The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-19

with the hostile organization. Mr.. Quin
| asserts that the Baltimoreans will en-
| roll themselves with him and his as
sociates, but Hanlon and the National
league magnates are equally positive
/ that the claim is unfounded Another
| meeting will be held in Chicago early
IN December. Adjournment without
! accomplishing the object for which the
| meeting was called cannot be regarded
| as an indication of strength. Capital
| IS more conducive to the success of
| baseball league than claims and confer
| ences.
| The annual meeting of the National
league will be held in New York on
| Tuesday. Dec. H. If the plans of the
magnates go through there will be
little to do when they convene, except
! to give official approval to what has
| been consummated by common con-
| sent. The beneficial effects of the rec
| cnciliation between Messrs. Brush and
| freedman and the elimination of all
| factional lines will not be realized by
| the baseball public until the results
| are made known
| Barney Dreyfus, owner of the Louis
| Vile club, tonight denied that there
| had been secret meeting of the mag
| mates of the league for the purpose Of
| players WHO were re-
garded as having affiliations with the
| new American Baseball association or
| taking action against them. 1.-THE
| only real news that I know Of" said
| the Louisville owner, lis my Efforts
| toward the consolidation of the Louis
Vile and Pittsburg clubs. have held
| an option on the entire stock holdings
| of the Pittsburg Athletic association,
| the owners of the team, and have Of
| fered $4,000 for the same. The prin-
| cipal owner, Mr.. Kerr, seems to think
| that I should assume all the debt of
| the club when I purchase the stock.
On my way home it is my intention
to stop over at Pittsburg and see what
| can be done to bring the deal off.
| Should it go through it will be the first
| move toward an eight-club league.
| This would mean the consolidation OF
| the ST. Louis and Cleveland teams, the
Baltimore and Brooklyns and the prob
able dropping of Washington.
The statement that Amos Rusie has
| signed to pitch for the American AS
| ISOLATION club of New York city for 1900
| cannot be verified. Amos has been in
| Indianapolis for some time, but at
| present is away on a hunting expedi-
| ton. His father says that the an
| nouncement that he has signed with
| the new league, or will sign, is little
| premature. His name, he says. has
| not yet been signed to a contract, but
| the pitcher is thinking about it,
| During his enforced idleness Rusie has
| been training and it is said that his
| curves are as DuZzling now as avar.
| Something over year ago he brought
| suit against the New York club to test
| the reserve rule enforced by The Ma
| tional league. compromise was eff
| fected, but, it is said, Rusie will start
| the suit through the courts again. IN
| the hope Of getting all league players
| free from the rule.
| Instead of spending the off season in
| Improbable idleness. Freeman, the
| leagues leader in home runs, will take
| a special course a a Pennsylvania col
| lege this winter His example could
| be followed by others in his profession
with marked advantage.
| Hughey Jennings has every reason to
| feel proud of his find" Hughes of the
| Brooklyn team. While on the Pacific
| coast two years since Jennings saw
| Hughes pitch and played and batted
against him in one game. The Avoca
| boy was so impressed with hts work
that he Immediately wired Ned Han
| Ion for permission TO sign him for the
Baltimore team. Hanfon accepted Jtn-
nings' tip. and telegraphed to fasten
| him, and Hughes was soon picked up
! at nominal salary. His first season
| with Baltimore demonstrated that he
| was an extraordinary twir1er, his no.
hit games and shut-outs coming aicrg
in rapid succession. He received his
| bumps, of course. as is the experience
of every pitcher, but won big major
| ity of his games. This past season
Hughes officiated in 80 games for
Brooklyn, losing only Ska great feat
| for a twlrler of the National league.
H. G. Merrill in Wilxesbarre Record.
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However, new league or old league,
| 1t is apparent that Detroit will have
| a new magnate next year. Van Der
becks action in staving off creditors,
| although not new methods of proceed.
ure for him, has become so chronic
! and so strong that it looks as though
| he did not expect to operate club
here again. Perhaps he sees the writ
| ing on the wall and realizes that If the
! new league puts club in here that
| there is little chance for him to con-
| tinue the money coming operations
| that he has carried on the past six
years, through the kindness Of an in
| dulgent and baseball loving public.
| The life of the American league ends
| in 1901, or, rather, at the end of the
| season of 1900, and there would he ]it-
| tie chance of franchise in a new or
ganization being granted to the pres
| ent incumbent in Detroit. To sell now
| for a good price would be a master
| stroke and escape the wreck that is
! sure to come within a year, so it VII
| create no surprise if sale Of the
franchise, players and lease on Bennett
| park is made during the wintar.--De-
| troit Free Press.
| There is one thing the new American
| association wants to bear in mind, or
| at least the moneyed men do, and that
| is, avoid a clash with the major league.
| Unless it does it is certainly going TO
| prove costly to the former. When the
| Players league was organized in 1850.
it had everything in it's favor 10 make
it successful, but it was failure.
True, the men who put up the mercy
| were sold out by player. but what
| is to prevent the new association fro m
meeting the same fate? While we ad-
nit that two leading baseball orsani-
| cations are absolutely necessary for
the success of the national game, we
| will say that they must be worked in
a m wit