New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-03
WRANGLING BASEBALL PLAYERS.
THE BLACKLISTED MEN-PEACE PROBABLY
TO BE PATCHED UP.

The directors Of the National League and the
American Baseball Association have again set the lovers
OF Americas great game in ferment Of excitement.
After the large number OF arbitration meetings held dur
Ing tho winter 1t hoped that all differences would
be settled and that all the organizations would work
harnonisusly together After the disbandment Of the
Union Association, the powerful enemy OF both
the League and American clubs, 1t was gener-
ally predicted that all for future trouble
had been removed and that peace would reign unds-
turbed In the baseball camp AS soon however as the
common enemy was removed the National agreement
clubs began to fight among themselves The friends OF
the League claim that their organization is the leading
baseball association in the country. The American As
ISOLATION is not disposed to admit this claim and
quenty when the apowerfu League attempts to carry
things with too high hand its fellow association rebels
II the good feeling which ia supposed to exist between
the bodies but does not fairly carried out there
would be trouble. Any hostile movements by either
association present will not be beneficial to the future
prosperity baseball The present troubles the
OF the League-Lucas deal, although several minor
complications have developed lately. When Lucas was
presented with charter for League CLUB in st. Louis
the trouble began This although disastefal to the
clubs outside OF the League, finally approved by
them but with the provlso that OF the blacksted
players TO be renstaed. At subsequent meetings
of the League efforts made to have the backiscd
players rcinstated but always without avail, all the d.
ect0rs opposing the scheme except the president OF the
Chicago Club. AS 1t took unanimous vote to place
these men back good standing their seemed
hopeless. Manager Lucas however. did not give up
hope OF securing rstcass nine made principally OF
the backlsted players and he finally received bis reward
by having tho whole lot reinstated at the recent
meeting. The American managers were at once up in
ard OF the directors ssidto TRIBUNE reporter
yesterday
" The League directly violated its own constitution
when 1t renstaed these players aud although our CLUBS
will the reinstatement. hope there Will be
serious trouble at least this season. You are PROB
ably aware that TO relnstate backnsted player re-
qurcs a unanimous vote and am positively sure that
this Obtained. know that the Providence iii
opposed e. this scheme and that
the Philadelphia club opposed H. The Boston club was
also against having these men come back until as a
told the thought that by voting for the re-
nstttement their club would secure the OF oha
pitcher Shaw has signed with the Providence club al
though his fine. 81 000 Is said To have been paid by the
While i'm BROOKLYN on Thursday reporter met Bur
dock excellent second basenan OF the Boston cub
and an old and trustworthy player He SAID that he
Thought the reinstatement Of these players was direct
Insult to all the Old League players who had always
lived up TO the rules of their association Burdock with
some show OF feeling. remarked; These men broke
their contracts AID violated the reserve rule the latter
OF the strongest institutions OF the League ana
signed with rival association Simply because they were
offered more money, while such men as RadOourne,
start, Ewing, Ward and many others stuck to their
warded for their fathfuness by having
these renstaed snap their fingers IN their faces
and say what blooming Idiots yol fellows were see
got the Doodle ana thought more OF than you
among baseball players and you will probably see the
result before the present season Is over. .,-.,..
the local Metropolitan club must pay the fine OF $500
before the expiration OF ten days II the fine IS not Tor
warsd by the local club Will be dropped from
roll The local managers are indignant over tue way
| their club has been treated and propose To
| demand full investigation. meeting VIII
the president of American club who seen yescr-
day. the body At its meeting at PtlsOnrg On Monday
only did daty He said That the directors. with two
exceptions, In OF eXpelng the metropolitan
Club without hearing aud that this would have been
done but the Interference OF Z. A Byrne OF the
Brooklyn club Mr. Byrne secured the cooperation OF
the Athotc club management ana suggested the resou-
able to expulsion. Mr. Byrne SAID that James Mutre
was not 4peed, but that resolution was adopted Tor
bidding any club belonging To the association from
employing Mr. Mutric any capacity III the futufe n
! wei known baseball man SAID that transferring
| keefe and EstcTbrook from the Metro,
an American Association nine 10 strengthen League
one body considered itself benttled by TINS
action aud hence its onmlty to Mr. Mutre IL was also
claRed by others Mr. Mutre was still connected
with the Metropolitan club when the transfer or players
was made The directors claim that they did not know
that Mr. Mutrie had transferred his affections 10 the
local League club. 1hey that Mr. MHtries name APP
the official American Association guide AS the
secretary the Metropolitan OiuO and that ne attended
person meeting OF their association as dele
gate Of the Metropolitan CLUB.
highly probable that within rev weeks meet
ing Arbitration Committee, composed OF three
delegates the League, American Association
aud Eastern League. will be held ana those who ought
TO know claim that all differences VIII De settled Men
who have All immense AmOunt OF capital invested IN
baseba. afford to Wrang over me points, Know
ing that II war is declared baseball must suffer- The
regular League championship season was 10 open al the
Polo Grounds on FRIDAY, but the heavy ram postponed
the opening till yesterday.