New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-15
WRANGLING BASEBALL MET
LITTLE ACCOMPLISHED AT THEIR CON
VENTION.
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION DELEGATES RUN
UP AGAINST Az INJUNCTION.

UP AGAINST AN INJUNCTION.
The baseball world is still in doubt and unceitah''
The second day Of the convention at the ffth NNeue
prolific satisfactory results. The VeAed
problems which have upset club.owners Tor the 't
month appear be dlscouragng The N''o"a'
League men are as suave gencmanly and diplomat. a.
but each has little Ratchet his sleeve wh'ch ne
to grind.
In the American Association camp there that same
ambition to make itself formidable it, old
the League the wherewth accomplish this end uo
not show up so conspcuousy. The Association h" '
long battered its head against the Leagues o'"'
works that the younger organization have become
tough and nsensbe to pain. Or It NAV take ad'ahtse
OF spot in the Leagues fortihcauons ana d. 's'
crafty ambition II H. does then there will be As
sociaton clubs in Boston and Chicago. There Is dScofu
and there are lawsuits Association. which NAV III
the end relieve the League OF much worry The remnants
OF the PLAYERS League noatd through space ard caused
little concern.
The situation can be summed up as The Ma
tional permit Association TO put CLUBS IN
Boston and Chicago under conditions II cannot
help H. The Association had demanded clubs III those
all hazards Whether the diplomatic powers oil inc
League will the battle probably he told To-Day
Association last night said that they "ouu ha'o
disputed points, while the League cino'
owners guarded their comments and WOULD say
nothing be construed even by Philadephs
lawyer into meaning anything. The League men "efe
personating ''Brcr Rabbit" very cleverly
Baseball from all over the country thronged the
Fifth Avenue yesterday the corridors showing more
since the late lamented Players revolt Brotherhood,
League Association ard minor league players ana cuo'
owners mingled together the best OF terms all looking ou'
for the mighty dollar which Is 50 eagerly pursued
wealthy politician accidentally dropped silver dollar on
the stone ana tho magic Jingle all but caused
stampede among the baseball men.
The American Association delegates were the first to
get actual business They assembled IN FHlof
X at II o'clock President Allen w. Thurman had J"''
called the meeting order when injunction papers were
served on several Of the cubowncrs by attorneys OF tho
Toledo club. The Interruption had bomblike ehect ana
the meeting broke up In disorder The injunction
had been obtained from the supreme Court cnjolnnc tho
Association from crowdinr the ohoans from member
ship In that The will come mp before
Judge Andrews the supreme Court at II O'Clock TINS
morning.
The Association made second EFFORT to hold meeting
but the effort failure and the disgrunti'd cluo'
owners spent the in the corridors discussing
for defeating the new trouble which had sprung "p
20 suddenly. The Association men are confident th'I 9
l come out Of the present legal controversy all fght
President V H. Kctcham. Of the Toledo club. VINO So
cured the Injunction his club did not propose 10
be expelled is berth FOR Chicago or any o''t gu"
and he lntuatcd that the Association Nouiu nav !" man
a much advantageous Onef thah ~ nNd Do"' $780,
his club would retire.
"Whv'' said Nj. Ketham 9TH. Association offered ~
81 600 to retire glance at the conditions vi" mo"
ID, ridiculous The A-.ocation proposes 20 pay
Us 300 July and the remainder on Sep'moe' =
They propose collect the money 10y ~ per V''' -
scs-mcnt on clubs gate receipts 10 BE- for"arud e
week to President Thurman yntii the full amount J. Iu
I'D What security had hat We would get the money
with Associations circuit in IT, present co'u''o"
This oncr WA supplemented by proposition that the
Association merely have option on our cruz /
untn February -. suppose It was sceoptca '"'" "
would be too late for get In some other a'so-
citation II It were not accepted we would be fo'ns !"
tre nresen, ., pon-e and trouble for nothing"
Pre.idcnt Thurman. William Bsrnie. {. Won der Al" |
and other Association confident that they woud
be- able to the Toledo controversy a. an carry h'N
today IL won't be ia court twenty mlnuts said IN"
son q the Old Roman. I'VE will give them 5000 10 |
cash" said Bstnie. the polished rned Orole orator |
we're all drght" said Won der Abe, who owns some o |
81 Louis "Vccl Win und have klubs IN bo'h bo'"n
and Chicago too.'
The delegates to IN. Association convention we're l.
T. Parsons and John Chapman FOR Louisville L Won Ger
Abe for St Louis General Henry Brinke for Rochester
V. IL. Kctchlm and Charles Morton for Toledo \
b. Cohen and q. schmelz FOR Columbus. and =. r.
Frazer tor Syracuse. The Athletic club WAS not repre-
sened a. ~ official existence at present owing 70
TIE fact that i;s obligations last season
The National League men went into secret session In
ParIor + AZ II 80 m and while words o. 'orro" were
spoken for their demorazed companions, there was
merry twinkle in .hc eye ~ than Oh" I|agn" cub
owner. The delegates were A. follows. For N'"fo'k
John H. pay j. W srndine and T.. u. Talcott the
latter mighty chief Of the late Players League, A H.
Soden w H. Conant and J. u. Filings were N" pug |
ma ous triuu,r, from Boston T. de- H. Robinson g. H.
Howe and Secretary HaWley. for Cleveland A." SpaidhS
and Jane, b. Hart Tor Chicago; {. H. INm"' Jane
! T Rogers for Philadelphia. John T. Brush was -
represent indianapolis Cincinnati but arrived too late
70 be yfcsent a. the scs.on
Mcssrs spading. ByTne and Dsy. m. conference con-
mtoc presented their report which not ratified MI
Iyrne explained it- nconin0. and then J. Palmer oN"
m for an hour his Tux could not be gagged 20 mean
whetor he favor % rival clubs In Boston dnd th
caro- or not. John u. Day opposed 10 the location
of another club Boston general principles. fr"sd NJ
oien was opposed dividing that fertile territory with
another financial principles H." said that according
10 the National Agreement another club could not De- ocnd
there without u the BO,t,n Club that
he said ne friends would never give Som" " the
association men that they n favor 81 putting
club In Boston regardless Of the National Agreement
the National Lagse did In putting club In Brooklyn
several
Notice. Of other lawsuit were served on some N n"
cubown'r, Yesterday N..sr- Bacon. Leeds & Won
Stcneg notice that they would bring suit AGAINST
the Philadelphia Ptvc- for Ssh TO- and against the
Boston Pty,r club for ?: 337 10 Tor legal service ~.
Judge said Yesterday that attention had b"n paid
to his notices the and other officials ~
PLAYERS La2uc. and that he did not propose u lose
tic money II he could help H.