Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-04
EASTERN GOSSIP.
New York Opinions About the Ball Play.
ers' Meeting TO-Day-Great Gather
ing of Brotherhood Support.
ers-JOhnsOn Expresses
Himself About
the Various
Cities.
rsrEc1AL TELEeRAM ro rHE pIsPArcH.1

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH
NEW YORK, November 2-At 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning the baseball players of the
National League, or, as they are now, of the
Brotherhood, will hold a session at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel to perfect their plans for a new
baseball league of their own. Just what will
be done is not known, nor will it be known
until the players decide to say something.
There was a meeting of the players in town to-
night, but they only talked over their plans.
To-morrow's meeting, they say, will be short
one, as every move has been decided upon, and
all that is to be done will be to agree upon the
plans already laid out. but that Wednesdays
meeting will be one of the greatest baseball
meetings ever known, for not only will the
players be present but the hackers as vol.
Among the men who were seen tonight were
Faatz, Stricken. Rowe, Twitchen and Hanlon.
About all the New York players were in town
also. Among the hackers of the scheme here
is Al johnson, of Cleveland johnson said that
Ward, Hanlon, Faatz, Ewing and himself were
over to Brooklyn this morning to look for
grounds. They had a special train from the
bridge. Two places were examined, but it was
not decided which of them to take. The prop
erty is outside of the city limits and unim-
proved. The backing of the Brooklyn club is
Just as good as that of the New York club.
The list of hackers of the New York club, as
published in THE DISPATCH of to-day, was
shown to Mr.. johnson, and he said that 1t was
absolutely correct. The players and one of the
hackers, however said that it was not exactly
right Ewing. johnson says, will be the man
ager of the New York club, and Ward will be
the manager of the club In Brooklyn, Further
than this the assignment of players has not
been considered. The circuits will be made up
of Cleveland, Pittsburg, Buffalo and Chicago
in the West and New York. Brooklyn, Boston
and Philadelphia IN the East. Among other
things that was talked of to-day was a report
that Brotherhood player had been offered
$4,000 to sign League contract. However,
the player who made this statement is well
known for getting things mixed.
II have seen Comiskey," said johnson, 'and
he has promised to join us and believe that
he will. As for desertions, there may be few,
but not many. for the players know what they
are doing l do not believe that the courts will
even consider an injunction against the play
ers, for they mSst sUe that the contracts are
unjust. As far as the opinions which the New
York club have secured, they do not amount to
anything, as any lawyers will give an opinion to
suit case SO long as they get the money for it.
have visited all OF the cities in which clubs
are to be located. and 1 find that there is not
only plenty of money, but much enthusiasm.
We have also secured the best LAWYERS in each
city and are prepared to fight the League and
are confident of coming out ahead"
Regarding the managers of the League he
said: "An complaints from managers and
players will 90 to one of two boards of manage
ment which will be appointed. Minor cases
will go to the lower board, consisting of one
player from each club. while more serious cases
will 20 to the upper board, consisting of one
player and one moneyed man from each
club"
The players were all very still to-day and
when asked a question had nothing to say.
Gore did see fit to say that although he was not
a Brotherhood player he was with them. He
did not see how the legal opinions could be of
any use and they did not frighten the boys at
all. He classed the actions of the New York
club as worthy of Rogers and Spalding and said
that time would tell who would get the best of
it. Director Billings. of the Boston club, was
one of the arrivals to-day, and it was reported
that he and his partners would not only have a
League club in Boston, but a minor league club
as well, and that they would cut the admissions
in great shape, in order to hurt the opposing
clubs