Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-22
BASE BALL SIGNS
Indicate a General Strike Out
Of the League.
MANAGERS WAITING FOR A SIGN.

Member of the Chicago Club to Put
HIS Name ou the List for Next Year
A stsnd-On Evsrywhere-The Brother
hood ON - strike Uatii the League
Meeting In November.
CHICAGO, Oct % President Spalding, OF
the Chicago Ball club. said last night that he
had signed no one for next seasons play ex-
cept Capt Arson. Fred Pfelfer, the second
baseman, acknowledged to Mr. Spalding
yesterday that he wa, at the head OF the
Brotherhood movement in this city and
sddel that tbs Chicago players would bs in
the I'D again n-xt season in even better
shap, thin in lSs, :, but not under the same
direction
Nearly Al IN tho Brothsrhood.
Another at the leading spirits in the
Brotherhood m vament said 10 reporter
that all the Chictgi players, with the rxcep-
ton of Arson, Burns and Hutchison, had
signed with the Brotherhood In add itiOn,
be said, three new men are coming TO
Chicago, a pitcher, catcher. an ! first base
man, 50 that Hutchinson's absence will not
b. missed IL IS not the intention, he said, 20
unless thu League draws from the Brother
hoods ranks The circuit will include Chi
cago, CincnnSti Cleveland, and Buffalo In
the west, and New York, Brooklyn, Boston,
and Philsjelphis IN tea east The same au-
thority gave J. NJ. Ward rs captain and
manager Of the new Brooklyn team
spsidIng u Not Worried.
Mr.. Spalding did not appear 10 be in the
least DISTURBED over ths outlook
He admitted that the boys, a. he pleas
antly refers 10 the members OF his team,
were In his Office during the forenoon, and
that they had refused TO contract for another
season.
Il think they are acting very foolish" ex.
claimed the president OF the Chicago club,
-snd they will =se the error Of their way be-
fore long"
Then you have signed no oneT
"Noboly except Mr.. Arson"
"Did they say anything regarding their
plansf'
Absolutely nothing They are waiting to
hear from headquarters"
EDO you propose to hold their places for
them"
YES; a reasonable length OF tims aud
then We will have 20 60 on without them"
Not Expecting a Fight. but Ready.
-Then you are prepared for battlel'
@Assuredly; we have not been asleep The
League will go right ahead There il plenty
OF talent awaiting recognition But hard
iy think the boys mean to fight US. They
viii come around in time They say they
have grievances, but when asked to state
them they refuse"
do you know Of any grievancesI-
-None whatever
why do you think the boys will fall into
line before the season opensp
simply because their schome is not prac-
ticable In the first place IL will take half a
million dollars TO set the ball in motion for
them, and who is going to put up such an
enormous sum on risk, for il would be a
risk, and nothing else, and men nowadays
are looking at both sides OF the question be
fore they invest their money"
Arson talked the sams wAv.
brotherhood Talk.
Are We going To have a bass ball wari
Well, l should say We were, dryly remark ed
| one OF the leading spirits in the Brotherhood
| movement shortly after the writer left An
| son. ave ars going to have the finest club
| that was ever placed on a ball field in Chr
| cago next year. We have all the capital Sc
| cured and could have had twice rs much |!
We needsd II"
-Grounds arranged forT
| ~Yes: or nearly 50, l should say. We will
have them inside OF u week or ten days at
the latest"
A telegram from Pittshurg says that Sun
| day. when asked TO sign said: mo, sir.
i cannot am a member of the Brotherhood
and until the League settles the matter OF
our grievances no one OF Us can sign
well, but you said there was no use in
our reserving you; that you would play
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