The herald., 1894-11-19
NATIONAL LEAGUE MAGNATES,
A Manifesto on the Baseball
Question.
Efforts to Organize Rival League
Deprecated.
Buckenburger, BarnIe and PETER De-
nounced as Traitors and Ruled
on the eDiamond-sport-
ing Notes.
Bv the Associated Press,

Dy tne AesoCidtOu htcoss
New YORK, Nov. 1S The result Of
the recent deliberations Of the National
league magnases is embodied in a
manifesto, drafted by a committee OF
four, appointed for that purpose and
made public today.
synopsis of the manifesto recites
the history of ell movements to establish
opposition clubs, showing that the re-
suit has always been the loss OF local
pride by patrons and interest in both
clubs destroyed. The manifesto con-
tinues:
To-day the future OF baseball is con-
fronted by new condition. A condition
which in every particular ia as harmful
and in many respects far more danger
Gus than open dishonesty or tiagrant
dissipation; that is treachery within the
lines. Today and for months past we
have had men identified with Profession
al baseball. who for years have been the
beneticisries of,the game, have received
liberal compensation for the work they
have done, earned their livelihood en-
tirely and absolutely from the opportu-
mites afforded them by Clubs and organ
izations operating under the national
agreement, and we find and now know
that these men during this time have
persistently been identifying themselves
with schemes and com binations, the
objects and purposes OF which are to
weaken and perhaps destroy the splen-
did fabric OF our national game which it
has taken years of effort, anxiety end
large outlay OF capital to construct.
'If monetary suspicion attaches to
baseball, public confidence lost, or even
chilled, the occupation OF the ball player
is gone. We must all stand or fall to-
gether.
"It is matter of public rumor,
and is also fact which has come to our
knowledge that men identified with the
club OF members of the national agree
ment, have been cooperating in the
formation OF clubs or organizations.
whose purpose is to conflict with the
national agreement.
'In view OF this knowledge the Ma
tonal league and American association
OF professional clubs, in convention as
sembled. respectfully request the ma
tional board to declare A. 9. Bucken-
burger, William Barnie and Fred PETER
ineligible to be employed either ae man.
sger or player in any capacity whatever,
and that they be forthwith suspended"
The suspended men are given chance
to exonerate themselves if they can.
The same punishment given them is adj
vised toward all others who may be
guilty of similar conduct.
The suggestions of the committee
signing the manifesto have been adopted
by the national board of professional
base bail clube.
Apropos to all this the National league
and American association, under whose
laws the Western league and Eastern
league are now working, has received a
communication from the secretary and
president, respectively, of the latter or
ganizations. calling attention to the
movements on foot to establish rival
organization to the National league, and
O projected attempt to weaken the Na-
tional league at the outset by carrying
off the leagues players. The officers
referred to ask for protection against
such movement.
PITrsBURG. Nov. 18.-A. G. Bucken-
burger was much surprised tonight when
shown the Associated Press dispatch to
the effect that he, together with Barnie
and PETER, had been suspended by the
National league. Said he:
II cannot understand why they
should include me. Every member of
the committee knows full we'll that l
was in no way connected with the new
association until after | was released by
Pittsburg. 1t is bluff to whip players
into line, but they will pay dearly for
their fun with me. This will probably
knock out my plans for the Toronto
franchise. 1t was probably done for
that nnr nnRa.V ~