New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-24
PLAYERS MAKE READY.
ANOTHER BASEBALL SEASON DRAWING
NEAR.
MOST OF THE MINES ALREADY ORDERED TO RE
PORT FOR PRACTICE AND PRELIMI.
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MOST OF THE MINES ALREADY ORDERED TO RE
PORT FOR PRACTICE AND PRELIMI
NARY GAMES.
Another month and the baseball of 1889 will
be here Most Of the clubs ordered their players 70
report duty about March 49, and the preliminary
season the field will begin as the weather
will permit Clubs contemplating Southern trips have
ordered their players report and the mines
will start for the cline about March 1. The
condition Of the weather during March will determine
Just when the local players will get work II the
prospects good for outdoor practice Brooklyn in the
Platter part Of next month, the Brooklyn players will
assemble about March Is and 90 work the Held
soon ~ the frost gets Of the earth Owing to the
excellent condition OF tho Prospect Park Parate Grounds
the players will do much OF their preliminary work there
instead Of on the lowyng grounds at Washington Park
When the Giants will report uncertain when the
team VIII play this year The players will hardly begin
to assemble much before March 20. The Champions de-
vote little time to practice anyway, that the players
here by March 80 will be time enough In jersey
City the players OF the representative club Of that town
will be ready for work In the last week OF March None
Of the mon have even signed contracts yet but trouble
is anticipated in getting them to do The will
all be signed within the next two weeks The hundreds
Of amateur mines also arranging their for the
coming From amateur point Of view, the
gives promise Of being unusually interesting
Dispatches from the West indicate that some Of the
clubs will have the easy time expected in signing
Of their players The trouble OF GlssseOck and
Denny with tho Indianapolis club, and Whitney with
the Washington club may not be amcabiy settled for
some time. In dispatch from indianapolis to The
Tribune Gasscoek is said TO be not only dissatisfied.
but has turned his to q local attorney and
threatens TO settle the trouble In tho courts Gasscock
who occupies the position Of the short stop OF the
country, has referred his 10 q lawyer. Gasscock
that the club Is trying him sign smaller
salary than he received last year. which is in direct
opposition to the agreement entered into between the
League elubowners and the Players Brotherhood Glass
cock to think that the cubowners, of the
fact that the Brotherhood VIII hardly able hold its
spring meeting, carrying things with high hand.
1t Is singular fact that the sQuabblng between clubs
and players only in the supposed poorer clubs
Clubs like NewYork, Boston, Chicago. Pittsburg and
Philadelphia with their strong financial backing, at
| peace with their workmen and the world
The writer called j. F. G. Blackhurst, lawyer. at
his office in Wallst yesterday Tho latter said that
was true that he had been retained by Glasscock and
had had some correspondence with him. but that he could
not disclose any OF the facts OF Glasscocks difficulty
with the indianapolis club In speaking Of other
involving the same question, for instance Dennys and
Whltneys he said: at Is umored that these players
have been graded in Glass b. and the salary for this
class is less than they received year. They each
! signed brotherhood contract, which promises that
the player be reserved for following he shall
receive salary etc. before Denny,
Of indianapolis and Whitney, Of Washington were each
reserved by their respective clubs and the club list OF
reserved players sent to President Young with the
salaries and other details before October 90 1888,
as required.
Bear in mind that tho contract with reservation
makes It quasi perpetual and that the rights prlvi
eges and obligations OF the respective parties well
defined by its kind and It Is well settled that the rights
OF either party be impaired without his
Subsequent the filing tho list Of reserved play
ers for 1882 which is published, and think Is the only
notice of reservation the players receive. the League
November 1888 passed the graded salary law, intro
duced by OF the League Infants in poor
erpayng cities All familiar with the substance Of tho
classification rule but the League avoid II possible
the very difficulty which have arisen in Denny's
| case, and whitney's, passed this resolution;
Resolved. That Sections 81 % and 30 be adopted
and that the limitation Of players compensation
tanned In Section 30 shall not DO applied players with
whom the several League clubs have made continual
obligation for a continuance Of salary compensation
| In OF said limitations
I'm absence Of this resolution the salaries Of
served players could be reduced without the players
consent yet nnd that League clubs seeking
TO enforce classification despite the very plain resolutions
above quoted Is 10 singular that bessrs. Soden.
Day. spaldnG Reach and Nimck have not experienced
tho difficulty IN signing their players that
| says Brush and Hewitt have met with. Players who
sign the brotherhood contract and who been reserved
should be alarmed One Of the League clubs has.
understand, disposition raise the question that
full not stated in tho contract and that
the player could not therefore, demand than the
limit In the absence OF President Ward and without
the committee players who ably repre-
sened Brotherhood In the conference with the League
on November IL 1857, must decline to express any
opinion except say that 1t has not been heretofore
raised by either OF the Eve clubs mentioned.
| 1.-THE presidents OF two OF the I've clubs 70 wit:
Messrs Day. Spadlng, aud Colonel Rogers, consulted
the League who met the Brotherhood and 10
is reasonable that all three gentlemen fairly
well posted baseball rules and League legislation and
all that was done aud said at the League brotherhood
conference above referred TO- know about the
| npo flarhO Il a m w,
has the brotherhood any attorney occupying tho
position a. Colonel Rogers did in the League prior to
1889. Some time ago they required the services OF an
attorney and retained / rendered certain SER
vices and my employment then ceased"
"where do you think Ward viii play this season r.
| was asked.
| ~ have had some correspondence with Mr.. Ward but
no has said nothing subject probably because hi
dd not then know the His absence has been par
cuay unfortunate those members Of tho Brotherhood
| who have been in doubt TO their rights But know
TINT PLAYERS unsigned and have been unjusty sub
,eeed TO this classification scheme win come out all
right and repeat they have cause for any alarm
,Mkep Kelly, the original 900 beauty, is man Of
ideas Kelly he is going to be the captain OF tho
Boston club this year, and no probably VIII. Local
friends OF the who anticipate hard fight from
Roston I'm the pennant sincerely that he Will be-
Kelly is one those men who ia happy only
when occupied II does not matter much what no Is
oceuped with so long he doing something. Kelly
went TO see Keller the magician at Dockstaders Theatre
tho other light and laughed at tho idea that the segh
ofhand man could do anything with him. When sug
ges,ed to come up and investigate matters Kelly watzed
across the stage with a motion that brought down the
house lie went into the cabinet with happy smile
mingled with look OF triumph on his face He emerged
in few minutes with his coat turned inside out ana
,oo Of horror on his face. lie is said TO be thorough
believer In Splritualism now
The Atlantic Association clubs are hard at work ar
ranging preliminary games for tho coming season. inc
eighth club has not yet been selected but it is generally
,bought that Eason has the best chance OF being Sc
leeted to Ill the gap. Scranton was preferred but the
nrospetye cubowners too deliberate in getting up
tho team Henry Spencer former manager OF the indiana
Mills club has been appointed OF the Haven
nine He is now in the city arranging dates Tor MS
cuh 1--WE ought 10 have good season. he said yes
erdoy although we get into the Geld rather late TO a.
range preliminary games II our team can de,eas IN,
vale College nine we will make money. Our nnaneiA
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