The sun., 1901-12-06
TO IGNORE AMERICAN LEAGUE.
AT LEAST THE NATIONAL
LEAGUERS SAY so NOW.
hut There May lie Peace. In Spite of the
War Taik-ln the Larger Body There
Is . Scheme Cooking for the Retcn.
tion OF All Home Receipts & ossip.

while the American Lea que men are meet
ing In Chicago the National League mag
mates are preparing Ia answer the call issued
by President \. =. Young for the annual
conclaye at the Fifth Avenue Hotel next
week For that matter, the leaders of the
National League, who are at the beck and
call of the New York club. have been schem-
ing for some time past with the idea of run
ming the meeting on cut-and-dred basis
SO far as outward Appearances go, the Ma
tional League will pay no attention TO the
American League. the policy being to allow
Johnson's organization to die natural
death If IL will Al least the National
Leagucrs say they do not want peace at any
price. though IL would no rather interesting
to know Just how Soden and Conant of Boston
and Frank Deliass Robson Of St Louis feel
about this. Robson. speaking for publica-
ton. says he wants war 10 the knife. but
IL would not be az all surprising II he Is Sc
lected to confer with johnson and his part
ners regarding general patching up OF
truce between the hostile circuits. Soden
and Conant want to get the American League
out OF Boston at any cost. They are willing'
IL Is said. 10 buy G. ", Somers out. providing
he places a reasonable price on his holdings.
Soden and Conant. because OF Somers's In
vason OF Boston. we're forced TO cut their
admission tarin TO 25 cents last season for
the first time in the history of National League
baseball in the Hub. and they lost money at
that. while the American League club came
through with a good balance on the right
side OF the ledger After several seasons Of
financial loss. Robson made money during
the recent campaign in St Louis But Win
nearly all of his best PLAYERS iocking over
TO the new American League club in st.
Louis the outlook Tor Robson is not par
ticuarly rosy. 1t would not be at all sur
prisng, therefore, If before the winter ends
there should be an end 20 the pickering.
As far as the National League circuit for
next season is concerned II IS said now that
powers have their way 1t IL reported that
certain reforms will be introduced that will
create big change IN the business mesn0p csI,o1n
owners OF franchises in the larger cities have
been finding fault because other clubs thst
ends meet by taking an equal share OF large
gate receipts OH the road. The motto 0i
these revoiutionlsts is that every club shonld
should retain all OF its own receipts at home
and pay the teams expenses on the roau
tSs En-. New e. " York 2S club can make
above legitimate expenses there should be
no good reason why half Of this amonnt
plan was first agltated before the twelve,
club circuit was reduced IL was pointed
out then that a certain Big Eastern Glhe
yhareas the Louisville club on the previous
trip East got $3.50 as its share OF one satur-
ihiS apparent inequality was declared
10 be an Injustice and IL worked as one OF the
reasons why Iouisvilles Withdrawal was
considered advisable The wrangle that
has been going on between the Philadelphia
National League club and the other clubs
over the division of gate receipts in tho
Quaker city IL thought TO have had some
bearing on this matter. Philadelphia cuts
up receipts on a ?5-cent tsrin at home. but de-
mand- half Of a J0-cent tafin on the road
So much i'll feeling has been caused by this
that under the new agreement thnt Will blnd
The National League clubs together Phia-
delphia may find that there viii be nothing
nut home receipts 10 be put into the bank
In future. An equal division o. gate
receipiS has been the salvation OF the National
ieagre Formerly visiting clubs received
guarantee for each game played away from
home but this arrangement was not OF sum-
ci.nt Assistance To the weaker clubs, so that
the percentage plan OF On per cent Tor the
home club and 40 per cent. for the visiting
club was adopted. Later II became half
and-half cut. ,,,
The same persons who we're Responsible
for the abrogation OF the National Agree
mrnt are said to be advocates Of the new
homr-Trceipts plan. II they are allowed
10 get through such palpably injurious
Arrangement they must be held responsible
for th,, consequences The National League
seems to have lost all OF its old diplomacy
the late { II Byrne when they were at the
helm Instead Of wise councils and broad
minded business methods, those now at the
head of affairs appear To have allowed petty
spite and personal grievances to completely
cloud their better judgment Next week,
therefore, the baseball public may look Tor
some decidedly weak le9i,lation. unless
sense can assume command IL The mean