St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-04
VERY like A TRUST.
Alleged Animosity Between
League and Brotherhood
Only a Elind.
Secretary Brunell Writes a
Letter That Gives Away
the Snap.
Spalding and His Cohorts
Gather at Cleveland to
Make q Schedule.
Long Shots Won the Majority
Of the Races at the
Clifton.

Chicago. March 3.-An astonishing
communication was made public to-day
by General Secretary Brunell, of the
Players league. The surprise is in the
apparent disclosure, more or less COM
plete, that the supposed animosity and
rivalry between the players 0rganiza-
ton and the National league is largely
in henature of blind to the public. 1t
would Sc m that the two leagues are to
be regarded as practically identical-a
pair of wings for the same money max
ing machine. The idea, as near as ca II
be inferred is, itWoud seem, to have the
twin leagues go through the motions
OF antagOnlZing each other so far
as gate receipts can be Increased by
that method, but when dividends can
not best he furthered IN such manner
then the leagues are to cooperate. Inc
whole tbing in nutshell would appear
10 he that, as rumOred at intervals since
the famous split, the base ball men un-
derstanu the art of forming trusts and
pool making precisely as practlced IN
other business enterprises. The posi-
bilty is distinctly fOreShadOWed that
even before the season is opened the
"Warrlng factions Will I've playing to-
Ing is Secretary Brunel's letter:
Chicago, H., heb. IS, l. ON. +. Young:
ESD, President and Secretary National
League OF Base BAH Cluus, Wa hington, ID;
C.-Dem SIR | beg 10 inform the National
league through you that the schedule pre-
Pared by the schedule committee Of the Play
ers' National league provides for the follow
ing club movements. from locality 10 local
lily; April Il to May Is. inclusive. Eastern
clubs vs.. Eastern clubs and Western cluhs VS..
nj ~, taNf 4 IN -
Western clubs in Eastern cities; June 10
dune Is, inclusive, Eastern clubs VS.. Eastern
clubs and Western clubs VS.. Western CLUBS;
dune 20 to July D. inclusive, Eastern clubs
in Western cities; July to July
10. inclusive, Western clubs i'll Eastern
cities: July II to Aug. 4, inclusive, Eastern
clubs in Western cities; Aug. 4 to Aug ~,
Inclusive Western clubs VS.. Western clubs
and Eastern clubs VS.. Eastern clubs; Aug.
81 to Sept. ., inclusive. Western clubs i'll
Eastern cities; sept to Sept. II. inclusive,
Eastern clubs vs.. Eastern clubs I'd western
clubs vs. Western clubs Sept 10 to Oct 4,
inclusive, Eastern clubs in Western clues.
There will he no material changes III THIS
schedule as il stands. / he outline is seut,and
the National leugue cun, should II so choose,
avoid conflicting with our clufs III
the cities of Boston, New York. Brooklyn,
Thiiadellhia, pittsburg, Cleveland and chi
CagO May ! also suggest that the National
league adopt resolution permitting It's
clubs TO play against those of the Players
National league DetOre and after the cham
pIuuship season of both leagues. such per-
mission being granted it would also be neces-
Sury for the National league TO repeal It's uni
American resolution which "boyCottS al
clubs laying against those of our organlza-
ton, as well IS any clubs which may play
with club whIt has played against Play
ers National League club. | trust that l
shall receive a reply before the spring meet
ing of our organization. Marco II. 1890.
Yours truly. F. Il. BUENELL.
THE LEAGUE WILL STAND PAT.
CLEVELAND, O., March S.-SecretarY
Brune'S communication was shown
President Young, who smiled as he
said: "Fhat is similar to the mysterious
letter which has been awaiting my ar
rival at the Weddell: and which has
been talked of by the papers. His
proposition to the effect that the ma
tional league adopt resolution allow
ing its clubs to play with those OF the
brotherhood could not be accepted
because it would be a violation
of the national agreement, and L
do not think the National league would
be party 10 any violation of 1t. His
proposition that the un-Amerlcan reso-
iutlon,' which bOycottS all clubs playing
against those of the brotherhood. he re-
ptaled, will not he accepted either.
Such thing would be Impossible, for
that Is one OF the tunuaineltal ptlncIpleS
of the National agreement. The league
could not repeal that resolution without
the consent OF the American aSsocia-
ton, which is party TO the
National agreement. 1t would not
he considered. | have nothing 70
say as to the leagues actions
concerning conflicting dates. The
schedule committee prepared it's sched-
ule without any regard whatever to the
brotherhood. No notice Of such all or
galhzatiOn was taken. When arrived
this afternoon l showed Mr. BruneIlS
letter to some of the members, and that
was our first intimation of what their
schedule would be-. have never, until
to-day, received any communicates from
Mir. Brunei and, more, the schedule
has not been changed. | can not very
we'll give an opinion on the ACCESSIBILITY
of changing it so as not to conflict, i'll
fact. do not know whether the two
conflict or nOt,o