Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-18
National League Magnates Once More
Come Out of the Contest
With Smiling Faces.
THEY FORM A DESPOTIC LEAGUE.
The McDonaldites, of Chicago, Get Com
pletely Dumped and They Go
Home Whining.
WHAT LOCAL DIRECTORS THINK OF 1T.
GOOd Contests in the Home Billiard Tourney
Sporting News ef the Day.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM To THE DIsPlrCHI

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INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 1.-THE League
did not adjourn until after o'clock this
morning. The joint Conference Committee
was in session all afternoon and late this
evening Both Association and League are
prepared to meet promptly and act upon its
report, which will finish everything here.
The hitch is about the money for the dropped
clubs This report of the committee in
cludes the constitution for the new League
and incorporates many of the provisions OF
the old League and Association constitu-
tions. Sunday baseball is put upon local
option basis. and those towns desiring Sun
CAV games can have them scheduled in the
seasons schedule as championship contests.
In the constitution, which offers all the pro-
lection of the national agreement, war is de-
clared upon any club or league maintaining
q club in any one of the u cities now in
cluded in the new circuit.
Despotic Feature.
The monopolistic character of this new
league is despotic in its purposes and bids
fair to have everything fixed like jug
handle on one side only. Under the terms
of the report. every Chicago player signed
elsewhere, whose services were at the op-
tion of Spalding's team, must return there.
This will carry back Pfeffer, Kittridge,
Hutchinson and others late of Anson's colts.
So far as contracts with players, not re-
served bv contract options are concerned,
the League will protect them, except possi-
bly, in the case of Rusie, who, President
Day, of New York, says would plav with
the Giants again or nowhere. Sam Morton,
1.,l
deny that a proposition TO avenge the
Chicago fieeced hackers was made to the
committee.
Sam Morton's Wall.
s'The Association would have been dead
long ago. said he, 'but for us. Won der
Abe got us into it and got US out of it. But
we are not caring for the money we lost, or
will likely lose. We have no grievance
against the League, but we give it credit for
what it has done. But these officials are
simply playing with Won der Abe and the
Wagners, and | predict that in IS months
St. Louis will have no baseball and Won der
Abe will be sitting on an iceberg
President John B. Day says he would
like to see Rusie's contract protected. 81
have every reason to believe" said he, ''that
it will not be- Do you think the League is
going to protect a 81, ,0G0 contract"
Have you had any talk with Rusie
about it?''
mo. but what if have?''
The inference from Mr.. Days subsequent
remarks is that it is mutually understood
that Rusie is to be returned to New York,
but not at s., 900. Rusie becomes subject to
the control of the League which will give
him TO what club it pleases.
Favors a Central League
President Soden is heartily in favor of
the formation of a Central League CON-
posed of Buffalo. Detroit, Columbus, Toledo,
Milwaukee, Indianapolis and other cities,
and says that ordinary management would
make it a success
Chicago sports received the blow of their
lives. They went home sick at heart over
the outcome. They came here expecting a
gay price ior the club and missed 1t. They
claim they held a partnership in the Asso-
citation and that the law will sustain them.
Next year they propose TO attach the gate
receipts OF the League. But the Chicago As
sociation club is gone, terribly gone. All is
nearly over except celebrating the victory.
BrUsh's friends claim that for him. They
say that re should be crowned as the king
of baseball magnateS, since he has been the
great moving power in the amalgamation.
The entire League has used its bright heads
and shining dollars through a long period
OF Encouragement. and now they are
masters OF the situation.
They Ignore the Small FRY.
Tie League is always out for big game.
A year ago it never dreamed of landing
such prize the Association. 1t was the
largest deal ever known in sporting an
mails, and it has not left the conqueror in a
condition not to be able to sigh for other
victims. Wednesday it was said the League
clnb was ready to buy the Athletics. When
the conference asked the club to pay s26. 900
toward the transfer of the Wagner goods
there was protest. Ii is thought a salts
factory settlement will be made, however,
and the Philadelphians will make the neces-
sary ante. Some of the new Leagues enc
mics could hardly wait for the consolida-
tfon SO they could say it would fail. They
claim u clubs are too many. 1t will leave
six clubs away down at the tail end, and
patrons of the game will cry: ''Give us Il |
rest" before the season is over. But the
truth is the l2-club circuit won't fail.
ills Not Too Large.
It is as easily cared for as eight clubs. |
The idea of the six tail-enders will easily be |
remedied. The League proposes double !
championship season. The clubs will play |
until the middle of the season, then they be- |
gin again and play the last half The club |
having the highest standing for the two sea- |
sons takes the championship.
A new Association is believed to be bosh |
It is threatened by Chicago and Milwaukee, |
who were frozen ont of the deal The new
League is not alarmed. Boston, the Ath-
letics, Won der Abe and Won der Horst the |
brightest lights of the Association, the life |
of that organization, could not wrestle with
the League. Suppose Chicago and Mil |
waukee do get uD opposition teams, what
can they do against the combined strength |
of the old Association and League? The |
new organization will last four years or,
that is, the present arrangement. The kind |
OF men are behind it who Will push it along
for that length of time.
Buying Them Out.
The committee continues in session at 9
o'clock. 1t is understood, however, that |
arrangements have been
reached with Chicago, Columbus, Philadel-
phia and Boston. The only kicker that re-
mains now and which prolongs the session
is Milwaukee. 1t seems to be dying hard
The 81 COO offered is not satisfactory, hence |
the kick. Chicago gets all it put in about
ST., ,00o to $4,000; Columbus wanted $40 900 and
viii get $4,000, perhaps $4,000; Boston, in
Guiding money for stand and grounds, about
sJ0,000, and Philadelphia about the same
amount or perhaps 5000 less. 1t is under
stood that each club will be entitled to II