New-York tribune., 1900-01-31
BASEBALL.
OUTLAWS MEET AT PHILADELPHIA-T
FINANCIAL EXHIBIT SAID TO BE POOR.

Philadelphia. Jan. 3O.-The work of placing the
new American Association of baseball clubs on a
permanent foundation begun here to-day.
Fair progress was said to have been made Seven
eighths of the circuit laid out, and the eighth
city may be selected tomorrow. There is a possl-
bility, however. that the circuit may again be re-
cast before 1t is finally adopted. The circuit
made up to-day includes Boston, Philadelphia and
Baltimore in the East, and Chicago, Detroit Mil
waukee and st. Louis in the West. Applications
from Providence and New-York have been received
ard one of these cities. it Is believed, will be
selected. Representatives from Washington are
here, but that city has yet at the door
for admission Outside Of the making up Of the
circuit, of the most important things done at
the meeting was the adoption of a resolution that
each city which is granted franchise must deposit
5000 guarantee that the club is acting in good
faith. The mystery surrounding the makeup of
the new association and those who are back of
the proposed clubs in the various cities was par
TALLY cleared by limited showing of hands at the
meeting Those high IN the councils of the new
organization tonight expressed themselves as salts
fed with the progress made and with the conditions
of affairs they stand at present.
The meeting was to have been called to order at
noon in the Continental Hotel, but it was not
started until after o'clock in the afternoon Tenn
porary President Quinn, Of Milwaukee called the
gathering to order. Those present and the cities
they represented follows: Boston J. H
Drewson and Thomas Mccarthy; Providence,
Frank McKenna E H. Kirby and W. H. Draper:
T., Crow
hurst; Baltimore, Conway w. Sans, Philip Peter
son and John McGraw: Chicago, A c. Anson and
w. H. Clough; Detroit, H. D. Quinn; milwaukee,
H D. Quinn. c. S. Havener and Joseph D. O'Br1en:
Hoeckel. -
Mr.. Sans was elected temporary chairman and
4r Hicnter was appointed temporary secretary
Each city was then called upon to show its condi-
ton. 80 ~
oaltimore reported that club had been organ
zed there with capital of $4,000 that grounds
nad been secured: Boston promised TO put up $20-
River Park had been leased.
Philadephia's claims put forth by Mr. Crow
hurst. and as this city has never shown its hand
ne was listened to with interest. He said that he
reported a syndicate of six men who are willing
TO put up $4,000 If 1T satisfied with the show
ing made by the reports of other cities. He said
That the syndicate had already selected suitable
place for grounds When Mr.. Crowhurst was seen
after the meeting he said that reports from the
other cities were satisfactory to him. He would
not give the names of the men who compose the
syndicate until tomorrow, but it understood that
one Of them is Barclay H. Warburton.
Ch1eago reported that they had $4,000 to start
with. and the grounds had been selected at Thr-
ty-fffh-st and Wentworth-ave-, the South Side,
the grounds formerly used by the Brotherhood club
St Louis declared It's willingness TO put up any
amount of capital required, and that the famous
Sportsman Park had been secured.
experienced baseball that financial
exhibit is discouraging for the proposed outlaws.