The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17
FOUR CLUBS WANT S162,500.
BUsIIEss PROpOsIIIOg TO RhDUtE
THE LEIGUE CIRCCI7.


Actual negotiations uron business basis
were opened yesterday looking 10 maj re-
duction OF the National League ha-ebaIl cir
cult 70 eight cluos-BoHton. brooklyn. New
York. Philadelphia. Chicago 81. LOUIS fltts-
burg and Cincinnati. Inc methods used oy
the sche mers Tor the past week were iald aside
for the excellent reason that they had
proved worthless Iho exposure Oh
League METHODS ny IHE Dun nus haa
much 10 do win inc chahGe OF pohcy. Nheh
the schemers came TO town last sunday they
were ordered by freedman 10 10 certain
things. They would nave carried out his
orders 10 the letter ana "ouiu prooaoiy
have brought on DISASTROUS baseball
war had not IhE SuN p!ocAeu the way
with statement OF the inside facts. In
stead OF sahdbaggns me hrookVn ClUo
with the idea Of forcing 1t to drop the valuable
Baltimore itanchiso without financial recon-
pense the sehenlers have boen compelled to
approach Abel. Won der Horst. Eobtts aud
daLlon In Droid. ouslhess-i'kcw way fIholhs
That tho BrooKlyh-Bat'more sIhuca'e refused
10 DO oluned there was only ono other course
10 pursue.
Al the secret conference he'u on rr|oay
night Robson Of 81. LOUIS acting as an emil
easry. TAXED over the circuit PROPOSITION with
Abell. Ebbets and hanlon. As reeu!it no
League. when 1t convened yesterday morning.
promptly appointed circuit COMMITTEES. COM
posed oil Brush oi Cincinnati. CHAIRMAN; haftof
Oh oago. soden oil Boston and Rogers OF Phlla-
delph'a Ihat male IN" East ana West equally
represented. The committees me mhershlp was
magnificent, too Tor 1t looked as II soden ahd
Rogers had at last eon.ented 10 put VI some OF
the long green to effect the desired result
MOI long alter the League had adjodrne |. sub
iect TO call rom Pres'"ent lonhi. there was
meeting oil vita uni ortance teId In the now
famous room u o! me baFtnoldi Hotel.
Harry Pul'iam. representing Louisville. j.
Earl wagner OF washington. FRANK D. Hass
Robson OF Cleveland. Abel. Effects and Han
ION oi Baltimore. were sa'hered toHether at
the request OF hobisoA VINO HAD been APP
pointed committee Of one by the Circuit Com
mittee
Here were the Tour ciuos that must be With
drawn from the present twelVe-club circuit.
and they quickly put their heads together to
ind out what they wanted for their franchises.
Without some sort OF proposition from them
the Circuit Committee would be rower'ess TO
act 30 Robson. who must receive credit for
being one OF the leading organizers IN base
ball and who has given many valuable tips to
John T. Brush. unfolded q plan which proved
oc.an,,hl. .nd which ,,o. ,',,co, 4, ~, h,,,,ts
nceept"o'e anu "nlrh was PACED IN inc hahcs
Of Cha rman Brush last hiEht'
These four club. according to the plan. can
oe s 800, any o"''o o' 'u"'P
sum OF slo2.ooO. THIS incIu les about sixty
80 an ri.b,s anI mr. 49,. unIor ~. -.
ana al l'sh.s ahu see under the pro-
lection OF the natinna! agreement. This
amour, must he paid by he League as 1. body
Tnsida -, ,w,v.,r. Tb. Ior,a,,I, c,,,h k,.,,
;ns n rssSv so,i mo., -, ,,s s,,r ni,ma.s
70 Putsburc for $4,000 wanna SD 5DO
70, ,,s r. m '0 nro m"r,' 80
Baltimore. Washington and Cleveland ask
$50. OOO apiece. This amount may apnear ex-
oroitan' TO the Circuit committee and may be
cut down somewhat, especially In tho casa OF
the Cleveland Club. but with the demand goes
suggestion as 10 the BEST method oil pay!LS
The money.
Its shown TO the Circuit Committee that the
- ,. w w '"d. NO
PAL p'aVers turaed over TO tue League can he
sold ack to the highest bidders anon. tho
sjrht bir elm bs 10 rerain for ohou, I,.n in
the aslrrsa ,s For irst"nee. McHrAw o. Bal
s eiavo 60 or Stoooo or MS services Each
vices and the Lrasue a. 30 IS would be bene-
fitted thereby. Then the four frtuchi-.s conId
be- soId over cam ,o nors1n sNS mhn r cou
WSht 70 nlnc" mos c-'iys ~ 4 new
snd w. "r5api% a Gr IN am Easirtn
ms amour q, pnr'hasahlr hT"p"riy would
pr.ne , hout o!N,o w.; -, INV nc Lease would
hctua"v nav ou{ eto!n. 70 nay on. WIN Two
yeaIs 70 SITE W. Sirh "I w r'.ht g uoe 10
s ~ r M ci'cu WII Ne c3'hp'1Ir 20 ray oLy
9E,No year 20 De thhrn nut OF me gate
Ieeep,s ~ oIl"F - T'd.c' ne rIrcult. i MS
ptop,s' ION Wd5 ia!I url2re the Clrcn Con-
NUTS as' h,ght ana VIII l.'' actel upon IN
Jew Jays; counter nrpporltlon cutting Iowa
me amount men .on"l can Ne ooErd To-. alter
wne IN 'he co,i'i lee WI. receive another pin
tpr % entls u''a (I'tn' ahouli me demand OF
S Sme pa .'tn'Ir 'inp Iot Is, Ithhchee re re-
Iused. !, ~ ntooAnl- thh' Anr!, Hanion ard the
o os ,nr W." tphlatr .nh' Nrnraw ana one
s9hsr f 10 thG b[oIEH" ,.no' TINS move Is
tne Hrst In"t h'e ever deem made 10
pTsnS up ne ten ytHrs az eencn' drnwn ur T.,
ttuu,nnaPp' = u l7.,l' az !, Il L.'~t lnIn"fl ant
turning, p'Inlt III me t.rt OF nrotec rlonal
99aHe'n,,: ~ mean NV me circuit VIII b" Re-
Iucr anu tln. ','e ,."' eT hIT"n nrlc' i"aIIy
SET ~, enns't nS 10 0I'ai Is uryrd
", ttht new !rdEur WI br bdaied to1e'her
YIN ~, E" .""h'N- - Yea 5 WIN ihe Iu-
10 ~ 70 S an r'u,' ca! pe cAItHru on con-
VIII VITO uon ni csI'a q. u rihtg'S' ,,
,, ne i'lso partru'a N4!ue 20 re thrown
WIo No the hI ~, voc, aie MuraW' rohlhsnn
GcSi.niitE. h"SoT. 20 -. In"" l.l"haEcr
SS M ~ Or lie: arc IN ma
ppnecn aFu, 60 OF Ea'tltloEr =. ,lurcei. FaIden.
Fansyon ana Rri e, u I,T,,g rN!ls.e
S u.nn Do"u' naT,Iry, II my AM ,Hu!Irh o,
IInN's,' n,W; Wv, EIhnin"F ana o'herI o.
IoulSEllIe u" New loFk,Ihicd"o ftllHd"!pha
ana cine nnafi clubs are expected t. do SONS