New-York tribune., 1891-09-18
CLUBOwNERs CONFERRING.
THE ASSOCIATION ASKS MORE THAN TIL,
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THE ASSOCIATION ASKS MORE THAN THE
LEAGUE is WILLING TO CoNCEDE-
As the baseball season begins the club-owness
come ont obscurity and enact their little part which 70
hon most important part OF the business but is
small potatoes to the general public.
The club-owners Of the National League have been
coming couples and trios Tor the last forty eight
and about all the moneyed men OF the League were
congresated Fifth Avenue Hotel at yesterday
The Philadelphia delegation was of course the last to
arrive
Shortly after noon President n. f. Young called the
meeting order parlor r. clubs being represented
follows: New-York John b. Day J. W. Spalding and
f. TsIcoH Oncinnas, John T. Brush; Brooklyn, c.
II Byrne Philadelphia A. j. Res>h and John L Rogers;
Chlcogo A. c. Spadlng and James A. Hart; Boston, A.
H. and w Conant Cleveland, NJ. Stanley Robi-
Hawley and g. w. Howe Pittsburg. J. Palmer
O'Nein and Lewis Brown.
The delegates were in session for two hours listening
the reading Of the report Of the committee which 70
Gently held conference with the American Association
The League want but will not agree to make
one-ha OF the concessions demanded by the American
Association The lesser organization wants the privilege
putting clubs Brooklyn and Chicago and in any other
League city they may select They in return that
the League put clubs in any Association city
The League laugh at this declaring that they have
the better cities circuit and they do not
to put any OF the Association towns The players
will have small part negotstions, and the League
keep all Its Association men who jumped last spring
md the Association is welcome to retain its exLeasue
ten-club League and Baltimore and St. Louis will not be
admitted Is that the League cannot come TO
any peace settlement with their rivals Then II will be
done much because a ten-cub circuit is desirable
as hurt the Association. The League men adjourned
at D. m go the ball game at the Polo Grounds but
met again in Parlor at p. m.
IL considered almost thing that the ChicaeJes
and Boston will play worlds championship series
this fall There is too much money in such series 20
allow any trinng difference between the League ana
Association to prevent It,
The result of a by man announced on ths
question allowing any but manager TO coach hts
team. The idea perpetuste the services Of such
Anson Ewing and Ward when they shall have COM
pleted their usefulness players. The verdict was
against the pan but the projectors are confident Of sue
cess another season.
The cIubOwners In session until II 80 D. N,
last night and then adjourned TO meet again at IL
a. m. today The delegates were reueent about what
had been done at the night session, declaring tina: all
the night had been spent In hearing the report OF The
conference committee. The delegates said that The
chances Of admitting Baltimore and St. Louis and form
ing a ten-cub league not bright. Some OF ths
clubowners admitted that II possible that little
wOud be done at the present convention ana that the
chances peace in the baseball world were as dsant
ever The Boston delegation evineed little Interest
In the proceedings.