indicative of satisfactory settlement.
The plan i'll its every detail was dis
cussed thoroughly, MeSsrs. Brush, Rob
{nsOn aud Day being kept busy explain
ing the points throughout the meeting.
Messrs. Reach and Rogers. represent
ing Philadelphia, made hard fight in
respect to the tariff IN their city. but
this was passed over TO be settled at an
other time. They desire that the ad-
mission fee be placed at % cents.
Chicago too was in line for some OF the
provisions. but the members were retl-
cent in talking of this. These differ
euces retarded the work of the day
somewhat. The subject Of
DISPOSITION of PIayers
has not come up vet was Mic Young's
response to a query in this regard.
1--WE will not touch upon this question,
either at this session." he continued,
Though there IS some sentiment in
favor of settling everything at this
meeting"
: A talk with prominent representatives
of both associations reneWS the fact that
the one great thing to be settled first is
the matter OF establishing peace. The
proposition which goes from the league
through its committee to the association
cOmmittee-MessTs Won der Abe, Won
der Horst and Elliott involves the
tWelve-club plan solely. 1t rests with
the association which clubs of that or
eaniZatiOn shall compose the roster.
The only controversy will be over the
Louisville CLUB. and Columbus NAV take
the plum. but it is doubtful. It IS prac-
tically decided that the other clubs will
remain as stated heretofore. viz: BOs-
ton. New YOrk, Philadelphia. Brooklyn.
Baltimore, Washington. Chicago. Cleve-
land. Pittsburg. Cincinnati, st. Louis.
The Chicago hackers have been sat
upon completely. though they will re
main. and have dim hopes or preventing
q consolidation.
Modest for the League.
The league does not anticipate hay
Ing affairs all its own way, and 1t has
shrewedly given Its committee sufficient
4autnde to settle amicably all questions
anticipated to arise. The association
all through has shown disposition to
meet the league half way in all the
propositions. The appointment of a
peace committee at the first session
showed this. Since yesterday there has
been no conference of any sort OF the
association delegates. President Phelps
called a meeting for early this evening
but none of the association people out
side the peace committee knows what
The league proposes. This committee
not being ready to report. the meeting
adjourned. An army of newspaper cor
respondents await anXiOusly all deyel-
Dpments. There Is nothing to do but
TO surmise the situation. occasional
word from one of the magnates indicates
The state of affairs. and every assurance
is of an amicabie settlement. The gen
erai view of all is that the trouble must