New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-02
A LIVELY BASEBALL WEEK
THE ANXIETY STILL UNRELIEvED.
HOW MANY CLUBS WILL COMPOSE THE Ma
rroyAr, IEAGuE crRCuIT NEXT SEASON.

HOW MANY CLUBS WILL COMPOSE THE MA
roNAL LEAGUE CIRCUIT NEXT sEAsoNi
The last week has been a lively one for the follow
OF baseball most OF the interest centrng around
New-York yet when thoroughly impartial observer
looks calmly the ground, 1t Is difficult matter 10
see where the baseball situation has been materially
changed OF the outlook for the Players League
Is brighter but the outlook for the other baseball or
CARNATIONS OF the country Is clouded as before
Judge Morgan j. O'Brien's decision refusing to grant
the New-York Club temporary Injunction against
Ward was severe blow the National League but the
other parts Of the decision peculiarly worueo
that 1t cannot be called complete victory for the
Brotherhood. The learned Judge seems to recognize
the validity Of the reserve rule yet also remarks OH
the onesdedness Of the League contract, when nsues'
the club much and the player SO nttle' HIS sus
geson that the be further tried III the courts
leaves the clubowners some hope that ther case i
not yet lost The League while recognizing Una. 'o
decision is disappointment, Is prepared TO ngho IL 10
the bitter end. The Brotherhood and its many sym
pathizng friends look upon the decision wholesale
victory the players and 1t has put renewed lie n'o
their organization. The moneyed men OF the ne"
League are also holder and disposng OF their money
to fit up grounds more confidently than before lie
fight is still on however.
A great deal Of work accomplished at the League
convention at the Fifth Avenue Hotel on wednesday
Thursday of which the general public VIII De lei
to the anxious reporters only what it suited the League
TO have known Why you have not accomplished
anything said reporter. The cubowner tooh Ills
time to look his disgust and then retorted: YES DuI
we have great deal Of which you know notnig'
The reporter crushed not knowing the ways Vi
the magnates. lie spent sleepless night thihhlhs
over how badly the rival papers would beat hm Duo
felt much better the next day when he found that inc
newspaper he represented had Just as much news as
any other more considerable delegate informed the
newsgatherer that the reason the details were heP
secret that the League conid not atoru 10 lnlo
the brotherhood what kind Of ammunition wouid Dc
used in the legal battle for supremacy The same re
porter tried different tactics at the Association mee1
ing at the Grand Central Hotel Thursday night lie
bribed walter and secured his tray ana apron anu was
prepared to serve the delegates with reireshhen'S
This disguise was discovered and he was ulcere-
moniously elected from the committeeroom.
Cantain A. C.. Arson IS of course firm believer
in the League and. like Mutrie, would take an non
orable means to break up the players reoeihoh
said he the other day, Just after hearing Oh JUGS
O,Rriens decision refusing Injunction asihlsO
ward Tommy Burns is the only oldtmer with us
now IL You except Hutchison. but You VIII see 'eh
falling over each other TO get IN out OF the wei oc'oo
the season opens. Hutcson set them good eAshpio
in sticking to his contract. He was our Dest pitcher
last year and made an enviable record for MS n's'
season in the League. ! don't care much whether
them all back anyway. We will have as good nine
this year as we had last. Just you mark my worVs
the League is coming out on top in this hght' INC
PLAYERS League will die 'abornln even II VIC ioO
them have their way in everything buJ VIC
won't.p Anson however. has made a great record
as "bluferp and his sayings won't carry as much
weight as the words Of more sincere baseball men,
Manager William Barnie, OF the Baltimore cluD al
ways has the most tender sollctde for william Barnle
esq lie now says: Worcester is sure to be IN tle
Atlantic Association and possibly Providence VIII ge'
in If we the Baltimore club can possibly get ih'o
the League we will do it. but at the same time Keep
our Atlantic Association club" Tie ACTON Oh uo
Arbitration Board In deciding that worcester. Hart
ford and Lowell had perfect right TO JUMP from l1
Atlantic into the New England League and carry the
PLAYERS intact pleases Manager Barnle III Ulo "aS .
Now the baltimore club he says can Jump from one
ieague 10 another AT anv time and do il honorahW
Mr. Barnie has been considering TINS Jumping uues'o"
for some time.
Harry, Wright, the present manager Oh ue
Philadelphia club was pitching underhand curves wien
the present stars OF the green diamond were peephs
through knotholcs in the fences around inc ahcen'
ball grounds. He met in front OF The Iroune
Buding Yesterday and said Yes, believe tnat the
Players7 League will 90 on, but for how long |
would not to predict have pesh +S ssSoTas se
a success of their venture 1t VIII surprise me very
much The National League will undoubtedly WIN III
the end but how long the war will last remains 10 oe
seen y Mr. Wright evidently does not believe That
the suits to restrain the players will be decided Ill
favor of the League.
Most of the cmb-owners of the League Affirm that
the circuit will be composed of ten clubs as al present
one or two prefer an eightcub circuit, whlch woud
mean the retirement of indianapolis and Washington
The owners Of those two teams say, however they 10
not propose to retire There are rumors that the
local management will buy out the indianapolis
franchise and secure the Hooser players 10 TAKE lhe
places of the departed Giants. If such movenent
Is contemplated the managers VIII not ADMIT IL.
The Interests at Baltimore and Washington may be
consolidated as Henry Won der Horst Is ANXIOUS 10
gain entrance into the magic League circle
Work on the brotherhood baseball grounds In Harlem
ooes on rapidly contracts for grading the grounds
and putting up the fences and stands have BEN awarded
and IL is thought the grounds Will be ready for play
long before they are actually needed
Work on the Players League Club grounds in Brooklyn
is also to be pushed.
President Brush the indianapolis club, and John b.
Day had a conference yesterday Mr. Brush denied the
rumor that had anything to do with the
transferring OF indianapolis players to New-York