The Washington critic., 1890-01-29

Judge O'urien Was Expected to give
- Decision Favorable to the Brother
hued-An active Campaign WIN he
Promptly inau2urated.
President Young, travelling bag in
hand, was just boarding the train for
New York last evening when the in
formation was impaired TO him that the
Injunction suit against John NJ. Ward
by the National League had been de-
cided in favor Of the former shortstop
of the Giants There was % merry
twinkle in MIR Young's eyes as he re-
II arked: Really ] am not surprised at
such an outcome. No later than yes.
ierday President Brush and myself
were discussing the probabilities Of
Judge o Brion's decision, and we agreed
that, owing to the length of time that
had eDsued since the injunction case
was argued and submitted, that the
League might as well be prepared for
an adverse decree. Whether an appeal
will be taken TO a higher court or not Is
matter that will rest entirely with our
attorneys, Messrs. Evarts, Choate and
Braman, and we will doubtless hold q
consultation with them on the subject
before the adjournment of the post
poned annual meeting, which am now
on my way to attend.
REcRUITs FOR THE LEAGUE.
zone thing Is certain, however, and
that Is, we know now where we stand
and can govern ourselves accordingly
in relation TO recruiting for the League
ranks. There is no scarcity of players,
and while the Brotherhood will un.
doubtedly make a great splurge over
their victory the management Of the
various League clubs will go ahead
pcrfecting their organizations for the
season of 1890 just as though nothing
had happened No one will question
for an instant the ability and willing
ness of the men who are the financial
supporters Of the National League to
fulfil any and all obligations that they
may incur, and consequently no fears
need be entertained about our not be.
ing able to obtain talent, and good
talent at that. To be sure, some of the
clubs Of the minor leagues may want
10 put up the prices of the star players.
but money is no object when good
club is at stake, at least such has been
the previous history of clubs belonging
to the National League.
NO TALK ON SCHEDULE.
when we held our meeting last No
vember matters were in chaotic state
and especially as the Brotherhood
trouble was about coming to a head
and we therefore concluded to await de-
velopments in the courts before making
any definite arrangements for the ens,l-
ing baseball season. When the meeting
! is called TO order tomorrow the ground
will be carefully gone over, and prob
ably the most important business to
come before us will be regarding the
complement of the various clubs. luck.
| lily, the list of 300 names obtained since
| our last meeting will be of great assist.
ance to US in solving the problem, and
! this will be the only report that | shall
submit. Nothing will be attempted or
| discussed, even so far as the schedule
is concerned, and that subject will be
| permitted to rest IN abeyance until the
March meeting of the schedule com.
mittee
TIE ORGANIZATIONS CoNTRAsTED.
But the negotiations and arbitration
committees will, however, consider
questions brought before them at the
! present meeting, and the results of theil
deliberations will be quickly apparent.
There is not more than month inter.
vening between the annual meeting OF
the League and the meeting of the
schedule committee, and hence there
will he no unnecessary delays by the
two leading committees in formulating
plans and rendering decisions upon
which the season playing will be based.
Thus far the indications are that there
will be only two Brotherhood clubs of
any strength-one AT Chicago and the
other at Brooklyn, and certainly they
cannot carry the other six or eight
clubs upon their backs On the Other
hand, five of the League clubs are now
in good ondition-Indianap Gin
cinnati, Brooklyn, Boston and Phila
delphia, and the remaining five are be
ing strengthened daily, so that we vii
be content to let the patronage rest OF
the merits Of the respective teams il
the big cities.
There was a putting, snorting sound
and in few minutes the president oi
the League was off for the metropolis
amid shower of handkcrchiefs and
hearty Godspeeds from his many friends
who had assembled at the depot