Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-12

1t is always pleasure to talk to a base
ball authority like John w. Waltz. He is
Vice President of the Baltimore Association
club and is in the city on business Mr.. Waltz
has been managing the club for some time,
Manager Barnie having been sick at home.
The vice president is on his way to Chicago
and intends to have a conference with Presi.
dent Spalding there regarding the latter's new
plan of organization. During long and inter
esting conversation, Mr. Waltz sand:
II am fully persuaded that the Association
must do something before next season to keep
salaries down and to prevent the players from
running the business. / firmly believe that
Mr.. Spalding's plan will stop Ward and others
from conducting the baseball affairs OF the
country
ANOTHER BROTHERHOOD PROBABLE.
1t seems more thar probable tha1the Associa-
tion players will form a Brotherhood similar to
that of the League players, and in this event
the stockholders Of the various clubs
must do something to protect themselves.
Ny proposed conference with Mr.. Spalding
will be chiefly to hear his own views regarding
the practical working of his scheme. There
may be some of its details faulty, but think
its general principles are all right. At
Associations annual meeting next fall. If
both organizations were to adopt some such
plan as suggested bv Mr.. Spalding the brother
hood would be knocked on the head. How
ever. if the Association players do organize we
wouldn't recognize them; at least can speak
definitely for Baltimore on that point. There
will be pleth ora of ball players next season
Many of the minor leagues will be a thing of
the past and their players will be to dispose
Of"
Mr.. Waltz continued: ~ don't believe in the
present classification system Of the League.
1t Is unjust and cannot be a permanent sue
cess. No one man can sit at Washington and
judge as to the financial worth of the players
by the figures that he may read.
AN INJUSTICE POINTED OUT.
For instance, have a man in our team. who
according to the classification plan would be at
the lowest notch. But he is worth much more
TO us than that, and we pay him what we think
he Is worth. and other Association officials
believe that a manager is the best judge of
players worth"
Speaking of the Pittsburg club MI. Waltz
said: 'If Mr. Phillips is never able again to
lost: but / have always maintained that the
biggest mistake Pittsburg ever made was In
Mr.. NImick and the directors could possibly do
would be to make application for readmission.
Depend upon it, the club would make lots of
money, as it was always a great favorite in
Association cities. 1t always drew well and the
stockholders got lots of cash. Since the team
left us. however, the game has been a losing
one for the stockholders. / have a strong adj
miration for the PIttsburg club and my opinion
on the matter is an honest one; indeed, In my
travels 1 hear all the friends of the CLUB ex-
press similar opinion TO mine.
MO- CHANGES EXPECTED.
Il don't think there will be any changes in
the Association next season." continued Mr..
Waltz. "Of course have heard about Gin
cinnati wanting to join the League. President
Sterns, however. is a very changeable. man and
he says one thing to-day and another to-
morrow. But don't think Cincinnati could be
n League city. Take beer selling and the Sun
day games away from the club and where would
1t be? Why, on the Fourth of July we played
two games there and our share was $3.50. How
ever, if Cincinnati does join the League the
Association will still get along all right"
Speaking of the Association pennant race
. Mr.. Waltz said: ~ don't sec how we can stop
st. Louis from getting the prize again. Brook
lyn certainly is great team, but they seem to
fall to pieces as soon as they collar the leader.
The st. Louis players are hustlers and fight
night to the end. see Latham has been sus-
pended, and this is another of Won der Ahe's
foolish tricks. Latham is the soul of the club.
Comisky gets credit for almost everything, but
tell you that it is Latham that gives the snap
and vim to the game. Take Latham out of the
team for season and see how it would
go down. Baltimore is playing good game,
aud we are on the safe side. i think We'll make
some money this year. At any rate we will not
lose any. We have great player in young
Quinn. who used to be in the Pittsburg club. 1
think he is now as good a catcher as there is in
the Association, and certainly mean what /
say. PittsDurg let jewel go when they parted
with him."
Mr.. Waltz will leave for Chicago tomorrow
evening. and will witness one OF the Pittsburg-
Boston games to-day OF tomorrow.