St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-13
The League Simply offered
Him More Money and he
Accepted 1t.
Mike Kelly Announces That
He Will Drink Water
This Season.

He arrived Friday night and left early
yesterday morning. Hardie Richardson
LETT few hours later. CiarkSon and
Morrill, are at the Clifton. where they
will remain until Monday night. When
asked about the report concerning his
signing with the league last October,
Clarkson said:
THE first heard about the matter
was through the papers. l did not agree
TO play with the league people last Dc
tober. What did tell Mr. Conant, one
OF the Boston club managers, was this:
That L would not do any business with
anybody until came back from my
San Francisco trip"
Ibid you have any understanding
with the brotherhood there, as alleged?"
NO, none whatever. l simply did
not know what would do
Had you been approached by the
brotherhood peCple?"
mo, the first intimation l had about
the break was out in Pueblo, when Gen.
DiXwell asked me how much stock |
would take in the new Boston club. [
SAID $1,000. The next morning | asked
the general how much stock had been
subscribed Tor. He said all but s.. 500
OF the $4,000, the amount allotted to
the players. l told him then to put me
down for the balance, which made s.. $50
altogether, asking for refusal. which
was granted. The next time the sub
Ieet was mentioned TO me was in San
Francisco. This was about Dec, TO-
Gen. DlXwell then made me an offer to
play with the brotherhood"
Did he ask you how much you
wanted?"
i told him to make me an offer"
'How much did he offer you?"
''SiX thousand dollars"
''What did you Say?"
81 told him il was not enough, Ne
gotlatlons ceased right there and then.
a day OF two later received a telegram
from Mr.. Billings. the treasurer of the
Boston league club, Offering me consid-
cradle more than Gen. DIxwell had
proposed, and L accepted the terms and
agreed to play tor three years.
Did the Boston club ask for any
guarantee"
Nothing more than they did when
they purchased my release from Chi
cago. They demanded that ! should
have my life insured, which did for
$4,000, making the policy payable to
the Boston Base Ball association. This
l regard purely business arrangement
1t is only iaIr to insure them against
loss. When they asked me to do the
same thing under this new deal had
no hesitation III the matter whatever"
did you act as Mr.. Commits agent on
the Pacific slope?'
Yes: | signed Smith, Camel and
Hardte. the California catcher, whom
regard as an excellent ball player.''
Did the brotherhood players. includ-
ing Radbourne, Richardson and kelly,
make 1t unpleasant for you wi lie in
Frisco, as reported in the papers?"
NO, not that | noticed, aside from
little ill-1eeiing about my casting my
lot with the league. which, of course.
must be expected. The majority of
players seem to think that l was with
the league from the very outset of this
controversy, | want it understood that
had not arrived at any definite con-
clusiOn before l started West"
Had the brotherhood offered YOU the
same terms as The league people would
you have decided to play with themY'
LAS | said before, had agreed not tc
do anything until ] saw Mr. Conant and
talked the situation over with him. The
brotherhood has construed this as a
prearranged affair between the Boston
club management and myself, when on
the contrary L was my own free agent.
Had | determined to plav with the
brotherhood, | should certainly have
made my position known To AR. Conant
before signing players contract. This
was but fair to the Boston club people,
because they have treated me nicely.
paying $4,000 for my release, and
should naturally get the benefit of their
Investment. ] expect that the PLAYERS
who belong 10 the brotherhood are sore
against me because l joined the league
after becoming brotherhood man. 1t
IS true that l attended their meetings
While on the California trip, but | was
acting III good faith. | was not acting
as an agent for the Boston club while
attending the brotherhood meetings.
AS soon as had made up my mind to
Join the league L stopped all negotia-
tiOnS with the brotherhood and refused
10 enter their councils"
at has been claimed recently that
you were sold 20 Boston. or rather
forced to leave Chicago, against your
will?''
THAT is not so. / wanted to play in
Session for various reasons, and profited
10y the change"
You have become pretty thoroughly
acquainted with brotherhood affairs: do
you thine they can win?''
mo. The jumping around of the
players is nothing more than expected,
and L feel confident good many more
of the boys will be III line before many
days. They will soon find out what a
mistake they have made"
Are you going to coach Harvard this
season."
Yes. 1 begin work at the cole ge
next Monday, l expect Harvard will
have very strong team IN the field this
year"
How did the boys make out in
'Frisco?"
They made in the neighborhood of
$500 each, and this was in the face of
beastly weather. 1t rained almost con-
stantly"
Hardie Richardson has gone to his
home at Utica. He is, like most OF the
other boys, sick with the grip. He
gave CiarkSOn fearful roasting to Bill
Mussey. He says John is a traitor.
- GU can put me down as q brother
hood man," exclaimed Hardie. '.now
and forever. / shall be with the play
ers' team in Boston if / am the only
Man. l am inclined to think that
aiarkson was instrumental in having
the statement wired East that | had
signed league contract"
Morrill, had little to say except that
fhe brotherhood will certainly be sue
ceSsful. Speaking about the Chicago
White Stockings, he thought it was a
very strong nine and would be hard TO
beat. The boys will have great team
IN Boston next SeaSon-one that is hard
TO beat. Morrill, is quite business
man. lie is modest. and says but little,
but that little is to the point. The ball
cranks in Beantown take deal of
stock in what John says. He will have
a voice in the management of the broth
erhood club in Boston next season,
flames Hart, who will be the active
manager of the institution, will be here
IN few days. He stopped off at Den
thuSiastic over the brotherhood's affairs
rs when he went West.
Nike Kelly spent Friday afternoon
md evening with Ned Williamson.
They paid Silver Flint visit. Both