Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-14

The Wagners of Philadelphia Given An OPP
ton ON the National Base Ball Club.

DETAILS OF THE DEAL FOR SECURING FIRST
| CLASS NINE N wAsHISaToS-THE coSsoLIDA-
| rIoN OF THE TWO COMMUNICATIONS
| OF CHICAGO NATURALLY OBJECTS
It will be a great surprise to the local
patrons of base ball to learn tina; the waguers
Of Philadelphia, rather Geo. Wagner, treas
urer of the Athletics have secured an option
on nearly all the stock of the local club. The
STAR has intimated lately that negotiations
were on foot to secure fresh capital and that
everything pointed 20 twelve-league club.
Fuller detaik can be published now. 1t is the
intention of Mr.. Wagner to sell out to the
league club of Philadelphia, as it is Mr. Princes
| intention to sell out his Boston club to the
league club of that city. Louisville and St.
Louis are to be allowed Sunday games and 25-
/ cent admissions if they decide to enter the
tweiye-club consolidation, and it looks il
Mr.. Williams Chicago association team were to
| be frozen out. The advantage to Washington
of the deal is the securing of a hustling mana
ger in the person of William Barnie and the
presence of some Of the Athletics frst-class
players.
The owners of the Athletics have obtained an
option on twenty-six shares of the stock of
the national team which secures them until
the hrst of next year the privilege of buying it
Their object Is to retain an interest in the
game II they sell out to the league. The
Wagners regard the Capital one Of the best
cities IN the country for base bali investment
II public interest is excited by the establish
ment OF frst-class team.
PROCESS OF CONSOLIDATION.
The Wagner brothers, who own the Athletics,
are to be given between SIS, 900 and s65, 900 for
their franchises and property no. includinp
their prounHs IN which they have Ions fn
several years to come The Philadelphia
league club Is to pay $4,000 of the purchase
price necessary to get rid of its rival and the
league as body will supply the remainder of
the sum. 1t Is estimated that the total cost to
the league of carrying out its sweeping designs
will be S250, 600. of which 500 900 can be sup
piled from fund already on hand, The re-
| mainder is to be issued by assessment and de-
ductiOn from gate receipts.
According to the proposed terms of CONSOLE
dation each OF the league clubs in Philadelphia
Boston and Chicago Is to have a privilege of
| selecting fourteen players from its own ranks
| and the team with which it consoiidates. All
members OF clubs who are not chosen will be
formed into a pool and their distribution
regulated by committee of two or three, to
be appointed later. Application Is TO be made
to the apportionment committee by clubs
which desire new men, and if possible such re-
quests will be granted The ardent advocates
OF o twelve-club league wish the apportion-
consolidation are agreed upon, SO that before
sne meeting breaks up each team In the pro-
Poseo circuit VIII De ready Tor next seasons
championship contest.
In prief, the plan OF the base ball reformers
Is to form twelve-club circuit. which will en-
brace the cities CT Baltimore Washington.
fhladeiphia, New York. brooklyn and Boston
IN the east ana ChlcaSo, 81. Louis, Louisville,
cleveland, fittsburg and Cincinnati III the
west. Milwaukee and Columbus. which are
inCIulel in the intin circuit IN
NC oouSI' OUT ny the fTesent eiuoS OF the
Nauonai League, ana In Piliadeiphla, Boston
anu lineage the rival teams are 20 Do con-
soiioa'eo-
WILLIAMS OBJECTS.
The only one to protest against this plan on
the part of the association il Mr.. Williams.
nres;dent of the ,o,v clrh - Ch;o,oo o.
- ~ -. - -
i;nnn,sh;r1 ,ha ro,iizasia VIC P1oep S y, &C.
being a base ball macnate and infiictine upon
Spalding his threatened revenge in the way OF
cutting into his gate receipts. MIR. Williams
says ne Will oVerturn the whole arrangement.
anu the fhladeiphlan Press placldly assures the
PuDhc that ne mas already done So 1omorrows
conference OF the TWO organizations might as
wen De postponed In that case.
FAVORED BY ASSOCIATION MEN,
Mr. Williams wishes can hardly t.en tho as-
soo;.,;o,, :, IT,, -. -
e" ~ ''''e Desiuos 'ne eisn' ieaSue
plan, it is claimed that the Boston and Phiia-
delphia association teams desire consolidation
1t Is further said that while the other seven as
ISOLATION members constitute a decisive ma
jority the loss of Boston and Philadelphia
both should insist upon selling out would SO
weaken the circuit that the anti-consohdation
p pen moa .b 'nanso 'neif minus. LALfresdent
Boston Reels ia decidedIv in fovor nf .w.ire
clnbs
The annexation de,ooo,as u;u ,., .oro,,o,
and Sec;Je n,oy line "s ai;o hos tUse'n o
gac;nr, IN .oppo,',.a.;n. i,t III D.io gu
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nnnosaS =, %a;, ~ is,s1 men are
tionoI Leone I, il rnear,ed a "s n are
Tho, 800 i go 90 P fopaoie
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fLAfEhs TO BE DISTRIBUTED.
Nearly all tho clubs in the contemplated cir
cult of twelve would be very strong and the
Orioles Womb have 70 m.keo bard Soh,
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