St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-24
SPALDlNG Will STICK.
Brotherhood Bluffs Do Not Worry
the League Magnate.

CHICAGO. Sept. 23.-President A. g.
Spalding, of the Chicago Base Ball club.
was interviewed last night regarding
the big base ball trust. He said:
Il shall not retire from business on account
of the great plot, but get the best team can
get together next season and 90 On. The
plotLerS may get grounds in Chicago but
they viii not play at Black Stocking Park.
That is certain. leased the land five years
from the Richmond estate. The lease expires
this fall, but | have mad an understanding
with q partner of Agent Clark. who has
communicated with Mrs Richmond, so that
for a certain sum ! can have the park next
season. Nothing will be done about it until
the war Is over; and there viii be war. / was
not prepared for such & ponderous plot. The
league has taken a fatherly interest in the
Brotherhood, recognized il upon its declar-
alton by President Ward that il was benev-
client order and aimed to improve the morals
of It's members. 1t can have no grievances
that cannot be done away with by the league.
Last JGne President John Ward called on
me-" continued Mr.. Spalding. "and asked
that the committee OF which | was chairman
call a special meeting of the league to
consider complaints from the brotherhood.
What are the cOmplsints:' / asked. Mr. Ward
was cautious and said that the brother
hood wanted modification Of the sales sys-
TEN, a consideration of the case Of Catcher
Sutcliffe against the Cleveland club. and the
him that those were not great grievances and
that / really did not see the necesSity for
calling meeting while the champion season
was on, bat promised 10 get the ideas of
Messrs- Young and Day, my committee asso-
ciates. and notify Ward of the result Messrs.
Young and Day agreed with me, and 1 sent
the promised notification 10 Mr.. Ward
at Pittsburg. July 2. A strike was talked
of, but did not come. The brother
hood voted on the questions. strike. or reor-
gaHiZation, and decided IN favor of reorgani-
zaIion. which means the big base bail trust.
The league has existed for fifteen years,
and Is clean and on healthy basis said
Mr. Spalding. NOV all the purifying work
is forgOtten by the players, and long chance
capitalists are ready TO step in and assume
the possible profits that may come through
the game. Surprising the games are as pure
and clean as those played under the
Is National leagues reign SdgIa, viii the pub
and auspices of an oath bound, secret tor or
ganization of strikers, which has plotted
against the life of the league, through the
care of which il became possibility: What
will be the conduct of the teams? Can they
stand loss and can the men behave them
selves, stick together, and make personal
sacrifices for the general good: Certainly
base ball can gain no immediate benefit If
the plot thickens. and out OF ii springs the
Brotherhood league. II such league comes
in the National league Will suffer.
and a may be forced TO the wall
But New York, Boston. Chicago,
Philadelphia and PittsbaTg will fight hard
and go on with teams made up of the best
players they can secure. 1t is a tremendous
plot and | hope for the good OF the game
that all she differences between the league
and its players may be overcome aud the
threatened break averted.
Mr.. Spalding was earnest in what he
said, and declared that, if the fight
came, while he personally would feel
like retiring from base ball. vet he and
his associates would not be driven out
of business which they had built up
by hard work and careful management.
BAD FOR THE PLoTTERS.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2S.-,JOhn /.
Rogers, secretary of the Philadelphia
Base Ball club, has sent to the presi-
dents of the league clubs his legal opin-
ion that section Is of the contract now
in force between league clubs and their
players (and which is known as the
Brotherhood contract" having been
formulated and prepared by that body
and accepted by the league). expressly
secures to each league club the absolute
right to its players services for the sea-
son of 1890.