Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-06
A GRAVE DIFFICULTY.

A GRAVE DIFFICULTY.
President Day, however, states that it is
hardly possible for Detroit to get into the Ma
tional League, as the recent League meeting.
in good faith, decided to stick to the ten-club
circuit Even though Detroit could make a
deal with Washington, Mr.. Day contends the
Senators are in the eastern circuit and the De-
troits in the western This will prevent any
deal
The directors of the New York League club
are still going slow in the way of signing new
players. The directors still have great faith in
the hope that the Law will be in their favor.
At any rate they are building on this just now.
The Brotherhood club is all right according to
accounts, but it is claimed that there are few
shaky points in it. Secretary Brunell is ex-
pected here tomorrow, and it is stated that his
business is important. There is still consider
able figuring on the schedule going on.
JOhu.M. Ward has replied to the open letter
Of President J. B. Day. Ward replies in the
way of an interview, and among other things
says:
MR.. WARD REPLIES.
"Mr. Day protests too much. 1 have in my
pocket the paragraph which he claims is an un-
fair insinuation. 1t doesn't read as he gives it
in this address He cuts of line which en-
tirely changes the 'meaning of the article, be-
read: 1t is not at all probable that he will grasp
the opportunity, but there is chance ETC.
That's the old League manner Of doing busi-
ness. Now 1 do not know whether the Players
League club of New York would like TO see
Mr.. Day stockEolder In the organization or
not, for am no longer connected with the
club. will however, say if such overtures
have been made to him it was not intended
to insult Mr.. Day. Certainly he is not a
al
be one or two B. AS on his team next summer.
There exists difference of opinion concerning
the action Of his welltreated players There
are people who think players who are sold like
cattle and held from year to year. as he claims
without an opportunity to escape from his iron
grasp, are not exactly well treated. 1t has al
ready been practically decided by the Supreme
Court that he has no contract with the players
for the season of 1890 but it is not expected
that Mr.. Day will realize that such is the case
before 1891. He says the owners of the seven
National League clubs are his partners and
friends. Then be should certainly stand by
them. It is an excellent axiom to stand by your
friends. That is the reason we left the National
League. am glad Mr.. Day will not sell his
friend for so many pieces Of silver.
LITTLE SARCASM.
-PHe must have high opinion Of one or two Of
his players. I am astonished that he should |
parade before the public his shrewdness as a |
business man. How many men are there in |
this city who would invest $4,000 in a piece of |
property leased only for two years-and that, |
too, in a business which Mr.. Day claims is as |
Improbable as baseball? OF course he could |
not have got back his money in that time ac- |
cording to his ideas of baseball profits, and he |
must have known that when he came to renew |
his lease Of property that is in growing demand |
the landlord would certainly not decrease the |
amount Of its yearly rental. The Players |
League has nothing whatever to do with Mr.. |
Days grounds. We have grounds leased for /
five years with an option for five more. We |
are not trying to force him away. That is a /
matter between Mr.. Day and his landlord. who, |
] am informed, has a much more advantageous |
use for his property, and offers the old League |
club $50 600 to surrender its lease. 1t is some
thing which does not concern us in the least |
and with which we have nothing to do"