The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-13
POOLED THEIR ISSUES
ASSOCIATION GET TO-
GETHER
NEW CLUBS ARE LOCATED
What the CastOfYs Received for Get
ting Out of the League-PIRns
for Approaching Season
Are Perfected.

CHICAGO. March 12.-The American
Association of Baseball Clubs, backed by
the National league. will furnish baseball
the coming season in the following cities:
Baltimore, Washington, Louisville Cleve-
| land, Chicago, st. Louis, New York and
Philadelphia.
The announcement was made today by
James Hart. president of the Chicago
club. Mr.. Hart returned today from the
National league meeting of baseball mag
mates which was recently concluded In
New York after secret sessions.
In Baltimore. Washington. Louisville
and Cleveland. the grounds made tenant
less by the elimination of these cities
from the national league circuit will be
| used. In the remaining cities, the Ma
tional league grounds will be used, as a
schedule Will be arranged whereby the
dates OF the two organizations will not
conflict.
The new association" said Mr. Hart
today cOnsenting for the first time to be
interviewed concerning the meeting, rs
a business necessity The league has cut
| down its circuit and is morally bound to
look out for the players who were made
ton. The arrangement as made. how
ever. will continue only until ownerships
independent of the major league, but not
| iaiInical to its interests, can be an
| chOred"
Mr.. Hart also gave cut today the real
story of how the reduction of the ma
| tional league circuit was accomplished
Baltimore. Washington, Cleveland and
Louisville. Mr.. Hart explained. rendered
their designations from the league
These We're placed on file, but not ac-
cepted. The twelve-club circuit, there
fore, could be resumed at any time be-
fore 1902 when the ten-year agreement
expires.
BALM FOR CASTOFFS.
In consideration OF $4,000 louisville
| resigned. leased It's grounds to the league
| for four years and agreed not to be
scheduled for two years.
Cleveland got $4,000 for like conces-
sions. save that the club keeps the i'm
proYements on It's own grounds. If
these improvements are disposed of for
less than $15.000 the difference is to be
paid by the league. Cleveland also keeps
all It's own players. to dispose of to the
best advantage by the local management
In addition to the 1000 which is to be
paid Baltimore for its elimination from
the league the league agreed to purchase
the ground improvements for $4,000. Bal
timore keeps all of it's players, who were
transferred to Brooklyn.
Washington took $4,000 as the price Of
being wiped off the map, but as the
Wagners have no place to transfer to-
like Baltimore to BrOoklyn-the league
bought the players and the improve
ments on the grounds for $4,000
The clubs will be taxed per cent Of
their gross receipts to Iiquidate the debt
at the rate of $1,000 each as rapidly as
possible. The rate of payment, there
fore. will depend on the receipts.
AMERICAN LEAGUE WILLING
When President Johnson. of the Arneri.
can league, was told of the plan of the
National league to establish a second OF :
ganization. including a second club In
this city, he said:
''All right. let them so ahead. I think
1t is d bluff to scare us out. Whether OF
not 1t is, we are going to come into
Chicago. / believe the public will SUP
port US In an honest effort to furnish
clean baseball. We seek no war with the
National league and only want an OPP
porrunity to exert our rights. If the Ma
tionai league starts reserve OrganiZa>
ton 1t Will only represent so much loss
loss entailed in an effort to keep another
league from getting established. I don,
believe the public will sympathize with
that sort of a thing. On the contrary, ]
believe We will get the sympathy of the
public if a fight is forced upon US.
at seems TO me, moreover that the
Chicago club might better be spending
its money toward strengthening that bah
| club 1t has than in fighting other leagues
which do not seek TO injure it,