The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-10-25
TO serve NJUNCTlONS
SpauIding to Enforce the Terms
of His Contract.
WAR ON THE BROTHERHOOD BOYS.

The Manager OF the Chicago Base Ball
Club Says He Is Determined To Protect
His RiGhts-Pieffer in Louisville Trying
to Secure Players for the Chicago Club
Manager Phillips.
CHICAGO. Oct "a Yes, sir, it is my I'm
tention to serve an injunction against every
one of the men who played with the Chi
cago club" said A. G. Spalding Wednesday
morning to reporter.
"Why dc you intend to enjoin themp Mr..
Spalding was asked.
"Well, will tell you why, and exactly
why. When the men signed our contracts
last year it was under the agreement that
We had the right to reserve them for this
year. Now, we wish to enforce the terms
Of that contract, but as yet no one but Capt
Ansoa has signed. l have notified every one
of the ball players that they must come to
tho front and sign for next year.
"Will they do itf How can I tell what
they will dot They have secret organiza-
ton and they WON'T say they will not sign,
nor will they say they will They simply
look wise aud say nothing But will fix
'em," added Mr.. Spalding, with sly wink
"for my attorney assures me not one of them
will be able to play ball in Chicago il
serve an injunction on them, and you
can bet your last dollar 1 will protect my
rights"
Barksd Up the Wrong Tree.
A gentleman familiar with all the players
of the Chicago club, said: "To be plain, the
Chicago League club will find they have
barked up the wrong tree when they at
tempt to bluff the boys as they are now do
ing. Why, pshawi the league club must
have had a jay attorney il he told Spald
ing he would have the power to keep the
boys from playing ball in Chicago But
with all OF Mr.. Spaldiug's blufiing he will
find the old league players putting up a
game Of ball that will FL his old bones full
of rage. The brotherhood ball players will
play ball next year, but under different cir
cumstances than it was ever attempted be-
fore
The New Organization.
"If you will examine the new corporations
which have besn organized within a few
days OF zach other you may perhaps guess
which is the brotherhood club. The new in
corporation were the Chicago League club,
the Chicago Base Ball club, and the Chicago
club. Now, am not at liberty to say much
about this affair, but think can safely
say that the manner In whica the new base
ball organization will be perfected will place
the players under such strict rules tina much
better order will prevail. In the first place
each man will be playing for himself-that
Is in sense. Each club will have mana
ger ele cted by the players In the old league
club IL player should happen to drink too
much or commit some offense the players i'm
the club would not say anything nor did
they care.
Order In the Ranks.
The offending member was simply taken
in hand by the manager and fined, or what
over else he chose to do But in the new
organization and under the new rules it will
all be changed. II a player disobeys any of
the rules all the team will be interested to
see that no is punished. To keep order
within their ranks will be necessary, as hav-
ing orderly games and behaving like gentle
men on the field will mean dollars for each
Of them.
II understand, too, that the Chicago club
has not as yet settled In full with its play
ors As soon as that is done I think some
facts will be made public that have been
heretofore kept quiet.