Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-11-26
JACK GLASSCOCK.
What He Has to Say Regarding His Rea-
sons for Lesvipg the brotherhood.

on visit 10 his family, but no doubt with
the intention also in view 10 pick up few
players for the Lsseue.
During the day Jack had Joe Miller in
tow, and it is said he will interview the
Yves AXE boys, Billy George, and several
others around here before be leaves, which
will not be for a day or two.
Jack, as everyone perhaps knows, il
called traitor by the Brotherhood and it's
supporters and he was asked yesterday
what grounds these people had iOr calling
him such a name.
mo grounds at all, " said Jack forcibly.
THE whole truth of the matter is this
On September 7th, tf TIE present year, the
New York and Indianapolis base ball
clubs met in Dick Eagles place TO talk
over the Brotherhood question. Johnny
Ward was then getting signeTs to paper,
which set forth that the siguer would be-
come member of the Brotherhood Players
League.
well, that was sill right; but wasn't
going to bind myself down to something
knew so little about. When refused 10
sigu, Al. Johnson, of Cleveland, who was
present, and Ward both assured me that
the agreement thus made was not at all
fnal, that il was only mere matter Of
form, and that individual agreements
would afterwards be made with the player
satisfactory TO him. Well, with that un-
derstandiDg, a number Of Us signed the
paper, among others, besides myself, being
Denny and Boyle.
"Oi course that amounted to nothing
unless Ward and Johnson's statements
with reference to agreements with indi.
vidual players held good. So things went
on swimmingIy until about two We eka ago,
when l received a Brotherhood contract
from Ward All there was in that contract
was that wes to bind myself as party OF
the second part TO play base ball with
blank party Of the first part, Of blank city,
blank county and blank State, for the sum
Of 50. 600 per year for three yesrs.
Now, wouldn't man be very large
chump to do such a thing? Here is Mr..
Ward setting himself NJ as a classification
Committee and putting me in the 50, 900
class, an amount $500 less than / received
last season. Where was there any personal
agreement in thit? Ward did all the agree
Jog himself ard wanted me 20 do oil the
signing.
Then because l kicked on sgreeing to
play for what the Brotherhood chose TO
offer me, and receiving no guarantee for
even that, l am called traitor. Well, il
that makes me traitor, they can continue
to call me one. l know on which side my
bread is battered, and that is the side ]
am on"
"Yss, L have signed with President
Brush, of Indianapolis. for three years, at
an increased salary, and sm sure to gel
il, too, Indianapolis will have a stronger
team in the League this year than ever,
among those who have resigned besides
myself being Denny and Boyle. That is a
straight statement al to why l refused to
90 with the Brotherhood and can prove
it,"
Glasseock has signed a number of play
ers for President Brush, but he has moth
ing 10 say about who they are. Ii is un-
derstood that Jack is to receive about
81 900 per year for three years. besides an
additional amount for his services as agent
in securing other players.
Here il little section from the Broth
erhood agreement that shows what guar
antee man mas for his money. II is as
follows:
Whereas, 1t is the express intention
and understanding Of the parties that the
salaries OF the parties of the second part
hereby reserved, and all other baee ball
players go employed are to be paid from the
moneys received at the games played by
the said club and by said players when
organized, and not otherwise, nOr from
any other source"
If there is lot enough monty taken in at
the gate, the player goes without his
money. In the League player ia always
dead sure Of his salary. This is the differ
euce between the two. The following in
teresing information is from the Brooklyn
Eagle:
"Messrs. Eyarts, Choate & Beaman, the
eminent New York law firm, in rendering
their decision on the power Of the Leageu's
reserve rule, say: o. course the word
"reserve" may be considered technical
word, and the courts msy allow testimony
20 show what its meaning lie; bat "a we un
dsTetsnd it, the players contracted with
the olub that il should have their services
for the season of 1889 and that it should
also have their services for the season Of
1890 if the club 90 desired, and ex-
pressed such desire by "reserving"
them, provided that if so reserved the
players should be paid the same salary for
the season Of 1890 as for the season Of 1889,
and provided, also, that not more than
fourteen of the players under contract for
tae year 1889 could be reserved for the
year 1890, that iI, the players give the
club the option 10 have their services for
the season Of 1890 Now, if the New York
club has so reserved players for the season
Of 1s90-that is, has exercised this op
tion-then, in our opinion, the courts, on
a proper case being presented TO them,
would erioin them from playing during
that season in aoy club for the same reason
that they would have so erjoined them
during the season OF 1882"