The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-28
REVISION OF SUNDAY DATES.
LOUISVILLE CLUB MAY MAKE A
FIGHT ON THE LEAGUE.

Meeting of the Directors at which
Plans Were LaId-Statement VIII
he Issued to All the League Mag
nates-PresideE: Dreyfuss Believes
sunday Dates WIZ he Restored.
Talk of the Organization of IA New
National League.
Louisville. Ky, March 27.-The Courier
Journal will say tomorrow:
Plans were laid by the Louisville club
yesterday afternoon for a determined fight
against Brush, Hart and Robson. or the
national league, If need be, in order TO get
a revision of Sunday playing dates for the
Louisville team.
Whether the operation of these plans
will bring for the desired results remains
to be seen. but If they fail the chances
are that some very interesting develop
ments in league affairs will transpire be-
fore the season opens April Is.
A meeting of the directors of the Louis
determine upon a course of procedure.
All the directors, who are the owners of
the club were present Mr.. Zach Phelps,
the well known attorney, was also pres
ent. Mr. Phelps is the attorney for the
club, and is an ex-director, and il was he
who framed the famous national agree
ment which binds the National League
and American Association together He is
familiar with every phase of the base ball
situation.
Details Not Given Out.
The details of what transpred at this
meeting were not given out. To have done
so would have been very much like an
nouncng In advance the line of defense
in a criminal case at law. IL can be stat
ed, however, that the facts viii be given
out later through a statement from the
Louisville clubs standpoint, which is now
being prepared by President Dreyfuss and
Mr.. Phelps
A copy of the statement will be sent to
each maguate In the big league. A copy
will also be sent to each influential news
paper in the twelve big league cities In
this statement the Louisville clubs post
ton will be clearly set forth The facts
win be presented, and the ball-loving peo-
pie will be left to judge for themselves.
Secretary Pulliam left for New York
yesterday afternoon on a very important
mission. He will arrive here late this
afternoon, and will have done what he
ment becomes public property
Statement From Dreyfuss.
President Dreyfuss was seen after the
meeting yesterday afternoon, and in an
swer to a series of questions, said
The outlook makes me hopeful that the
Sunday dates will be given back to us.
cannot tell you at this time what our
plans are, but l have every reason TO be-
lieve they will be effective. We all I'M
derstand the situation now, and if our
pans do not miscarry Messrs. Brush, Hart
and Robson will be sorry they ever tried
to do us up.
In the statement which we will give
out tomorrow night our position will be
clearly set forth, and then the enthusi-
asts of the national game can judge for
themselves whether or not we were the
victims of a robbery. And we will see
to il, that these facts are read by most
OF the fans of this country We will make
the other magnates go on record as to who
is responsible for this great great throw
down."
May De New League.
Word came from the East last night that
movement is on foot to break up the
National League and organize new one
According 10 Col. John /. Rogers Of Phil
adelphia, the plan is to deprive the
Colonies of their best playing dates. and
thereby effect the immediate dissolution OF
the big league. This to be followed by
the formation of new league, headed by
| Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Pitts
| burg and other strong clubs the others
being left to shift for themselves.
These clubs with large amounts OF
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