The San Francisco call., 1897-09-17
The Players and Club Managers
Charge That Dirty Work
Has Been Doner
MONEY THE PROMOTERS SOLE OBJECT
City Clubs Threaten the Leagues
Disorgani7ation and a New
Association Probable.

There is great dissatisfaction in base.
ball circles over the present management
of the so-called Examiner Central Park"
tournament, and 1t is doubtful if the
schedule, or contemplated schedule, of
games will be played.
Last night the probable doom of the
tournament exhibition was sealed by
meeting held at Corbett's. At O'Clock
Napoleon James Joseph Fagen, repre-
senting the California Markets, the man
ager of the Will & Fincks and the
manager of The Reliance Club of Oakland
met, and after consultation the Reliance
manager was instructed TO submit to the
committee in charge of the tournament
the ultimatum of the clubs named, which
is that 40 per cent of the gross receipts of
the games hereafter to be played shall be
paid to the contesting clubs. If this per-
centage be not corded the clubs Will
withdraw from the tournament and form
an association of their own, which means
the wrecking OF the tournament schedule.
1t is probable that the Gilt Edges of
Sacramento Santa Cruz and the Heese-
mans OF Oakland will join the new assoc
cation, leaving no nine loyal to the pres
ent management but the hEell- AIerts.
TIE mem bers Of the Los Angeles min.
are very much dissatisfied at the manner
In which they were treated on their last
visit to this city. They arrived here on
Friday, Septem Der 3. They played Satur-
day and Sunday, Monday Labor day.
Thursday (AdmIssion day., and the fol-
loving Saturday and Sunday. On Mon.
day, the 18th, they left for the south. All
OF these games were well patron zed, but
the visitors barely made their expense
money.
The gate receipts are now SC divided
that the manage ment is good deal like
the boy who devCured the entire apple,
including the core. leaving none of the
fruit for his companion. Under the pres.
ent arrangements the competing clubs
divide 20 per cent Of the gross receipts,
each receiving 10 per cent. OF the re-
naming so per cent so goes to the man
agement while the remaining 20 is sup
posed to be given charity.
1t is doubtful if D. r. McNeiIl, the lessee
of Central Park, ant the yellow journal,
which IS financially interested in the tour
nament. will accede to the demands OF the
California Markets, VIII & Fincks and the
Reliance for 40 per cent of the gross re-
ceIpts for eight competing Clubs.
The ocher journal, anticipating no doubt
the coming storm. announces that the
game Saturday Will be between the Fresno
Republicans and Bakersfield, and that
on the day following the Busn nell-Alerts
sill play the winners of Saturdays game.
The Fresno Republicans ana the Bakers
fields are not mem bers of the Tournament
League, if 1t may be called such, having
both suffered the requisite number of de-
teaIs in the preliminary games TO be
dropped.
To show the management of the tourna-
ment has bunkoed the players who have
done so much 10 make the game popular,
1t IS only necessary to mention how the
receipts of the game played between the
California Markets and the Will d Fincks
were divided.
was the gross receipts. Of this su m $274
was divided between the two clubs, whi Ie
Si096 went to the management.
The trulsm that charity covers a N multi-
tude of sins finds striking illustration in
the manner in which this whole baseball
business has been managed from start 10
finish. The names OF reputable men, men
OF standing and influence in the COM
muniIy, have been used 10 give character
TO a scheme which from lis inception was
tor making purposes Under the
gulse OF charity and to reawaken an inter-
est in the national game these gentlemen
kindly lent their names.
In the preliminary contests the motives
of the management were transparent.
Inc schedule was so arranged that the in
terror clubs were rapidly dropped. The
promoters, seeing that it would be unwise
10 have Southern California unrepre-
sented in the league on final tournament,
had the Riversides come to this city, where
they went down, although the Riversides
in contests south showed that they were a
better club than Les Angeles. Why It
was desired that Los Angeles should com
peie in the finals instead of Riverside is
apparent.
Riverside being further away, the ex-
pense OF bringing the nine here would be
greater. The same tactics were played on
Inc Bakersfields and Fresnos, so that of
the seven clubs in the tournament only
three are from the interior-Santa Cruz.
Sacramento and Los Angeles
The clubs which will withdraw from the
tournament, forming new association,
VIII lease the grounds at Harrison and
Eighth streets.