Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27
COmiskey on the Brotherhooh.

scribcd time for calling her games"
COmiskey on the BrOttierhooh.
1he brotherhood scheme is still in the
shadow, but there is no cessation IN the
speculation as to the outcome and it really
begins to look as there was not quite so much
fake and bluff about it as many wseacres at
first thought.
In conversation with Captain Charlie
Comskey, the greatest base bali general in
the profession, last Wednesday evening, IN
the presence of q number Of co ugenal
spirits, he inquired of the writer, who has
been one of the many who took no stock IN
the alleged conspracy,or its successful issue
at least, what he thought of the scheme
"Think the whole thing is huge bugaboo
it will all end IN bluff" was the reply.
"Well you were never more mistaken in
your life,' continued Commey with warmth.
II tell YOU it is as sure go as death or
taxes. Even should the league condescend
at this time to make the concessions long de-
manded by the pIavers, il cannot prove abor-
tive. The players are bound to go ahead
they are all signed, and there is no backing
out. The cities that will have brotherhood
teams have all been correctly named
and more than sufficient funds to operate the
clubs has been pledged. Don't You delude
yourself any longer / know what | am
talking about, and in May next you will see
the brotherhood start Off in the full flush of
what will be n successful enterprise "
with all due Difference to your knowl-
edge and enthusiasm, captain " retorted the
SCRIBE" can't help but think that it will be
flash in the pan-remember the old Union
association and its fate.'
bah interrupted the Napoleon of the
diamond, "the two projects have no
similarity with each other-that was a
case of one man endeavOring to ac-
| complish what the bone and sinew
| and muscle and brains of the whole base
bl1 1att llttnR tnfnt do 70 nrfn Nn
| pare yourself for big SURPRISE for tell you
| it is coming"
swell, you haven't signed a brotherhood
| contract, have youi"
II am in the American association and
| don't have TO. We are not in the Hght-as
| yet," and Commey's las yet" had good
| deal Of covert Significance in it,
After n little further conversation, and
observing that his declarations had not car
| ried the weight to which he consiuercd them
| entitled, Comiskey said
NOW I'll tell you what l'll dol don't
| want to make any bet-DuL II the brother
hood scheme doesn't pan out just as have
| told you, you 60 TO your leading tailor and
| order the finest suit OF clothes he can make
ana send me the bill. WIN you do that!'
"Suren
Then few more were blown of. and
limiting that bo would like to see the Coun-
cll bluffs bridge, the party went down to
| look ut it.
Inviting this Wall-F!owers.
At the coming annual meeting of the
National league and American ASSOCIATION,
| it is proposed TO devote one day TO confer
ence with the representatives Of the MINOR
leagues, which is all very charitable upon
the part Of the omnipotent magnates of the
major bodies: but what will it all amount
toi Nothing more nor less than an augmen-
tation of the unjust rights and powers OF
these older bodies, in some shape or other, and
razeeing of the prerogatives the lesser or
ganizatlops imagine they enjoy. II is simply
blum by the league and American associa-
| ton at the minor bodies, to make them be.
lieve that they are working for the good OF
the whole and their fostering care Is to be as
literally bestowed upon the weaker cOmbina
tions as upon themselves 1t would be anus
ing TO listen 10 the music Of the chins of the
minor league representatives at a meeting oil
the National league. They will be nothing
more or less than row OF wall flowers. Sc
far in the history Of base ball u minor asso
eiation has yet got TO suggest Its first move
| In the interests of the great sport that will
be adopted by the moguls of the older bodies
A fine article Of justice the minor bodies get
| for being allowed to pay hundreds ana thous
ands OF dollars TO huddle together under the
safeguard OF the wings of the wonderful ma
tionai agreement However, this condition