New-York tribune., 1900-12-12
BASEBALL.
PLAYERS ASSOCIATION TO BE HEARD By
THE MAGNATEs.

An informal session. preceding the annual meet
ing. Of the National Baseball League held at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel late yesterday afternoon
after the Board of Directors had comDietsd
their labors and were ready TO report to the nag
mates At o'clock last night President Young an
nounced that the magnates present were simply
discussing matters that would be formally pre-
sented at the meeting later in the week
II Is expected that questions OF great Importance
will be acted upon to-day when the magnates OF
the League will meet again. and at 1910 o'clock
this morning there will be a conference between
committees Of the National Baseball League and
the Protective Association OF Baseball Players
Harry Taylor. counsel for the players Organiza-
tiOn endeavored last night 70 obtain a hearing at
the League meeting for the players committee
A Fl. Soden. a member OF the League commlttes
chosen 70 listen 70 the demands OF the players or
ganizatiOn. thought that the demands could &c
heard better by the committee. and promised see
If he could arrange for the desired hearing. A
member Of the players committee was 70 have gone
early yesterday to meet Ban Johnson. president 0f
the American League. bat he changed his intention
on learning that committee OF the League would
hear the players grievances Clark Griffith. Of the
Chicago club. said that IL the players organza-
tion turned down" by the National League
there would be trouble.
The step taken by the League yesterday may
lessen OF the troubles that perplexing It's
leading spirits thinner. the catcher. Is the Drssl
dent OF the Protective Association Hugh Jennings
of Brooklyn. is secretary. They. with Clark Gris-
nth and Harry Taylor. In this city TO represent
the players organization at the conference to be
held with the magnates Of the National League
who were yesterday chosen TO hear what they had
to say The announcement OF the appointment Of
the committee made by Nicholas r. Young
president OF the National League. early yesterday
afternoon. The committee consists OF A. II. SOden.
OF Boston, JOhL l. Brush, OF Cincinnati, and James
A. Hart, Of Chicago
When asked if the players organization could Tia
up every baseball ground in the National. Amert-
Eastern leagues, President thinner OF the
players association said:
Our demands are only fair, and We mean bust
ness. We are not going around with chip on
shoulders. looking for trouble but intend 20
get what belongs 70 US You can say that every
player In the National American and Eastern
leagues Is pledged not TO sign contract this year
unless we get what is ours
1t was learned last night that many PLAYERS OF the
National League have already signed contracts tor
next year.
Among those present at the informal meeting
were y. z; Young. president; A H. Soden, W H.
Conant and J. =. Billings, OF Boston; W. W. Kerr,
p. AUten and Barney Dreyfuss. OF Pittsburz;
Colonel John l. Rogers and A. ]. Reach. OF Phia-
delphia; Edward Hallon. F. A Abel and Charles
H Ebbetts. OF Brooklyn; Fred Knowles. OF New
York; F. De Haas Robson and Stanley Robson, OF
A Hart, Of Chicago. President Young became I'll
at the meeting last night and was compelled 20
leave His illness is not serious.
Just before the magnate5 met yesterday, Colonel
John ]. Rogers said: Il don't that the League
can do anything much in referenceto the American
and, far as We are concerned. they have practi-
cally Withdrawn from the protection OF the parent
organization, They are no longer a part OF the
National body"