The daily critic., 1890-08-01
NOT TO DISBAND
PREMATURE REPORTS ABOUT
TIE FUTURE OF THE CLUB.
NOT TURNED OVER 10 Mr. SULLIVAN.
The Players Did Not Receive Their Sala.
ries and Refused to Continue. Will
Be Settled Tomorrow.

with the exception Of the third inning
when the New Haven men sized up hi
delivery and managed to bat out ST,
runs, aided very materially hy Hiu
two errors. This was sufficient TO viii
the game, although the home team
played a great uphill contest. and came
within an ace Of tieing the score In tn,
last inning. Doran pitched in fairly
good form, although he was very wild
and besides hitting a number Of men
sent a number to bases on balls Wher
he did put the ball near the plate he
proved decidedly effective and the
local men were unable to bunch their
hits
Donohue played an excellent game In
left field, as did Gleason at short.
Lang's short field work was the feature
Of the game, and his rapid pick ups and
throws ELECTED much applause.
To day the club will play the Leb
anons, the new club that was admitted
In the place OF Worcester. Phillips will
pitch for the home team and the boys
are confident Of being able to win ball
from their rivals for the fourth place.
THE STATUS OF THE CLuB.
The reports that the Washington
team Is 10 disband or Is on the verge Of
collapse are, TO say the least, decidedly
premature. The statement, also, that
the club had been turned over to Ted
Sullivan by Mr.. Hewett Is likewise In.
correct, and while the genial manager
has been telling number Of his
friends the story he anticipated what
would have probably been DONE The
club Is still In the hands Of the assignee,
and Il can be definitely and author.
itatively stated that Il will not be trans.
ferrCd by him before TO morrow. at the
soonest Neither will he disband the
the team. There are other parties
anxious 10 get control OF II besides Sui.
livan, and unless the manager OF the
club can show that he has some fnan.
cial backing there Is little prospect that
he will obtain the team
A. for running It on the cooperative
plan that is all bosh The men will not
CCnstnt TO such an arrangement for
there is no money In Il for them. and
The uncertainty that they would receive
anything az ALL Several Of them coul
Get engagements with other clubs, and
unless they are paid will demand their
releases. This dlsposcs OF the co.opera.
tive plan story
Now, a few words with the people
who are doing more to iniure this city
as a baseball town than any other
causes Instead Of helping the game
along there are certain papers here, un.
able TO get the news, that publish
Tumors as positive assertions. without
the slightest foundation for them Some
CntcTprising newspaper man probably
heard Sullivan say he expected 20 get
control of the team within a few days
Tlereupon he rushes into print with
the positive declaration that the team
had been transferred. The story like
wise that the team Is on the verge Of
collapse came from the following source:
Mr.. Coleman requested the players 10
meet him this morning, as It Is pay
day, and be desired 10 make some ar
rangCment with the men regarding their
salaries, This was distorted 10 mean
that be proposed to disband the team.
IL is not unlikely that the club will
change hands By 10 morrow night, but
al the present time Il still remains the
property Of the assignee When the
transfer Is made there will be some sur
pIise on the part Of those who think
they know the full story Of the affairs
Of the club. The parties who expect 10
get the club propose 20 try 10 restore some
Of the old time enthusiasm here aud TO
strengthen the team as well as they
can. There are only two months OF the
season remaining. but they are conf
dent that during that time they can
keep the club going and come out with
a balance on the right side of the ledger.
THE ASSIGNEE RETAINS CONTROL.
The players were az Assignee Cole
man Office this morning, and he stated
10 them that there was no money 10 pay
them. The men refused 20 continue 10
play any longer, unless they were paid,
and there the matter rests Unless
Is done by 10 morrow, the
team viii be disbanded, but for the
pr, ,st n, the assignee retains control OF
ths franchise aud the players, and,
while they will play for their own
beI % this afternoon transfer viii be
made omuTTOW 10 other parties, and
the team Bill finish its schedule under
then auspices.
Mr Coleman denied very emphatic
ably lhal he had or intended 10 tranfer
lLg team 10 Sullivan Beside the fran
chi-e there is some property belonging
90 the club that will have 10 be dis
D O-td of, and as the assignee has
failed 70 sell Il al private sale, he
will have 10 put il up al auction and
dispose Of ID In that manner. Again
the Atlantic Association will have %
sanction any transfer that may De made
If % so desires Il can forfeit the
franchise and turn it over % other
parties for failure 10 comply with the
and rules bat such an
event Is not likely. The assignee re-
taius tle territorial rights Of the club,
and ihe players, even II released are
under tLe rules prohibited from sign
ing elsewhere for Ten days unless given
permission t0 DO So and unless the team
should hc formally disba1dei an alto
gelner unlikely aud improbable event
While The affairs of the club arc iu q
decidedly chaotic state The tuELg wlII
Ie sIIlighfeued out iu feE days
The club viii remain here and finish
tLe season.
MAGAaEE SULLIVAN INIEHF LEVIED
Manager sullivan declared this after
I0Cn that lLe assignee bad thrown up
tEg sponge ana virtually dish4uIcI lLe
club There vas 10 money ~ pay The
utu and be said that Mr Coleman toIl
ilem they were free t9 sign sLerl they
pleased II have secured Lle irla-
Clise continued Alr sullivan when
informed lL4t tic assignee claimed
t0 -fl4 control it The CLUB forfeited
tLg luucLize when it failed 10 meet .ts
assessment due lLe Association aud
row have control IF it The men will
play % day and tomorrow ga ILl co.
operative Plan aua ly tLat time parties
win be found who aiI help organize
stock company alI continue ths club
i have t-legraUs from President
Br4dcn and Managers BlrHis ana Clt
worth lTgiug me t9 hold tls meu o.