Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-09-18
ALMOST A DEFEAT,
Game Between ROStOn and
PIttSburg q Tie.
CHICAGO STRIKES A SNAG.
League Magnates Hold q POw.WOW
without Result.

NEW YORK, Sept. ls.-The club-owners
Of the National league have been coming
to town In couples and trlos for the last
forty eight hours aud about all the
moneyed men Of the League were con.
gregated at the Fifth Avenue Hotel at
noon yesterday The Philadelphia dele.
cation was the last 20 arrive. Shortly
after noon President Young called che
meeting TO order
The delegates were ia .cssion for two
hours listening TO the reading of tho re-
port Of the committee which recently held
a conference with the American assoca-
tion. The League men wanA peace. but
will not agree 70 make one-half the con
cessions demanded by tho American asso-
citation. The lessor organization wants
tho privilege Of putting clubs In Brooklyn
and Chicago and In any other
League city they may select. They
say In return that the League can put
clubs In any Association city. The League
men laugh at this, declaring that they
have the better cities In their circuit, and
that they do not care to put clubs in any
Of the Association towns. The players
will have q small part In the negotiations,
and the league can keep all the association
men who jumped last spring, and tho As
sociation Is welcome to retain It's ex-
League stars. The club owners arc reti-
cent about the
Prospect OF Q Ten-ciub League,
and Baltimore and st. Louis will not he
admitted unless 1t is seen that the League
cannot como to any peace with their
rivals. Then II will be done, not 30 much
because ten-club circuit Is desirable as to
hurt tho Association.
At the evening session a report from
Messrs. Bryne Of Brooklyn, Hart Of Chi
cago and Brush Of Cincinnati was the
subject under discussion. These three
gentlemen are the committee appointed by
the League to confer with tho Association
regarding settlement. They travelled TO
four or five different cities to meet the
Association representatives, but at each
place there was q hitch. In reality they
accomplished nothing, and this is what
they reported to tho meeting. The Asso-
citation people are 80 fearful of treachery
in their own ranks that they hesitate to
permit committee to consult with the
League.
Mr. Bryne denies the charge that he
used any unjust means to induce ST. Louis
and Baltimore TO jump into the League.
II those clubs conclude TO take the step IL
will be simply because IL is
A Wise Business Move,
not TO throw down the Boston Reds or any
other club.
It is said on good authority that the
League never had any serious designs OH
Baltimore aud st. Louis. Those cities
would not pay in the League and Won der
Abe and Won der Horst are not foolish
enough to allow themselves to be used rs
cats paws for the League. Besides, il
they did jump, there are plenty Of other
good cities ready to 20 into the Associa-
tian. That body cannot be wiped out as was
the Players league last year. The debate
hinges upon the advisability Of conferrlng
with the Association. The Boston men,
Conant and Soden, aro known to be
opposed to a compromise and are backed
MP by New York. Nearly all Of the other
clubs are thought to be in favor Of com
promise. Only two or three of the clubs
are making money this year and the rest
arc anxious for peace. Brooklyn and
Chicago are just n trifle nervous about the
Associations threat TO place 25-cent clubs
in those cities.
The situation I'm Boston
is peculiar The League club Is not max
ing money. The counter card Of "a 25cent
club, which many believe TO be tho best In
the country, is proving too much for the
triumvirs. The Association club will be
able to declare dividend. Visiting League
clubs In Boston complain about the small
receipts, as compared with former years,
and demand q change. The triumvirs are
obdurate. They have an idea that they
can force Prince and his club out of the
business. The other clubs realize that at
present this scheme Is quite impossible.
Perhaps the Boston League club will have
to como down to 25-cent admission.
Colonel John l. Rogers would like to
have n monopoly Of the game in Phiadcl-
phia, but his case Is not 30 serious as that
of Boston. At the close Of the session last
night President Young said there was no
news for publication. The magnates will
go at the baseball problem again this after.
noon.