New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-26
LEAGUE OR BROTHERHOOD.
AWAITING JUDGE O'BRIEN'S DEClSlON'
MANAGER MUTRIE's AWKWARD PREDlCAMENT
NO TINE TO SPECULATE ON NEXT
YEARS CHAMPIONSHIP.

NO TINE TO SPECULATE ON NEAt
YEARS CHAMPIONSHIP.
The present week will be an interesting one for FOL
lowers of baseball The suit for an Injunction against
Ward will probably be decided tomorrow or on tues
day while the remainder of the week VII! be gwen
up to baseball meetings of unusual Importance Judeo
Morgan j. O'Bren took the papers In the ward IN
junction case ten days ago. reserving MS decision.
The Judges secretary has been unusually busy Tor
the last few days. and it is whispered that Judge
O,grien has fully decided upon what 70 pursue,
and has dictated his ruling in the case TO his secre-
tarv TO be written out The decision may be given TO
the public tomorrow. great deal depends on tlat
decision and it will do much to shape the future OF
professional baseball in this country The officers OF
the New York club stl confident that Ward VIII De
enjoned and not making any efforts TO secure other
PLAYERS. In case the decision fav0rs the Brother
hood then the local League club will have to secure
new players quickly, Manager Muic intends to
start South with his team in the latter part OF next
month.
The League meeting will be held at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel on Wednesday, a meeting of the Board
Of Arbitration being held at the same time Inc
club-owners have enough work to do to keep them
in the city for two or three days. The opinion Is
gaining ground that the League circuit will have
eight instead Of ten clubs
Manager Mutrle felt well pleased with the world at
smiling pitcher, had jumped over the BROTHERHOOD
traces and had signed to remain with his old club
1t was rather late when the manager OF the '"ah's
reached his Staten Island home. Just as he arrived
in front of his house Mutrie was pounced upon by
two hghwaymen, and, although he made gallant
battle he knocked TO the ground i'll dazed con
dition The robbers relieved him of all his valuaoles
including about 500 in money and then maze on
The highwaymen were almost out OF sight winch
Mutrie reganed his feet and began to veil: hooperS
sMuIder!" and make other sleepdlspeiiihe hoiScs'
BY the time that the windows began 10 NV
mp in every direction the robbers had Disappeared anu
Mutrfe was the only person in sight. waylarer
happened to pass at the time and noticing the soil
tary Mutrie and the connection in the houses started
of at full speed for policeman. The intelligent
Guardian of the peace arrived. and in spite OF
protests arrested Mutrie and took him 10 the lookup
II was nearly daylight before Mntrle satsheo inc
police officials that mistake had been made ana nc
was allowed to go home a very mad man. Mu're Is
still sensitive about the matter and refuses 10 20 o
details even with his most intimate friends.
Judged from the reports coming in from Pttsonrg'
the Players League meeting in that city on THURSDAY
and Friday was not as pleasant and suspicious as the
occasion seemed TO demand. The delegates had not
been in session long before the players began 10 io
low in the footsteps of their old managers ana began
To fight for desirable dates in the playing sohe"ie
The schedule agreed upon will not be formally "IoPu
until the regular meeting in March when several I"u
cal changes may be made. About all the cluOS VIII
agree however, that the Eastern and western 'luos
will omen the season in their respective sections Inc
season will begin in the third week Of April ana Close
in the first week Of october. There Will be iew open
dates a feature conspicuous III the .A'cil-
can Association schedule last year
first games will probably lie piayed "
Pttsburg Buffalo, Philadelphia and BROOKLYN hNclE
effort will be made to avoid conflicting dales Dct"o
ihe PLAYERS clubs OF New York and BrookNn lHeIc
will be large number Of conflicting dates Just INC
same The new clubOwners say mat they 40 Ho.
care whether they conflict with their oid lhdhdEc'9
climbs or not in fact they confident Of more 'A
,ldi ,boir own and would il the truth were known,
rather conflict than have clear field IheTc j. no
sentiment in the matter, for the players know NAV
the fght with their old managers will be carried on
until one or the other retires from the Held
The cIub-owners of the National League are also
loonc forward to their schedule prospects, ahoueh
the list will not be formally adopted before Adr''
As is generally the custom the schcGEic the year vi"
come ont almost the opposite of what II was III loo"
Last season the Western clubs came East cary III C
year the Eastern clubs Closing inc sedso al , ~ mo
This year the Eastern clubs VIII pay SIX Ut iv ni,
with each other the Western clubs meanWhe P'dS ne
among themselves Then the Eastern clubs VIII 20
West and there is small Likelihood % n ANY FT ,youid
give the enthusiasts in this nelghbolhoou U
July A. pleasure t1eH ana l not e Dppycd in The East
which will be "A good thing for the New orK TinD VI
:
trophy for the third consecutive time IL Is ailgul" a.
coincidence that for the first time IN the As.oIs ~;
baseball for this time Of the year thc newspapers ~
fine different cities not agitating Inc GueslV d
what team will win the pennan Inc DascDdil WI ~.
is i'm a too chaotic state to discuss any thlnh ou'
brotherhood or League"
II now looks as if the composition of the lnterna-
tonal League next will be as follows Deuo''.
Toronto Hamilton, London, Montreal Sag'ha" anu
Raw CITY Albany and Troy. The admission OF ue
last two cities will undoubtedly be contaminated before
many days have passed as the league Is ANXIOUS w.
secure them a. members. SaSlnd" anu l,dN ~
will have a nine the cooperative pan nan t t
games beiug plavcd i'm each city. The nutloDh i"I
i'm spite Of the brave Struggle I"I
the last three years, does not look bright
Few clubs have been 50 fortunate in their players as
the BrookIyns The management and players never
clash as 50 often happens in other clubs and every
BODY seems fratelnal and contcntcd Those VINO
have managed baseball teams can appreciate 'hl'
statement better than the general public. "hich
knows little Of the jcaOusics and chickering's t"t
arc a feature of most clubs. Why" said one OF the
of the Bideeroons yesterday. we tfci1 our
men like men, and in purely business way, con
scoucntly have trouble with them. We nav,
always made il habit TO pay our men on the hT, ana
fifteenth Of the month. Many Of the players 90 NOT
want collect their salaries hut we make II a ruif
70 Insist upon that point. some clubOwncr' are
demanding advances their salary. Why, Pitcher
Terry has been connected with the Brooklyn nine
ever since its organization. vet has never asked Tor
n cent advance money. PBkncy has not asked for any
advance money in three years. Can any other club
show a pair like this y