New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-13

FACTIONS IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
HAVE A TRIAL OF STRENGTH.
Dr. STICKY woN OVER TO THE sH PARTY
AND THE BIG CLUBS ARE oUTvorEp-

DIT. STICKY WON OVER To HE bi'''h '"
AND THE BIG CLUBS ARE oUTvorED-
BITTER FEELING ENGENDERED
fpv TELEGRAPH TO THE rPrBrNE.l
ch,o,,o %,v 1.-THE five stalwart clubs OF the
National Baseball League stand tonight arrayed
against the other seven In wha; appears 10 De sei
Gus conflict New-York. Boston. Philadelphia r't's-
burg and Chicago are in the humor for war anu inc
near future may bring out sensations equli 10 thos
Witnessed In baseball in the BROTHERHOOD days ~
is the development Of the fight begun yesterday on
the question II the membership of the Board OF Aro-
ration To-day the six magnaes who voted together
Yesterday as the Brush faction got hold OF DR. StucKy
the Louisville representative early In the day. look
hin, off 10 n room upstairs at the Auditorium Hotel
and kept him there until late in the afternoon, de-
laying the meeting OF the League which was called
for II o'clock The other five magna;es-ca!led the
Big Five"-became angrier every hour they waited
and by the time 1t was announced that DR. STICKY
had been won back to the enemy. which was re-
ported about o'clock. they were ready TO talk war
one OF them said bUntly tina, the five leading CUBS
In the League longer would submit 10 being con-
,rolled by the faction run by Mr. Br ISL. especially
when the latter resorted tc methods Of coercion as
IL IA charged he did whip magnate such as Mr.
Rather than submit to IT," said this member Of
the big Five" we will do the most serious thing
that ever done in the National League
Tnen he went 10 Intimate that the Boston. New
York. Philadelphia, Pittsburg and Chicago clubs
would form the nucleus OF new and powerful league
The yeas compact could De Kept up al rlgnt.
nlayers TO play out their National League schedule
while the good teams would go mo the new League
The old League games would be played on out-of-
the-way gro nds. while the well-eqli?ped League
parks would be used by the new League. When 1t
i borne IN mini that these threats were uttered by
the owner OF Of the most prominent clubs in the
country. that he knew what ne said would be pub
lshed and was evidently thoroughly in earnest il,
can be that the baseball situation here is de-
ciicdy threatening. -, .,,
after D. m nile waiting for them TO report, the
other ye masna'gs IH o 1y s pans p tor l Yb
League got into its long delayed session.
hIa Then tie work Of the seven-club confer
edon, me February meeting minutes. which caused
saopdi s s yesterday. was adopted promptly
10 3 Louisville voting win the Brush faction
bu, they We're Of avail, as resolution after res
oIution was swept through by the tactionai vote:
Admiration were approved. and then the present
ard-Brush Byrne sodsn ana fou t., ~. re-
elected FOR F anet"e resolution had been passed
unanimously. just moment before directing that
minor League club could be chosen to the Board
word that he owned not penny in any minor
I League club ,.,.
dent Young was elected 70 serve four years more
nT,"r his present term. which doe not end for a
49, II vas explained that this done
Commitment to the official; new Board OF D.rec,
tors was chosen by putting tne Eastern e. SIX and
, nc,, n Those selected were Freedman Wagner
sod@n. stucky. Robson and Won Der Abe Mr..
nI,,"e on PLAYING rules. and then the League ad-
) oT,'" p,o FIVE faction acknowledged themselves
oor,niotelv beaten when they returned to the cor
rtdnrrs ana somehow they did not show any dspo-
si,Inn 20 carry out their threats OF the morning.
..Smr time will come later on" said one OF them
This thing cannot keep up much longer We VIII
The defeated faction says openly that II is thor
nd declares that II will gets It's revenge when the
opportunity arrives II may be done through the
, me "a therefore promised. A. G. Spading was an
Interested visitor all day. and denounces the ruling
faction severely lie says they nave Introduced
new methods I'm baseball: ,.,.,. g..
Amos Rusle has brought suit In The United States
CO., ogainst the New-York Exhibition Company
r * ~, damages Notice to that effect was served
an D' President Freedman to-day; Rusies attorneys
OH iunuIins a Smith OF indianapolis. who are
atd 20 be John T. Brushs lawyers. Colonel
Rnaers already has been engaged to fight Tor the
New-York club