The sun., 1894-11-14
THE LEAGUE WANTS JOHNSON.
souen and -Aben Say the Magnates May
Take Care OF Him.

The National League will hold it's annual fall
| meeting at the Fifth Avenue Hotel this morn
ing. Nearly all Of the majestic magnates were
| in town last night, and they began their Gus
tomary wirepulling in earnest. From present
indications negotiations will be begun to-day by
| certain leading lights to block the progress OF
the new American Association and to reduce
the League circuit to eight clubs. The latter
proposition presents many difficulties but II II is
possible thing to pull II through. willing
hands will not be lacking. The Leagues first
play to throw obstacles In the way OF the Asso-
citation will be IN attempt tn make Albert l..
johnson, the ex- Brotherhood hacker and one of
the original organizers OF the Association,
magnate. 1t Is intended to land him In one of
the Eastern clubs Of the League, and the men
who are engineering the deal are recognized as
the shrewdest wire-pullers In the baseball bust
ness. A. II. Soden OF the Boston club and F. A.
Abel OF the Brooklyn club outlined the scheme
to The sun reporter last night in this way:
You see, johnson was thrown down pretty
hard by the League in 1901 on that Cincinnati
deal and we think he didn't exactly deserve
such treatment He Is good fellow. and q
baseball enthusiast who would prove a strong
addition to the League. He has money and ex-
perience In the business. and II q certain
League club could make the minority stock
holders sell out TO johnson. he would be well
coined with open arms. Had II not been for
Brush's avarice johnson would be with the
Cincinnati Club to-day. and we feel that the
League didn't deal fairly with him in the final
settlement of affairs In that city"
+. A. Abel OF the Brooklyn Club was the first
to enter the baseball rendezvous yesterday. He
said that he had returned from Newport only a
few days since In order TO attend the annual
meeting of mis- club that was held in Jersey City
Kdde IL place c Went
dell GOODWIN, m n snd Nd Dr; II; A. Mclean director,
nso no ony Ss M hut Ess,s
the club, Mr.. Abel resignipg the latter ONCE,
and merely retaining the position Of director and
President Soden of the Boston Club was out
spoken in favor Of reducing the Leagues circuit
baseball was never In n more prosperous
condition than when the League consisted OF
ISOLATION. am In favor OF a return TO the old
order OF events, but the question is. how the
contract that binds the twelve League clubs to-
Gether cannot be broken unless we secure the
impossiSis just % now. am also IN favor % of rscos,
nizing and protecting the American Association,
pr0Uid1ihS the latter ter viii consent %s to TthdrsT
cago. and other league cities. also think that
L four OF the present league clubs could be in
pulled through all right.
VIII VIII Gh{
Treasurer's report will be read and the pennant |
will be awarded 10 Baltimore, And that |
reminds me that / am not In favor of |
sRs Ts%Sf Cup series much sSss shS .hs
should not be continued. Still the League really |
has nothing 10 do with 1t, as II was donated by |
~ individual and committee Of two was APP |
Pointed TO make arrangements for the games. |
BUT, AS far as can see, no League club that fp- |
lshes first or second Is compelled to play for the
trophy"
Mr., Soden was accompanied by his fellow tri-
umyirs w. IL. Conant and J. b. Billings. NE.
Young, President of the League, registered at
the hotel early In the evening as did James
A: Hart of Chicago and p. L. Auten OF
Pittsburgh. John T. Brush of Cincinnati and
the Waldorf. George Ruchstuhl OF Louisville
and Edward HanlOn OF Baltimore at the ST.
James, and Chris Won der Abe arrived at the
broadway Central late last night, When THE
SUN reporter asked Ruchstuhl whether Louis
Yllle's club would e9nsent 10 drop out of the
League or not, he said:
Personally would be very glad to get out.
but know that the Louisville people would OBJ
ject."
IL can be positively stated that the big League
clubs will not consent 10 buy out any Of the
smaller ones, who are apparently anxious 10 get
and f. Il. TalcOtt Joined the other mAgnates
during the evening and made various suEges-
tions
A. G. Buokenberger, ex- Manager OF the Pitts
burgh Club and one OF the Association boomers.
was In the nelghbOrhOOd OF the hotel during the
day and evening, but he said he did not have
any message from the Association men for the
League, and was merely here on important pri-
Eate business IL was rumored that the Phila-
ielphiA Club would like TO secure his services
for next season, but yerincatiOn was next TO Inn
possible.