New-York tribune., 1891-02-21
THE ASSOCIATION WEAKENS.
LEAGUE BASEBALL MEN CONFIDENT
INDICATIONS POINT TO A SPEEDY SETTLEMENT
or THE LATEST wRANGLE OVER THE
NATIONAL GAME.

rrdir,t,ops polut to a speedy settlement OF the
,,-..,.os letvcog the National Baseball League ana
,e American A>>p~aIou TIL" latter Al Ia'' '""'P'c
Lend, the fool,huc~s of it, c0lrN" ana tle "I"f ~
tnuuc the guerilla movement decd@i upon al '''
recent meeting held in thi- cty. The NatoH" n"'''.
vil hold a meeting a; Chicago and some s'h''u''I
puieut, NAV lie expected The Association cIho
y,,,r y,uld gra,p at ans oyeriurcs FOR peace, pro
,dirr they we're allowed 10 keep Cincinnati IN ueI'
,r.tlt. ri, arrangement however. VIII never b'
allowed by the League. which has no idea oi aoa'uoh
ing the city Of mud and pork
y f. Young the secretary Of the Board yesterday
issued a call for a meeting OF the League TO oe heu
"a the Fifth Avenue Hotel in this city on March d.
n was originally intended to have meeting OF the
,oin schedule committees at the Clarendon Hotel IN
Drpkvn next Monday, but the Associations win
draval from the National agreement has knocked uhs
programme the head.
C. II. Byrne, the chairman Of the committees sa'd
last night The Joint meeting has been abihuoh'H
and the Lcane schedule will not be presented unli
March B. Our schedule is practically already maze
ont and it vii! probably be adopted In It's present
form. We had also arranged a sNtccnclub schedule
which included both organizations, In which there
wou,d have been very few conflicting dates. Iherc
would have been few conflicting dates in either Boston
or Chicago. The League will stick 10y it, present
schedule arrangements. and If the Association makes
out a schedule TO coanic wit 1t. 1t Will nave to bear
the onus Of such a mOtcmcut. President Prince, Of
the Boston N,-ociai Jon club, agreed 70 Keep hi, club
out Of Boston on Decoration Day and on the Bunker
IIill anniversary, but whether he will do 80 or not
remain, - be seen. ! have signed hone Of uiy
player, recently, and am not worrying about the
matter particle
VIII Inc Lelsuc blacklist dcsc.tns players as has
been stated !7
so, cmphatcally no. said Mr. Byrnc. "Sll
PLAYER, who leave u, I'm the mrch cannot expect us
to I'LL the atted calf when they wish return and
caanot force t. rcmpoy them. They would
simply De ineligible"
some Of the stockholders Of the New-York club
held a meeting yesterday to discuss the affairs o
the club, which IN excellent condition. About all
the local players have signed agreed upon terms
except kecfc and Crane and the official, autic pate
trouble In securing those two In fact. Of the
director, said that the club did much whether
II secured ono Of those players or not. \ telegram
from agent In the West announced that the catcher
Buckley, had agreed to terms. This 10 the New
NOrl. club about all the catching material Will need
Brown i dangerously sick In California. and may not
be- secured by the local club. with EWuc. Buckley
aud Clarke, IL would look like needless eAtrlvagunce
To sign other catchcr-.
John l.. Day says: The League has not abandoned
Cincinnati by any means, and viii not do 50. | be-
ana that Will belong to the League. In johnson
can sub,tantiatc hi, claim o the present Cincinnati
club, the League VIII pat another club there"
IL was semi OFFICIALLY announced yesterday that one
Of the Association clubs had already wraTeued. and
had asked for mercy. cub |, In financial cuties
even at this ally stage. This club has telegriphed
10 League clubs. asking them II they wished 70 pur
chase several star Association players