New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-20
WHAT SOME BASEBALL MEN SAY.
THEIR IDEAS ON THE NATIONAL GAME.

MEssRs. Won AHE. wIMAN. MASON, WARD
REIPsCHLAGER AND MUTRIE TALK.
Baseball will enjoy unusual quiet during the next few
weeks and the managers OF the various clubs will spend
the time in signing contracts with their players Of last
season. All the stronger clubs have secured all the
young blood" talent they want in most in
stances great deal than they want The managers
have little trouble in sging players, but they
have much difficulty in persuaing the old players to sign
Said Of the delegates the recent convention at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel II is singular fact that nearly
every player increase in salary before he will
sign for another year. Whether he has played win
ming or losing team, whether he played finely or indiher
emily, makes difference, he wants the Increase just the
said Director c. Won Der Abe, of the ST. Louis cham
pons The salaries of players entirely too high
They paid all out of proportion to the services they
perform think the managers shonld make combined
effort 10 reduce salaries or course most OF the clubs are
sound institutions but If the players received reasonable
salaries proportion 10 the earnings OF the nine. all the
clubs could be placed paying basis II the managers
do not stop and look into these questions baSena will
die premature death. for all the clubs will go into bank
ruptcy Why we hear of clubs wishing to strengthen
their mines offering 900 and 5000 other clubs for
the simple release OF player No player ia worth any
thing Like those figures and above his salary. I've
got the champion players of the world. rather the
champion team, and if anybody wants any of them for
5000 send him along"
Erastus wiman said "I have not been in baseball
long although have always been great admirer of
your National game in fact, enjoy all outdoor sports
and patronze them literally. Baseball is great game.
dismiss all business p III. during the summer
and generally spend the next two or three hours at
baseball game. Now am fuhedged director myself.
and when Manager Watson TO and says that he
has secured valuable player take more real pleasure
out Of il than would in securing control Of railroad
have just compiled statistics which will show you
the tremendous interest in baseball During season
. lanA nn s..I
the of the League and American Association Then
CHANGING at tue International, Southern Western. ana
0ner mnOr I'M. 't tneS WIZ ~ o a n
24OO.Ooo mat VIII MAKE a grand toiI Oh o,iOo'Ooo
people who witness baseball games in one summer.
After going carefully the running of sew
era clubs lind that at least is spent yearly
etic club, has this say: Baseball is greater institu
ton than it few years organ
time john B. bay and jim a'p Mntrie started
the old Metropolitan club in New-lork city Baseball
then popular. for il the dark days
Of gamblers influences and trckery aud the average cii
thought the sport crooked aud not worthy OF patron
age Mutrie. however. eegraphed TO me 10 make up
team and come to New-iork and play his club Well,
did 1t and when our bows arrived at the metropolis they
had uniforms. but Stockings and that is not alive
had money to buy any. finally fOund storekeeper
who let have pair OF barbeipole hose for each Of
players they girls stockings at that The public
nnay that the gamblers and tricky payc had been
driven from the game aud they came back 10 their old
love in droyes and We have been doing well since then
Samuel wagner. lawyer of Philadelphia: 81 made
my first baseball venture AZ counsel for the
Metropolitan club when the
American Association tried to drop that Clue from the
list have since then becone well acquainted with the
sport and take the deepest interest in It, lind
of baseball ad TO digestion after hearty dinner
and "A wonderful revver after long and resOIne legal
struggle. attended the recent baseball dinner at the
Hotel Brunswick. and well pleased with the appear
and Intelligence of those By the that
dinner year old. MIR. Wiman had prepared SINH
lar in Philadelphia year but after trying 10
put out his club the delegates were ashamed to 20 and
eat his dinner"
John Ward, captain and player OF the NewYOrk
club "1he Baseball brotherhood is in -four
ishing condition ana think the organic ton will be
"A real the players. IL surely do harm,
tween players and managers III case OF trouble or dis
think the changes IN the playing rules
are generally misunderstood. Every body the
against the pitcher and Will that play
sosd useaers Viii jas,
j he rule which makes tue ball fair one If delivered
where between the knee ana shoulder, Will De large
feather the pitchers cap"
Charles Kepchager OF the new Cleveland club:
think the players OOsng their freedom rapidly.
The making player reserved always reserved
should have been passed lhls thng OF selling play
ers exchanging players from one club to another u
NOT right When "A club longer mas for player
release him and allow him 10 play wherever
be likes"
James Mutrie, manager OF the New-York club: " My
head swollen cut of all proportion with baseball
thought such big town baseball ought 10 pay I'M
mensev. Well knew was ready 10 work hard for the
game and manage the team, but could not
tol any hackers. Nobody would put up any
and fold ne call around again. I inay managed TO
reach OF John b. Day and lie al ast consented 10
put the necessary money 10 start club II had not
struck Mr.. Lay that afternoon had made mp mind 10
East the following Gay No, that story about
my being a sandwich lie. never walked up
Broadway advertising boards IN my me-