The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-15
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP.
DARN Plots LAID AGAINST THE
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Growing Evidence That Peace In Baseoah
u n Joke--John l.. says His Challenge
10 Corbett Is on the Leyel-Hivsl Tracks
Mt Sew Orleans Give Free banKes'

,o,orbett Is on the Leyei--Rivsl Tracks
at New Orleans Give Free badges.
When the American eague Baseball mag
natcs convene at the Hotel Bresin to-mor-
row they will be confronted by the minor
league problem which has developed INTO
what Is said 20 be deep rooted conspiracy
against the very life OF Ban Johnson or
ganizntion The scheme was hatched lAte
Last riiI 30 THE suns informant says, ana
the only way II can be blocked Is by back
down on the part of the American League
The National Leag and the Eastern League
arc the arch oonspirators. Inc NuVlons'
League has not given up its fight against the
American Lcague although nominal peace
was declared year ago. nc NAllohul
League men are figuring on an ultimate
victory BY cornering the market Tor players
They figure that the American League stars
cannot last forever and that by combining
with the minor lea CUES. which develop 'ne
Young blood by the score. each year they WIN
soon bc able TO freeze johnson TO- OUT
entirely.
This is Why the minor leagues have made
tloir demands to have the drafting price OF
ZACH plaver raised to 81, 500. which the Alilerl-
can Ica que refused TO grant last December
only TO have the National League come out
In favor OF them few weeks later. LEE
suns informant insisted yesterday that II
tho American League continued to De oostl,
League would foster u scheme TO break the
r,tional agreement that exists at present,
Moor which a new agreement would be drawn
, win the National League and tho khHteth
League, parties OF the first part. and the test
i OF the minor lea CUES. parties OF the seco"u
part with tha American League leit OUT
in the cold Tho Eastern League, In this way
would be placed In position 10 expand
gradually invading certain western o'les'
and ultimately killing on the Americans
T,ro,.r tbors might be- clash The
, whole scheme. according TO excellent authorl-
itv was threshed out at the recent meeting
Of tho Eastern League. at which " - sad
an agreement was signed TO the enect thhu
the organization would not turn over single
player 10 the American League unless John
son and his friends should decide to PACK
down.
A. time passes it is dawning on some OF
the American League men that 1t was MS
take TO sign treaty OF peace with the NATIONAL
League at a time when the latter ORGANIZATION
Wa lettering and another season wonid
have ended the hght. The National League
unable 70 win the battle in the open how
ever Was clever enough the American
. Icagucrs say, to make peace and then oegh
the old time system of undermining, at when
the veteran magnates are masters ana py
which they reduced the Brotherhood ana
PLAYERS league 10 ashes after the war OF
american League il well equipped for u
II Is quite certain that johnson ana ms irlehds
VIII not stand Tor coercion. lhey nave Ton
their way by square dealing and clean osil
playing aud that is what the puDhc uehdhus'
Whom the National League az its meeting
to-day takes no the question OF a world
championship, as TO the details whleh naEe
been ontiined by the commission. the New
YORK Gins Viii not be represented by John T.
Brush but by Fred Knowles. VIII Knowles
b. IN position TO vote in favor OF the series
49,. trt IN NnW
80 that there. can be no bnoksliding next fall'
Last year it will be rcmembered that Brush
altered the excuse that the national League
favored a worlds series without his consent.
lust why there is so much red tape over mus
series when the American League has been
ready to play IL without argument for the
last two years Is not exactly clear. " ne
baseball fans Of America want the games
and viii know where to pl ace the blame II
there's shp-up.
John L. sullivan stl insists that his ehal-
lcngc to James j. CorOett is not Joke Johns
latest utterance IL -
want to light Corbett Just yet as m not
in Shape 70 do that But III be all right 4. II
ont can take of nifty pounds p that TINE
and vl be as good as ever Az VAN -
GGg W va, t az tbat b s, vii he reyved IN
New York soon and that eight round bouts
VIII be permitted 50 want, 20 get Coroeti
In The Old town again whore can put II all
nvcr him iii bet $4,000 that | can store
Awsy that dude. Hes the one bi.t on my
iob1 makes these periodical outb,irsta with
Corhctt as the chief mark but he has never
made such bold assertions before. II bout
between Corbett and sullivan could be Re.
Parded as a possibility, II WOULD pfopaoiy
draw m i,nmcnse crowd especlahy II ~ S3 3
be pulled on IN Madison oqVSte r Ghruet,'
Hundreds would 20 there 10 root Tor sullivan,
ihn old idol. but from a pugilstic standp9iht
. Ivan could never stand vigorous training.
Jlc wcigha nearly 200 pounds to day and
loss Of rIty pounds would so weaken him
tlat NJ would be difficult for him 10 stand
tp sullivan would end il difficult matter
so raise $4,000 for such an object. and even
III he did s,.rape the coin together Corbett
would probably refuse TO meet the old ielow
for humane reasons
Tho rival racetracks at New Orleans arc
giving out free badges. This means that
fhe warning factions are wiling 20 Dig INTO
their bankrolls 10 settle the fcontroveTsy;
rec admissions serve TO Cheapen racing hhu
ul,o attract nm undesirable element. Just
nov. under these circumstAnces' the 1tescenHt
,tN tockry Club appears to have the chi,
g has the earnlqgs OF past years lea 20 dS In
40 velvet upon which TO tread But 70
tourigau has nor gone into this STRIFE ollna-
folded and sPys tlat he and ma friends pre-
rarpd themselves for the present emergency
Meanwhile owners OF horses. no matter WIN
which side they affiliate themselves. VIII
roam a harvest. FOR purses viii be Increased
,vofold iu some cases. which Is windial
to -ay III, least. for some. of the, men who
have found % a task 10 pay feed oill'.
Willie paws. who VIII ride for the .Hagsin;
yeer leads the Jockeys. on the Coast this
winter with seventy-two win ners, he was
recently suspended by the 81 ewards for not
filing engagements with certain owners and
VII take 4 rest anyway now untu he oeglhs
his campaign on the local tracks
The sports have been telling all sorts OF
stories about Rat Masterson since his ap-
uo.nirlent as Assistant United States Marshal.
hui ii remained for a Well known boxing ref
aree 10 tell this one when asked " he knew
for a fact that Bat had really Killed any body
He was hanging on the back Of freight
train coming from a nght in the South ono
night when a brakeman got wise TO his pres
, II n 20 or n hit you on the wrist with
ooiirlng pin yelled the brakeman, waving
he heavy weapon under Bats ose. Did
Pat let goa VIII a duck swimg
FFETR BERNTN QUITS.
He Ahandons ". G.. BrokRw's Racing Stable