Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-22

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH-l
SHAMoKIN, February N.-Buck Ewing
of the New York Brotherhood team, is visit
ing his wife's parents in this place. In al
interview this evening Buck stated tha
under no circumstances would he play witt
the National League team. Just before
leaving Cincinnati an attempt to have hin
disclose his conversation with John B. Day
failed, but since his sojourn in the coal metrop
oils he thought it best that his brother
PLAYERS should know just what took place.
81 was with him two consecutive days, ht
using all kinds of efforts to have me leave the
Brotherhood. An offer of $500 year fol
three seasons was rejected"
The reason that Buck was subjected to 4s
hours of extraordinary pleadings on the part
of Day was that owing to the high regard in
which Ewing held the President. Buck treated
him in a firm and compassionate manner and
did not have the heart to be abrupt Like a
drowning person, the President grasped at
imaginary straws.
POOR MIR. DAY.
Day claimed he could secure Richardson and
Connor if the captain would yield. when Ewing
told him he was acting in an underhand man.
ner; that he knew the men said nothing of the
kind.
why do you call it underhand, BuckF" said
Day.
because you could 90 to the same men and
use the identical argument with me as pigeon
stool. I am captain Of the team and the last
man you should approach"
Day assured Ewing that he was the most lib
eral man in the Brotherhood. When Buck
stated that the men could make more money
and be treated whittier than they were IN the old
League Day said he would sooner take back
John Ward. but never Whitney and O'Rourke,
as the latter players acted falsely with him in
claiming to be with the League, when in reality
they were with the Brotherhood.
Buck received telegram from Richardson
this afternoon, admonishing the captain to dis
credit stories about him, that he was just as
solid as Ewing. The New York Brotherhood
team will be on top when the season closes.
THE BUFFALO TEAM.
81 feel sure" remarked Ewing, land think
that the Buffalo team will be at the bottom"
"Do you think any of the New York team
will prove disloyal?"
Mot one Of them" replied Ewing in de-
rermined manner. They are all in the fight to
stay"
'iHow is it you were the last man to sign with
the Brotherhood?"
II desired to weigh the situation accurately
and MANY important moves on the magnates
part were turned into good use when 1 finally
went into the new movement as l was talked
to continuously by the League people, who
imagined would never leave them. John Day
is beloved by all the Brotherhood people, but If
he does not stop his dirty tricks he will become
most unpopular"
Ewing thinks that the League people have
reached the end of the string in securing. de-
serters and expresses contempt at Clarkson
and Glasscock's actions.
DAY WAS UNAPPRoACHABLE.
A special telegram from New York makes
the matter clear from President Days stand
point as follows: President John B. Day. of the
New York Club has never been charged with
being impulsive. On the contrary, he has
always been credited with having one of the
most amiable dispositions. To have met him
to-day, however, one would have never thought
that it was the suave John B. Day of old. He
was sullen and morOse, and was almost unap-
proachable. He seemed to have a perfect alb
horrence of newspaper men. When Dis
PATCH reporter was assigned the task of inter-
viewing Mr.. Day upon the result of the late
Western trip, he congratulated himself upon
the fact that the mission would be an easy and
pleasant one.
Mr. Day left Indianapolis on the 2:SO P. M
limited express on Wednesday, which was due
TO arrive in New York early on Thursday
evening. He evidently laid of somewhere, for
he did not reach the city until morning, and
quietly slipped into his business office at 12l
Maiden Lane, and here THE DISPATCH re-
porter met him.
GOOD morning, Mr.. Day; glad to see you,"
"what can 1 do for your" was the rather
cold reply.
GETTING DOWN TO THE POINT.
"You had pleasant chat with Buck Ewing,
it is said9'
YES was with him for two or three hours"
"WeIl was the conference very eucourag-
ing one to you?'
81 have nothing to say on that point"
at has been stated that you offered Ewing
SIS. 600 for three years. Is that true?"
He merely shook his head, and then, in a
rather petulant manner, said: 81 don't care
about talking of such things. There has been
enough said about it already. l have already
met dozen reporters, and said to them, as
say now, have nothing to communicate"
Mr.. Day then walked away from the reporter;
bat he was asked whether it was true that he
was trying to make deal with the Cincinnati
club for Carpenter and two or three other play
ers. We'll, Carpenter is good man." said he.
MI. Day was asked about his visit to Indian
apolis. ''Mr. Brush and had very pleasant
talk, he replied; but cannot say anything
further than that"
what is your opinion of ten-club Lacquer
Il would like to see eight clubs; that is all
WitEthis Mr. Day showed an utter disin-
clination to talk any further, and the reporter
withdrew.
WHAT THE SCHEME SEEMS.
Among the best posted baseball men the i'm
preston seems to be that President Days trip
was chiefly planned to get Buck Ewing back
into the League ranks. There is no doubt that
he had a long talk with the great player, and
the presumption is that he offered Buck a
fabulous amount of money to return. With
Ewing back into the fold there seems to be no
question that others of the New York club
would follow in his wake. Therefore MI.
Days move in trying to get Ewing was a wise
one, and there are many who believe that the
latter will yet be corralled by the New Yorks
1t is surmised that Ewlng's visit to New York
at this time as by appointment with Mr. Day.
Danny Richardson and Roger COnnor are
also expected in the CITY, and it is claimed that
these players will meet Mr.. Day at some Sc
cluded place and each sign a New York club
contract. the three men will then be on the
same level. as no one can charge that one man
broke his contract with the brotherhood be-
fore the other.
1t is also reported that President Brush will
be compelled to give up two men to the New
Yorks If there is a chance of the Hoosiers stay
ing in the League.
Another very important question the reporter
asked Mr.. Day was whether he had seen Danny
Richardson during his trip. He shook his
head and said that he had not