The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-10
LEAGUE MEN ON THE ALERT
TO HoLD 4 SECRET MEETING IN
rms CRY TODAY.

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| so~ethins Mu.t ne Done 60 check the
Progress OF the New Natio--i As-ocin.
uo--One or che Latter Orssnisatieu's
Projectors Throws More Light on en-.
| situstiou-New York sad Baltimore Play.
| ers "whack Up" on Receipts, sad vo.
der Horst says IIe win Try to Have en-.
| Temple Cup Returned 60 Its Donor.
| The National League nagnates have begun TO
| put their heads together. The many stories re-
| garding the formation OF the new National As
| ISOLATION are beginning 20 worry them. and the
| inability Of certain clubs to sign their players
| has caused the big moguls to take some decisive
| action. Accordingly notice has been quictl-
| sent TO the various clubs that n secret meeting
of League men will be held in this citf
| to-day. Several of them were In town last
night and talked things over In private
| From reliable source The SUN reporter
learned that the League, body.
intended to issue proclamation in few days
to the effect that all players signing with tho
new association would he expelled. IL il also
known that the League has had agents on the
road investigating the truth of tho various
Association stories and endeavorng TO sign
players, and that Information gathered by these
men warrants q conference at once. n. +. Young,
II. r. Won der Horst, G. II. Byrne, +. u. Talcott,
Reach and Rogers, Soden and Conant, the Wag-
ners, and John 7. Brush nre among the prime
movers in the Leagues present stand, and they
are liable to be Joined by the other magnates to-
day or tomorrow.
The calling OF special conference this carly
in the fall is almost unprecedented in the history
OF the League and shows that the magnates arc
not treating their new rival too lightly. In fact,
they have been scheming ever since the facts
became known that the Association was prob
ability. About Sept. IA John +. Brush Of the
Cincinnati Club sent out notice to the League
clubs which read something like this:
have positive Information that steps are being
taken to organize the so-cailed National Association
OF Baseball Clubs, and that W. Barne, the present
manager OF the Louisville Club and Fred Pfe1er of
the Louisville team among the chief projectors.
Barne is slated TO manage q club In Brooklyn, and
Pfener has been selected to handle team In Chicago.
II II about time that got together and took some
action.
II can be positively stated that at the time
Brush sent out this circular lie wrote IL on in
formation given TO him by Comiskey, who had
been approached by Association men, and had
agreed to go TO st. Louis, Comiskey's plan evil
IDENTIFY being made TO secure his re-engagement
by the Cincinnati League Club. Directly after
the club had received the notice. efforts were
made TO sign the players Of the Boston, Pitts
burgh, Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, and
St. Louis clubs, with the result that nearly all
OF the players, barring those In Pittsburgh and
Chicago. refused to sign. The New York. Brook
lyn, and Baltimore clubs made no effort to sign
their men, and have not as yet.
On Monday last THE SUN announced that tho
now association would probably be organized
shortly and that meeting would be called for
probably Oct. Is in this city. This statement
was confirmed last night by one Of the pro-
jectors Of the now organization, who requested
to have his name withheld for the present for
business reasons. He had plenty OF Informal
ton. however. which he had no hesitation ins
giving out for publication. Among other things
he said:
This Association scheme is go, and we
have worked quietly and successfully that
we are almost ready to organic and we viii
PRiIsdeip6is ee or New YORK W We are NOT r aons
snS the
A to Y. Our scheme Is TO take 1--WE Of the beet
more money than they arc settins now ' Them
We will take the best players In the Eastern.
sassns We have 70 ag
lists smaller than those of the League. We can
Sr Ss tsss
holding of at our request.
be s eBT0
philadelphia, Providence or Washington In the
Or b. Louis IN s sSa
West, We have not definitely settled upon all
holding wSst The DO
Is all right as far as johnson Is concerned, but II
he does not want 70 take chance II fight with
certain deal goes through, We might leave New
Washington, Walter Hewstt Is all ready 70 take
hold, and, with the present ST. Louis team trans
have hopes Of isnias Gsmeats. Weyh hn
the present PhilSdslphia League team. Dele.
hsnty, Sullivan, and Taylor have already signed
We have secured grounds and can
sign the entire Brooklyn League team whom the
"Pfeffsr will manage tho Chicago Club, and
will be backed by George Williams and four
FAX e make ss
70 Amos Rusie OF the New Works OF twice as
signed With Pfefrer and Williams in lsSq Is TO
play In Chicago and he would have played there
but for the consolidation Of the League and
into ST. Louis without trouble. Milwaukee has
already offered TO go In with Us, and has
'"If johnson means business here. we can
and Mccarthy, who won't leave Boston on ac-
count Of their business venture there. We can
7. T. Powers can manage the team II he wants
to accept the position, and we would try 10 in
L.. Our idea is to organize on the basis OF the
old American Association and fight for recogni-
We never could get protection until we lad lad
forced the League 10 terms. 1t is our plan TO
locate clubs in cities where the public isdissatis-
He'd with the way things are being run by the
League, and we figure that such a state OF
Affairs exists In Washington, Philadelphia
Brooklyn. Chicago. and Pittsburgh"
An Association man interviewed the Boston
players at Newark last Sunday. They were nom
,ommittal except TO say that they preferred 10
wait and see how strong financially the new or
[anization might he, II can be stated as a fact
hat an agent OF the Association saw Rusie while
he was IN Indianapolis recently and told him To
lold on. Ruse told THE SUN reporter on Mon
lay night that he was liable 10 do anything next
'eason II he didn't receive a big increase In his
'alary from the New York Club.
JACK Chapman, manager OF the Buffalo Club,
vas In town yesterday and took "a long walk
WIN Fat Powers; He said, regarding. Joe KEEL
* statement that he Chapman had made an
'ffer TO McGraw OF the Baltinores 10 leave the
league:
never said a word TO McGrAw about tho
association, as ! am in no way connected with
I. will admit that Mr.. Franklin, the owneTof
he Buffalo Club, has been asked 10 accept
ranohise but he will not join unless the organ
zation can secure some recognition from tho