Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-13
LATE BASE BALL GOSSIP.
The Washington Baltimore Deal Drags
The Brotherhood and the League.

President Hewett went over to Baltimore
yesterday and had q conference with Won der
Horst and Barnie Of the Orioles and President
Byrne Of Brooklyn in regard to matters con-
corning possible transfer Of Baltimore to the
league. 1t is understood that Won der Horst is
making a strong effort to induce President
| Hewett to trade franchises with him, and is
| willing to offer large bonus of money. If he
succeeds in getting his price high enough and
| in securing the consent of the other league
| clubs. without which nothing can be done, the
result will simply be that Baltimore will take
| washington's place in the league and Washing
ton Baltimore's place in the association. Mr..
Hewett, however, is holding out strongly for q
price that almost precludes trade. 1t is be-
heved also that he demands player or two
from Baltimore as part of the exchange.
gentleman bearing relations of d very close
nature with Mr. Hewett says that the latter de-
clares he can have the signature of two of his
best pitchers to National league contracts any
day, their brotherhood agreements to the con-
trary notwithstanding.
BAsEMAN BEcKLEY WANTS TO COME Rack
President Nimick of Pittsburg has wired
President Young OF the league to send con-
tract to First Baseman Beckley, who but a few
days ago affixed his name to a brotherhood
document and Is now willing. it is understood,
to be taken back into the fold.
Nord also comes from Plttsburg that Miller
ne with the fog voice-has signed league
contract.
PLAYERS SIGNED.
Gen. Hi-hi Dixwell of Boston has telegraphed
Al Johnson, the Cleveland brotherhood mag
nate, from San Francisco that CAMEL. Clark
son and Smith are with the National league
club. Bart Cunningham last year of Balti-
more, ana Hustled OF Toronto have signed with
the Philadelphia brotherhood club. Saul
COOK, last year catcher of Louisville, has
signed with Brooklyn brotherhood.
THE FIGHT BETWEEN LEAGUE AND BROTHERHOOD.
just at present there is no advantage appar-
ent on the side of either the league or brother
hood in the fight for supremacy Popular
sympathy is generally with the league, but the
friends OF the players organization claim that
THIS sort OF stuH Is not going very far in the
way OF supporting base ball clubs and that if
the season ever starts the crowds will soon
drift TO the better ball players. AS matters now
stand. II the two organizations were to enter
the field today the brotherhood would I'M
doubleday on this basis, have the upper hand.
But, on the other hand, the friends of the
league are very confident that the brotherhood
VIII lose strength from now on and that by the
time the season opens not only the sympathy
but also the ability will be all on the side of
the old organization.
WHEN THE PINCH COMES.
ou0s "'As' otAu 10 d
STAR reporter the other day. 'Just wait until
the snow comes and the wind gets cold and ex-
penses begin to climb up and the summer saw
lnSs begin to melt away Then you will hear
OF brotherhood men. one after another, knock
Ing on the doors of their old managers of the
league, begging for a chance to sign. They
have got to live; they have small margins for
the support of their families; they can get no
advance money from the brotherhood and
they find themselves forced to count, as they
always have done, on getting salary for a
month or two il advance on which to survive
through the period of inactivity. They have
always been used to doing that and they are
not In position to overcome the habit. The
league Will undoubtedly be prepared 70 offer
large bonus on each contract in the shape of
advances, and have no doubt that some clubs
Will give premiums or bount!es with their con-
tracts. l venture to predict that the league
can have its pick of the old men-barring half
dozen of the Observation-Disclosures the season
opens"
Buck Ewing was married last night in Savan-
nah, Ca, to Miss Annie l.. McCaig.