Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-20
NATIONAL LEAGUE MIDDLE.
Brooklyn Nagnates Will Not Block
Reduction of Circuit If Treated Fairly

brooklyn NaKnates Will Not bIOck
Reduction of Circuit If Treated Fairly
IF L was able to talk to men who had
| the best interests of the game at heart and
| were not men who wanted to hog every
| thing in sight and would be willing to talk
| on business lines and listen to reason, 1
| could settle this whole complicated base
| ball situation in forty-eight hours"
These were the words spoken by Mr.. F.
| H Abel, treasurer of the Brooklyn club
| to New York Journal representative yes
| terday.
The Brooklyn club is not looking for
| fight" continued Mr. Abel. Il have been
| through base ball wars before and l know
what they are. They mean the ruination Of
| the game and its hackers. Some of those
who are taking so much have not had my
experience. The game is not benefited by
all these squabbles between the magnates
The public want to base ball, not all
this strife. and these petty chickering's dis
gust the base bail public.
There has been no price put on the Bal
timore clubs franchise, for the simple rea-
son that no one in authority has approach
ed US to ascertain our terms We have not
met one Of the circuit committee since the
league meeting. Frank Robson has had
several conferences with our people. but
only merely to obtain our feelings on the
subject, but there has been nothing authori-
tative given out.
1--WE naturally feel that our Baltimore
to get all we can out of 1t. but We will not
| be unreasonable in our demands. All we
want is a fair and honest consideration of
| our holdings and then shall be willing
to enter into negotiations for what we
want to sell.
Il will not deny that we desire and think
it would be the best thing for base ball for
an eight club National League to be form
ed, but we want fair and honest consid-
GRAFTON OF our demands. We will be reason
able, but we want the other side to be
! reasonable also Under these conditions
we will be willing to do business"
When asked IL the Brooklyn Baltimore
syndicate would refuse to negotiate for a
reduction of the league If the Wrigley fine
was not rescinded. Mr.. Abel said: No
that does not necessarily block the deal
While we think have been wronged. vet
We will not make that an issue which can
not be overcome.
You can say for me that the BROOKLYN
end of 1t and also Baltimore is for any
thing that will benefit the game where our
interests are not jeopardzed.
I'VE should of course, desire to retain
several players of the present Baltimore
team If we can. as with an eight club league
We do not consider the champions would
would not block the deal IL we are met in
the right spirit"
Rubin Defeats COnroy.
Gus" Rubin, the Akron (Ohio) giant.
who has aspirations for heavyweight cham
pionship honors. defeated Stockings" Con-
roy of Troy, N. Y, in seven rounds before
the Broadway Athletic Club, New York,
last night. Conroy put up a game battle
and sent in some fearful rights on Ruhlin's
ribs and over the kidneys, but he was I'M
able to Withstand the big Ohioan's bruis-
| ing swings and jabs and was almost out
when the referee stopped the bout, near
| the end of the seventh round. They were
| to have fought twenty.
Many Troy sports at the ringside placed
good amounts on their townsman. taking
| odds at 100 to 40. They also bet even
1 money that Conroy would last ten rounds