New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-18
BASEBALL.
THE LEAGUE TO REMAIN A TWELVE
CLUB AFFAIR

THE PROPOSED BROOKLYN BALTIMORE DEAL.
HAS NOT BEEN CoNsUMMATED AND MAY
NOT BE-cIUB-owNERs WEARY
OF FAKE YARNS
After a session lasting for five DAYS the club
owners OF the National Baseball League decided
10 adjourn al the Fifth Avenue Hotel last night
70 meet again the last Tuesday in February
The proposed Brooklyn Baltimore deal has not
heen contaminated as yet. and according to
Henry vonderhorst the owner OF the Baltimore
club there Is chance that nothing will come
OF H. AS regards the reduction of the League
circuit 10 eight clubs. its increase to sixteen
clubs nothing was done. and nothing will proba-
bly, be done until the expiration of the agree
rnent which binds the twelve clubs together
until the fall Of 1901 This has been the line
OF argument presented in these columns right
through the week. and the final results of the
convention show that the arguments were well
founded.
Some Of the magnates themselves say that
they are glad TO get away from the city at TINS
time to escape the sensational fake rumors
which have been in circulation ever since they
came 10 town nearly week ago. they say
that some peculiar stories have been circulated
Of other meetings. but for unadulterated SEN
satlonallsm the meeting just past has broken
all records.
those
,,s cluh-owners is it that they did not take the
time openly 10 deny them" one Of the delegates
was asked last night. What's the use saiu
y, Had we started IN 10 deny half or the
IN, warns started during the meeting. we would
-. have had time TO attend 10 any o'her
,s,ress congratulate The Tribune upon
a.. Continued and positive refusal 10 give an!
,-adence 10 any Of the sensational SUN "Hi0'.
has heen dished up news TO the genera
puhc in the last week
The talk Of breaking the present tweNe-ciuo
league and the formation OF my'hAoAi eis"'
cluh leaee or the alleged plan 10 increase ~
-. 80 sivteen clubs. proved upon inVes'lsd-
.,or last night TO have had no fouhDa"o" -
H.. Several Of the club-owners WIZ" '
Co. The close Of the convention Wheh ''e' e''
,,o. they we're privileged TO talk 10 '"e p"'"~'
o,a that any plan to change 'he pi''
-o,ce,,ent Of the circuit had never pee" ''','
- Al said that the League would remain
,welve-club affair, unless some'"i"s a. ,i,.a
.,-eo~saan happened until II expired by hi''it"-
a.. ,ho fall 81 1891. This Will give inc
~ ~, aac,,a three more playing seasons
.-',r,- I'm CIRCUIT CANNOT BE CHANGED
.,o-, . of the constitution Of the League
sA,,led in the mind Of the writer "Ha' 'O
aoro boarding the circuit before the convention
40 nave been forgotten by some people a copy
- - oe7cial League book is printed mere
-, .cao,,on 9 This League shall consist OF
- o,,,hs Che membership Of which shaI not
=, ,oreasAd or diminished for a period Oh u"
wears, located in the following CITIES "
pos,oo New-York Brooklyn. fhlaue'p'''a'
baltimore. Washington, Pittsburg. Clho'n'"''
c, 1ou,s Louisville, Cleveland and Chicaso' ~
~,cb other cities may. from time 10 'ii''0, ~
80 20 membership as may be hereihaI'e'
,rov,ded for: but in no event shaH 'Ne'0
more than one club In any city
r., uhen the reduction of the circuit was
..,Led about. I'm an unofficial way II was au-
-,..ea that A. H. Soden, OF Boston "ould not
80 tho h,,>tng out Of any club, and that
- r R-,,sh. Of Cincinnati, and the fhiia-
.o,,h,. club were in practically the same ooa'
g ,e a,v If the other clubs could alloro 10
,,,-t ~ the thing as they had thel iii'aiiN
-.s,o,s,hii,ies taxed to the utmost limit u
meet their own obligations
WHAT vONDERHORsT SAYS.
:, Generally takes two people 70 make zeal
g., sno7.n nv the complications surrouhu1Hs
a., o,osed deal between the Brooklyn anu
,,.,r,ors clubs When IL was suggested wv
ysars ago that these TWO clubs coiho"le '"'''
s,-ane,h insurmountable obstacieS came "p'
e-a The Man was abandoned for the tlii'e lens
rrhe-e are those who believe that the ueai -
,rs, az far from contamination no" d. -
uban the idea was first conceived Inc y"
NJ me BROOKLYN club appear 10 oe pa
anvious 70 make the arrangement d. III "a
- IN, with q poor team is rather an *
trayagant encumbrance. Bal'ihloie' nv ,o.'o
-. rr,,cb better off for while the Orloies nave
- 49, a.. craving powers in Baltimore
,,,,,.d When seen last night r A Ape"'
:. ,ho r-ooLlvn club said that the propoSeu
- ,o,.oa o-coura ging and that was ABOUT al
that he would say pa,t,-
1ya,-,, vonderhorst the owner OF 'he D0
,nore club. has been confined 10 MS roo'" a. ~
hotel for two days, but he conseh'eu
renor,er OF The Tribune last night anu
ts ssvs nut a different complexion 10 '"e -
as :, has been represented in some qua"
M vonderhorst admitted that ne n@
with Mr.. Abel early IN the week. anu ,na . 80
proposed deal had been dlscuSSeu' "N'
decision had been arrived at u.o ,-o,,
The nroposition for the transfer 60 nv
my ~ - satd Mr Vonderhorst since ~, NY
Dives he has discussed the matter WIN o"nr
Tanlon The proposition looked 49, acessarily
TOT pom 80 "a, he carried out. The Baltimore
cuh is INCORPORATED under the laws % - rIuh
and there are FIVE holders or stoch 90 40 any
Nnr NJ Hanloa and myself canho' ~ r,bey
49, ,rr.u We nave found out what ths 49,
stockholders think about me the, pr phi a meeting
When we go back home we e va ont what the
OF the stockholders and ma Ou, They
SaT no 1Sbs whch we are bound to respect hubble
Then again we do not know how i under ppt the
will look upon such deal GU - wouId con
,-o,osad arrangement one company WY '.toos
iTo Two teams and under these co%a'oo as
cannot afford 10 do ANYTHING ANYTHING d sasi"i looks ali
nave in,ln@' p, Want to know more about IT,
F E = Want Wal to know what Abel d has TO mT SG
lust as l know what haVe 10 ns, look into
before any deal can be made. deal oi '''''
sort is not made in a day .o,,sa,e the two
Then even If We should lia,ls~arily affect
800, '-' t.,,,;. There would sun ~