Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-09
VERY FOOLISH MOVE.
The New League officials Mean to
Go to Court
TO SECURE SOME INJUNCTIONS.
Public Opinion Against That Mode Of Fight
ing the Battle.
MR. PICKETT Is WELL TAKEN CARE OF
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DrspAroH.i

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIbfAIOH-i
PHILADELPHIA, May S.-Philadelphla Is
soon to have another baseball lawsuit. Ihis
time it is a squabble between two of the home
clubs, the Philadelphia (P. L) club applying
for an Injunction to restrain Clements. Thomp-
son, Myers, Gleason and Schriver from playing
with the Philadelphia IN. L.) club. The con-
tinued fighting and litigation between the
League and the Brotherhood has destroyed
much of the interest which was formerly man
ifested in the game, and nowhere Is this more
noticeable than in this city. There was diyi-
sion of opinion among the directors of the
Philadelphia Brotherhood club as to the ad-
visibility of bringing suit against the five play
ers mentioned above. and, it is said, the vote in
favor OF applying for an injunction was carried
by one majority. Secretary Allen and John
M. Vanderslice are reported to have been
against going TO law. The fact that an effort is
to be made to take five Oft best players away
from the Phillies has aroused great deal of
unfavorable comment in baseball circles, and
if it is pushed to the end the National League
will gain many sympathizers 3.
BAD MOVE.
A well-known business man approached
Manager Harry Wright in the Continental
Hotel corridor to-day and said: rs it true that
the Brotherhood is going to try and restrain
Clements, Gleason, Myers. Thompson and
Schriver?"
Il do not know" replied Wright.
well, if it Is true" said the gentleman,
1.-The Brotherhood will lose much patronage. l
am strong Brotherhood partisan, but il a suit
like this is brought pledge you my word
never shall 60 to their grounds again. and
know many more who are of the same frame OF
mind as 1 am. 1 am in. favor of a fair, square
night between the League and the Brotherhood,
but when it comes to a state of affairs where
spite and malice are allowed to rule you can
count me on the outside"
Lawyer John M. Vsnderslice said to-day that
the argument for an injunction against the flve
be heard on Saturday, May IL. The papers in
the case have been prepared and were received
from the pr nters to-day. Second baseman
John T. Pickett, who was restrained from play
ing with the Philadelphia (P. L. club on Mon
day is reported to have been employed watch
ing the turnstiles at FOrepaugh Park on
wednesday.
PICKETT CARED FOR.
Pickett has been given position in one of
Director J. Earle Wagner's butcher stores
He is said to receive SIS per week and to have
his hours of labor so arranged as to permit him
to practice with the players at Forepaugh Park
every morning. This may be a disobedience to
the order of court, so far as Pickett is con-
cerned, as he is restrained only as ball
player, but so far as the Players League Club
is concerned it is the opinion generally of sew
eral wellknown lawyers-not connected with
pdsepAll-tuat any eLnployuens ny Iue cluD Ut
its agents that prevents Pickett from giving
his services to the Kansas City club, is a vlo-
lation of the injunction which contains tie fol-
lowing significant language: 1--WE command
you, the said John T. Pickett, not to play base
ball with, or give your services as a baseball
player for the season of 1890. ending DC ober
81, 1890, to any other club or organization, per-
son or persons whatever other than the Amer
can Association Baseball Club, of Kansas City,
Mo- and We command you, the said Players
National League Baseball Club, of Philadel-
phia, and your agents, employees and servants
not to employ said John T. Pickett, or other
wise interfere with the giving of said Pickett's
services for said season of 1890 to the said
American Association Baseball Club of Kan
sas City. until the further order OF said court
in the premises"