Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-17
THE WAR IS SETTLED.
Boston's Triumvirs Finally Consent
to Allow an Association Club
in Their City.
RIGID CONDITIONS ENFORCED.
Latest Gossip About the Big Middle-Weight
Battle---FitZSimmons to Stay
in His Glass.
RIGID CONDITIONS ENFORCED.
FARRELL MEANS To HAVE A FIGHT
Suicide Of WELL known Hcrse Trainsr-Gsnsrs Sporting
News Of the Day.
r.rEc1AL TEL EeRAM TO THE DISPATCH,

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NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Peace has at
length been declared. There will be no
more fght in the baseball world. Nearly
everything has been settled, with the Ameri-
can Association on top. 1t was just 645
O'Clock tonight when J. B. Billings. one of
the Boston Triumvirs, came out of plrlor
''F' of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where the
Nat:onal League has been in session for
three days past, and his-own intimate friend
exclaimed: ITS all over. We have at
last consented to allow an American
Association club in Boston. The con-
ditions under which the Bostonians agreed
TO a second club are: That 80 cents be the
admission fee; that the name Boston" be
in no way connected with the name of the
Association club; that the National League
club have Decoration Day; that the Asso-
citation club have July +; that there be no
conflicting dates; that when the Association
finds that the club caunot play for so cents
that the club be taken out OF Boston; that
every player of the present Boston P. l.. club
taken from the National League club be re-
turned.
Also in Chicago.
1t is undecided yet which club will have
Bunker Hill day. According to the agreement
the Association also gets Chicago. During the
day the Joint Conference Committee gave out
its report, which went over the time since the
baseball season closed showing how the effort
was made to settle the war. The important
things in the report were: LAS you are aware
the representatives OF the clubs in New York
ard Pittsburg quickly came together and ar
ranged for the consolidation of all con-
lfrFr tive .,Sfs
The Players League club OF Chicago
was purchased outright. The conflicting
interests in Brooklyn have been to all intents
and purposes settled, a basis of agreement
having been reached which Is satisfactory to a
great maio, ity OF all the parties interested. AS
the American Association is desir0us of loca-
ting club in the city of Boston, and the Play
ers' League c'Ib OF that city has expressed a
desire 10 accept such membership. the commit
tee is of the opinion that the problem can be
solved there if this desire on the part of the
consuPu Iated.
The Committee Was Unanimous.
ThY Joint Committee are unanimous on this
point and SO recommend that, to avoid all mis-
understanding. all clubs accepting franchises
and membership in associations now acting
under and identified with the Natona! agree
ment must be amenabie to and gov
erned by said National agreement, and
all players now or heretofore under
contract OF agreement Win any CiQD OF CLUBS
accepting such franchise or membership shall
revert TO the clubs having claim upon the SER
vices of said players under the provisions of
such National agreement"
This morning the Players League got enough
wind in its sails 10 meet. The following dele
gates were present: Boston, c. F. Prince and
A. a. Irwin; Chicago James A. Hart; Brook
lvn, E. T. Linton, General Worth and John
Ward: Cleveland A. l. Johnson; Cincinnati. A.
L. johnson; Philadelphia, ]. Earle Wagner;
New York, Frank Robinson. Nothing was
-. ~.
matters over and form plan of action. The
cou,mittee consisted of johnson. Wagner
Prince and Ward. Wendell Goodwin sen: a
protest to allowing Linton TO act as A delegate
The committee met and adjourned without
doing anything.
VIII Dissolve the P.L
Secretary Brunel in the course of a CONVEX
sation. remarked 81 think the Players League
will he dissolved. Baseball affairs are still in a
bad mess. / think Boston, Philadelphia and
Chicago will be represented in the American
Association. Al johnson will be recompensed
in some way with the Cincinnati club. Pitts
burg and New York have already consolidated.
Mr. Linton of Brooklyn. who is holding out
merely TO he faithful to other clubs, will then
consent to consolidation in Brooklyn, and the
war will end.'
AT s O'Clock the American Association met
and accepted the designations of the Toledo.
Rochester and Syracuse clubs. Then applica-
tiOns were received from Boston, Washington
and PhiladelphiS, and these cities were ad-
In!tted The delegatas of these clubs were ad.
mitted as follows: Boston, Charles a. Prince;
Philadelphia. j. Earl. Wagner; Washington,
Nike Scanlon and c. V. Bennett By this move
the Wagners get the Athletic franchise and
Prince, the President of the defunct Players
League. is cared for. Al johnson does not fiy-
ure i'll the deal at all. and there is good chance
for his getting LEI; all around. Chicago was
not admitted. 1t is the play to have Milwaukee
complete the circuit in the West. That city
was represented.
Milwaukee Still in 1t.
IT is quite likely that this matter will be de.
ferred for little time before the deal is made.
At $50 o'clock the National League received
the American. Association, and the Western
Association. headed by President Krauthoff
in joint jollification meeting The new ma
tlonaI agreement was then read for the first
time. and formally signed by the Presidents of
I'll three organizations. The Western Asso-
citation has been admitted as a malor league.
A board of three will be established TO deal
with all important business. All contracts
with managers and players must he approved
by the board. This board will also act as
Joint Playing Rules Committee, thus effecting
a great saving of time and expense.
4 new feature is ais" presented for the ad.
vancement of players by which a club instead
of incnrring the expense of carving substi-
tutes to be available in case of accident to a
regular player. may supply the vacancy by
selecting player from one of the other bodies
of 4 lower classification which has consented 70
receive an increased salary and must consent
to the change. Indeed, it is provided in the
broadest terms that no PLAYER can ever be trans.
ferred or undertaken to be, directly or indirect
~, without his fullest consent This DESTROYS
all criticism upon the reserve rule and forever
ends the existence of what has been called the
sales system.
In the Best of Humor.
EVERYBODY was in the best humor The new
agreement provides for a board of three which
shall control the workings of the associations
1t destroys the sales system and blacklist, but
continues the reserve rule in effect. Players
whose salary is not paid may secure their re-
lease from the clubs which are in arrears for 1;
DAYS. Many important changes are made all
looking for the elevation of the game and Jus.
tice and harmony as between players mana
gers and capitalists The three presidents
Young, Thurman and krauthoff signed
the agreement on the spot, and il
was unanimously adopted. MIR. Byrne offered
a resolution thanking Messrs. Thurman and
Spalding for bringing about the settlement.
Colonel Rogers followed, payIng a splendid
tribute to MIR. Thurman. MIR. Prince of Bos
ton. also lauded Mr.. Spalding and Messrs
Spalding and Thurman responded in eloquent
terms which evoked rounds of applause. II
was most happy occasion all around and
even the heretofore respondent PLAYERS
League men drowned their modification in the
general how OF good spirits which followed.
The new American Association will hold q
supplementary meeting tomorrow morning.
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