The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-11-30
SPORTING NEWS.

ne National League managers, VINO
have been seotfing at the Brotherhood,
now seem to be thoroughly frightened,
and have issrei long address to the
public in the hope Of uniaStening the
hold which the players have secured
upon lovers of the game. They en-
deavor to correct some OF the ideas
which prevail in the public mind, par
ticularly in regard TO the enormous
profits made by them out of base bali.
Ia the past five years, the only prosper
Gus ones in the history of base ball,
there mas been paid in cash dividend
TO the stockholders IN the eight League
clubs less than Sl30000 and during the
same time League PLAYERS have received
III salaries over 81 900, 900. Big contrast,
truly, but is it consistent
Ostenslbly the League managers have
alWay been great upholders of the
sacred obligations of contract. That
they now employ secret emIssarles to
travel about trying to induce ball play
ers who have signed with the Brother
hood to break their contracts and come
back 10 the League fold, makes II APP
pear that their respect for contract OBJ
legations Is not founded on the ordinary
principle oil honesty, but III q selfish re-
gard Tor their own personal interests.
The public, however, Will not find 1t
easy to discern any difference between
the obligations OF contract with a
League club or Brotherhood club.
One is as binding as the other and euti-
tied 10 as much respect.
The Minneapolis club has signed
Crissman and Ryn, the deaf mute. The
former Will play lett field and the latter
on first. Both played with Minneapo-
lis last season.
All the stock has been subscribed Tor
the Players National League club III
Pittsburg.
Gavin, Miller, Field and kuhne have
signed the contracts of the Players VA
tional League club Of Pttsburg.
Pitcher Radbourn has joined the Hart
combination FOR the trip to California.
Contrary TO report, RadbOurn has sub
scribed s. 600 conditlonally TO the
Brotherhood, with proyiSo that 5000
more will lie forthcoming ii needed.
The condition Is, of course, that the
Brotherhood becomes permanent or
ganization and puts its clubs in the field
next season
I'VE cannot help but note" says
Sporting Life, that in all the alleged
plans Of the Brotherhood given to the
W
wherein it is aimed to benefit and ele-
vate the game itself 4 survey Of the
proposed new league, with even the
most friendly eye, falls to reveal on
part of the players, any motives for the
organization more potent than revenge
for real or fancied grievances and con-
suming desire for larger share Of the
Imaginary enormous profits of the busl
ness. With the new capitalists, it goes
without saying. the sole object Is cam
paign for revenue only.
sam. Morton, it Is said, has expended
81, 800 of his own money III the cause Of
the Western Association, which he never
expects to get back
John VI. Ward saws that the PLAYERS
National League will maintain the pres
ent prices of admission To the games.
The Philadelphia Brotherhood men
would very much Ike to have Tom
DAILY as a catcher, and have offered him
S., 600. tie wants =. 900.
Mark Baldwin says there Is no very
material difference between League
and Association players, but admits
that there are better batters and catch
ers in the League than IN the Associ-
alton
With $4,000 invested in a grand
stand, and nearly 100000 tied up IN a
base ball park the outlook for next sea-
son is anything but pleasing to the Bos-
ton umvirate-Me Messrs. Soden, Bill
ings and COnant.
Sayin, the Australian champion,
wants to fight Sullivan.
Slavin, the Australian. il sparring
nightly at the ROYAL Arcanum, Lon
don. on a salary of $50 week.
Mike DAILY has posted forfeit Of 800
to show his good faith in legard to the
proposed match for scientific points with |
AcAuiitie.
Unless the California Athletic Club
hangs mp purse OF so, 600, Sullivan will |
not fight Jackson.
Jack Quinn, the Scotch lightweight, |
saws ne wants To meet Charlie Mccarthy, |
Of Philadelphia, IN finish fight with
skin gloves. Quinn is now engaged in
getting Jimmie Lynch in condition for
MS battle with Joe FIaherty, but he
finds time to say that he did not meet
Mccarthy last week when he was obiig
ing ali COmefs in lloboken, because he
was busy and because he did not think
much Of four-round glove fights.
Pat. klllen wants to Il ight DOminIck
McCatfrev, and Arthur i. LumIev, who
represents him, says he VIII back him
to anv reasonable amount tor a finish
fight, and that if McCafirey goes TO It.
Paul TO meet killen, he Will pay his ex-
penses there and back. MCCatlrey has
not been heard from since Sullivan
raised the ante to $50, coo in the big fight
McCaffrey wished to have with him.
The amount Of first money won bv
the Duke of F0rtland's horse in two
years reaches over 100000, and he has
won about $4,000 IN second money.
An English insurance com panv is TAX
ing risks on foot ball players. The rates
should be stiff.
O'Connor thinks that Teemer can
beat Searle on still water but will Hamm |
keep still II ne does?
Dennis Gallagher, who has returned |
from Paris and is now IN London, says
he VIII match himself for y, 600 or 81 .0G0 |
s side against either Sandow or samson
for pure ieats Of strength, viz: lifting
heavy weight, throwing 56-pound |
weight, and wrestling catch-as-catch-
can, winner Of two out Of three events |
to be declared the winner. Gallagher
offers 80 to any wrestler who NAV sue
ceed IN throwing him inside a quarter
Of an hour.
4 monster rowing regatta. with sl5,-
GEO IN prizes, j projected to take place |
At Victoria, b. G., next spring. Z. {.
Ga.kIns, a big real estate dealer at
Seattle, has agreed to subscribe 5000 |
alone. OCOnnor, Ieemer, Hanlan and |
CraGdaur are counted on, together with
the Australians, Stansbury and Matter
son, but il is not expected that Searle
can be secured. The course viii be on
Washington Lake, and British Columbia
people hope 10 make it the greatest
professional regatta in the history Of
America.
SUICIDE OF BANKER.