The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-06
NATIONAL LEAGUE BOARD OF AR
BITRATIos rs sLql,wER THAN
YOU THOUGHT.
ANY ACTION was DEFERRED
$1,000 m Vag-.8 Nr.11 Ia 717 y ea..st ~ III
UNTIL TODAY, AFTER A DISCUS
SION SEVERAL HOURS IN
LENGTH.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE is IN 1T, TOO.
Atlanta Is a Bone Of Contention I'm
the MagnoIia-scented Organic
zatiOn.

II John T. Brush. part owner of the
New York, Cincinnati Indianapolis,
Minneapolis. and other base ball teams,
thought that all he had to do to dis
rupt the Western Base Ball league was
to try his little hammer on the outer
door Of a national league meeting. he
has found out his mistake.
An Associated Press dispatch from
New York thus describes his effort:
The board Of arbitration Of the Ma
tional Base Ball league held g. pro-
longed session In Parlor F, of the Fifth
Avenue hotel. today. 1t was Ii o'clock
in the morning when the board con-
vened and their labors lasted until
nearly o'clock In the evening, except
ing only an hours intermission for din
ner between 5 and 6 o'clock. The entire
meeting was occupied in an effort to
adjust the grievances Of the Western
league, in which diSintegration IS
threatened because of a lack of har-
mony between the clubs-the Mime
apolis and Indianapolis players on one
side and the remaining six clubs of the
league on the other. Their troubles
were not settled at today's meeting,
however, and an adjournment was
LdhCu Qlll1 NOON IOIQOrrOW.
The members of the board present
were: President Nick Young, A. H.
Soden, Of Boston; ]. T. Brush, of Gin
c1nnati; and c. Ell. Byrne, of Brooklyn
They We're very reticent as to the pre-
else nature of the grievances of the
Western league, but it is pretty thor
oughly understood to hinge on an effort
on the part of Brush, president of the
Indianapolis club, and. John GoodnoW.
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National league to withdraw protection
from the Western league on the ground
that the agreement entered into with
the National league has been violated
In several instances, and in return
they ask that protection be granted
them for the purpose of forming a new
league and they be allowed to choose
the cities which shall form it. Presl-
dent Ban" Johnson, Of the Western
league, and President Killilea, Of the
Milwaukee club, were present with At
torney John l. Rogers, of PHILADELPHIA.
who presented the case on behalf of
the Western league to the board. The
trouble began last winter at a meeting
or the league to vote ON the admission
OF Grand Rapids. The two dissenting
clubs, Indianapolis and MINNEAPOLIS. re-
fused to vote and President Johnson
ignored their action by deciding the
vote against the admission of Grand
! r. -
Rapids unanimous.
This, it is said, angered Messrs.
Brush and GoodnoW, hence the desire
to secede. After the meeting Mr.. Brush
stated that the board had spent the
evening session in discussing the merits
OF the case and considering just how
lar their jurisdiction. in, the matter ex-
tended, but had come to no decision In
the matter when they adjourned.
Henry Powers, of the Southern league.
was also present with a grievance
which he communicated to President
Young, who promised to place the mat
ter before the board during the session.
but there was no time to devote to 1t
today. Mr.. Powers troubles relate To
Atlanta, which has recently been alb
sorbed by the new Southeastern league
since the organization in 1892 Of the
Southern league, which includes Mem
phlS, birmingham, Mobile, Montgom-
cry, Nashville and Columbus, Ca
Atlanta has also been part of their
territory. During the past season At
lanta disbanded and Is about to re-
organize and become member Of the
southeastern league with Savannah.
Augusta, Macon, Columbia, Charlotte
and Charleston. Mr.. Powers claims q
prior supervision over Atlanta and be-
lleves his chances for gaining the dis
puted city are good.
One man who has the utmost con-
fidence in the fairness of the national
board Of arbitration is Charles A.
Colniskey, Of the st. Paul club, who,
during the time that Brush was cook
irg up his scheme, quietly shouldered a
musket and vents to Z the front. He
came back yesterday with a choice
bouquet of pheasants, and declares that
he and his family will live all winter in
spite OF Brush. and he has hopes of
pulling through next summer, too.