The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-31

,o,cl, IA Gcnnlto settlement with the Louisville
md Cleveland clubs. and also talk over things
with James 4. Hart about placing another cruz
in Chicago Upon this latter point 1t seems
that tho Circuit Committee has been seriously
divided and that from present indications
Hart may carry the day The Chicago man.
u,,olteraby opposed to rival bali club Of any
sort IN hi. town. has made u counter PROPOSE
ton to crush. which Ia" latter may sanction.
IInrt's plan ls the organization ofthree leagues
to lie made up ny follows:
NiiiDnd' EB era. 80 WSNrn
nnTTSSeo'SIi'n. srrhsa'ld nnaaio.
XIV York NOr ester, To ont,
III Ia lelphia, ia.inri Drirlit',,,
rit"uR korhe to-, , na,h nhnnaiis'
~ IIuis Washington. 81. Pail.
Hart ia supported 10y Rogers OF Philadelphia
MISC ~ the Circuit Committee. who is violently
opposed to another club In the Quaker City,
unless he can control 1t In addition to the
present Philadelphia clHb. According to Hart
and Rogers an arrangement OF this sort VIII
give to the League bigger monopoly oil base-
bali than tho twelve-cub circuit affords and
also permits the League to control the eight
best cities IN tho country. SO long "a
Hart and Rogers sticl; together on this
proposition, 1t can be scon that the Cir
cult Committee aud thu League "a a
body will be tied vi as effectively as the Brook
lyn-Ea tmofe syndicate has succeeded in DO
ing Brush knows THIS and IL willing 10 maze
conrrS ions hut ut ihr same time he IL forced
e. antGguni2c President TAU johnson oi the
Mrstcil. ur rather the American. League, VINO
rcc,lN"d assurance "olne TIM. ago nom Bru.h
that ~ the new arrangement O' professional
baseball IN" American League could have
ciuh In Chicago:
and he has pntili"d Brush that unless the latter
makes good hi, rrnmlSe tn" American League
ltfx N an
bring m n has. tail war Win the proposed
new. American A,'ur.n'lon frightening TO ke
the field, ami with Arson r"sly 20 stait u CLUB
In Chicago. u coulhin ,ucn OF President john
CONS friends an the allies, "l Arson might
maize things doe ,rtily unpleasant Tor Brush.
Hart 4 Go TTuJ"i" Tor thr League, thcrcirre.
docs not rest -o"ly IN h attitu IL Of the Brook
lyr-ljaitjmpro syndicate.
Bru~h's ch,nGe ., ha-r in joining forces, with
Freedman started the whole taug" Freedman
WAITS TO see ano'h"rc.ph in chicago 81 that
the interests ot the SpaiiLnGs 70 III" Chicago
League Club may be Affected. Brush has tired
TO picg1e frcrImnn IN this RESPECT. but finds
that Hart aud i,"G"rs block It." way. Freed
man i-H anxious 80 have brpnkiyn and Ia IL
NOR dr,,"r irm the Igafng " + nlt 4seal.e
ant brush has tried 70 lullll the New York
man commands. wllh the result that u base-
bal war Is threatened IN the near future
Finding that Their. AZ" hornets on all ii les
weakening lie doc, not want a baseball war.
tud in this II" has trr"IVrd the support Oi
sodcn o. Boston. who. II - believed IA, made
al least S.5u,upu out OF baseball -ncc ISL. 1t
caused the formation Of til" iiro;hcrho5d ii
Bal Players. aud brought on til" disastrous
Ii - game So that uu,r'r every club in Tho
snuniTy 'o.t moicy. iiay,nr ,yrcr rnccd hard
shins brush and S,.lrr therefore Are trying
tn nyojl mn nor cont rt II rn.siblr Iirih I,yS
srrreudrrri IN Free man. Who 40 far has
Brush anil Sol n IrIi,Zn 'nn, the eurue
since it, orcaniiatom ~ 1870. never has Den Ii
H. such turuuil. HEd that h"cause OF this IN
Dc - " "''''' Wv '"''' - -''"N "
Wht n tho reconciliation with Freedman took
plnr, Ernsh and S1,Irn II, I.rstnoI ihnt iii
p,rsonIl srcvanrcs would o" done way with
aud that haeeiu would W. = arri yorc" moe
their ii.nIfJ,ntinert hnt the New IErG Hrn,i.
dent wa. stil Ia possession Of his Ia;tir axe. As
sons '."t +, Xii "W, Tor ih .ct's Of screrS
o. his n ..:"a enc .r.r.. IT IS Lu'lrts'nni hy
m9nS "a. ;5a,I a!ea ,eSt Brq,n and ,oa::q arc
sirrrisinr / another rupture E~rwrcn fr"cI.
sl rnS'y" ami n, IN, ",t r@t3G q ia. isa"r and
crash Comes ' Sa r II I'm men S sv that SH i
elu"c,s Tor war Will b" greatly Increased.
Louisville club On IL" circuit %m"si"4 I" nav ';s
tnI even NOR troli,ir, I iuertii ~ vas h..Ii
l. L" 81 y, y The %Gat |Gt 4, Which na9
buy the League .rancil 30 aud continii,. IN ;hD
present crcu,. lr"m amochcr sourc" i is is
franchis" nrc acting in conrcr, With Won l,.P
An. Quin Arson ana other p.omn,"rs ~ ia
new Am r.cuu ASSOC alton A. the League Is
anxious to control lh,. territory IL, IopISy, Il,
80 thai no r,.u! t,-sn..n'iI ran rnl, +, in",jn
tL,rr. brush may lee hald up Il Inc present
owners oi the Louisville coh sell - Gii:. ders,
a little hluli.mg In r,sionsr 20 nm irti,rnii"S
that II cnrnni rGc.iya ST. 800 Tor ,ts fran"hi.,
from IL" League.
T. outward nrpaarancos Irush md Robson
OF 81 LOUIS who owns tho CIrvclnnI ir,unhI.r
have been ~ sword NOM, Tor soma nm,
past Robson opposed l;- III m nil ., IN" Intt.T's
measures n The recent Iragur meeting an i
Incidentally had muny word, OF critic SIN ir
sny NJ ont lii" ( ,nc!r,InTi MN ESL ON n, ~
declare recently tf.,, he wanted a siatcd sun,
for hia Cleveland ran"hls, or he wou,dn !
play On the inside however Eoh,snn hrs
been working in Ia" int"ro4ts u' Brush ami hne
dnno his host 10 hrin. Ihn E-ouk.Yn- liniiimu,c
people In line. He knows lust how much lie j.