New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-24
JOHNSON'S FALSE MOTION.
THE LEAGUE TAKES ANOTHER BASE.
BRIDEGRooMs NOT TO BE TEMPTED III NNA
DIATE THE NATIONAL BASE
BALL AGREEMENT.


The BROOKLYN baseball club has declined 10 ueses ,n
League and the National Agreement This mlorH'~ A.,
will cause CONSERVATION in the ranks oil the A"oi
ISOLATION which has played It's last caru anu O' r,nst
When the American Association declared war ssS ,s
the League and National Agreement 1t made inc ISL
ao. cncossIon NJ executing the Brooklyns from us III
tended raids for players The exceedingly D'o'n .r,a
ing shown for the Brdesrooms can no" Oe .e - NJ
LIGHT. The Associations admiration iof u0 - 70,
the BROOKLYN club mad 4 deep object whiCh nos -
,,,i. I'm, out ~ SIGHT until the present Inc re''o"
for the cxcc sive quiet which has characterlZeu ~
mcnt, Of the Association since thef lc'oiu''o""''
last week is also transparent ,.,o, know
Recognizing its own instability, the AssociS''oi
that to make any Roadway against inc n"ono
,or.o,,.nt t. must first weaken the Natiohai h''e
Every effort was concentrated AZ hfs n ,
securing the Cincinnati club Nhetn'r =" ~, ,,oIt,c
oeate a club I'm that city seems doubtful. sun " "1
insecure the Association devised plan "h'eh' ,rc
hoon ,atrcd out would have seriously cfippieu vs.
League even II it had not brought the ouer VI ,h
IN f., knees The object was 10 geI Inc no.. ~,
to desert the League and join the rIrn,tos
f., ,hc Cincinnati club AID would further have lol'i"
the Associations claims TO that city. .. ,o,. this
rhc Associations agent selected 10 bring about u,l'
muchdesred object appears to DC n H. 'o '. e.,.n
Iooks az the League through tue same siassr -. ~,
il said to look at holy water. WHO 'o'"SOI % no
tho l.osnest diplomat the ranks OF the AsSoeis"' -
was not smart enough to accomplish inc "" oaL
which he has remained in the city Tor hcarS .,
I,hn has had several CONSULTATIONS WIN W.
rho Rrook,yn club, but he has until yesterday SO,
oseryod n mart OF his story. He dwelt at erea' '"e
uuon the inustlces done the Association Oy 'e
49, nm, his case so well that the Brooklyn ciuo'o""'t
became all but converts to the "e''erheI S' ,oon
Noss,s Rvrne and Abel have not always Dcen
f. ord with League tactics and they have hoI ooch
.low 70 condemn certain movements IL fresaenO I
advice had been taken the present revolt ol ''
lion would perhaps not have occurred. ., .ha
G. II Byrne Ii. A. Abel and j. j. Doy'c' Vi .ne
po,n clnb and Albert l.. johnson met oy appointment
=, tho house of Mr. Aten in Forty second'st.' yts'ea
Johnson then came out 1at-fooed ana sugses'eu a'
nrooLvn club desert the League and JON orces WIN w
,,or,cop Association. The conference lased ior ~0
-, az close Johnson W a saddcr but wiser
man HIS mission had been fruitleSs ana Oe A''"'"''
boom had turned out TO be boomerang' ,,. ,,..,.a
said President Byrne, after the meeting We ,a
,, corrtesv and respect Johnsons propos''oh nee
-, IN no bod IN say when /, as spokesman ioF Iho
,n ,o1 Mr. Johnson that the Brooklyn cluo cou4u NV
mink OF meldng such move told MN ''a. . ,hat
I rl,od hard for the new National Agreement anu '
we were National League 10 'le
had or what might happen" ,r,,. ., core
Tho Association fully appreciated us lhapI''S ~
with the League. unless IL adop;ed SOM ~ q, OH
,n,d a. the one referred 70. The Louis'lAe 'iu " -.
49, e,dy IN 90 70 Tie wall. having been aoo 10 ''S
| -, men RAYMOND, John Ewing. Vaughn Ehre'
d po,,i,p are ready to the League as soon a. ~
r,ic.s are asked for The Washington clip 10 NV ~.
be,to- OIL while the Baltimore club cannot '9el go Vs..
,, ,ch nlayers as Shnde. Cunningham and Grimm Se,
WIN Cnts.de ~ S. Louis Columbus, Boston ana
philadelphia the Association is not equippod 'o
oven against a minor league ,u, .,
e d. White =. T. Powers and waiter bu'nna'' vs.
tho International League. are in the CITY looking a w
th' lH"''' 49, nt,,tion The Iuternatlonas want
" n dit,od TO the charmed circle Of the National Agree
mont 70 take the place the American Associa'ioh' Inc
Tnerna,ioaa circuit complete except the ioca.
., ono clam Either Newark or Worcester Will complete
" -, ,vo-c..,or,s chances are good, new stock
omnaay has been organized there, and onehaH INC cSp''
.,ock has been subscribed.