The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-22
SCORING The PLAYERS
League nasnates Issue q Circular 70
the Public Regarding the Trouble.
What They say of the BrOtherh0od Move
m~nt to smash Their Moaopoly-They
viii Fight the Play~r~-Aasoa's
Men Desert Hisa-

PHILkDELPIuA. Nov. 2l.-A committee
of the national base hall league has issued
a lengthy Address To the public. defining
the position Of that organization in tho
present base ball controversy. The all
dress glorifics the work Of the national
league for the past fourteen years. setting
forth at great length how IL has rescued
the national game from the slough of cor
r,iption and disgrace into which Vt had
fallen in professional playing prior 10
1876. IL tells Of all the reforms the league
has accomplished and how il has brought
base ball to "a high standard; how
th" salaries OF players have
more. than trs.hleti and n higher
,i..vr,.. of skill h,, been attached. Speak-
ing of tho causes of complaint it says tho
reserve rule adopted for tire benefit
of weaker clubs as n check upon compete
ton. and that these weaker clubs might
have th., nucleus OF a.tcam for the next
season. The system proving beneficial.
the reserve list was Increased. Ius.isieu-
tai to reservation arose releases for ps-cun-
larry considerations. hut the address says,
except in eases of distpansling or retiring
clubs the right of n clubs claim has never
been trtn-ferr'sl without the players, co-
operation and consent. In the exception
al ease of siisbandInent or retirenlent
Of ,'aguc clubs, of which complains
has t-en made by the brotherhood. in
lsss committee of players after "a con-
ference were obliged to admit that such
involuntary transfer was absolutely es-
scntiai to the. welfare Of the league.
The Address calls attention to the fact
that tho new players league has given the
.rs with "r withmnt ti. consent or dis
ban.i,nent of the club. tn - central tri ibunal
Of sixteen directors, and says in view OF
these facts the Use of the terms slavery"
''soII like Sheep" etc. becomes absurd.
Al the annual meeting OF the league i'm
Noven''cr. iss:. the brotherhood Ne.
"rranised E 'e"''H. l"r Ss"ev%ien. % prrp"~.. s:
Interfere @ With The bu.ine.. affairs Of tn.
league. The csntract has never hs.cn vio-
lats.l 10y the league in letter ar spirit. Re.
garsiiug the alleged enormous profits of
league clubs, the address says that during
! til" past live, and only prosperous years
paid i'm cash divi,icntis to TIN. -tockholsl-
crs in eight league clubs less than Sl5D,UOO.
while during the same time leagn. play
dollars. The a,isir,-- says the
nr"iT .""l.. ,hs .i.and afIT for "M s"nsrme. ias.
| summer thcr, was no urgency for the con-
| si,icratiou OF their claims and that thss
p.runiary and other Interests. convene its
| clubs in mi'l-su'nrner. They started the
| "rHanikation of RIVAL associat,on while
/ receiving liis-rstl salaries from their en-
| ploycrs. They secured the. signatures of
| "a number of their brother players under
| the fal-s. promise that they would only
! ia ti,.. event OF the league refusing them
I Justice. and for some time after tiis, publi-
cation "f their conspiracy, they and their
| .bcttors denied there was any foundation
for the story, and repeatedly pledged their
I word that the league should have a
| chance. The Address concludes from all
this that am c,iifice built on false pretenss
| has no moral foundation and must perish
| of its own weight. The league will
4 aid its clubs in TIN. endorsements OF the
| contract rights. and will continue tai id
| business .,s heretofore.
/ CHICA,o. Nov. 2i.-Frcd Pfefrcr has 50
cured th" .ignat,rs.s OF Duly. Ryan. Far
| rsIl, Darling. Tcucr. Baldwin. King
/ Uwycr. Btsti,n. Williamson and Taple,
| iu tn. Chicago brotherhood team for mex
| season.
Fred Pfeiirer when shown the Address o
| the National League tonight denied tina
there il anything i'm the Brotherhood con
, tract AS alleged 10y the league, manager
compelling the transfer of players frosl
I one club to another