, 1877-01-28
con1e Association" REM
i11iscences. Of Former
Years.
A New Opportunity for Betting
Dlen.-.The Ethics Of Quail
Eating.
scsttered Notes for Tnrfmen, Billiard
lists, and Other Sports.


tessonal clubs with the League, mud offering
them the advantages Of its organization for the
1sious purposes for which they need one The
Me.s which Mr.. Spalding advanced met with
p7eat favor among the better class Of clubs not
IL the League, and 50 many Of them expressed
their approval as 10 seriously disturb the mor-
e,e Of the Anti-League Association, who put
forward Waite, OF ST. Louis, to reply His let
ter drew out from Spalding the following re-
3oinaer which WAS sent to the Globe- Democrat
ia Season to be printed to-day:
CHICAGO. Jan. 25.-7o the Editor Of the st.
Lomt Glott-Uenecrot: Being responsible for
plsn Of professional club alliance now before The
public, caunot well refuse to reply to questions
concerning it, and therefore comply with your
tusEestion that1 '|dcclarc" myself on the motive
imputed 70 the plan By Mr.. Waite, 'ybo has ''te-
claIcd' himself on lie subjcc, IN letter which
you publish with The remark that il will b. perused
Waite, Of the st. Louis Red Stockings, the orig
ip4,or Of the ''IutcFnat;onal" movement and
considered authorized to speak for tho ''1ntcrna-
sxoidtd aud to enab!e 20 IT readers to judse what
manner of,uan 'thcorig1aa1or ofthe International
novSnent" is. quote his exact language in
ius the proposed plan: 1--WE e.e decidedly op-
The outside c1uha VIVA harc written 10 nc on the
my-parlor cpistle. Wit the heads -vou-
lose agreement throwu =. Is considered q lug
handle as t,;n niSna,sat out for tae express pur
ee ei91es. distinctly chs;uness. II a. LsasHs s,s
to prove the tFush r h., q 5hat assertion;
de aisot III is T. and las an, regard ior from clubs on
for vs-sty, he will Iqblsh in yoal nanrr fIc
sezs nses o. M slss ard the extracts thel
tne plans onginatcd for the express pulIsina [
thut'ng out clubs in -easne cities" Ay rescnoaa OF
@ for tang lmPngnlng II. Waites statement are III
MAR end },r,t
written him on the subject, and believe tnar chm
incapable OF ut1erin: any such nonsenee. and sec
50 kee ~ hoaestn eyoe 20 fa dsnse Or
plain terms Of the form Of agreement, OF from
Any Of M letters 5slatig thsre1o the
Out Clubs IN League CITES" Mr. Wsitc continnn1s nntins
''knowins that norLeasue clubs intended to
meet IN Gensenion n Ms fnn did not H. spadins
IN good faith: fsr the simplest Tealpn ;n t6
world he desat:s 10 monopolize basc- hall natron-
sss IN th; co.,t; TT This easily Why
cities: Tsk.. tie st. Louis Reds Tor n in.tensa
They hass pldlled all their engagements fo l,ot
cs1t toa dad can na Play good game bnt are lat
esurs asslr. Naites assertions did .o5 tno,
montague clubs intended to meet in conxr,t,nr
Feb. 2, anu certainly would not hare Withheld nv
.nT aeh insention Moment aad been aware
hall patronage In this country is not nroxe9
oxn? 1al!n.s 10 withhold my proposition aatH
|
- *cnt in the cold" have simply surecsteI
otm o. agreement for any or all non League clubs
. make with each other, that seeu,ed ,nc to pro-
'ide efectually for all the general wants of such
:abs in their relations to each other and to: the l.
4eague c'abs and which, in its reference to the
hat such clubs had the right to ayai themselves Of
1ithout the Intervention OF myself or of anybody,
'ut With the terms Of which they were probably as
ct unfamiliar For the purpose Of aequalnting |
hem wi,hits featuses. and to exchange views up
= it sent the paper to officers OF three or four
luos whom believed to be intelligent clear
onal notoziely, but for the material interest Of !
heir clubs. and capable Of passing impartial judy
aen. r. upon the merits OF the plan. Consequently.
,ay have had in regard to the merits Of the
lsn have been removed By its approval by |
he gentlemen who have rcnlied in regard to it, as
hilsdelphja Ae1eury, aud it only remains for any my
: hi non-Lcague clubs, that desire to do so, to
lteF into and reap the benefits OF the proposed
sreement |
ln reference to Mr.. Waite's idea TO which he
gsn alludes At the close Of his letter. OF waiting
nt.l u fee @ 20. to submit ''proposition, it seems
me that any non: League club that has assumed
lrlicst and fullest possible opportunlty Of conzid
m .as any proposed plan Of action that may involve
10 success or failure Of its enterprises. have,
Of such clubs. On behalf Of the pro-
osea International project have neither In :
p:f,s 2, 9 s;Doaasaee found anything bat
piping cuos. - ~ rings within rings etc., etc
:nt5Fc the opinion that no club wants to go to
dIoq$ I'd ist, to p'nnss bindy into some illy-eonsd
%. demssosu@e. Guy sadn .:the orissnatol a"u' of E
e e.;l3 ;ilatornau9na movement has my definite,
! tae benefit Of non-lcasue clubs, let lin. pre-
q II nose, 30 tAat It's merits may De fairly con =
asrea aad July discussed. Should it be found .
~ than the interest of ali clubs thus situated to
~ ann appoint the agents to carry such plan II
sneet while il it be found to possess real +;
rest u, ] aa. bec9me COM! no les he dny and the in
~ oe.a5 .e p'agag sedson oDens. Mr. White thus Il
ytrees; ,cns The proposition not to engage non
= .sos players after March Is amounts to moth,
:. = aapposc, for Instance, an outside clhb lad |
aged an nnprnciplcd playcr on the 1st Of last
,'em59es an9 70 p4y until the 1st OF next Norem u
T. ana that E9d player had received his pay for
,seIeeE and 1t tAnc to pass that League club q
Issa aiul. there would be nothing to prevent Il
~ ueseion e. Il inducement enough were offered a
= ~ 10 F1ola:e his CONTRACT 4
ptesnine Mr. Waite means to say that the new ~
~ sae [sle prohibiting League clubs from cap u
Il Ky players uher contract 'rifh non-Lfdgue =
NJ snonnts uni to nothing" That rnle amounts
u me letter. as all League rules hare been, te
ns proposed form Of agreement provides an hi
sauae q.a means Of enabling League clubs to la
ba alike. =.
~, a*surnfn. for tho sake of argument that =
- M1iic assertion that the rule t'amounts to - -
:a.us u we'll founded. let us what he pro- ~ ~
- ~ " 20 abont it. Further on in his letter he -
~ IL the intention Of the International As. q
ssnon to admt all clubs employing players, aud G.
-a axs snch measures az will project clubs and tl
o ase, and break up the nernicious habit of IN
eatia. umias. NAat measures: How can an I'm th
sauoaaa Association " prevent the revolving Of l..
~ rom non-l>caguc to League clubs. This - -
uc 'c!y thing such clubs 9cdak to prevent and ~
,u ~ ASe TO- Ste the edict OF any Association IL
:! - t1sa Tie League that would have feathers ~
= w q n eGectfns it. tri
US connection inrite your readers to con- II
= tM. ~. hQite's vague aud defusivc promise with sh
i.aa ana distinct provisions Of tho tLeaguc
;4aee Agreement, summarized In my letter N
l1nsmittal -.
= u will slve far better security against re-
~ ot your players than could be afforded ~
:! any Independent association, fn1smuch as
apoTs 1he machinery Of the League to enforce be
aEaattj- and eoE1pele League Clubs to take lo1
:. VI your contracts and yoar c1pulsions OF re:
ste !eaE1ns them 10 excuse for not complying no
4ae sesns Of tue new League law prohibiting be
: !. !p9m W:si, eapiarlas your p1aycss.' tic
ions Tor tho snesoss ~ n,,aT o,c71a Wins hfs ho
stoh saouid h.ve been extended to all OF T.
u ~ ana the attempt should not be made 70 oe!
~ ult Cubs III League cities, this being the Tul
); I;.pa4 object Of his scheme - as
e ~ staply tut rciterat;Oa of utterly fase rel
sronndicss charge, and is quite absurd cs eYi
.sat mat has just been brought to my notice. Ye
: Ta!eh M am informed ia bciry used to drive ri,
: 70 the effect that the Lcague, at its Inst +,
: esu1.lonr enacted legislation pruhibitin. League
1.om Piaylng Non- League clubs before the ma
pl the keasou-p st1tc1rcut that Is simply col