Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-03
; Inside Facts as to How the
League Was Nearly DOwned
in the Great Battle.
E KELLYIS NOW VERY HUMBLE
Ice Saws That Corbett and Mitchell
Can Have a Scientific Contest
in New York.
MUTRIE GETS A GOOD BACKER.
Of the New Orleans Winter Races-General
Sporting News of the Day.

PYCTAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.l
" YORK, Jan. 2.-The real story OF
" the New York Baseball Club was
ing upon the verge Of ruin in the mid
. Of 1890, and how it was secretly res
and preserved, has never been told.
is day the hackers of the late Players
.e do not know how near TO the con-
alton ofa victory over the National
,e they were at that time Sometime
lv or August President John b. Day
V sent out a call for meeting of GER
Members Of the National League. He
no statement of the object of the con-
Jother than to hint that the circum-
which demanded it were critical.
Was Held in Private.
meeting took place at a private resi-
in the central part of New York City.
were present at the conference John
v. Johr T Brush, AL Reach, A. H.
B.. j. J. DOYLE, A. F. Abel, Walter S.
ing and C. T. Dillingham;. When all
rrived Mr. Dav arose, and without a
of idle words, announced that the
York National League Club was in
mis-. Its treasury was empty, its
holders were powerless to replenish
.cheouer, its PLAYERS salaries were ten
pverdue and il was unable to meet the
ent Of those salaries or the payment
of the Indianapolis notes which had
ed.
mswar to questions Mr.. Day said that
0 would be required to carry the club
The meeting adjourned and reassem-
7ithin few davS in the office of Red
( K;ddel. LAWYERS The Boston club
Ito advance $50. 900 of the needed fund,
an TO be secured by the reissue of
Brush agreed to take the same
II nt stock. which meant the cancella-
500, 600 worth of his purchase money
TO pay for the property. Thereupon,
r. SpaldinC. in behalf of himself and
other, said that they would size up So
md Brush'S piles That made only
O: 100000 more were needed, but it
ard 10 find.
5;each in Tad Eumor.
Reach was gruif about the business.
Id grievance against the New York
V reason OF the latter's refusal TO let
.ub, earlier in the season, have a
G. He was not in the spirit to stretch
helping hand. But after much per-
n had heen brought to hear upon him,
-eed individually 10 subscribe s., 600.
'ovlc had nothing to give. But Mr.
followed Mr. Reach's example and
lted TO S5,OnO subscription. That
M the sum needed, less 5000
Dav now announced that he did not
o sell out entirely; that he considered
riice in the cause worth something,
as well as Mr. Dillingham;, must be
stock in the new concern. Mr.. Dill
q did not demand much, but wanted
epresented.
iird meeting was held and the amount
side money paid into the club was
; as follows:
club, by A. II. Soden. s25 900
I. Brush. cancellation of notes, $1,000
tier Spalding and Drother...... 25, ,0o0
Reach. ch..................... ........... 6,250
Ill.,. ,'oO
3, with the $50, 900 held hv John B.
nd c. T. Dillingham;, formed the basis
new club. And this club in turn was
on consolidated with the New York
rs League club. on halt-and- half
Of a total capitalization of $3.50, 900
le bit of figuring viii show exactly
amount of stock each of the above
gentlemen hold in the New York
lidated Club of TODAY.
Two Factions Now.
there are two factions in the present
not disputed. 1t is the Day faction
the SpalGing faction. There is no
of knowing how the stock is divided
issue. But is an undisputed fact
resident Day was dangerously near
mOval at the same time Mutrie was
rged. Il was, therefore, only after
sion Of the danger that might come
such move, through the placing of
N in the hands of the Association,
.Ir Dav was left undisturbed and
FEaS set adrift.
ri line OF the above is as true as his
There may be few slight inaccura-
ut the story as whole is absolutely
and no amount of indirect denial
lake it less trIe; for the ability of
erage baseball mIgnate to denv truth,
it is convenient for his own plans, is
nown by the chronicles of the last
,ars Now that Ihe late troubles in
II have happily been safely passed,
II Of interesting history of the ma
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