The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18
|,lsfBALL TRUST NOW
| - League Is to Be Split Into Two
Sections.
] ,,.euts OF EIGHT CLUBS EACH
po,h BE Run by the same
pc W" nd In the Interest OF
Their PociSetbool<s.

a. National league conciudea 0ne'r an
" ..,.t,pe tonight and adjourned to
~ -, on the last Tuesday of Febru-
Which is the date of the schedule
,,,s Ii was decided that twelve
I sssedule calling for l5i games should
..,,sed for next season.
"a "a his decision ostensibly indicates
NJ playing schedule has been ar
y" and that the league will consist OF
re- ,,nhs during the season of 1899,
~ ,re many persons who believe that
',ssI,iug all this there is well defined
- - 10 reduce the league to eight
tula ,., 49,. ,,.,, ,,,.,
J. ! No unwieldy and it Is the concensus
r..,,on that an eight club league is
Val for numerous reasons No club
\ - .llowed 10 play exhibition games
VA the coming season.
eSl 30 tn the illness of Messrs. Won der
VS. and Ebbitte, the papers necessary
~ ~. attaching of the Baltimore Brooklyn
p y. we're not signed today, but
|. ssrnected they will be signed and the
=, sonsuumated within u few days.
"a, settlement of the st. Louis fight in
~, II Muckenfuss has also settled the
- that the league Will again be COM
Nd Of eight clubs. When the receivers
!. 4 the ST. Louis club assets takes
~ the purchaser is to be Frank Robi-
N and with his advent into st. I6uis
,.rr il to be a change in baseball circles
\ A. neuding scheme goes through. This
..sare is aimed to control baseball gener-
NJ throughout the United States, in brief,
mseball trust. 1t is proposed to band
,ytber sixteen of the largest cities in
' n National agreement, which will form
/ n divisions. each containing eight CLUBS.
!, this means circuit for the eight |
I'm clubs will be brought about. Ropi-
| N Soden, Hart and Brush will see that
| ase sight clubs comprise st. Louis, Pitts
I'M Cincinnati. Chicago, Philadelphia,
Eroklyn. New York and Boston. This
| ,Ape is not In line with THE eight club
|. IA originally gossipped about.
| he clubs in the other division of the
|Esen-city combine will include Baltl-
srs. Washington, Buffalo, Cleveland,
|husyille, Indianapolis, Detroit and Mil
yankee Or Kansas City.
/ The scheme is by no means assured OF
n.ces, but il is asserted that the repu-
|tGlun Of Won der Abe was the prelim-
|ssy step to Its attempt.
To reduce the twelve club circuit to one
Ii eight clubs, the original plan, was to
| n rid Of Cleveland, Louisville, Baltimore
lid Washington. The new scheme was
hiched by the big four'-Brush, Soden,
|obkon and Hart The scheme Is said to
i've been originated by Robson of Cleve-
Nd He sees chance. to make big
raney for himself and she other clubs in
4 Louis with team that can fight near
ts top all the time. and his opinion is
|Hported by Brush Soden and Hart.
The Western league clubs are willing to
Eter the scheme. BY such an arrangement
b clubs in the minor circuit. all of whom
|ss playing 25-cent ball, would be able 10
Ire because of the co,npactness of the
|tnuit.
The tact has not been overlooked that in
rdr to carry out the sixteen club idea il
|Hll be necessary TO offer considerable
|nmey inducement to cause Washington
u Louisville to drop out of the present
Have-club compact, which has still three
'sn to run. Theirs was some talk today
ea louisville should be unwilling TO
|slllnue club in the new association the
asue would involve Van der Beck of De-
Wi in a deal whereby the Kentuckians
Md be bought ont. Brush has tactily
|svnlssd 10 take care of Washington, and
ss'elore Wagner is not worrying over the
Apa'ion. II Is believed that the game will
y. De hurt by plsying two clubs in Chi
ss0 and the same number il. Philadelphia.
.as magnates have become enthusiastic
~ 1ne scheme, but they are moving slow
Y fearing that haste may upset their
|ssisaed plans IL is stated that when the
I0ssi time arrives, there will be motion
~ probably by Brush, which will place
~ situation clearly before the league. A
|sNMion win call for the dissolution of
y welye-club copartnership agreement
unanimous consent and the Appointment
eommittee to arrange the new circuits.
noposed TO give the new board of ar
|,.suon power over all leagues, and when
%neme in question has become fact,
- poaru viii be composed of seven mem
~ - mciuling the board of discipline, to-
tl win the two representatives each
|.I tse league and association.
Ia Tiesale said tonight: III the Cleve-
- aN transferred to St. Louis there is
easoh Why the Baltimores should not
M ~ brooklyn, where there are more bose
M .utausiasts than anywhere else. II is
N. amost unanimous wish among owners
~ voc Geal be worked through. The up
|,rsA Ast Idea has been. according 20 this
TO give the smaller cities
|I ~ % have baseball. 1t Is argued that,
|Syen tha circuit comprising smaller
49, can not keep pace with the larger
||sr s sel When combined in one circuit by
~ s.sei'es they will have a chance to make
WI give YOU the names of fifteen
ses IRON whom next seasons staff Will
said President Young. They
-'usiie' Lynch, Gaffney, Brown, An
IN S6artwood, Connolly. Hunt. Warner.
|lr, opay Mcdonald. Brennan,
y. saa Hurst. Il had funny expert
Es s with umplres last spring. which re-
E~ ~ ne how Oh mons differ as to the re-
hl M merits Of an umpire. | sent out
|sssa s,s ne ump-res Il had chosen to the
|h,;rsr,u us IN tho league. and asked the
h ennl,sor owners to select their choice
p No 10 enc, two. three order. That
k be-, w w the list was In their opinion
Ma m. w. the second best. and so on.
M a. MidFager selected certain UNI
|ss ~. as hrst choice. aud this first
h aao,Ssss regarded as the worst umpire
|ils ana MANAGER. That's how opinions
e2tcos these differences arise through
fsaied -, u game OF ball that may be
[earss WAY or the other by certain
b ID Eass re, for instance, might fig
IA rsn s'. Y. 'Ssc-sion in a certain city
mat the home team wins, and