Omaha daily bee., 1900-12-12
MAGNATES TO MEET PLAYERS
Big League Decides to Discuss Sit
untion and Grievances with
the Men.

NEW YORK Dec. 1.-THE Players Pro-
tective association will be given a hearing
by the National league magnates now In
session In this city. Tomorrow morning a
committee, consisting of A. ii. Soden of
Boston, Colonel John /. Rogers of Philadel-
pha and John T. Brush of Cincinnati, will
meet the committee from the players or
ganzation and listen to their demands. This
concession on the part OF the ma gnates
came this afternoon after the members of
the players committee made the announce
ment that they were going over TO phil
adelphia to confer with Ban Johnson.
Clark Griffith of the Chicago team said
tonight: 1T Is Il case of do or die with us.
II the magnates turn US down. there surely
will be trouble. II will then be up to the
players to show what they are made of and
right pade ' RaVe gone too od far us now m to
turn back. All can say is that unless we
can get. what we ask for there will be
Just before the magnates went into ses-
sion Colonel Rogers said: 81 do not sec
ence to the American league. 1t has re-
fused to sign the agreement and as FAR as
drawn from the protection of the parent
organization. 1t Is no longer a part of the
national body am at a loss to under
stand Mr. Johnson's action in not coming TO
see me when he was In Philadelphia re-
Gently. i expected he would do so. n fact
, was s SO certain ne would rsort 40 80 ,pgpI ,pgpiI
| case postponed so that | could be In my
| office when he came. | waited for an en-.
| away"
President Young when seen said; I'VE
are only meeting Informally at present ana ana
over the ground and discussing matters
n Ma +. "Ye Young M .p pres.dent; A. II soden' " i.
Gonant and j; b Billings OF Boston; nrs W.; w; ";
ke, Auten and brRsy RSgo, preyfus syd
Reach OF Philadelphia; Edward Hanlon, r.
4. Abel and Charles Ebbetts OF Brook,yn:
Robson and Stanley Robson of ST. Louis,
John r. Brush of Cincinnati and James
Hart OF Chicago. Among the well known
Key. iSo "BiddyF BsfPF McPSee TSPS Tommy SAMPSON
hue. Tuck Turner James Manning, ON
LOTUS, George Davis. Hugh Jennings;
Ghie Zipmer Jan j. ekey sslS T6% EsSr
brook, Harry Pulliam, George Bell and
President Young announced this evening
that the regular meeting of the league
would not be called until tomorrow MORN
ing. There are several matters that the
magnates wish to talk over informally be
fore going into executive session. said Mr.
Young. "and II will be very late before the
informal discussion ends. For that reason
we decided not to call regular meeting
until tomorrow"
1t was said tonight that the board of
directors had taken up the charges OF mis- NIL,
cially against McGraw and Robinson of st.
Louis In a game at Washington Park, It
Umpire Gafrney. The board. according to
good authority. dismissed the Brooklyn
clubs complaint.
Referring to the statement by President
thinner of the Players Protective associa-
tion, that the players of the different
Leagues were pledged not to sign the con.
tracts for next year until the demands of
the organization had been attended to:
Frank selee said: THAT is not SO. Several
of my players have already signed and |
know that some of the men on other teams
have accepted terms and signed contracts"
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1l-President Ban
Johnson OF the American Base Ball league
and c. w. Somers of Cleveland arrived
possibly two or three weeks, closing up the
various business ends of the Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Philadelphia clubs. The
Philadelphia club will be incorporated to-
morrow or next day. Mr.. johnson is we'll
pleased with the Philadelphia situation and
the erection of stands and fences on the
local grounds will begin as soon as neces-
sary legal preliminaries are completed.
| thinner and Jennings OF the Players Pro-
| tective associa tion came over from New
York to see Johnson. Their conference
| satisfactory to both sides. Questioned sub
| sequently as to the conference President
Johnson said: thinner and Jennings came
her to see me on the attitude the league
would take on certain matters. They
wanted to knew II we would agree in our
contracts not to farm trade or sell players
| agreed to this and especially so as we have
| already abolished the farming system
| After expressing their friendliness to the
American 'eague they took their departure '
| Mr. johnson had nothing to say regard
| ing the National League meeting. He knew
| nothing of the matters to be discussed by
ree ressons % for visiting % New @ York @ IT this s Week
He expects to visit that city before he re-
| turns west. but his visit there will have
no connection whatever with base ball af'