Connecticut western news., 1889-06-26
BASEBALL JOTTINGS.
The Record.

Ed Williamson will join the Chicago team,
 Pitcher Ahlricb. late of Syracuse. hns joined the Oaklands in California
 Shock and Ebright have been released by the Washington club.
 The downfall of the Louisville club dates bnck to tho time when Manager Hart was released Since then the club hns been grad. ually going down.
 The Louisville baseball club has lost 23 out of 30 championship games played this season.
 Speaking of umpfres, the Kansas City pres. ident has n rather novel scheme, which he will try when his club returns from the pres. ent trip He will see that orders are given the players that they shall not say word to the umpire. however rank the decision may be. By this method he believes that, although it may not be a success a,t the start, it will result in benefit to the club in the long run Mr. Spears argues that the kicking of the players is responsible for all abuse Of the players made no complaint the life of the nmDirc will be comparatively pleasant.
 A dispatch from Washington says: The appointment of special committee by the President of the League to meet representa-. tlves of the Brotherhood and consider such complaint as the latter have to make has gwen rise to many sensational and conflict. ing statemente President Young has been | overrun with inquiries from all directions, but under all circumstances he declines to make any statement for publication, simp saying that the committee just appointed will probably have something to give out | when they conclude their consultation with the Brotherhood. Thus far the Brotherhood has made no specific statement of their griev. | nnces against the League, and their commu. | nicntion to the President of the League sim, ply lndulges in glittering generalties. It is | generally understood that one of their princi. pal points at issue is the classification rule. | The records will show that there is no gener- | al protest by League players against the rule and tho leaders in the crusade against | classification are men who are not affected | by it's provisions. Over seventy men are on the classified list, and only five of the entire number complained of the rating given them. | The young and ambitious players and the level headed veterans. like John Morrill,, | Spaiding, Reach, and others, have not a word to say against it. On the contrary, they believe that ball players, as experts in other branches of trade and business, should be re- | wnrdcd according to their merits. The cassi- ficatlon IS not yet perfect. and its sponsors l do not claim it to be. It is simply an exper- iment as yet, which, with n few notifications. will be accepted by large majority of the | League clubs. There is room for improve ment, and one Of the first steps in that direc- tian should be to abolish the practice of al l lowing players to receive any salaries under the guisc of "contractural obligations" All players, star or otherwise, should be classi fled, and the good men will draw the good salaries.
 If Atlanta don't get the New Orleans Club McQuirk, first base, will go to Louisville. Dowie, third base. and Holland. short stop, have good oilers from Baltimore. Polhemus, centre field, has offers from Buffalo, Des Moines, Hamilton and Indianapolis. Fabian would go to the Texas League. Manager Powell has half dozen or more offers.
 Theodore Conover, who has enjoyed the sensation of being on the bench and the Reds pay roll as 0 pitcher for the past month, was released by the Cincinnati Club. He had but one trial, and he was so nervous that Louis. vile rattled him in two innings. "Kalama. zoo" Jennings is thinking of trying to man. age the Fort Worth Club down in Texas
 Wagenhurst, the ex-Giant who went to Minneapolis with Foster and who played at first a few games, has been released and signed with St. Paul, where he will alternate | with Reilly at short and third.
 It would not be surprising to see Brooklyn in the League next season.