Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-21
TIE LEH0Ut . KIVHI
Projected Organization Of a Base Ball
Association.
CONFLICTING sFoRRs REGARDING IT
Players Said to Have Been Signed
Wita' il.
TWENTY-FIV E4CENT BALL
'EING STORIES REGARDING IT
TW ENTY-FIVE 4CENT BALL

| Pittsburg yesterday by ex-Manager Bucken-
| berger of the league and ex-Secretary Scan
drett of the same organization.
| The association, It is safd will play 25-cent
ball next season. 1t will embrace Pittsburg,
! New York, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Boston,
| Columbus, Indianapolis and Chicago or Buff
| falo.
| The Pittsburg club will be managed by
Mr.. Buckenberger and Mr.. Scandrett 1t
| will be backed by the Pittsburg Traction
| Company, in which w. L. Elkins has a con-
| trolling interest. Mr.. Elkins is also taking
up most of the financial burden in Philadel-
phia.
| One of the leading spirits IS Mr.. AL john
| son, who is to own clubs in New York and
Brooklyn. one of which is to be managed, it
| is said, by VIM. Barnie of Louisville
1t is stated among the details that Mr.
! Frank Richter of the Sporting Life in Phiia-
| Gelphia has already got mold of the old
brotherhood park in Philadelphia. and will
| be the principal man in that city. Fred.
| Pfeffer will probably manage in Chicago and
| Ward and Connisk ey will be among the
! managers.
Many of the players of the present league
teams have been signed by the new organi-
| cation, including Beckley, Bierbauer, Smith
| and Stencil, Lowe of Boston, Joyce andAbbey
of Washington. Cross. Delehanty and Taylor
/ of Philadelphia. The new association will try
| to avoid conflicting dates with the league.
| Many Rumors.
| From now on rumors will be rife as to the
new circuit and the players which will be
| secured by each team. Little o. no credence
| however, should be placed in such reports
| and it is hardly likely that anything def
| mite as to the circuit or to the players
Will be done until after the next meeting of
| the league. which is scheduled to take place
| in November.
Every city has a circuit of its own that it
| would like to see adopted, and even those
| who will hold big positions i'm the associa-
ton are at sea as to what circuit will final
| ly be adopted The organization is though
| in favor of twenty-five and fifty-cent bail
which will make 1t popular with the masses
| at once
McGuningle. the old Brooklyn MANAGE,
| was In Boston yesterday, and said he had
received on offer to manage team in the
new association. NO one in Boston is anx-
ious to enter club in the new association,
although 1t would pair of in good shape
| with Providence. The Congress street
| grounds. where the eid brotherhood club
played, cannot be leased. as the grounds
| will be broken up mel 1t spring.
In Cleveland 1t has been rumored that
nearly every man onsthe team has been ap-
preached In one way Or aLother. and nobody
there doubts that the scheme is one of big
proportions and wiz be organized but ii
VIII not go In Cleveland, unless indica tons
| are away off. Manager Tebeau and Presi-
| dent Robson said yesterday that the Cleve-
| land players to a man would be loyal to
| the league. -
| The former said: Two men on the team
admit that they have had communicat tons
| on the subject. l believe that others have
| been approached, but none will take the
| bait here. The Cleveland club will be of
s about the same material next year and in
supposed to be Catcher 10 Connor and Left
] Fielder Buikett. President Robson. n Is
said, will favor fighting the new organiza-
ton from the start.
Manager Bancroft's Idea.
| A dispatch from Cincinnati last night
! says:
| Base ball people here are discussing the
| proposed new base ball association and the
sentiment appears unanimous that it would
be good thiig. Manager Bancroft of the
Ctncinnatis heard great deal Of 1t on his
recent eastern trip. He said tonight that,
! II organized the new league would be COM
posed of eight clubs. which would reduce
the number of old league clubs to eight
| The plan that met with the most favor
| he said, was the one to take Brooklyn and
| washington In the east and Cleveland and
| Louisville In the west, from the present
League and form new associa-
| ton. composed of Brooklyn. Washington,
| Providence and Albany in the east and
| Cleveland. Louisville indianapolis and Buff
| falo In the west. This would form a strong
organization and leave the old league with
| the strongest circuit it ever had. The new
| organization will cooperate with the old
| league In all matters.
Grounds at Pittsburg.
| A Pittsburg special says:
Grounds have already been secured In
! Oakland. They have been provided by the
| 9th avenue and Forbes avenue street car
| lines. free Of expense to the new ball man.
| agement. These lines expect to get their
| money back through the travel on their
| cars to the games. The Plttsburg players
| who have already consented to unite their
| fortunes with the new scheme are Beck
ley, Smith. Bierbauer Stencil and Menefee.
| The best players of the Baltimore team are
| also In the deal.
| Frank Richter of Philadelphia is one of
| the leaders of the movement, despite all
denials to the contrary he may make.
| The old names of ball teams are to be
revived. The Mutuais for New York, Ath-
letics for Philadelphia, Atlantics for Brook
| lyn, White Stockings for Chicago, Allie
ghenys for Pittsburg, etc.
Mr.. DiddIebock's Explanation.
Sporting Editor Dddlebock of the Phila-
! delphia Inquirer scouts the idea that a
war is to be made on the National League
| He explains the recent publications re-
garding a new base ball organization as
| follows:
There has been a great deal written
about the formation of a new league for
! next year, and Col. John /. Rogers and
Players League people are preparing to
| renew the old warfare but believe them to
be mistaken. Just about month ago AL
bert l.. Johnson, Francis c. Richter, editor
| of Sporting Life, and the sporting editor
| of the Inquirer, held a. conference at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, at which it
was determined to Organize a new assO-
citation to be known as the American
! League This league was not to antagonize
the National League, hat was to work in
| harmony with it under 1.-THE national agree
ment. and its clubs tere to play upon Ma
f1icting schedule, and the two leagues were
to interchange players upon a plan to be
hereafter outlined. The1New York confer
ence was supposed to- have been secret
but in some way the plan leaked out in
garbled form, and ever since sensational
stories of the reorganization of the Players
League have been in circula lion. There will
be no Brotherhood and no Players League
in 1895. This can belre&ied upon.