Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-17
FOLEY'S POINTERS.
The Racy Bostonlnn Gives Some Advice
About the Brotherhood and the LeaEue
Conflict - Opposition TO be Looked
FOr-Hiah-Priced Stars.
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DIsPATcH.I

For-Hiah- Priced Stars.
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BOSTON, November l5.-The war is onl "Can
the Brotherhood go it alone?' is one of the
questions of the day. The Brotherhood Will
meet with great opposition. not only from the
League and American Association, but from
hundreds of baseball enthusiasts, who look
upon the Brotherhood League as wild and
Utopianistic; League that cannot get along
without dissensions among the high-prieed
stars who have pulled big salary for the past
six years.
The Brotherhood has the conservative press
of the country opposed to them, and without
the influential papers to assist them, they will
play to small attendance, and that means to
destruction. The salary Of the New York team
last season was $50 600; then add to this
travelling expenses, board, ground rent
advertising. ETC., and some of the new .Dase-
ball moguis'' will wish they had stayed at home
to nurse the baby and play garden croquet.
The hackers of the Brotherhood IN TINS CITY
would put out good deal II they thought tney
could down the triumvirs; but hardly think
thev will start in to erect grounds until they
know Just where they stand. Charley Corey
and John c. Haynes are the two wealthy men
behind the move in this city, and make no mis-
take but they have plenty OF money. more
over HAYNES is dead sore ever since the trl-
umvirs quietly bought up the stock OF the old
Boston club and ousted him and many others
from their star chamber Solrees. Haynes
is a rich man, being partner Ps,9I,IIl IN
establishment of Oliver Ditson Co.
Corey is the son of the late Barney
Corey who accumulated S3,OO0,OOO or 81, ,OO0, OOO
in the wholesale liquor business. Another
brotherhood backer is the irrepressible Gen
eral Dixwell whose fame as baseball crank
is known from Maine to California. Like
Haynes, he (Dixwell) is opposed to the present
To%5 Merrill ia emitting a couspicuous figure
in the Brotherhood scheme, and if the thing is
go. he will surely be appointed manager. 1t
is all right for Morrill, to holler for the poor op-
pressed player. but noticed he looked out Tor
nobody but himself when he was captain and
manager of the Boston team. "The poor op-
pressed player'' didn't stand deuce high with
Morrill, at that time: and if he were receiving
his little S. 500 from the triumvirs, you can rest
assured that he would stick to it and
let the Brotherhood go and saw wood
for themselves. Money doesn't play
a prominent part in ball players career. Oh,
no! A ball player simply looks out for glory
and his family-and let him tell it, Already
Tom DAILY has deserted the Brotherhood and
will play in Brooklyn. He will be sadly missed,
for DAILY was one of the star catchers of the
League 1t is also given out that Denny will
stick to Indianapolis unless he has everything
secure before signing with Brotherhood team.
The Brotherhood has made sad mistake in
not holding conference with the League Off
cials; they have also deceived everybody by say
ing they would do so, and then going back on
their word of honor. Last August, after the
scheme was well under way, L had talk with
one of the Brotherhood officers, and from what
he told me felt confident that the players
wouldn't go it alone without first comforting with
the League. was deceived; can see through i
all now 81 will write and let you know what
is going on" said the Brotherhood officer. IF
the magnates insist on sending detectives after
our players we will retaliate in the same way.
There is bitter feeling between Ewing and
O'Rourke and New York may release the
great lawyer. He can't run as he used to;
nevertheless think it shame the way Ewing
orders him around. The gang didn't like
has barrel of money, put he thinks more of a
dollar than would of ten" He also spoke of
| the cases of Sutcliffe, Conway and Casey; also
about the League classifying the men instead
| of Nick Young. spoke about this affair in
one of my August letters, but as the man has
been one of my best and kindest friends, shall
not give his name, fearing it might forever
queer him with the League magnaUeS; and even
DOUBT if the League people would care about
blacklisting this man, for he is one of the
most popular ball players in the country, man
of education and an honor to his profession,
Notwithstanding the fact that he was prime
mover in the late Brotherhood revolt The
plan of secession was given away by Chicago
newspaper man who was formerly the ot1clal
scorer of the Cleveland club; and it now leaks
out that Larry TwitcheIl gave the scheme away.
The newpaper man was at New York and was
up for Secretary of the League, but Ward
seems to be very much opposed to him for CIV
|
Harry Wright for secretary.
Fred Dunlap, the capitalist and house buyer,
who was going to reJire from baseball to enter
the more respectable pursuits of a real estate
| Shylock, will stay "wid the boys" and bleed for
the good cause, for he expects to rake little
| fortune out of it. Fred knows about as much
about the finances of baseball affairs as Spitz
| dog knows about shining slippery lamp
post in the dead of winter. Charley Smith
saws Fred was handed a newspaper one day to
read about the laeing he received, when ne
| glanced over the shipping news and exclaimed:
',Pm on to that reporter; he's all the time try
ing to queer me-" Dunlap has been saver of
money ever since he started out with the
| a month. He was quite ball player then, and
when he struck for 81, 800 to play with Chicago
for $780, old man Anson thought he had govt in
the head. Dunlap thinks now that nothing
short of 5000 year will do. The Chinamen
of Pittsburg should boycott Calvin for driving
a laundry wagon. "Gayie" looks much
prettier on a brewery wagon.
CHARLES ]. FOLEY.