The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22
PLAYERS PREFER TO WAIT
The Day for the Signing of Contracts
Not Marked by Brisk Business.
indianapolis Takes in E~iteljOrg and Arson
Renews His Loyalty to Chicago-Talks
from Brush, Spalding and Nimick.

Yesterday was the day appointed for the
signing of contracts by the League ball
players, but the only signature secured by
the indianapolis club was that of Edward
Eiteljorg. He is the young pitcher form
erly connected with the Terre Haute club.
and who has been doing good work with
the Indianapolis organization in recent ex-
hibition games. I'VE were not looking
for signatures to-day" said Presi-
dent Brush last evening, land shall
not until after. the League meet
ing in New York on the 18th of
next month. Eiteljorg not being a League
player or a member of the brotherhood. his
action was not affected by his relationship
to either of those organizations. As to the
old members of the Indianapolis club who
belong to the Brotherhood, they naturally
would prefer to wait before signing until
after the League meeting next month. at
which a good many questions of interest to
the Brotherhood will be taken up
and considered. 1 do not antici-
pate any difficulty in making salts
factory arrangements, and in spite OF
all talk to the contrary, you will probably
see the team of this season in the field for
Indianapolis next year. with such strength
ening as we can give it, contented and sat
1sfied. and playing better ball than ever
before
An additional reason for the absence of
signatures at this time is to bo found IN the
fact hat there has been no reclasslficationo of
players for the coming season, and the latter
could hardly. be expected to sign CON
tracts until the class IN which
they : are to be located. is settkd.
In. theory. at least, President Young
not only settles the class for each particu-
lar player in the League. but arranges the
contract with him. sending out the docu-
ment for his signature, n leaving the
local management only the matter of con-
trolling and paying the player while the
contract continues
Edward Eiteljorg.. the new pitcher,
was born in Berlin eighteen years
with his parents when he was about a year
old. The family settled at Greencastle.
and young Eiteljorg was reared there, be-
ginning his ball play with the High.school
club of thatcity, he being a student in that
institution. Last year be played as a semi
professional with the Terre Haute club,
and his pitching brought him into prom
inence and gave him more than a local
reputation. He is considered a most prom
Using pitcher, has good habits and is well
spoken of by all who have come in contact
with him. He declined &. number of good
offers, to come to this city.
Arson Signs at Chfcago-The Brotherhood.
CHICAGO. Oct. 21.-This is the day when
the men who are going to play ball with the
League clubs next season should sign the
contracts. Mr.. Spalding, president of the
Chicago club, was at headq ~uarters early to
receive them. but up to 8 O'clock. Captain
Anson's name was the only one put down.
Il can't say when the rest W Ill sign" said
Mr.. Spalding. "as have only talked with
three or four of them"
What new players do You expectto get?"
II am not prepared to answer that ques-
tion.n
what do you think of the proposed
Baseball Players brotherhood Do you
think it will succeedYn
well. / don't know anything about it.
The players whose names have been men,
toned in connection with it deny the rum
ors which have been circulating, and out
scheme. disavow any. knowledge of it. All
i know about it is what L have seen In the
IF the Brotherhood were formed would
it seriously affect the League?"
10 would affect the League. certainly
time alone could tell. However. the
League would 60 right on. introducing
new players in place of the old ones. if it
should come TO that"
"What steps. if any. have been taken for
fighting the Brotherhood"
Il dom know that any step has been
what steps are likely TO be taken. We
must first find out that there is q Brother
hood before we go to fighting it."
"A morning paper has printed a story to
tic tuc0t tu1O tIc tcducIO III tulS diltktQ
Brotherhood scheme are to be reserved at
the salary limit, and kept on the bench
until they have been forgotten and lost
sight Of among the great players Of the
Nothing. 1t is a pure fiction"
How about the new League grOundss"
I'VE are going to keep the old grounds.
We have released them for three years. We
longer, but the Brotherhood began bidding
for them, and We had to take a lease for
three years"
Then there is a Brotherhood after all"
We'll, yes; il would seem So"
And its bidding against your for the old
grounds forced you TO renew your lease for
a longer term than you had intendeds", I.
Yes. suppose it was the Brotherhood
who ran the price up On u.s."
When asked in regard to the statement
from Minneapolis that an amicable under
standing had been reached between the
National League and the Players Brother
hood, and that Mr.. Spalding and the tri-
Emvirs of the Boston club would furnish
the money necessary to run Brotherhood
clubs in Boston, New York. Philadelphia
and Chicago. Mr.. Spalding authorized the
cumstantial manner, that there is any truth
whatever in the published statement. and
to say that the story was manufactured out
OF whole cloth. from first to last.
At Springfield. to-day, q baseball organ
ization called The Chica gos' was incor-
porated, with III. +. Donovan and Laurence
IT. Ennis among the promoters of the
scheme. 1t is believed that this has some
thing to do with the proposed Brotherhood
club. Il cannot say anything about the
matter now. declared MIR. Ennis this after
noon. II am merely the attorney of the
men behind the scheme. The dire ctors will
probably meet soon. and will then be ready
to make a statement to the public"
Fred Pfeffer, the second-b aseman, ac-
knowledged to Mr.. Spalding, to-day, that
he was at the head of the Brotherhood
movement in this city. and added that the
Chicago club would be in the field
again next season in even better shape
than il was in 1856, but not under the
ing spirits of the Brotherhood move
ment said to a reporter that oil
the Chicago players, with the exception of
Arson. Burns and Hutchinson, had signed
with the Brotherhood. In addition, he
said three new men are coming to Chicago,
a pitcher. catcher and first-baseman. SC
that Hutchinson's absence will not be
missed. 1t is not the intention, he
said. to draw players from the Amer
draws from the Brotherhood's ranks
The circuit viii include Chicago
Cincinnati. Cleveland and Buffalo in the
West. and New York, Brooklyn. Boston and
Philadelphia in the East. The same an.
thority gave j. NJ. Ward as captain and
manager of the new Brooklyn team.
No Signatures Secured at Pittsburg.