Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-30
A BIG DIFFERENCE.
Manager Hanlon Makes an lmpor-
tant Statement
IN REGARD TO THE BROTHERHOOD
Prospects of New League in the Coke
Regions.
NEW ASSOCIATION AT HOMESTEAD

Manager Hanlon, of the local Players
club, made an interesting and important
statement Yesterday regarding the separate
interests of the Brotherhood and the Play
ers' League. For some time there has been
considerable misunderstanding on this point
and Manager Hanlon desires that the true
relationship of the two organizations named be
clearly understood. During long conversa-
ton he said:
There seems to be prevailing idea that the
Players League issued the blacklist relative to
all the deserters. This is a wrong idea, as
the League had nothing to do with it. The
Brotherhood issued the list, and that organiza-
tion is quite distinct from the Players League.
The latter signed some of these blacklisted
men to play, but it could not reinstate them in
the Brotherhood"
BECKLEY DOOMED.
Twill Beckley not be readmitted to the
Brotherhood"
Not at all. He is out of it forever. The
blacklist containing his name has been issued
and that shuts him out and also all those whose
names were on the list. Of course the stock
holders of the new League are not all Brother.
hood members, and they saw fit to agree to re-
instate several men, at least to resign them for
the new League. Oh, yes, players who are not
Brotherhood members can play in the new
League. We have numerous players who are
not members of the Brotherhood. The latter
was organized to simply reach ational League
players and form a new League. There are
now. however many players in the new League
that were never in the National League, nor
are they in the Brotherhood"
Can the stockholders directors of the
new League clubs sign whom they chooseT'
"Yes, think they can. They certainly are
not controlled in their actions by the Brother
hood, and this shows that the Players League
had nothing to do with the blacklist that was
issued"
"Then if the directors of the new clubs don't
pay any attention to the Brotherhood's black
list, of what use is the list?'
LOST BENEFITS.
"Well it deprives all those blacklisted from
sharing any of tine privileges or benefits that
the Brotherhood can offer. OF course, the
Brotherhood may not have much to offer at
present, but. depend upon it, the future will
find it a very strong affair. Yes, it is possible
to have the majority of Players League players
on-Brotherhood men, but l don't think it is
likely to happen. There is no reason to suppose
that the directors OF the new clubs will act
contrary to the interests of those who origi-
mated the League for them. But wish to
point out one thing and that is this: There
never was any big organization made anything
in our structure now, but
time will remedy them. Experience will
show up the faults. There are differences of
opinion among us regarding the re-signing of
deserters, but there is rule to prevent their |
being taken back. Everything, therefore, has
been done in accordance with our rules and |
regulations. There is no big organization |
where every member is of the same opinion. |
Is there? Well, we are ruled by the majority |
and according TO the laws of our organization. |
We will discover our mistakes in time, If there
are any, and we will remedy them"