, 1877-01-28

season that were eeen Committed during the pas
nt outside clubs, and he Ieane.S eSances W lr,end
tsry DO astea to osnnRly to voian
means for their protection y , c!pn BY providln:
,te 90 net Ct believe that the Le.suue a.1iI .;11
lion to oee fbegg. and have no POI
~ 10y suggestions because happento hconu =
nv su cup. The League is not renons;6,e ~
fn,hsfs nor Tor what have sati in reesrt
n1,x ~ men, made them because have bee. Iis1
H. seE 10! many Yoats, situated US to und.-stai
me WORKINGS and the want. OF club oryanzafaanins
a,har nave frequently been consulted las sevca
| A~t cAl'Stleocea persons have been) py member
I - o.ae[ ciuhs on topics OF that character Ana,
.o 1eciins Of interest arising from sucl, csrcum
he tsIa, nase No concern In the course 1hat ma
.asen 6y the different clubs, and want siinpl;
aua laal the suggestions have made urc free fo
Ine adoption or rejection Of the stSt Louis Reds.
! PLAYERS. D' ~Ap'"1'h
90 much for Mr.. Waito's letter. + notice In an
Pr. OF yone paper criticism one Of th
Clause in question is that requiring awrittcn motto.
10 Nc sent to the Secretary: or the League when
contract 1s made with player, and The substance
~ LIN tne objection suggested is as follows, "A
nonce TO the Secretary might be mailed and lost Il
transmission and any one OF u1anv circumstance.
a ght " oesgr preventing the noire being signed at
a@a, l.easne, that has been found most useful and
elective, The Secretary s notice {proyidcd for il
paragraph para u, Immediately finds its way into Tie
press. and shonld the notice from tho club to til.
secIGtaEy &c lost in transmission that fact would
LINUS bc quickly discovered and the accident rerc
a4ed. However proof Of the original transmission
PROOF oi the contract i'll the meaning OF the rule
and thus the rights OF the parties, which are cor.
[set!y stated in the criticism, are unaf-
iecsed W the accident and cannot conceive how
any one Of many circumstances might occur nre-
venting the notice being signed at once as the
notice Is snrasiabiy signed the same time will,
!ne contract. being made part OF the evidence OF
Now that my 'ssehcme' has been fully and
fairly presented, trust that Ill Its features will
cism, to the end that it may retain no Objection
able features. and be made as efective as possible
Ihe % msnasement of one Of the leading clubs that
IS about to enter into the "League alIiancc" has
suggested an objection to the date prescribed for
me agreement 10 take effect and 1t has accordingly
been 20 amended as to take effect the club sign
Ing 1t, on the date OF such signature.
Let me- say. IN conclnsion that do not choose
to consider Mr. Waite the originator or inventor Of
you are pleased 10 call the. 1nternntionals. I
know OF no reason why he is better authorized by
aeqnalntance With players or managers, Of famil-
iarty with the game, to speak for the bal-playcrs
fu1ly, 4. G. Spaf nv
The main fault to be found with this letter is
that it ever was written at all. The original
letter of Spalding was not in the least degree
affected By the attempt made on it by Waite,s
CRITICISM. No ball manager in the country
could hare read both aud been deceived BY the
insinuations of the St. Louis man. The p1an
itself was sufficient answer. The danger is
that the managers will be led to place a false
estimate on Waite:s dictuIn, because Spaldiug
condesccnds to argue with him. He is clerk
i'll Government office, and writes ball letters
to pass away his time he probably paws his
bills and lives cleanly life, but neither Of
these things cntitle lin to column Of reply,
Let it once be known that Spalding will
undertake to demolish every aspiring club in
the country, and his arm will aclle worse from
Tho use Of the pen than it ever did after game
OF oa'l. beaides, he fights up hill; be is haudi
capped By character; he can't afford tn 1ir
about Waite as Waite can, aud has, about him.
ihe oltef Which the League made by its 1eeisla
ton at Cleveland, supplemented by sp,ldinc,s
practical and particular form of controct ho.
tween non-LeaEuc clubs, has CONVINCED nil fair
minded people that it is what is rantcd. and
within one month it will receive the sirnotr,ras
o1 nli the best clubs outside the League II ts
Sen s known that Indianapolis approves it, Mil I
"auxee likes it. and the Stars OF Syracuse, who
ave favored it. The following extracts from'
ne syfocuse Courier will show how The Sta-s
tand in the matter:
The advantages Of thus uniting with thu 1coon.:
have sopg and m th0ush The enemies
rompted that organization to take this sten ~
'u,, m v'ew II in nothing bnt favorable list It
,e se1 .6efinE 81 ihe game and its 7otafies HeIe:
fore the League and non-League clubs have
.lves, IN the engagement of players. Ererr de-
Eah!e player who treada the diamond has been
;hoolcd in the outside mines, and to-day. these
ubs are training the men who are to be the Harry
rights and Spaldlngs Of coming seasons. Under
'c existing state Of things is easy matter for
on~League fraternity to enlist in their service.
oung men arc ambitions aud oftentfmes will play
Y less money in League. nine, merely for the
tion now made BY the League obviatcs this, and |
ats premium on honesty besides. 1t would !
lcn be impossible for man to make breach Of
ontr1ct and reap COED by it. These, OF course |
onId be the chief advantages to be derived from
'eh furion Of forces. Then, besides, it estab-
'jadieation of all dispates This is hrei i re- re-
cw of the good that must necessarily come il this
obtains, and IRE do not hesitate to be-
ow upon it our indor rscmcnt-
On the other hand, the International sAssooia-
IN, which meets at pittsbars, Pa. on Feb. 20,
opposes to form rival organization, adopt rules
Now, as the League Is the recognized
se-ball power Of the country, they would not
tertain respect for its rules, and would ut every
tirable opportunify Gull the best of .ts players
on its membership, cnd dcplete its ranks by Of
ring fancy salaries, II ia no other way. We I
INK the interest Of the game, for which we, IL !
1ecp regard, would be best served, and its popu-
:ity best perpetua1ed, By the general recognition
Inc LcArue. This VIC nnQcF5tAnu to be the
inion OF the management OF the Stars. which,
note, has been unsYarrantably classed among 8
clubs which owe allegiance to the International =
acern. We are informed too. that The Pittsburg
invention will incorporate provision in its con-
tuition prohibiting I'll cuns signing its articles J.
,m playing games with the League clubs. thus |
priviny both Of O valuable socrce Of revenue. ! l.
is would be- an Outrage on every community TINT b
pportc1 bali club, s
rc arc authorized to say this much in regard to b
consideration Of tho projected plan by the +
aTd OF Directors Of the Star Dasc-Ha Aesoc:a- d
n. There seems to exist in local base ball cir
$ general sentiment in its tavor, and we be- l
SC q committed has been appointed By the Star ii
crd OF Directors to consider the project.
SOME "REMINISCENCES. I,
t is not ut all impossible for the ball-players n
the country to learn wisdom, from example, | G
| perhaps some OF the old heads may rc1netn- n
the scheme Of 1SGi for 1S5S, the writer isn't |
te certain which), when man In Rockford, | n
3, made himself into q Convention. He wrote .
over the State, asking proxies to attend the | d,
nual Convention Of that year. Cf course he al
eiycd ttetn,-somc 200 or so in all,-and with | c,
IN dollar from each club to dcfray expenses.
med with the documents {a1ld the dolars),
manifold delegate (whosc name seems
have been Griggs or Briggs made
way East, until ut Clcve-
d he Joined forces with man who had been ] to
ying the proxy game in Ohio, and who Ind 81,
xics galore The two formed an alliance, r,
proceeded onward to tho place Of meeting, -
ere they found, say, thirty to fifty delegates. le
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