St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-22
Brotherhood Ball Players Re-
fuse to Sign League
Contracts.
They Seem to Be Awaiting
the Outcome Of the League
Meeting.
Spalding Discusses the Situ-
alton Guardedly With a
Chicago Reporter.
Articles Of Incorporation at
Springfield OF the Broth
erhood Club.

CHICAGO, Oct. 21.-This is the day
when the men who are going TO play
ball with the league clubs next season
should sign the contracts. Mr. Spald-
ing, president of the Chicago club, was
at headquarters early to receive them.
But up to o'clock Capt. Anson's name
was the only one put down.
Il can't say when the rest will sign"
said Mr. Spalding, ''as | have only
talke with three or four of them"
''N hat new players do you expect TO
get!'
Il am not prepared to answer that
what do you think OF the proposed
base ball players brotherhood? Do you
think it viii Succeed?"
''Well, don't know anything about
It. The players whose names have
been mentioned inl connection with it
deny the rumors which have Deen cir
culating. and outsiders who have been
reported TO lie in the scheme disaVOw
any knOwIedge of it. All know about
it is what l have seen in the papers"
''If the brotherhood were formed,
would it seriously affect the league?"
''It would affect the league, GER
tainly." said Mr.. Spalding. "But how
seriously, time alone could tell. How
ever, the league would 90 right on, in
Producing new players in place of the
old ones, if it should come To that"
What steps, if any, have been taken
for lighting the bTOtherhOOd?"
81 don't know that any step has been
taken in that direction, nor do | know
what steps are likely to be taken. We
must find out that there is brotherhood
before we 20 to fighting it,"
80 h-c Tod . ctr
to the effect that the leaders in this
alleged brotherhood scheme are to be
reserved at the salary limit and kept on
the bench until they have been forgot
ten and lost sight of among the great
players of the past What is there in
that, Mr.. SpaldIng%
Nothing. 1t Is pure fiction"
How about the new league
CrOundS?"
We're going to keep the old grounds.
We've released them for three years.
We had intended keeping them only
year longer. but the brotherhood began
bidding for them. and we had 10 take a
lease for three years."
Then there is a brotherhood after
all?''
well. yes; it would seem So"
''And its bidding against you for the
old grounds forced you to renew your
Iease for longer term than you had in
tended?'
"YeS. l suppose it was the brother
hood who ran the price up on u.s.
At Springfield to-day a base bail Or
ganiZati0n called 1.-The Chicagos' was
Incorporated. with w. II. Donovan ana
Laurence I. Ennis among the promoters
of the scheme. 1t is believed that this
has something TO do with the proposed
Brotherhood club.
Il cannot say anything about the mat
ner now" declared Mr.. Ennis this after
noon. Il am merely the attorney for
the men behind the scheme. The direct
ors will probably meet very soon. and
will then be ready to make statement
to the public"
Fred Pfeffer, the second baseman,
acknowledged to Mr.. Spading tn-day
that he was at the head of the brother
hood movement in this city, and added
that tine Chicago players would be in
the field again next season in even
better shape than in 1856, but not under
the same direction. Another of the
leading spirits of the brotherhood
movement said to a reporter that all
the Chicago players. with the exception
of AnsOn, Burns and Hutchinson. had
signed with the brotherhood. In addition
he said three new men are coming to Chi
cagO, pitcher, catcher, and first base
man. so that HutchinSOn's absence will
not be missed. 1t is not the intention,
he said. to draw players from the Amer
lean association unless the league
draws from the brotherhoOd's ranks.
The circuit will include Chicago, Gin
einnati. Cleveland. and Buffalo. in the
West. and New Y ork. Brooklyn. Boston
and Philadelphia in the East. The same
authority gave j. NJ. Ward as captain
and manager of the new Brooklyn
team. Mr.. Spaulding does not appear
to be in the least disturbed over the out
look. He said he would hold places
open for the boys a reasonable length
of time, and then go on without them.
He said he was prepared for battle. The
league would 90 right ahead, there being
plenty of talent awaiting recognition,
but he thought the boys would come
ornI1nh in fitnn