The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-05
BARKLEY BATTING
EHE AssooIATIoN


AGAINST THE ASSOCIATIONS
For HIS Liberty to Play with the AllsghsnyI.
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RaSs-NsArly q Dead Heat
So much has been written about the
Barkleys cass, and so many uncompli.
mentary remarks passed upon BArkley'S
conduct, that q short statement OF the iacta
may 90 far toward disabusing the public
mind OF the impression that his conduct
was dishonorable. For the season Of 1885
Barkley wasa member OF the St. Louis
Browns, the team that Won the American
Association championship last year, He
was reserved by that club for the coming
year under an Association law known "a
the "Resarvs Rule.n The manager Of the
st, Louis club, having an available man
for second bRse-which position Barkley
tilled-and having been offered q bonus
OF 81, 900 for Barkley's release by both the
Baltimore and Pittsburgh clubs, gave
Barkley the privilege Of eleCting which
club he would 70 10. Barkley arrived
home from his New Orleans trip about
December %, and was met by Phillips,
Of the PlttsburRhs, who offered him s., 600
for the season OF 1855. This figures were
not MP TO Sans mark, so he told Phillips
he was expecting Barnie, Of Baltimore, the
next day, and that II Barnie would not do
any better in the salary line, he would 70
to Pittsburgh the following Monday and
sign there.
BARNES OFFER,
Brnie came to Wheeling December 25,
offered Bnkley $500 and obtained his
signature to conditional agreement-said |
condition being that he (Barkley) would |
sign q regular association contract so soon |
as Barnie obtained Barklsy's release from
81. Louis. This settled the matter OF
where he was TO play In 'sG in Barkley's
mind, and had 1t not been for dupliCity In
higher quarters, this case would not now
be receiving 80 much attention. About
January ! Barkley received q telegram
from PlttSburgh, stating In effect that the
ST. Louis club had just wired that BRlti.
more had failed to make good It's bonus,
and advising Pittsburgh to secure Barkley,
Pittsburgh requested SANS immediate
presence. He went; saw the telegram re.
ierred to; extracted from 1t the natural in.
ference that the Baltlmore.St. Louis deal
had fallen through, and then arranged 10
60 To Pittsburgh the coming season. Be-
fore doing so he and MIR. NimiCk, tie
President OF the Pittsburgh club, called
on Denny Mcknight, the President OF the
American Association, and laid the case
before him to find out II there might be
any future complications about the trans.
action. Mcknight told Barkley to 20
ahead and sign and that there would be
no trouble. He signed after St. Louis
teegraphed his release 10 the Pittsburgh |
club and President Mcknight approved |
his contract.
BARNES ROW.
Barnle, Of Course, raised a row and a |
meeting Of the Association was called at |
Louisville to determine the priority Of con. |
tract. 1t awarded BArkley to pittsburgh, |
but suspended him one year and fined
him 500 on the ground that his conduct |
was prejudiclal TO tho best interests Of the |
game and on MCKnight's reported state
ment that he had told Bakley 1t would |
be dishonorable to sign with PiEtsburgh.
Barkley was not present TO contradict this
statement II 1t was made. Upon Nc
knights return to Pittsburgh he denied
that lie had made any such statement,
and that the records Of the Association
contained nothing Of the kind. Having
been thus shut out Barkley backed BY
the Pittsburgh club, hled bill in equity
in the Pittsburgh Court OF Common
Pleas and asked for an injunction against
the Association restraining II from carrying
out his suspension aud hne. A hearing
took place last Friday before Judge Stowe
and tue question OF jurisdiction was argu.
cd. judge Stowe said he would consider
the question and would make up his mind
this week. He holds the matter Of iuriS.
diCtion the only point In the case and II
he concludes he can enforce an Injunction
againbt the American Association clubs
other than the Pittsburghs aud Athletics,
he will decide in BArkley's favor.
NOTES.
Savannah has two Moriaritys and Wash.
ington two Hines.
WetriCk, the Louisvilles new third base.
men, is showing up well.
Barr will not travel with the Washing.
tons, but will play in home games.
Joe Start declines to 90 TO Washington,
and that club will have 10 fall back upon
Phil. Baker.
Mountain, Calvin, Miller, Rfngo and
Barkley are not with Pittsburgh on It's
Southern trip.
stemmyer, Boston's new pitcher, ID one
OF tho heaviest twirlers in the business,
and weighs 100 pounds.
Manager Hart, Of Louisville, unhcSitat-
Iingly pronounces Savannah the strongest
Clab in the Southern League.
Atlanta presents The only case In base
ball records, perhaps, where not one OF
the champions for one season was engaged
In the same club the next season.
The weights Of the Chicago nine at pres.
ent are. AnBon, 227; Mccormick, 22O;
Williamson, 22i Gore, 1871; Flint, 1856
Kelly, 1872; Dalrymple, 175; Burns, 1GQ
PfeiIer, 100; Hoollc, 1853 Ryan, 1866 Sun.
day, l40, and Flynn, 143.
Manager Hart denies the report that
Ramsey has been acting badly In the
South. He says that Ramsey has been
behaving very well with the exception Of
one time in Charleston, when he was led
Gstray by local sports.
The Boston TTmet insists that in Dark.
lev Tie Pittsburgh club has the best re.
cord basemAn In the business. II last
years official average amounts to anything
and II 10 generally supposed 10 indicate q
players vAlue, the Times 10 not far wrong.
The League clubs will be managed a.
iolloWsi Philadelphia, Harry Wright
Boston, John Morrill, New York, Jas.
Mutrej Washington, Michael Scanlon
Chicago, A. O. AnSon; Detriot, j. Wat.
kins 81. Louis, Gus Schmels and Kansas
City, Dave Rowe,
The following gentlemen will pilot tho
American Association teams this season
II IIhlnlin Harry HtnNANi RnltimnrA VIM