New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-23
BASEBALL UNCERTAINIIES.
PLANS FOR THE SOUTHERN TOURS.
GETTING THE GROUNDS OF THE RIVAL CLUBS
READY FOE TIE OPENING.

President Byrne, of the Brooklyn Baseball Club saws
that he has been unjusty criticised Of Fate. FIRST
he VS. charged with trying 10 wcan over George
Gore from the brotherhood, and then trylnS 70 get
owen Clarke Of last years Washington club, also to
desert the Players League. A. for the Gore story
Mr.. Byrne says that he has not spoken 70 TORS
for q long time In fact, he las not even seen
the player for a month. Mr. Byrne's version OF ne
Clarke story is herewith given for the hrst uine
" received word from President Walter llewett' OF
tho Washington club. requesting ne To see oE'rAe
and have a talk with him. The Letter seeheh 10
imply that Clarke was dissatisfied with the Bro'Her
hood and wanted TO 90 back To the League. Clar"
c.lled to see me- and we had a long talk together
Clarke said that he agreed to 90 to the Buffalo ciuo
for the same salary that he had received 1T wash
iuctou The other Washr gton players did the same
Clarke aftcrward found that the other PLAYERS werc
getting an increase Of salary. and he also demanded
an increase. lie said TINT he had written 10 mo
Iuiralo club officials several times, but that ti'S
had paid 10 attention to his letters. advised Clarke
10 write 10 the club more before taking further
steps, have enough work on my hands tying 10
run my own club without mixing NJ in other pee
PIES affairs
Manager James MutIie and his New'forK League
PLAYERS will start for the south on Wednesday AFTER
noon. The PLAYERS have been requested to report
for dirty on Tuesday All the arrangements Tor
the trip have been made, AMI huule says
the trip will combine pleasure with business Passage
for fifteen men has been engaged on the steamer
Delaware of the Clyde Line, and the boat VIII laNe
her dock al 3 D. m. on Wednesday. The Ne"-l
will play series II games with the Charleston cluo
and tuen cross bats with other travelling teams IN
,ho ,outh Mutre says that he intends to nave
every one u his players scasck If he las to keep c
on the water for twenty consecutive days. Inc Team
will leave Charleston IN time 10 reach nome anu
omen the season with the Manhattan College ciuo a'
the Polo Grounds on March 20. Mutrie VIII never
forget mis- trip through the south I'm 1oes. Al that
time New Workers were battling with the never-tobe
forgotten blizzard. The Giants manager had met
a series OF rcverses and found that he needed money
badly lie tcccaphed TO the owners OF the ciuo LOT
500 and tried TO calm the fears OF ms laho0lu w"
h, usual diplomacy. The oncy dld not reaoh Nu''lo
for eight DAYS and Truthful Jcemes' says he had
to have his silk hat polished twice DAY 10 tl'c INC
anxious landlord the idea that lie, MutI1e, was the
biggest man who ever left Manhattan Island Nitric
ma, taken precautions for the present trip.
Matters relating to brotherhood clubs hereabou's
have been unusually quite Of late, due chiefly 10 'ho
absence of Keefe and Ward, the Players League
boomers Ward is in the south making arrangements
for tours by the Brooklyn and Philadelphia Players
League clubs. III, friends hope that inc
trip will do hin good, hr the ambitions
PLAYER was certainly in need OF clfhlSe'
lie has done great deal Of work during the last year
work some OF tic cub-OWncrs Of the League could lOI
have accomplished. The strain has told on him. and
when he left the city he was suffering RON severe
attack Of nervousness. There was peculiar twi'ch
i'm. of the ewes al times which caused Ms friends some
alarm If by any chance the Players League cause
eLonld b, broken, Ward would never be the sane
man again Ills whole heart and soul have been
v,~,nurd M I'm the secession and some people think
H. filDrc might Kill him. I. j. kceie the secretary
~ fine motherhood Ina, also been out OF the city Tor
-,,,nr,l day, The work ON the players grounds I'D
tlsrlrr zoe, steadily and the grading mas been
a,'. he'd for some time. The carpenters ar now Az
url ytle ha, been done al the players grounds
A., nroo,lyu I'm fact. the ground Ia, not even bcen
h.,nrn VET The stand, al Brighton Beach, Concy
fl,ft The lumber of which may Ice used Oh the new
l,,,n,is NAV be moved up To Brooal}n TINS week
r. ,,r,1rds are in good condition now, however, ana
NM grading will have 10 be done.
Manager W. II. McGunni-lc. of the BROOKLYN club,
v-ill arrive I'm the city IF Churches on FRIDAY, ana
Nil immediately complete all dnEemcnts for me
frIokVn League clubs tour Of the south. The team
I'm Start a week from tO morrow. The PLAYERS oi me
rol i'm team viii begin TO reach the city Immediately.
(,rutlcrs and FOuU Will be here ON Tuesday, ana
th1t clever pair smith and hnhucy will arrive on
Wednesday The other players, With the exception
OF Burns Daily and Collins. Will arrive during inc
week. Burus and DAILY are az the hot springs ana
will meet the team in the South. Collins. the Bride
grooms' great second ha>cman, Is al hts home IN
Louisville, and Will also join the team In the south.
Hushong. the catcher i sin plying his profession 81
dentistry. hut he has kept his muscles in good condi
ton, and he could 60 in and eaten 10 morrow.