The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-08
LE1GUE MAGMA TEs HERE.
Worried over tho New Association aud the
Adysnt of Albert L. Johnson.

Worried over tho New Association AID the
Advent of Albert l.. johnson.
secret meeting OF number OF National
League baseball magnates was held In this
city last night. There were present John T
Brush OF Cincinnati, ]. Earl Wagner OF Wash
incton. Barney Dreyfus OF Louisville. Frank
Ds Hass Robson OF ST. Louis and Andrew
Freedman OF the New York Club. II was also
stated that other masnntes would be here to-
day. Tho cause OF this conference IL reported
TO be the action OF the new American
Association In picking out q circuit COM
posed OF six Of the Leagues best cities. Drey-
fus came to town with the information that he
could buy the Pttsburg club and 10 that way
make It an easier matter to reduce tho twelve
club circuit to one OF eight cities The most
significant part OF this meeting was the alb
sence OF the Brooklyn and Baltimore clubs. II
IL said on tho best Of authority that a scheme
has been hatched by which BROOKLYN and Baltl-
more may DO forced into an association. Tho
League men ara confident that IL they can
bring such thing about. the recently organ
ICED American Association may be induced to
como in on some sort OF a settlement.
Tho statement that the new organization
has secured ample backing for the new club 10
stoeGholders In It viii be Tom JOHNSON and
Al johnson, the railroad owners. has stirred the
admit, They rSallSe that IL a rival club S 10
started IN NsT York with such men behind e,
ana with Dry Dollar - sullivan also In
terestcd. II Is liable to greatly injure the New
York League Club. because OF Its unpopularity.
Word was takon to the League men last night
that tho Johnsons had received ASSURANCE that
u they put their money into a New York
Association club they could get the ser
vices Of John McGraw for manager. who would
promptly sign: Ruse. Seymour. Dohsny.
Davis. Gleason. Warner. Doyle and Carrick, all
New York favorites Al, Johnson has grudgs
against the League, which he has been long
ing To settle since tho brotherhood year. He Il
snid TO have told the promoters OF the new as
sociatton that he 10 with tho move mont, proyid-
ing the other clubs can show him that they
have ample backing to 90 on with the fight
While the League men are scheming among
themselves, harmony does not prevail in their
ranEs. They are more worried abs,st tho
new association than the public has any idea
Of At first they laughed at It. but now they
IRE trying to head on the movement In some
such way as they stopped the plan for a. rival
association three years ago when they black
listed William Barnis and Fred PieifYer. Tho
Association magnatas have not gone home
They are all in tho East bolstering up the cities
they wish TO take into their circuit. They have
an option on Charles River Park, Boston.
and also have secured an option. which was
signed yesterday. unon q large plot Of ground
across the Harlem River which they intend to
turn into a new ball park.
John NJ. Ward called ut THE SUN ONCE last
niRht and said: The story that l am In any
way interested In tha proposed new club, to no
locatei in this city, 10 untrue. am busy with
my law business, l do not know whether the
Johnsons are going into baseball or not"