, 1891-04-05
THEY SEEK PEACE.
A Rumor That the Association
Is Weakening.


Al johnson Cannot Deliver What lie
Has Sold to the Associations Enemies,
and They Are sun Holding On to the
s3o.OoO-An Interview with Thurman.
There can be no doubt that the Ameri-
can Association regrets it's hasty action in
breaking away from the national agree
mrut, and is now anxious 10 get back under
its protecting wing Indications multiply
that such is the fact, and the Association
is throwing "a "~feelers" all along the line.
In at least three directions attempts have
been made TO discover on what conditions
the national agreement clubs will receive
them back. That an under the rose ef.
fort Is being made "uuomcially" to m.
range the terms Of the readmittance is in
dicated by the resignation OF Allen w.
Thurman as chairman OF the board Of con
troll.
The League men are rcticeut as TO terms
and conditions Of the surrender. fr-'twill be
a surrender plain and simple, preferring 10
walt until the bridge is reached before aJ-
tempting 10 cross il. All the League mag
mates are in favor Of peace, aud the Asso.
citation will nave little difficulty IN getting
back on application. Tn League men,
however, will not consent TO have any con.
dltions imposed on them. They consider
that the Association has put them to some
expense and "A great deal OF trouble, which
the players taken from the Association in
retaliation viii not recompcnse. Neither
10 most OF the League men seem to be de
sirous OF making hard terms for the A-so.
citation. II Is not likely that the League
viii demand anything more b a an uudi-
puted territory In Cincinnati. II the As.o.
citation Insists On having "a club ia TINT city
there viii be no peace This is about the
way it appears To me after considerable ina
vcstiguttuu.
The league has been having more trouble
with Al johnson, after every one Thought
NE was eliminated from the game. John
son on his part claims that the League bu.
broken faith with him Ina declining to pay
the $4,000 promised him The Lengue
men ON the other hund say that they are
ready 20 pay the draft WHEN johnson Ir
'livers the goods. IL appear, now, accord
ing IN the injunction tying zap the busp
bull park, that johnson did not. AS he AS
serted, own che stock Of the Boston and
Philadelphia people He claims they utvr
10 to him, and they say that they merely
: allowed him to control il Tor his and their
best interests, Their interests not having
been considered, they apply for an Iuiuua
ton and the appointment OF 10 receiver
The cnse may be settled 10y the time thi.
gets into type
II johnson loses and % receiver is up-
pointed the l.aague will hnpe nothing from
johnson. Now they do not consider John
son a Door man. and do not propose to give
him $1,000 for nothing II Johnson proves
in court that the Boston aud Philadelphia
parties gave him their interests ia the Gin
cinnati club outright and wins tuc suit
the League will pay the money, otherwise
not, In order to hc prepared the League
has leased new ground, $50 ilat they will
be ready 20 open April 2' u, advertised
They cannot afford TO wait several months,
pv.L-r- inrfra-, fs' the final decision uf %
lawsuit; for even II johnson wins there is
sure to be au appeal, il fer no other pur-
pose h to keep the ball park closed or
course these proceedings might be dropped
IN case Of an agreement Of peurp. which
the Association is toying to bring nbous
The truth about the charges of broken
faith Is simply this: johnson sold SOME
.sihing which he couldn't deliver. mud is
bowling murder" because the purchaser
refuses 20 pay for goods not delivered Tine
public will size mp the MISTER ~ 81 .rr. DO
and act accordingly,
Catcher Farrell and Outhcldpr nUnv.
both good hutters, will be included DO
the Boston Association club, and wifi
strengthen the team materially.
The resignation Of Mr.. Thurman from
the board of control, IL permanent. cuu
ouly be viewed ASA severe injury to tho
national game. His COURSE throughout
has been one Of strict integrity, despite the
slurs thrown upon him. In an interview
with your correspondent Mr.. Thurman
said that he did not consider that he owed
any explanation or apology to the Associl
ton, and had none to make. The charge,
made by newspapers, particularly in his
own home (Columbus), where he had lived
so many years, demanded some answer.
His was somewhat brief.
81 was appointed, he snid with earnest
ness, ITO serve as one OF three Judges to
determine such cases as came before the
board under a set OF rules known generally
as baseball laws, drafted into aud under
the national agreement. | wa not sent
there as a partisan president to decide al,
ways in favor of my organization, and
when | met in board rs one of three Judges
ceased to be an Association partisan. On
account Of the negligence OF the very
people who appointed me one Of the Judges
IN the NeNati0us baseball muddles, | de
cidcd as h rules practically ordered me to
decide. should have been uufaithful to
my trust had / made any other decision.
BY refusing TO violate that trust the Asso-
citation charged me with trelchery and re
moved me from office That's the whole
case"
While we are quite in the dark as TO the
reasons Of Mr., Humans resignation
there are three quite apparent. One that
he resigned ms a concession to the Associa
ton in the peace conferences, alleged
to be and probably going on in Ciucin
nntt. The second one is that the League
insists on Thurman's reinstatement as
president OF the Association, aud he has
resigned in order 10 give them a chance to
do the trick as easily rs possible.
The third reason may be that Mr. Thur
man Is utterly disgusiel with the iugrati-
tudc Of the Association, particularly the
Columbus club, and has chosen 10 retire
aud devote himself To his own business,
which has suffered more or leSy during his
constant pilErimnges as the white winged
angel of peace You can take your choca
or figure ont a new theory.
W. l. HARRIS
John A. NIackay.
FLltr 4 NIL. Al. IL.