Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-01
THE BASEBALL WAR.
A Very Unsatisfactory Outlook for the
 Season oF 1891.

|
 Season oF 1891.
 Ihere has of late been much talk re-
 garding an alleged change in the consti-
 tutlon Of the Players League. The
 change, so the story goes, is to be made
 this Tall, and will restrict the powers of
 the Players League, making the organ
 lzataon much more like the old National
 than heretofore. The reason given for
 the proposed change is the dissatisfao-
 ton said to exist among the players in
 the Brotherhood ranks. The Chicaro
 club especially is said to be torn by dis
 sensions, several of it's members being
 anxious to get back to the National
 League. All these rumors, from Alpha
 to omega, are, however, emphatically denied by the Brotherhood officials.
 Business Manager George Munson, of the Plrates, was seen regarding the matter, and, as do all the other officials,
 boldly proclaimed the stories fakes" There is not going to be any change in the constitution of the Players
 League" said Mir. Munson, ''and if
 there is you may rest assured 1t will not lessen the powers of the players or restrict their rights in any
 way, If change were to be made it would certainly be in the other dt~
 reotion, giving the men more freedom In handling the reins of government
 The present constitution has led to wonderful success, and 1t would most certainly be unwise to tamper with it.
 The stories that the men are dissatisfied are equally untrue. do not think there is the least trouble in our club, and if there is it has been, and will be, SUD- nrpSSpH hpfnrn it to &hn
 That rumor that Ed Williamson is go- ing back to Anson next season is ab- surd. Williamson doesn't want to ro back, and if he did he couldn't. Profit ing by the experience of the other leagues in past years, the Brotherhood signed all its players with a contract which is iron-clad and warranted to wear three years. We have recently had the articles examined, and the best legal talent obtainable pronounced them binding, and say that should any of the players break the agreement an injunc- tion against them can be obtained. You can easily see that if Captain Anson is de- pending on the Brotherhood for his next seasons players he will be sadly disap- pointed, for neither Ed Williamson nor any other man, no matter how anxious, can leave the Brotherhood until their contracts have expired" A gentleman, well-posted on the affairs of both the local Brotherhood and League clubs, expressed an opinion differing considera- ply from that held by Mir. Munson. II don't care who denies 1t" he said, II am dead sure of the fact that the players are dissatisfied with the present regime. Such constitution as the Brotherhood now has will not do. It gives to men ut terly ignorant of business principles and without tho first atom of manageri- al ability, the power to dictate the movements of the League. These men themselves are dissatisfied, and those associated with them whose eyes are open to the blunders made are doubly so. The truth of the matter is that there are three or four of Comiskey's men who arc very anxious to get back under Old Anson's' protecting wing, and would do so in minute were it not for the binding contracts they have signed. The opinion is frequently expressed by men we'll up in baseball affairs that the Brotherhood can hardly exist more than another season without some sort of a change Ill it's constitution and tactics. It is true that they have waged a success ful war on the National League this sea son, almost destroying one of its allies and winning over the other, but the 1 restless energy which has won these vic- tories will eventually wreck the organi- | zation, unless curbed and wisely dtrect- | ed. In short, the Brotherhood is in Q chaotic condition, and this | fact, with the American Association al- | most ruined, the Western Association demoralized, and the National League itself in bad shape, affords any thing but 1 n promising outlook for the season of ! 1891 and the life of the game. ."-Chicago | News.