Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-14
CURRENT BASE Rail- NEWS.
The National League Adjourn. without
Making Plan. for Harmony.

Making Plans FOR Harmony.
The National Base Ball League in New York
adjourned late yesterday afternoon. subject 20
call. without announcing whether il had taken
any steps toward making peace with the asso-
ciation- rumor prevailed that Messrs.
Brush. soden and Robinson had beer an
pointed q committee 20 confer with the as.o-
citation, but this was emphaiioally deaied by
the delegates II was said. however. that Mr..
Soden Of the Boston league club and Mr.. Prince
OF the Boston American Association club would
continue 10 talk the matter over and through
them the league and association might come @
some agreement Most Of the delegates LOFT
for home in the evening. The base ball meeting
postponed the free pass and the deadheaa
ceipts questions until the spring meeting which
Will be held in New York. Nick Young was r.
elected president FOR = term OF three YEAR.
Robinson of Cleveland. Scanarett of piitsburE.
Byrne OF Brooklyn and Day of New York were
elected as board of directors for 1882 and Dav
Brush and Hart were appointed schedule com
mittee. q. spaulding was elected an honorary
member.
WHERE THE ASSOCIATION HAS rHE ADVANTAGE.
Regarding the outlook in base ball a special
from New York 20 the Philadelphia P,sss SAYS:
80 far as can be learned by fragmcntary talks
with the delegates. tte-tweive club schcmc ID
only seriously considered as a means of putting
stop TO the preset scrap with the sssocia-
.fon. IL Is no, regarded as permanent possi-
oiiitS. ana II the association were TO go into
any agreement providing for n circuit OF that
KIND II would fina itself IN worse position than
u was IN 81 when II used as n club 60 beat
the Union Association TO death. In fighting in
Tue open the association has demonHtratei thrt
" able TO hold its own ~ least with its older
riNal but just as soon ms itenters into a cabinet
meeting II is sure 10 be lost.
RarDISo THE "FHuITFs."
Gleason, star pitcher OF the Philadalphia
league club, who had signed with the Athletics.
has by an arrangement between Presidents
Wagner and Won der Abe been transferred 20
the St Louis Browns for next season al a sslar-
OF S4.OoO, OF which $500 was in advance.
uleason was satisfied with tho transfer and
promises to be the Browns star twirler neat
year.
Esper. who also was good rs signed hy tho
Athletics, has at President Won der Horsts 80
licltation been assigned to Baltimore
Hamilton. il is said. has signed with the pos-
ton Reds, and he, Brown and Duffy are 20 COM
pose the champions outfield next wear Hrr-
ole hichardson IL TO he put first Strickcr
on second, Farrell on third and lladford al
short
Al Myers. second baseman Of the phil.lcl-
phia club, announces his retirement from the
diamond. He has bought halt interest in =
ierre Haute saloon and will take charge next
Monday. He says he was signed for another
BASE BALL NOTES.
Van Haltren, the Baltimore club oaptain and
manager, is watching the work Of several good
players on the Pacific coast Van Haltren will
sign one or more good men for the team in
California II he can find the proper material
The Baltimore club is having great trouble
IN securing a second baseman.
A serious blow was struck TO the BROOKLYN
league club the other day when Director Abeil,
whose money has supported the club. with
drew Ills action is due to his quarrel with
Director Doyle. Mr.. Abel refuses 10 talk
President Wagner of the Athletics values his
share at $4,000 and not the entire club as hss
been published. He and his brother might
consider an offer of 100000 TO sell out. As
Rogers and Reach will hardly offer that there
Is little prospect Of consolidation in she Quaker
city.
Is Prince likely to sell ont his Boston asso-
ciation club to soden, the league maguate, and
thus give the association a black ever