Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-05

our national game upon lines which VIII
not infringe upon individual and natural
rights. We ask to be judgsd sclel1 by OIL
work and belieyl.@ y the game can bs
PLAYED more fairly, and its business CON
Quoted more intelligently, under pla1
which excludes everything arbitrary and
un-American, we look forward with con-
fidence to the support of the public and the
future of the national game.
1.-THE NATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BALI
PLAYERS"
WHO WERE THERE.
Here are some of the men who were seen
about the hotel Jim o 'Rourke, Ed Andrews,
President Shoemaker, of the Newarks; j.
Schriver, Jay Faatz, Jim Whitney. Hank
O'Day, Walter W. Watrous, Danny Rich
ardson, NJ. j. Slattery, General Dixwell,
Manager P. T. Powers, Jim Fogarty, Cub
Stricken Larry Twitchell, Haddock, Andy
Dunning, Walter W. Burnham, Dave Foutz.
A. Moran, Charles Heller, Charley Jones,
Edward Merritt, Jack Hayes, Thomas
O'Rourke, Lip Pike, Bill Brown, Tim
Keefe, Arthur Irwin, Michael J. Kelly,
Manager W. H. McGunnigle, William Col
Inns, John Irwin, Jack Rowe, George Gore,
"Buck" Ewing, Owen Clark. William Be
cannon, Connie Mack. John Kelly, John
Morrill,, Roger Connor, George Wright, John
McGlone, J. Mulvey, AL johnson, Fred
Pfeffer, Dan Brouthers, John M. Ward,
George Wood, Edward Hanlon, Nick Engle,
Jack Lynch, Billy Primrose, Gil Hatfield,
Bob Caruthers, Jim Davis, Sam Crane, Billy
Holbert, James N. Braden, Wilfred Carsey,
Ed Talcott, Tommy Esterbrook, Rooney
Sweeney, NJ. LIE Hane and Jack Fields.
NOTHING TO LAUGH AT.
The breaking away from the National
League by the players seemed to them q
serious thing, and there was not as much
humor as there generally is at such gath
erings, but it must be admitted that there
has seldom been such an enthusiastic lot of
ball tossers together as this. They were
all sure that the move must be success.
The men who represented the different
clubs as delegates were: New York,
O'Rourke; Washington, Irwin; Indianap-
oils, Andrews; Philadelphia, Fogarty; Bos-
ton, Brouthers; Pittsburg, Hanlon; Chicago,
Pfefer, and Cleveland, Twitchell These
were not the only men in the meeting, BY
any means, for any League man in good
standing could pass through the door, which
was guarded by Buck Ewing,
During the session delegates were ap-
pointed to meet the hackers of the new
League and form a new organization.
These delegates were, with the exception of
of Cleveland, Bufinton, of Phila-
delphis, and Ward, of New York, the same
as those that represented the Brotherhood at
this meeting.
PLENTY OF MoNEYED MEN.
The hackers of the new club for this city
are G. Van Cott, E. P. McAlpin, E. B. Tai
colt and General Wallace. 1t is said that
they stand ready to put up any amount of
money that may be required to start the
club. There was a little bad feeling on the
part of one or two outside moneyed men be-
cause they were not allowed in the meeting,
and Al. johnson, the Cleveland man, was
one of them.
Many rumors were afoat early in the day
as to the absence of some of the delegates,
and some players very confidently asserted
that there would be no meeting of the
Brotherhood, but instead, a conference with
the League members. This little piece OF
gossip was exploded BY John Ward, who
made his appearance shortly before clock.
He stated that the annual meeting of the
council would be held, and
nothing else. ''That opinion obtained from
Evarts, Choate and Beaman," said Presi-
dent Ward, sis bluff 1t isa conservative
one, as you can see by the little if that
appears in its phraseology."
THE THREATENED INJUNCTION.
"What about the injunction that is threat
sned by Mr.. Day?"
WELL" he replied, ''it all depends on
what is done at the meeting. It may hold |
good, il it is obtained
Faatz, the first baseman of the Cleveland |
club, said: "Who do the people pay 80 |
cents to see? Do they come to look at Mr.. |
Day in the grand stand? Hardly. They |
come to see John Ward, George Gore, Roger |
Connor and all the others who bat and catch |
the ball. Well, that being granted, there |
are about 80 men in the Brotherhood, who |
comprise all the best ball players in the Ma
tional League. Every one of these men is |
with US ia this movement and we intend to |
win. The claim is made by the League |
managers that the Boston club is the only |
club that made money this season. Such q |
claim is ridiculous. 1 am confident that the |
Cleveland club cleared profit OF $4,000, |
Ind that sum does not include the profit de- |
lived from the sale of privileges. My esti- |
nate of the money made by the Bostons is |
ar in excess of $10O,OO It is nonsensical
% say that
NO MONEY HAS BEEN MADE
~ the managers this season. Is it rational |
o suppose that the League men would start |
n to make stubborn fight unless there was |
money in baseball for them? The argument |
hey make that we are reserved by virtue of |
he contract signed last spring is preposter-
,us. We have the assurance of Robert G.
.ngersoll that such an argument is not worth
he paper it is written upon"
George W. Floyd, the Rooter from Bos-
on, said he had telegram in his pocket
rom the Boston triumvirs, authorizing him
o hire Kelly and Brouthers for $12, 500
ach for the coming season. Manager Nc
1unnigle, of the Brooklyn club. was about
he hotel, and expects to sign his contract
With President Byrne at once as manager Of
he Brooklyn club for the next season.
George Gore said to-day that the New
FORK players are dissatisfied with the divis-
on of gate receipts from the worlds series.
Tt was plainly stated" said he, "before
he series began, that we were to receive
ne-quarter Of the gross receipts, including
he receipts from the sale of grand stand
ickets. Instead of that, however, when the
ettlement was made we received only one
uarter of the net receipts, or something
Ike 81, 500 less than we should have re-
eived."
SOME OF THE HACKERS. T.
Al johnson, Tom johnson and Chris
Irover are the hackers Of Cleveland, and
|. M. Love, of Philadelphia, Ben Hit, Of
he Hotel Hilton, Harry Taggart, G. W.
nd ]. E. Wagner are among the hackers of
he Philadelphia club. Adam and John
'orepaugh, George Allen, Colonel McCaull,
Iagistrate Abren and F--nilton Disston
ave no connection with the Philadelphia
lub. The Philadelphia meeting recently
as not held at Harry Taggart's house. 1t [
as held at H. M. Loves residence, 141S
diamond street. The men representing the
Brotherhood club are substan-