The daily gazette., 1883-06-25
wTIMINGTorS. DEL. MONDAY. JUNE 25. 1883.

tion 10 the Quickstep club for some time ia
notorious fact, and Saturday night affairs took
more serious turn than they have hereto
fore assumed, aid may result In a disband-
nent Of the club unless prompt. measures
are taken.
The trouble. as previously stated, is
caused by the dissatisfaction of the players
with Manager Waitt. A few weeks ago the
disagreement between the manager and the
players became SO open that it was brought
before the directors, but as all the
players except Barber united In let
ter expressing satisfaction at Watts
! management, and asking for his retention,
the affair was hushed up. Now the trouble
has broken out afresh. iiN Ir44GI
The greatest source of complaint, as
given BY the agRrfeved players, is fayoritism
on the part of Manager Waitt and chrome
disposition on his part to interfere with the
authority Of the field captain, thereby
seriously impaIring discipline. II
is also asserted BY some Of
the players that when . proposition for
bis removal was before the directors he pro-
posed, IL he was dismissed,l to give all the
players their releases, 50 that they could
leave the city at once If they so desired, and
thus disband the club. He 1. said to have
made special favorite OF McKenna, and to
be particularly down on Bresnaham Barber,
Snyder, Benaers and Cusick all ofwhom he
desired 10 release Dorr, 1t is said, he
wanted to put on the black list.
Saturday night Bresnaham captain of the
nine, asked for and obtained his release
from Manager Waitt. His objection to
longer playing with the club, he alleges, is
Waitt's favortism and evil habit Of
interfering with the players, even to
the extent Of countermanding his
oriers on the field. He asserts that he will
not play with the Quicksteps while Waitt is
manager, and In his determine tiOn he is
Joined by the others against whom Watts
displeasure has heen directed
The charge that complaint had been made
by the players, during the recent trip,
against Captain Bresnaham, Ii emphatically
denied by Barber and others.
A meeting of the directors of the club
was held, yesterday afternoon, to consider
the difficulties. McKennawas released, but
no further action was taken, and another
meeting will be held this evening.
BALL NOTES. .rH
The Waverlys or Brookiyus will probably
play here on the Fourth Of July.
Keystone Base Ball Club defeated the
Waverly ON Saturday by a score of % to 10.
The report that Albert lost the game in
Pottsville is false, as he played without an
error. 3tiI tfUlt lE r
Harry, Pyle of the Quicksteps spent Sat
urday and Sunday in Reading with his
friends, s,rg tI
snyders' leg is still In q bad condition
be not being able to do much W til it since
the game with the Actives. ...s.
T. B. Fields, formerly manager of the
Reading Actives, has organized "a. new club
in Reading, and is meeting with consider
able success. i .lt lHIf
William E. Wise has been expelled from
the Harrisburg club for charge of viola
tion of contract and obtaining money under
false p: etences.
Tomley, Jne man who played right field
In the game Saturday is from Reading, and
can play either at short, third base, pitcher
or in the outfield.
Manager Watt has entered a protest
against the game played at Harrisburg on
Thursday last. This makes four games the
Harrisburg has under protest.
This afternoon, Burns, "a catcher from PrOvi-
dence, Rhode Island, will be given trial In
a practice game. He comes well recon-
mended and is said to be tirst-class.
Two championship games will be played
this week here. Tuesday with the Merits
and Thursday with the Trentons. One or
more other games will no doubt be played.
Rain checks are now furnished at the st.
Louis grounds. If the game is stopped by
rain the checks will be honored the next
fair day This is a plan which should be
adopted at all grounds. 1t is no more than
fair.