Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-01-04
SPORTING WORLD.
REVIEW OF THE CONDITION OF TIE NATION
AL GAME.
The War Between the League and Players ASSo-
citation Not Yet at an End-The Situation
in Beston-Among the Pugilists-General
Sporting News of Interest.


BOsToN, January 3.-The base bal
magnateS are moving as cautiously as .
lot of tournament chess experts. The
situation is about the same as last week.
Al johnson is making a vigorous fight
10 revive the Players League, that he
may get something out OF the wreck
that he has been as Instrumental in
bringing about as much aS any one man.
Johnson arrived in New York last
Tuesday and telegraphed TO Secretary
-. b. Hart that il would be for Boston 5
good 10 send a representative on TO see
him az once.
President Prince was notified, and
said his plans were already outlined,
and he didn't propose 10 do anything
until he heard from the gentlemen with
whom ne had made certain agreements.
Mr.. Linton, the man who has now
taken charge of the Brooklyn club, was
in this city a few days ago, and, like
johnson. is anxious 10 go on with the
Players League.
Mr.. Prince would not commit himself
but thought il best to await further de-
yelopmentS.
The Wagner Brothers, of Philadel-
phia. depend wholly ON the promise
made 20 them by \. G.. Spalding that
they would get the American ASSocia-
zion franchise for that city. Since then,
for some unknown reason, MeSSrS. Reach
and Rogers. Of Philadelphia, have offer
ga the use of their League grounds TO
the minority stockholders of the de-
funct Athletic club, who, seeing a
chance 70 have winning venture, are
anxious 20 get back into the business.
This move on the part of the league
men made the Wagner Brothers uneasy.
and no doubt they were willing TO meet
Johnson and the Brooklyn men.
Mr.. Spalding is not the man, how
ever. TO join Reach and Rogers in any
underhanded work like this.
John NJ. Ward is anxious to see Al.
johnson get out OF the business with
out loss. and would stick by him
with anything like fair chance for
success. Ward is not in love with the
idea of going back TO the league, and
informed \. c.. Spalding that he would
consider 10 big favor if the national
league would eXpel him for the part he
took in the players league.
John VI. Ward is not the man TO fear
any penalty the league may try to en-
force on him as long as he played honest
ball. and that he did, if ever man did
in this world.
President SOden was asked yesterday
If there was anything new.
Not "a thing" he replied, land there
probably won't be for several days
From Chicago comes the story that
the Boston trjumvirate are working
hard on Spalding TO get him to prevent
an association club in Boston. 1t is al
legged that the league club is willing TO
pay as high as Sl25 per share for the
stock of the players league club, and
find it impossible 20 get hold of any of
the stock at that figure.
President Prince was in good bumOl
yesterday when questioned about the
outlook for the next season. He said:
Il guess Mr.. Spaulding is finding OPP
position from the Boston league people
i'm trying 10 treat our club according tC
promise. 1 ne SloCh Oh our NluD - uOt
for sale. and if it was l would like tc
get il myself.
Buck Ewing is wintering in Cincin'
natl. He calls NJ the newspaper Offices
now and then 10 talk base ball, and
seems 10 know all about it, that is, &c
let him tell il.
He is of the opinion that there is nc
more chance OF Mike Kelly leaving the
Boston team than there is of Arson be
ing taken away from the ChicagoS.
"Why should Mike leave Boston
Didn't be win the championship in the
players league, and isn't the whole o.
Boston stuck on the only?'' said Buck
Then. again, Mr.. Conant thinks more
of Kelley than he does Of any othel
ball player in the country, and he vii
keep him.
If the association gets the privilege
of PLAYING a team in Boston, you car
bet il will be subordinate 10 the ole
club. The BoSten league club will IN
sist on getting its pick of the men.
am of the opinion that they will TAX
back Richardson. Nash, Quinn, Rad
bourn and Tom Brown,