Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-28
MORE FROM SPALDING.
BE Criticises the brotherhood Balloon In
Strong Terms.

strong TERMS
CHICAGO, November 27.-In an interview to-
day President Spalding, of the League. said;
There is about just so much wind in the
Brotherhood balloon, and I suppose it has got
to come out, then it may be our turn to saw
something. Talking baseball in midwinter
when there is not much else to do is harmless
and very inexpensive pastime 1t costs little
money, of course. to send emissaries from one
end of the country to other, but hope the en-
thusisgac hacker who is putting up the cash
will feel himself rewarded for the outlay"
What will the membership of the League
the coming year consist of f'
There are ten clubs in the League as il now
stands. don't think the circuit will be
changed from its present membership"
The Brotherhood people seem to be signing
more players than the League. How is this?''
"The League consider that the contracts
they signed with the players before the com
mencement of last season, giving them an op-
ton on their services for 1890 still hold good
The players seem to be having a good deal of
harmless fun now, naming their own salaries
and signing what, to say the legst is a very re-
markable document / confess to some sur
prise that our old players, who heretofore
have shown good deal of circumspection in
signing any contracts we have asked them TO
sign, should be so carried away by their en-
thusiasm as to put their signatures to a con-
tract SO obviously drawn in favor Of the eani.
tslists. Possibly the enormous length of
the contract may have prevented them
from 1ully comprehending its con-
tents BY the recent legislation
at the annual meeting of the League, rhe power
of engaging players for the next season was
taken Out of the hands of the individual clubs
and invested IN negotiation committee which
with N. Z. Young as Chairman and whatever
negotiations OF contracts are being made bv
League clubs must be made through him, As
Il is nearly six months before il will be neces-
sary 70 put team in the field there is ample
time for each club to select its team In the
possible event of the players getting their ag-
gregation in the diamond. The BOYS will find
there is something else to do to get in full
operation, besides the naming of their own
salaries and signing contracts"
How 90 you account for the attitude of the
pr SIS in some localities, who seem to favor the
Brotherhood p
That Is accounted for partly from the fact
that the public are very apt to take sides with
the popular faTorltes, without regard to the
business OF fairness of the questions at issue
When the popular excitement which has been
superinduced by this peculiar and sensational
action of the Brotherhood, shall have died
away the thinking patrons of baseball will
more justly estimate the services which the
League has rendered in the widespread promo
ton Of the nationaFgame in the past and a re-
action having set in, will undoubtedly accord
70 il their support in the future. They will
also stimulate the chances of the game being
properly conducted under experienced leaders
While the League has undoubtedly made some
mistakes yet its IA years record stands behind
il TO-DAY as assurance Of Its policy of purpose
in the future"