Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-11

ESPECIAL TELEGRAE TO THE DIsPATCH.I
WASHINGTON, January 1o.-TwO con-
tracts from Cincinnati were received at
League headquarters to-day, and although
they were expected, President Young
seemed very much elated at being able to
acknowledge them. Appended to the doc
uments were the names of Long" John
Reilly and George Tebeau, who have thus
ranged themselves squarely on the side of
the League despite inducements held out to
them to join with the Brotherhood ball
players. In the same mail received by
President Young to-day was a letter from
President Byrne. of the Brooklyn club, in
which he discussed at length the action In
court yesterday concerning the injunction suit
against John NJ. Ward.
BYRNE's OPINION.
THE deeper our attorneys probe this mat
ter" wrote Mr.. Byrne, 'the stronger does our
case appear, and we at the New York end Of
the line have no fears as to the outcome OF the
proceedings before the courts"
In discussing the action of Judge O'Brien in
granting the postponement as requested by the
attorneys for the League, President Young
said: I'VE had not counted upon anything
from Mr.. Choate except his counsel, but the
interest taken in the national game is plainly
evinced by the presence of this able lawyer in
the court room. There is no more celebrated
legal firm IN New York than that of Evarts,
Choate & Beaman, and it speaks well for our
cause that two of the members of that firm are
willing to devote their personal attention to it.
All doubt as to the intentions of President
Hewett, of the Washingtons, has been dis
PEELED by the fact that he has completed ar
rangements and secured site for new ball
park in the fashionable quarter Of the city,
north of the White House.
WASHINGTON IN LINE.
A piece of ground the dimensions of which
are $50 BY $50 feet, has been obtained on Eight
eenth street near the boundary, and an agent
of Mr.. Hewett is now making tour of the
Northern cities for the purpose of obtaining an
idea of the most improved grand stand archi-
lecture. Mr.. Hewett still has control of the
grounds near the Baltimore and Ohio depot,
bnt his option will expire at the end
Of the presei year, and he determined not to
wait to be dispossessed but to secure an eligibly
situated ball park at once. In this move he had
been securing cooperation of a large real es-
tate syndicate who think that the proposed
park will benefit their property and especially
by attracting crowds to the locality in which it
will be laid out. One objection that had TO be
met with was the fact that there didn't appear
TO be the regulation distance. 80 feet from the |
home base TO the back stop but with the assist
ance of Shoch. who was formerly member Of
the Washington team. the seeming difficulty |
was happily averted by giving the diamond |
decided twist southwesterly.
One of the stanchest adherents of the |
Brotherhood is Charley Snyder who last sea-
son was borne on the payroll of the Cleveland |
Club. and, although he did not do much, he ad- |
mIts that he always received his salary when |
due. mo member of the Brotherhood" said
Snyder to-day, has ever asked for advance
money and been refused, and, to my knoWl-
edge, two of the last years Cleveland team
have accepted favors of this kind. McAleer |
asked for and obtained $780, and Zimmer's re-
quest to Al johnson for $500 was favorably con- |
sidered.
zIMMER's CASE.
'Ttis true that after signing League contract |
thinner volunteered TO return the money to |
johnson, but the latter declined TO accept it |
and do not know whether thinner had good |
time with it OF not. Take the case of Glass |
cock for an example of treachery. Certainly /
man in baseball is worth all he can get and this /
fellow, who was held at s. 500 by indianapolis. /
began to whine about it and was instrumental /
in the formation of the Brotherhood Outside /
of indianapolis he could easily obtain 5000 !
and he had no hesitancy In saying so. Conse-
quently for the protection of men like BOYLE I
Glasscock and others the Brotherhood sprang
into existence, and despite their cowardice it |
is going to stay, too. There's not a man who |
has signed Brotherhood contract thus far |
who will not receive as much, if not more than
he did with the League last season. Another
thing is that a players word is taken as to his |
salary, and know that IN my case no INQUIRY
was made to ascertain whether or not had
given the correct figures Men are placed upon
their honor in the Brotherhood and no fair
minded ball player will take advantage of /
those who are trying to help him"