The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-26
BASEBALLMAGNATES
Conference Between League and
Association Men.
UNABLE TO REACH AN AGREEMENT

Wnlch tne warning tacrl0nS spur.
The Association Objects to His
Transfer to the League, an tao
League Will Not Yield.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. - The fast
meeting between the warning baseball
factions, the League and the American
Association, was held in this city last
night A large number of delegates
dropped into Washington yesterday to
be present at the outcome of the meet
ing.
The meeting was the result of tho
tireless efforts of John L. Brush, who
recognized the ruinons course being
pursued by the warning associations,
and as the leagues accredited agent he
has been successful in paving tue way
toward an aniicable settlement.
Messrs. kraemer, president of the as
sociation; Phelps, attorney for the same,
and Won der Abe, president of the st,
Louis club, were delegated to look after
the Associations interests, while the
League contingent consisted of John
Brash, president of the Cincinnati club:
James A. Hart, president of the Chicago
club, and Charles II. Byrne, president
of the Brooklyn club. The representa-
tives are empowered to settle all differ
ences in an amicable manner,
j. Earl Wagner, of Philadelphia; Von-
derhorst and Barnie, of Baltimore; j. b.
Hart, of Boston; Schmelz, of Column
bus, and Scanlan, Bennett and Suther-
land, of Washington, were on the
ground. All the Association clubs. ex-
cept Milwaukee, were represented.
The Association men held an informal
meeting at Willard's hotel in the after.
noon aud mapped out their programme.
The stand they take is that they will
not withdraw the Association club from
Boston or any other city, nor will they
raise the price of admission. They will
also abide by the contract law and will
play exhibition games with the League
clubs.
When the magnates met Louis Krae-
mer, president Of the American Associa-
ton, was made chairman and Mr.. Hart,
of Chicago, was made secretary. The
committee was in session until p. IN.
and took a recess until s. The time was
spent in general discussion of the situa-
tion towards ascertalning the wishes of
the two organizations as to the desirable
lty OF framing now agreement, aud to
the varied features OF such an agree
ment toward protecting the interests of
all clubs Of the two associations The
committee think that what they do will
have very material effect upon the
future of the national game, and they
have decided to go slowly and take
ample time to discuss tho many new
features which have been presenting
themselves.
AT u late hour il was given ont from
the meeting room that no information
would be furnished for publication
until the conclusion of the conference
They Split on Kelly.
The arbitrators ended their meeting
at 1890 o'clock this morning without
making any progress towards settle
ment. An agreement was abcut to be
reached to the effect that all players
now signed with clubs should remain
with them. At this juncture Louis
Kraemer, president of the American
association, who had been informed on
good author ty that Michael Kelly, now
of the Boston Association team, was
about TO jump his contract ana so TO
the Boston League club, presented this
Information to the Meeting and said that
unless the Association had the assurance
OF the League that Kelly would be held
to his contract the conference would
come to an end. The league men would
not give the desired assurance, and the
meeting ended. The Association men in
formed the league representatives that
they would meet the latter this after
noon if they wished to discuss the mat.
ter further.