New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-04
BASEBALL MEN CONFER
TALKING OVER PUZZILNG PROBLEMS.
CINCINNATI A THORN IN THE FLEsH-MAKE-
UP OF TEAMS.

CINCINNATI A THORN IN THE FLEsH-MAKE-
UP OF TEAMS.
The club-owners of the Learpe were in session for
many weary hours at the Fifth Hotel yesterday
The meeting was held in raror and the delegates
secnnd 10 guard their utte1nces with unusual care
one not versed in the ways of baseball men might nave
thought that gang of NihiliSts were conspillhs I'd
overthrow q government. They were net doing any
thing nearly 50 horrible, they were simply schemhg
to get all the baseball piums.
The club-owners went into secret session shortly
ate- noon and with the exception OF two short re-
cesscs were in session all the afternoon and good
part Of the night The delegates were +. de H. Rob
lnsor and Davis Hawcy Of Cleveland John IL Day
ard j. " Spalding, OF NewYork; G. IL. Iyrne, IT, y.
Abel and J. J. Doyle Of Brooklyn; John T. brush' OF
Cincinnati; J. Palmer O'Neill. OF PlttsOuGG' ~ H.
Soden and W. H. Conant, OF Boston; n. u. Spfld'hs'
Of Chicago and A. J. Reach and John l. Rogers, OF
Philadelphia.
1t was the general opinion in the corridors that tho
delegates were having lively time In their secret
chamber The delegates themselves denied most en-
phac;Lly that there any diversity Of opinion IN
the League They said that they were all brothers
and were working in harmony for the best interests
of the National League and baseball at large.
a large part Of the day spent In revising INC
constitution to make ID conform with the new Natlonai
agreement The Associations withdrawal was dis
cussed only slightly the League deciding to take no
official notice Of that Organization. The Natlonai Boafu
will meet to-day and take some action IN regard !"
PLAYERS who have signed double contracts Alien W.
Thurman, y. L. Young and John l. Rogers VIII con.
situe the board, L. c. Krauthoff having t@eGraphed
his vote TO n. E. Young.
The veXed Cincinnati problem also caused much
discussion, and the League men apparently DO not
feel so In their position as formerly. JoNh
r. Brush, who holds the League franchise IN Clhcih
natl, spoke for an hour lie thought that ne couid
control the city, and Of the League men agreed
with him, but Others did no Whether Brush VIII
be able hold the players lie has induced TO desert
johnson and the Association seems doubtful.
President Byrne said that the club owners were
Of one accord, and that there ill-feelng mani
tested lie said that the settlement Of the squabble
division of the gate receipts would probably
be decided to-day The schedule will be the last tng
taken up and 1t will probably not be made public
until this afternoon. II said last night that Mr.
Byrne had been requested 10 explain his recent
position In regard 10 the Association and his sympathy
for that organization Mr.. Byrns replied that he was
loyal to tho National League, and his words carried
conviction with them. There was the greatest diff
ference Of opinion the Cincinnati affair. The
League will undoubtedly have club in that city. no
matter how the present controversy terminates.
The teams for tho coming season will be made up
about follows