Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-03
PHELPS WILD TALK.
He Says There Will Be No Peace With
the National League, and
Other Foolish Things.
AFFAIRS OF THE LOCAL BALL CLUB
Richardson and Connor Make Some Very
Extraordinary Demands on the
New York Club.
AN ATHLETIC WAR VERY PROBABLE
Slarin Talks About Sullivan'S Challenge-General
Sporting News of the Day.

LOUISVILLE, Nov. 2-TSpaciGL 1-There
are TO be ten clubs in the Association next
season, and there is to be no peace. This is
what Mr. Zach Phelps thinks, and he, as
President of the American Association,
ought to know.
Mr.. Phelps was seen in his Office yester-
day afternoon by a reporter of the Courier
Journal. He very gracefully submitted to
an interview, and was asked about the dis
patches from New York City which stated
that the League and the Association were
on the eve of making peace. Mr.. Phelps
said he had received no propositions or
communications from the League. What
was more, he did not expect any. In his
opinion there was little or no chance of a
national agreement being made for a long
time. not for a year at least. This was on
account of the Leagues demands. 1t wanted
the Association to lay down arms and sub
nit to whatever the older organization
would ask. This the Association would
never do and hostilities were likely to be
kept mp for years.
The Association Circuit.
Mr. Phelps was next asked in regard to
II
would be ten clubs That was the general
wish of the Chicago meeting. Itwould GER
tainly be either 10 or II clubs, but the
chances were 10 to / in favor of the smaller
number That would mean only the addi
tion of Il club in the East, as there were al
ready five in the West
Mr.. Phelps was asked what city would
probably be admitted. That matter was vet
in doubt, but Brooklyn would probably be
the town. The President of the Association
was asked if the addition was to be made by
Byrne's Brooklyn League team jumping.
There had been talk of that, but upon this
subject he did not care to commit himself.
In answer to questionif the schedule
would not be very difficult to arrange for a
ten-club circuit, Mr.. Phelps answered in
the negative. 1t had been done before.
The Association once played with six clubs,
which was an odd number in the East and
West.
Thinks 1t Practicable.
This matter had been discussed at the late
meeting and decided to he perfectly practi-
cable. the solution was to have six East
ern clubs and four Western teams Colum-
bus was to be placed in the Eastern circuit.
in this wav, when the Eastern clubs were
plaving in the East and the Western clubs
in the West. 10 team would be Idle. MIR
Phelps thought a ten-club organization
would be perfect success besides being a
great novelty.
When would the circuit question be de-
cided? He thought within at least two
weeks. The members of the special COM
mittee were instructed at the late meeting
10 get together and decide the important
matter as soon as possible. Mr.. Phelps did
not think another meeting of the Associa-
ton would be necessary before the circuit
was fixed i vote on the committees re-
port could be taken by mail.
Manager Chapman will leave for his
Brooklyn home next Tuesday, and will be
absent from Louisville until next spring.