Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-04
ONLY HIMSELF TO BLAME.
MORE FROM BRUNELL.
The Players League Secretary Sends a
srartler TO the League Magnates-
He Wants Everybody to
Shake Hands and

Srartler TO the League Magnates-
He Wants Everybody to
Shake Hands and
be Friends.
CHICAGO, March 3-An astonishing CON-
munication was made public to-day by General
Secretary Brunell, of the Players League.
The surprise is in the apparent disclosure,
more or less complete, that the supposed ami
mostly and rivalry between the Players organi-
zation and the National League is largely in
the nature of q blind to the public. 1t would
seem that the two Leagues are to be regarded
as practically identicai-a pair of wings for
the same money making machine. The
idea as near as can be inferred is it would
seem, to have the twin Leagues go through the
motions of antagonizing each other, so far as
gate receipts can be increased by that method,
but when dividends cannot be furthered in
such a manner, then the Leagues are to CO.
operate. The whole thing in nutshell would
appear to be that, as rumored at intervals since
the famous split, the baseball men understand
the art of forming trusts and pool-making pre-
cisely as practlced IN other business enter
prises. The possibility is distinctly foreshad-
owed that even before the season is opened the
''warrlng factions" will be playing together for
revenue only.
The following is Secretary Brunel's letter.
CHICAGO, ILL, February g. 1890.
n. r. Young, Esq, President and Secretary Ma
tional League OF Baseball Clubs, Washington:
DEAR SIR beg to inform the National League
through you that the schedule prepared by the
Schedule Committee of the Players National
League provides for the following club moye-
April 2i to May Is inclusive, Eastern clubs
versus Eastern clubs and Western clubs versus
Western clubs; May IA to May 81 inclusive, West
ern clubs in Eastern cities: June to june Is in
elusive Eastern clubs versus Eastern clubs and
Western clubs versus Western clubs; June 20 to
July to July i9 inclusive, Western clubs in East
ern cities; July q to August inclusive, Eastern
clubs in western cities: August to August 10 in
elusive, Western clubs versus Western clubs and
Eastern clubs versus Eastern clubs: August q to
September inclusive, Western clubs in Eastern
cities: September 4 to September II inclusive
Eastern clubs versus Eastern clubs and Western
clubs versus Western clubs: September 10 to 0cto-
Der inclusive. Eastern clubs in Western cities
There will be no material changes in this schedule
as 1t stands. The outline is sent so that the Ma
tional League can. should it choose avoid con-
ficting with our clubs in the cities OF Boston,
May / also suggest that the National League
against those Of the Piayers SatiOna T. etsnss p1ns
before and after the cham pionship season of both
would also be necessary for the National League
to repeal its un-American resolution, which
Organization, as well as any clubs which msT 0sy
play with a club which has played against a
Players National League club.
trust that shall receive a repIy before the
spring meeting Of our organization, March II.
1Ss0' i0ufs 'rnlgi n Rpr,,
A dispatch from Cleveland saws: Secretary
Brunnelrs communication was shown President
Young, VINO smiled as he said:
That is similar to mysterious letter which has
been awaiting my arrival at the WeddeIl. and
which has been talked of by the papers His
proposition to the effect that the National
League adopt a resolution allowing its clubs
to play with those of the Brotherhood could
not be accepted because it would be a violation
of the National agreement, and do not think
the National League would be a party
to any violation of it His proposition that the
''unAmerican resolution which boycotts ali
clubs playing against those of the Brotherhood
be repealed will not be accepted.
either. Such a thing would be i'm.
possible, for that is one of the funda-
mental principles of the National Agree
ment. The League could not repeal that reso-
luton without the consent Of the American As
soclation, which is party to the National
Agreement. 1t would not be considered
II have nothing to say to the Leagues &C.
tions concerning conflicting dates. The Sched-
ule Committee prepared its schedule without
any regard whatever to the Brotherhood. No
notice OF such an organization was taken.
When arrived this afternoon showed Mr.
Brunelfs letter to some of the members, and
that was our first intimation of what their
schedule would be. have never until today
received any communication from Mr. Brunell.
and more, the schedule has not been changed.
cannot very well give opinion on the ad-
visibility of changing it SO as not to conflict in
fact, do not know whether the two conflict or
not"