The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-01
would furnish all necessary aid to the
American Association.
WHAT p0VrER SAWS

would furnish all necessary aid to the
American Association.
WHAT POWER SAYS.
The following Is what Power has to say
about the matter:
Yes. the American Association has
passed away. j took hold OF the Associa-
ton at the earnest solicitation OF John i.
Brush, chairman OF the League circuit
committee, who gave me his personal as
~surance, as well as that OF four OF his EEL
l~ow-magnates, that the National League
would stand by me and help make the Aso
ISOLATION a success. We went over ths
situation carefully. and MT. Brush pohh'ou
out that we might hnd some trouble get
ting capital back of the Baltimore Ciup.
If you do said he, We VIII see you
through
I'm Baltimore we struck a snag. just as
Brush said we would. We were unable 10
interest sufficient capital. Then IL was
that we came TO the National League VIII
the request that IL make good It's prom
ises. Brush. Soden and others placed Ice
on our necks. Totally disregardlng all
promises and agreements OF support, these
men cOOlly informed us that they cOulu 10
nothing for us. All pledges OF assistance
were repudiated. and we were thrown down
so hard that the carpet on the Moor bears
the imprint of our forms.
when IL was found that We had been
h~arpoOned, that the League had used us
as a tool. gaining our assistance through
gross misrepresentation,. the capitalists
r1NR - eAA1 Vot1 Nv ~
asked the League TO give us territorial
rights in Providence and Worcester, to
which cities we could have transferred the
Boston and Baltimore clubs, but they
would not grant the request, and here We
are right up against it. with nothing but
a lot OF broken pledges as our stock in
trade. We have been victimized by the
biggest and boldest bunco game ever
worked on honest men,"
WILL LOSE MONEY.
Mr.. Ruschaupt said that many men in the
American Association will be big losers
through the action of the National League
in throwing down the American Association
at the last moment. Mr.. Ruschaupt took
the lease of the Detroit grounds from his
safe and showed that Koch is bound to
pay $500 a year for five years for the
grounds. Koch has already had plans
drawn for his stands and the contract was
TO have been let to-day. The same thing APP
plies In Milwaukee and several of the other
cities. Part of the Association men had al
ready paid their first assessment for the
running expenses of the Association, when
Will also be lost. Mr.. Ruschaupt is OF opin-
Ion that Freedman. of New York, was the
only National League man who had the
courage to stand by the Association, but
ms appeals for aid from the other mag
mates were futile.
Mr.. Watkins is quoted as saying: 81 was
a blamed fool. / should have known bet
ter than TO trust the National League
magnates. L should have demanded a bond
OF sl5O,UVD before making any move 10 go
into Baltimore"
The American Association men have no
contract or agreement whatever TO hold
the National League men TO their promise
or compel them to pay the expenses al
ready incurred.
Colonel Whitesides gave out a dispatch in
Louisville yesterday from Watkins asking
Whltesfdes TO meet the Indianapolis man
In this city tomorrow. as Watkins is try
ing to reorganize the association. The
dispatches from New York gave the fol-
lowing information:
FROM NEW YORK.
1.-THE official death knell of the American
Association as an organization in its pres
ent form was sounded. 1t is not imprcb-
able. however, that a circuit of Western
clubs will be launched within a few days
under this title.
President Powers sent a letter to the
board in which he gave up the fight for his
organization, saying the Eastern end had
gone to the wall under financial difficulties.
He then asked that the Western promoters
be allowed to reserve their territorial rights
and to be allowed to protect their players
izing under the title of the American Asso-
ciation.
'The circuit proposed includes Louisville,
indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Dayton, Column
bus, Mansfield and either Detroit, Grand
Rapids or Milwaukee. If this scheme can
not be brought about successfully il is
probable that Indianapolis and Louisville
will be taken into the Western League.
1.-THE promoters of the defunct association
blame Col. John /. Rogers for the smash
ing of the organization On account of his
action in compelling the association team
in Philadelphia to use League grounds be-
fore he would consent to the location of a
club in that city. The rental was fixed at
50, 400 for the year, the association TO pay
all expenses for employees, etc.
1.-The board decided TO protect w. II. Wat
kins's interest at Indianapolis. With the
exception of Magoon and Hartzell, who go
to League clubs, the board, on application
of Mr.. Watkins. decided to protect him by
allowing him To hold all the players on his
team and also protect his territorial
rights"