Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-16

THE CLUBS TO POOL THEIR EkRxrNos-rkcH
fLArER srocKHoLDKR N HIS cLub-REARs
RANGING THE sALARIEs-How ooop rIAYERs
ARE TO BIZ PAN.
The question whether there win be national
oase Dali league next year is sgitating the base
pan public generally, but the question whether
Washington will be represented by irst-class
teams is one which interests Washington par
ticularly. From present appearances mo" will
answer both questions. 1t looks very much a.
il the national league will be swallowed up by
the brotherhood, and IL this comes 20 pass
Washington will be left out in the cold, for il
is on the cards for:the home club to be trans
ferred TO Buffalo.
THE SCHEME OF THE BRorHrRHopD,
which was outlined in Saturdays srAR, Is O
great deal further advanced than might be
generally supposed from what has been pub
lished about it. The preliminary arrangements
for the cooperative plan, on which the ball
players intend to run base ball next year, so
Tar as the league is concerned. have all been
made, and those interested in il. including the
best OF the talent whose names are now carried
on league contracts and a number Of capitalists
In eight different cities, are perfectly satisfied
with the outlook. A STAR reporter who set out
today TO ascertain
on WHAT THEIR CONFIDENCE rs BASED
was informed, in the first place, that grounds
have been leased in every city which is 10 be
represented by club. except in Philadelphia.
These cities are Boston, New York, Philadel-
phia, Brooklyn, Chicago. Cleveland, Pittsburg
and Buffalo. The Washington club will go
10 Buffalo and the Indianapolis club 20 Brook
Ign. The former club will be strengthened by
the addition Of Rowe and White, so il il said,
and other changes will be made among the diff.
ferent clubs to equalze their playing strength.
That part OF the scheme, however, is 10 receive
attention later on.
The STAR reporter was also informed land
his informant seemed 10 be remarkably well
posted that all the players who are wanted i'm
the different clubs have already signed personal
contracts for next year with the brotherhood's
representative, except the Washington men. IL
Is stated that this was the business which took
Capt Arthur Irwin over to Philadelphia last
week.
Mr.. johnson, the Cleveland man with whom
the players sign, is simply the representative
of the brotherhood. johnson is said 90 be
worth s5OO,0 himself and he belongs to a
family of millionaires. He owns several street
railroads in Cleveland and is a frst-class base
ball crank. He is said 10 be willing 10 back
Cleveland up to any amount required
THE COOPERATIVE PLAN,
il is stated, was the result primarily OF the I'M
equal salaries OF the players. John Ward now
gets "a, 500 in New York, while Jack Glasscock.
as good, IL not a superior player, gets but
$500 in Indianapolis, where he is forced to
play by the league. BY the brotherhood's plan
every player will be an interested party, and
the salary lists will be rearranged so that
good player in a small town will be just as well
off at the end OF the season as player Of equal
ability III New York or Boston.
THE DETAILS.
To explain, with Glasscock and Ward for e,-
amples (although the figures may not be cor
rect), Glasscock's salary will be raised 10 $1,000
o,,A h.ax H..
brotherhood association. Wards salary will
be reduced TO 5000 and he will be given a
similar amount of stock. The salaries of all
players will be decided upon by a committee
and the lists will be rearranged without regard
10 the drawing ability OF any particular city,
because at the end Of the season everything 10
to be evened up.
THE BACKING OF EACH CLUB
will come from capitalists in its particular city,
generally those interested in the ball grounds,
and the money they may be called upon TO
put up, within a certain limit, will be repre-
scented by that amount of stock in the brother
hood. For instance Mr.. Coogan, who will rent
the grounds to the New York club, il the club
does not make enough 20 meet running ex-
penses, will go down into his pocket with the
expectation Of getting the amount advanced
and more, too, returned TO him at the end of the
season. Each club will get half Of the gate re-
ceipts Of every game in which it plays.
AT THE END OF THE SEASON
II, after all the running expenses have been
paid, salaries Of players and officials, rent Of
grounds, &C., there is any money in the treas
ury, it will be paid into the brotherhood pool
and distributed dividends TO stockholders,
money back first and il anything is left il will
be divided among the players according TO
their standing with the classification list as a
basis, so that the best players will get the most
money.
AN OBSTACLE.
An apparent difficulty arises in the matter Of
releases. A player who signs now might be
found wanting next May, and the question Of
what would become of him might cause some
trouble. The STAR man was informed, how
ever, that the system of signing will be the
same as that now In vogue. A player will be
pa id for the time they serve and will be en-
titled to stock dividends for only that time.
When player is released he is on the market
just as be is now.
BATS AND BALLS.
1t is claimed that all arrangements have been
made for furnishing base ball supplies. spald-
ing and Reach are to be ignored and Wright
and Ditson will furnish all bats, balls, &c. The
present Boston house will supply the Boston
club, George Wright will have depot in Phil
adelphia, Tim keefe in New York, Pfeffer in
Chicago and SO on in the different cities.
WHAT WILL THE LEAGUE Do2
There is no denying the fact that the league
magnets realize the peril of the national league
and will do anything possible to break up the
brotherhood scheme before it has gone too far.
What they will do cannot be learned. Presi-
dent Young is unwilling 10 say word on the
subject. II would seem that the only thing
to do now is to go right in the ranks
Of the players and tempt them
with good offers to break with the brotherhood
Is this is tried and fails the only thing remain
ing will be war to the knife, by placing league
club in each city composed of the best material
to be obtained and trust TO the public to decide
the matter in the leagues favor.
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
has not yet been taken into the brotherhoods
fold in this respect, but it is probable that some
Of the best players will be coaxed over for next
year, and the year following an effort will be
made to run the American association clubs on