Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-01
READY 70 FIGHT,
The Baseball Situation from q
Brotherhood Standpoint.
A PLAYERS LEAGUE NAN TALKS.

Ne Says They WIN Start On the aist Of
April Whether the Nagwatss Esjoin
Them or Not-0rouuds Rented aud
Stands Ballding.
functions cannot stop them. They are In IL
Tor better or worss and will play out the spa-
son Of 1880 II they have to mako up their
teams from amateur playera In an inter
Wow one Of the new magnates thus expressed
himself: II went into this movement with
my eyes open. was willing to take the
chances on law suits against ua We have
proved 10 the players that tho lesgus will 20
allead, and those who may be en,oined will
not sign contracts, and, indeed, In somo cases
do not believe that they would play with
their old mastnrs at all. At any rate we
would get all the great stars In 1891 at tho
latest Ono thing you can bank upon, and
that ID that tho nero winning OF suit against
one man will not make tho great players
weaken without hght
Claws are different In different states,
A man may he enjoincd In Now York end In
IN exactly similar case may escape In mi.
noiA Tho mon we want most OF all " III NOT
60 until they arc forced TO 60. Now, look
here. We havo a score or moro Of the best
men In the American association. There 10
no known procen Of law that can interfere
with them. Then we have something like
ten or fifteen minor league stars In the same
category. Here We have about forty players
whom tho league cannot take away from "
In any possible way. Let us 60 little far
ther. OF last years league players we have
men have refused fabulous salaries TO remain
with us. Do you think that the snjoinmsnt
OF one man, who was unfortunate enough to
have signed supplemental contract, is going
10 cocrce thcss men into deserting usl You
can lay odds that IL won't.
"A few, OF course, will 60, but tho majority
will stick. Suppose we lose half, and that is
moro than we can by any stretching Of tho
doubtful men figure up wher0 shall we bet
Why, wo win still have eighty OF tho bsst
players In America. But We would do better
still. Not over twenty Of tho League men
would weaken on ua We know every man
who would he likely to 20, and when We a.
Vow twenty we Just double the number wo
REALLY suspect We believe that In spite Of
every effort made we shall have at least 100
Of the l25 mon we now have signed ready 10
play ball April I. But suppose the League
should cnjoin all its old men, We would still
have our forty good men ~ nucleus, and
would be justified In going ahead and waiting
till 1891 for our own trump cardA"
"Now, there is another point" continued
tho Brotherhood magnate; "you don't Inn
agine that the League would bring suits Ia
ten or fifteen states 10 cnjoln these men.
Just figure up what they would cost Why,
100000 would hardly cover tho expenses.
No, sir; tell you a fow mon would be en-
Joined II possible, hut no attempt would bs
49, k..tlr
you suppose admitting that have placed
the expense at double what Il will be--that
tho 1.eague will pay go 900 for the servicesoe
lot Of unwilling men for one year. most Of
whom could not be enjolned under the most
favorable circumstances until half the play
ing SEASON II overt Not bit OF Il They
are too shrewd for that They might speud
few thousands 70 enjoin the brotherhood
leaders, 70 ~ 70 haraas ~ In drawing talent,
but there will be no general suits ut law. All
tho men have got TO do q TO keep Q bold
front aud stick to us, and the League will eu-
dcavor TO flll their places rather than 70 20
law Wholesale.
"Now how can they stop usi Il cannot be
done They may beat us In tho long run. I
admit the possibility Of that, but they won't
beat us without fight. Do you think II ws
were not In earnest wc should be grading
grounds and building grand staudst Do you
think We could grade and fence In grounds
without renting them, and do you think
grounds can be rented without money! Il
takes money, and . lot OF II, 10 run hall
club, and We arc putting II out We have
advanced great deal to the players, aud wa
have paid rent In advance and have made
contracts binding Us 10 put out more.
"The Players league will start 10 sure a.
the 2lst day Of April comes. We have made
our schedule. We shall start tho season ih the
east and close II In the west. Our achedule 10
somewhat on the limos Of the National league
schedule Of last season. Al the League q In
the habit Of alternating. We have the best OF
the position. We do not sesk direct fight
In regular conflicting dates, although We
shall not shrink from IT, The old League
must take tho offensive II they follow prece-
dents thsrs will not be very many conflicting
dates
III tho old League want war to the knife,
and want IL hot, they will only have 10 make
Q schedule fashioned after the one they had
last year. Or, rather, II they elect to start
In the east and close In the west, Il would bs
hard work for them to make . ten club
schedule that wouldn't conflict with ours
about every day. We have not seen 1T to
publish our schedule because We do not pro-
pose TO give tho old league chance to ar
range their strong clubs against our veal.
ones. We shall print II In March aud not
before-.. probably not until after the League
has made its schedule and promulgated II"
The above interview expresses The baseball
situation from q brotherhood standpoint.
There ara weak rl0ints In tha argument And