The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-01

Pursuant to call Of Secretary Did.
dlebock. the State league held q meet
ing at the Wyoming House last night.
The main object OF the meeting was to
discourage, or by bluff or bluster, or
compromise, prevent the Scranton club
from going into the Eastern league.
All three methods were employed and
at this writing it appears as il Scran-
ton would consent not to desert the
State league
Secretary Diddlebock was early on
the scene and with that persuasive ar
Rumentative ability, of which has no
mean supply. he convinced the Scran-
ION association that in proceeding as
they had done to enter the Eastern lea
cue they had subjected themselves to
well som thing just short OF hanging
OF Imprisonment for life. The sinners
were then taken in,o the meeting
aud after King Kelly had given them Il
sound lecture on the eDormlty OF their
otfense. the compromise dodge was
worked \ committee was sent to
agree on percentage basis and the meet
ing was adjourned until the committee
should return The committee decided
20 reduce the percentage from % to 40
per cent, and at midnight the meeting
was re-couvenel to listen to the re
port.
1t was nearly 1880 when the league
managers filed into parlor B in the
Wyoming although the meeting of
hat body had been called for s o'clock.
The delay WIS occasioued by the at
sence Of tho Philadelphia representa-
tive who did not arrive until 1905
When they finally lined up the follow
ing representatives. presented cr''
dentials. Allentown, NJ. j, X Ily;
Lancaster, Alex Donoguue; Pnila-
daluhiq. James J. Boyle; Real
ing, B. H. z IT; Harrisburg. John
Huston; Haz.eton, John j Hanlon ;
Scranton, W. L. 8 tia, ana II. Ii. Dill
dlebock. secretary Nearly all the
members of the Scranton association
were at the meeting and participated
in the warm discussions, The news
paper men who s..ood about in the
corridor got the first iutimltion of the
meeting when "Kiug" Kelly opened up
on Mart Swift ct 81. for trying to
"trow" the State leugue. He called
Marty some real saucy names aud said
that it was all bluff about the East
ern league wanting Scranton
ut was this way" said the King
Both Scranton and Harrisburg tried
to work themselves into the Eastern
league, but they couldn't. They went
to Powers Powers came to me. The
Old Sport didn't go to Powers. Not
much. When he did coma l refused
like a man. sticks to the State league,
l do"
SECRETARY DIDDLEBOCKs STATEMENT.
Mr.. Diddlebock, when seen by a
TRIBUNE reporter concerning the East.
eru league, said: Il never was wOr-
risd about this affair in Scranton. |
knew that if the National agreement
was lived up to that Scranton could
not desert the State league and join
the Elstern league That matter is
clearly covered by Section [B of
the National agreement. Scranton
could not have gone into the
Eastern league This statement is
supported by the views of President N.
L. Young and Colonel John l. Rogers.
who wrote the national agreement. II
Scranton had disbanled on Monday |
would have taken charge Of the team
today aud within ten days, as proved
by the national agreement, | woul.
have had State league club playing in
Scranton aud tue Eastern league could
not place a club within five miles ol
the city.
"TLis would have preserved Scran-
ton as State league territory, not only
for this year but also for next. 1t was
all a conspiracy between the Eastern
league and the Scranton management
They were siguinG State league play
ers for the E,stera league before the
State league club had dishande1,
and thereby they mere breaking the
agreement An those contracts are
null and void. Even if Hoison ami
Hogan had signed they could not hold
them. Scranton will be State league
town for toe remainder OF this season
either with the present association OF
some other | can get any one oil
three men Of large capital toput cluu
in Scranton
MR.. SANDERS AND MR. DIDDLEBoCK.
NJ. L. Sanders, Of the Truth, wa
among those who were kept on the ont
side of the meeting room for a time
Mr. Sanders was very anxious to go
inside. lie has grievance agains
Mr.. Diddlebock and he wanted to air il
before the mss;iug.
Secretary Diddlebock said he triet
ever so hard to secure the admission Of
tho reporters but it was not allowed.
Mr.. Sanders claims that the constitu
tion and bylaws of the State league,
which vera drafted by him, wer,
changed by Mr.. Dddlebock after they
had been passed upon and adopted al
the Lancaster meeting. The change,
ne alleges, was made after the consti.
tuition and bylaws were sent to Mr.
Diddle book to be printed. One change,
which Mr.. Sanders claims Mr.. Diddle.
book or some other party made was il
the clause relating to the salary of th
secretar The meeting agreed upo,
$3.50 per year and Mr.. Sanders wrote i
40. hut whom the constitution and by
laws appeared in printed form the sec
retary's salary read $500 p9r year.