, 1891-08-27
THE BASE BALL WAR.
League and Association Trying
to Get Together.
Mike Kelly's Action Stops
Negotiations. .
The P. 0. S. A. Discuss the
Color Question.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-Lengthy let
ters were exchanged between the magnates
OF the American Association and league
today. President Kramer, president of
the ASSOCIATION. first wrote to the commit
tee setting forth the fact of Mike Kel-
Tvs contract jumping, while the peace
conference was in session and stating that
unless the league guaranteed the return
of said player and good faith in the
negotiations the association must withdraw
from the conference. The league COM
mittee replied at length. From hen let
ter 1t seems thai the demands of the asso-
citation, as a basis of settlement, were, in
substance: Reversal of the national
boards decision regarding Stovey and
Bierbaur; all players now under contract
with the association to be subject to res
ervation by 1t; the legality of the con
tracts of Vickery and Schriver with Chi
cage to be the subject of discussion; all
players who have signed two contracts to
be suspended; the national board, as
now constituted, to be abolished; adoption
of a new national agreement; the West
ern Association to be denied admission
as a major party to such an agreement; that
the American circuit be composed of
Chicago, Brooklyn, Cincinnati, Boston,
Philadelphia. st. Louis. Baltimore, Co
lumbus, Washington, Louisville and Mil
waukee, and in case anT of these clubs
should resign, disband or be expelled, the
American Association to have the right
at any time to establish a club IN the
same city. The league committee says
they were considering these demands
when the notice came about Kelly, and
respectfully submits hat this last demand
occupy the same status as any of the others
mentioned, and is a proper subject for
discussion. The league representatives
would therefore remain in readiness for a
conference on the points at issue until
this evening.
Boston, Aug. 26.-The directors of
the American ball club here say that they
don't need Kelly back and sent a telegram
today to President Kramer asking that
the matter be not considered in the con
ference at Washington. Manager Ban
croft Of :hc Milwaukees says Kelly told
him yesterday that he had signed a con
tract for the remainder of this season and
the beginning of next for 800. 600. OF
which Sl3. 500 was paid down, besides \
ticket to Eurone for himself and wife.
The association men made a lengthy re-
ply, discussing the demands of each or
panization and asserting that the league
committee had broken faith with item in
their promise of peace. They say the
idea of getting rid OF the Western League
was brought out at the sur R%estion of the
league committee and concurred in by the
association DELEGATES. As regards the cir
cult. thev only ask. in addition tn
what they have now. permission
to locate clubs in Brooklyn and
Chicago. giving the league permits
sion to locate in Baltimore and st. Louis.
further. hat the league committee. in their
letter, omitted to state two OF the leagues
propos't ions, one or which was n plan Tor
reducing the salaries of PLAYERS, IN which
they wanted the associations concurrence,
and the other. that the league merely
wanted them to forget and forgive ad-
united wrongs lone the association, but
the latter must not expect any restitution.
In conclusion, the association committee
expresses a willingness to meet the league
half way 10 the settlement OF difficulties,
hut as the matter now looks the prospects
Tor a further conference are poor. Rep
re%sentatives Of the American Association
accepted the resignation of President
Kramer, to take effect Sept. ] and elected
Iack Phelps of the Louisville club as his
successor.