Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-26
ON PINS AND NEEDLES.
The Delicate Situation of Base Ball AZ
fairs and the Prospects.

Tuesday and will probably remain very quiet
until the boom that will be incident to the
league meeting next week. Syndicate stock
Is extremely slow and sluggish and has prob
ably run the course of its rocket-like career.
The stick is expected to fall when the offer
comes up before the league in Cleveland on
Tuesday. That day may be regarded as the
"opening day." when special bargains in news
may be had cheap. indianapolis finds itself
once more the center Of observation much as il
did during the last presidential; campaign, and
the words that come from there are weighed
with great care by all the cranks. There are
those who predict an easy victory for
John B. Day, whose intent is now only too
plain, while many others, majority. in fact,
are firm in the belief that he will be unable to
find sufficient support from the other clubs in
the league to aid him through the task of drop
ping the two teams.
JEALOUSY AT WORK.
There Is naturally a certain amount of jeal-
ousy, it is thought, on the part of Boston, Chi
cago, Philadelphia-in fact nearly all of the
other clubs-toward any such effort by one
team to strengthen itself by absorbing another.
This will have restrictive tendency, from
which Washington cannot help Fronting.
Washington Is SIMPLY hanging on to the league
by means OF the Hoosier coat tails
III Indianapolis goes Washington drops with it.
but 1t Is not even sure that the Senators will
stay II the others are not dropped, for there
are other traps and pitfalls for MIR. Hewett in
the shape Of large sized checks as purchase
money, but the danger from these sources is
constantly decreasing
THE LOYAL BROTHERHOOD MEN.
ABOUT the only interesting thing IN the way
OF diamond news developed this morning was
tne Puohcauon OF the address OF Secretary
Brunell OF the brotherhood. He says that the
Loo ia 1x- 20 har 81,
eight Of the strongest clubs ever organized,
composed OF lone hundred and twenty loyal
men and true" who have ''withstood league
bombs, rejected huge brides, beaten the old
masters IN the courts and defeated league
plots" OF the twelve men who have deserted
to the enemy under the influence
OF lies and brides" he says
''some have repented and asked for q chance
to return"
Ihere Is tone OF confidence about the mani
Iesto that would be very convincing were 1t not
Tor the quite apparent lack OF reason for the
issue OF any such document 1t closes with
THIS paragraphs:
The national league current threats need
only 70 be sized up with those OF the past to
cause laughter. 1t said our business associates
would put up no money. They have stood
every test 1t said the courts would hold our
men to old slsvish contracts. The courts in
dorsed US The national league are offering
double the salaries which in 1889 they declared
who broke contract with them. yet they offer
fabulous brides to induce our men to desert US.
Is there any moral difference between breaking
q contract with us and with them!"
SorEs OF THE a.vr
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IuhcHoh Win 'nlS proclamation that dispatch
comes from Columbus, Ohio, saying that Mark
Baldwin is anxious to break away from the
brotherhood and return To Columhus II adds
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brotherhood what advance money he has re-
ceived and the same salary he was given last
year they may have him
morning as saving that he coIYS IEu t .hs
= 600 600 offer a pidicuIons nronos;,;or IL
says he might possibly consider an offer of the
same sum for the Boston league clubs property
ai9ne.
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