St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-30
Rowe

light will be thrown on it before a de-
ciSiOn is reached, which will probably
reach finality i'll court of law. Re-
ferring to the matter White said:
IL the National league warns the other
clubs i'll the International association that
they cannot play with Buffalo, because Buff
falo is PLAYING reserved men, and the other
clubs then refuse to play with my team, |
shall have good case, my lawyer tells me,
TO sue the league for interfering with q BUSH
ness venture without right, and conspiring 10
prevent me from earning a living. This is
the first case where there has been square
chance to try the reserve sale law of the
league, and am confident that 1t will be
broken, that is, il the league will fight. II
they won't fight, and simply tell Detroit to
give me my release, it will end the whole
matter il the !eagne gets beaten 1t means
the end of the reserve and sale laws forever,
and they know il and may not make the
fight. They have now to fight man on the
outside SO TO speak, and cannot bluff me by
saying that ] cannot get q job anywhere else.
shall have the support of the Brotherhood
in the matter, il ! want it, and shall make
the fight to the death. My contract with the
Detroit club expired last November. | full
filled my part of that contract to the letter.
There was nothing said in that contract
about letting them transfer me to any place
they saw fit, and there is no law that allows a
man who has n contract with me for one
year 10 say what l shall do the next year.
President Young said the league would
take no action until White and Rowe at
tempted to play ball. He said, further:
If should receive notice from Secretary
White of the International association, that
Rowe and White had signed contracts with
Buffalo, l should call his attention to the
fact that they were reserved players of the
league, and if they persisted in playing them
] should have to bring the matter TO the at
tention of the board OF arbitration. 1t would
involve the membership OF the International
association as a party TO the National agree
ment. II the Butfalos undertook to play
these two men they would have TO be ex-
PEELED, or the association would lose all
rights under the National agreement / don't
think they will permit it, because don't be-
lieve they can afford il. This agreement is a
mutual thing, and the protection the minor
Leagues receive more than compensateS for
the small amount they pay.
Jim White made his debut with the
Forest Citys, of Cleveland, over twenty
years ago, being back stop for Al Pratt,
then the swiftest of all the old-time
pitchers. Later he played with chi
cago. Boston and other clubs, playing
behind the bat. In 1880 he became a
member of the Buffalo club, then in the
National league. The team contained
such famous players as Jim 0'Rourke,
Johnny Peters, Charley Foley, Jim Gal
win and others of equal fame. He re-
manned WltN Illb buldiOS I'LL inc retlre-
ment of the club from the league at the
close of the season of 1885, being one of
the big Four"-Whit Rowe, Broath-
erS and Observation-Disclosures to De-
troit. White covered third bag for the
Wolverines in fine style and kept up
his batting record and did more than
his share to win the worlds champion
ship last year. he was born at Canton.
n. Y. forty years ago. He is five feet
eleven inches in height and weighs 10
pounds. He is reputed to be quite
wealthy.
Jack Rowe is thirty years of age and
was born at Harrisburg, Pa. His base
ball career began at GAINESVILLE in 1877,
and he rounded up the year at Mil
waukee. Later he played with the
Peoria and Rockford Qll.) clubs. He
and his brother Dave in 1879 were the
crack battery of the Northwestern
league, and the following season he vas
a member of the Buffalo team. He re-
manned there till the big four went to
Detroit and became very popular with
the local patrons of the game. He is a
catcher and shortfielder. hard left
handed hitter, fair base-runner, and
one of the most gentlemanly and relia-
BILE players in the country. He is five
feet eight inches in height, and weighs
170 pounds.