The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-17
WAR By THE PLAYERS.
Stir Up Trouble in the Baseball
World Early.

New York. Dec 1.-THE committee of
the Protective association of professional
baseball players, composed of Hugh Jen-
nings, c. c. Griffith and Charles L. Tim
mer: who. presented their claims to the
week, today issued the following state
ment:
magnates to consider and discuss with US
| seriaJim our requests as representa- tVes or
baseball players, and their taleless resOlu-
ton which is probably intended to express
in words their complete ignoring of the
said requests colIectlYely, Wllhoul any aa-
equate reason therefore, seem to require
US as such representatives, to make the
following statement to all the members of
our association and to the public:
And we shall continue to stand-aS
we have always stood-for the avoidance
of a baseball war If that be possible.
t'2.-XVe. recognize and shall respect the
inviolability OF all actual contract obll-
cations -. ao..+,o., -
American league, shall at present sign a
contract to play the coming season in the
National league-or vice versa
'4-Pursuant to our bylaws none of the
members of our association shall sign a
contract for the coming season winch has
not been approved by our association.
"CHARLES /. zINMER,
HUGH JENNINGS.
COMMITTEE"
The National leagues second attack was
directed at the Americans territorial
rights. The abandoned cities were given
to a rival league in order to head off the
~
form new organization in the west I'M
der its own wings. No less an authority
as saying the National league would like
" revive the corpse of the National aSSo-
essary to enable the Quinn Richter com
bination to invade American league terri
tory. Such a scheme would involve put
ting association teams in Washington,
Baltimore, Milwaukee, Detroit. Cleveland.
and perhaps third teams in Philadelphia
and Chicago TO occupy the National
league grounds in these cities while the
older teams were away from home.
me Natlona1 league furnish backing for
Quinn-Richter and their followersi What
a combination Not two months ago
these men were bowling for the blood of
the National magnates They threa tened
to invade the eastern territory and reform
Johnson was encouraged by the National
to expand BY so doing the new league
would be smothered. The American ex-
banded and the ssreforu1ers'' gave m the
ghost. Now the National, after assisting
in killing the promoters. talks of backing
them and assisting in forming the pro-
posed league
Here is an idea of what the baseball
map may look like next summer, if both
the National and American leagues carry
out plans which seem to be under con-
National league-Chfcago, Cincinnati. St.
Louis. Pittsburg. Philadelphia, Brooklyn,
American league-Chicago, Milwaukee,
Detroit. Cleveland Washington, Balti-
more. Philadelphia and Boston.
National observation-disclosures Milwau-
zee LoulsV1ile Indianapolis, Washington,
american leae45 ~, Shq Boston
Rapids, Toledo, louisville, Minneapolis
western 1eague@st- PAU. Mi Mime lt1d
Kansas City, St Joseph Denver, Des
Then there would be the Eastern. Inter
state. Southern and the other minor
leagues which need not be considered be-
cause Of nonconfficting territory. Wouldn't
that array Of conflicting and interlacins
circuits send to the insane asylum ali the
erahks VINO Tr1ed, to keep track of them.
as 50 many baseball enthusiasts do2