The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-18
SECRET BASEBALL CONFERENCE
Brooklyn Has Offered 100000 for the
Cleveland Spiders.
March l2.--The Herald


New York, March l2.--The Herald
this morning says:
There was secret conference of base
ball magnates in this city last night. Just
what they had under consideration, could
not be ascertained in its entirety, although
it was learned that the Brooklyn club had
offered 100000 for the transfer of the
Cleveland team to Brooklyn.
Frank De Haas Robson of the Cleve-
lands was in conference with q. II. Byrne
at the Hoffman house They refused to
say whether or not they had had a confer
ence with Mr.. Conant of the Brooklyn
club but President Robson said that the
Brooklyn club had offered him 100000
for the transfer of the Cleveland team to
Brooklyn. President Byrne confirmed
this statement adding that Brooklyn club
in making the offer thought it could
make at least 100 per cent on the invest
President Byrne refused to admit it that
+. A. Abel and himself had succeeded in
interesting a syndicate of Brooklyn men
in the enterprise and for that reason the
Brooklyn club felt perfectly safe in max
ing the offer for the Cleveland team.
I'm the future" said Mr.. Robson, 1.-THE
Cleveands will be known as Tebeaus
Indians. For the life of me l do not
see how they were ever called the spid
lOt IL tlhtt thCS hS'''
crept."
VIM Barne. manager of the Brooklyns
has just returned from Charlotte, N. c.,
where he went to arrange for the coming
of the bridegrooms who are to make that
place their headquarters when they 90
south.
1.-The men will leave New York on eth
er March 18th or 10Th, for Charlotte,
where they will stay Tor Il week or ten
days" said Barnie yesterday. II ar
ranged everything while | was there. We
will make Il trip through the circuit of
the southeastern league, finally working
our way northward.
1.-THE Richie deal has gone through.
Brooklyn agreeing to let Cincinnati have
the short stop because Of trouble being ex-
perienced in signing Corcoran, who, L
think, will not be treated with the same
generosity by Cincinnati as he was by
Brooklyn. Cincinnati does not intend
TO run after him.
81 have just received the signed con-
tracts of Anderson, Lachance and Du-
gald," continued Barnie. 1.-The last NAM
ed is coaching the Amherst college team.
Nearly all the men are in line and there
will be no trouble. The deal for O'Con-
Brooklyn club stands ready to buy his
release and the Cleveland club has the
matter under consideration"
UNFORTUNATELY II WAS FALSE.
Carson City, New, March 12.-There
was Il report today that Fitzsimmons and
Corbett had met on the load again, but
there is not the slightest foundation for
the story. The men were never closer
than five miles apart.
A conference was held this afternoon
between Julian for r'itzsimmons and
Brady for Corbett. The latter SAID that
had never lad a fight, par
ticularly since he has been training with
Julian; that he did not make some sort
of grandstand play. He had always be-
gun his fight with an air of disgust.
Il think they would talk until dark
if we waited till the day of the fight
before settling this thing. II is Il great
thing that Silcr gave ont his Instructions
when he did. | will abide by his deci-
sion