Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-04
BASEBALL MOVEMENTS.
Learning the Art of Forming Trusts
Like Other Business Men.
Astonishing Communication from the secre'
tary Of the Player league-Schedule
80 be Carried Gut

ishing communication was made public
to-day by General Secretary BrunneIl of
the Players league. The surprise is in
the apparent disclosure, more or less
complete, that the supposed animosity
and rivalry between the Players
organization and the National
league is largely in the nature
of blind to the public. 1t would seem
that the two leagues are to be regarded
as practically indsnticaI pair OF wings
for a money making machine. The idea
as neao as can be inferred Is, 1t would
seem, TO have two leagues go through the
! motions of antagoniZing each other, so
| far as gate receipts can be increased
| by that method, but when
their interests can best be furthered in
! such manner then the leagues are to
| cooperate. The whole thing In a nut
| ehell would appear that, as has been ru-
| mored at intervals since the famous
! split, baseball men understand the art OF
J forming trusts and poolmaking precisely
| as practiced in other business enter
priseS.
The possibility is distinctly foreshad-
owed that even before the season is
! opened ''warring factions will be
playing together 'for revenue only
Following is Secretary BrunneH's letter:
CHICAGO. Ill, Feb. %, 1890.
N; E: Young, Esq.,, President and Secretary
National League of Baseball Clubs, Washing
ton, d. c.:
DEAR SIR beg to inform the National
league, through you, that the schedule,
prepared by the schedule committee of
the National league players, provides for
the following club movements from
locality to locality:
April 81 to May 10, inclusive, Eastern
clubs vs.. Eastern clubs and Western
clubs VS.. Western clubs.
May IA to May 81, inclusive, Western
clubs i'll Eastern cities.
June to June Is, inclusive, Eastern
clubs VS.. Eastern clubs and Western
clubs vs.. Western clubs.
June 20 to June %, inclus-
i've, Eastern clubs in Western cities.
July to July 10, inclusive, West
ern clubs i'll Eastern cities.
July q to August 1 inclusive, Western
clubs in Eastern cities.
July 81 to August I inclusive, Eastern
clubs in Eastern cities
July 81 to August inclusive, Eastern
clubs IN Western cities.
August 6 to August 10 inclusive.
Western clubs vs.. Western clubs and
Eastern clubs vs.. Eastern clubs.
August 81 to September 2 inclusive,
Western clubs in Eastern cities.
September to September II. inclu-
sive, Eastern clubs vs.. Eastern clubs and
Western clubs VS.. Western clu bs
September 10 to October 4 , inclusive,
Eastern clubs in Western cities.
There will be no material changes in
this schedule as it stands. Outline is
sent so that the National
league can, should it so choose
avoid conflicting with our clubs IN the
cities of Boston, New York, Brooklyn,
Philadelphia, PIttsturg, Cleveland and
Chicago. May / also suggest that the
National league in permitting its cluus to
play against those of the'Players National
league before and after championship
season of both leagues such permission
being granted, it would also be neces-
sary for the National league to repeal its
un-American resolution which 'boy-
cotts'' all clubs playing against those
of our organization, as well as
any clubs which may play with a club
which has played against the Players
National league club. l trust that l shall
receive a reply before the spring meeting
of our organization on March IL. 1890.
Yours truly, f. FL. BRUNNELL.
Try ING 10 \ TRIAL.
NEW YORK, March 3.-The case of the |
METROPOLITAN exhibition company |
against John NJ. Ward began in the |
special term of the supreme court this |
morning. There was notable absence |
of baseball men. George f. Duyster, |
counsel for the Metro politan ex-
hibition company, asked the |
court to place the case for |
trial during the present month and re- |
ferred to Judge Q 'Brien S decision when |
he denied the recent application for an !
injunction against Ward, in which he |
stated the case ought to be tried before |
April, aud had stated in open court that !
if the counsel would agree upon a day in |
March be would use his efforts |
to have ii placed on the calendar. Judge |
Rowland said that it was merely pri-
vate case and there was no reason why it |
should be advanced. Judge Lawrence, |
who had previously suggested that the |
counsel ought to go to Judge . 'Brien and |
ask him to enforce his order, took the |
papers and said he would consult Judge |
O'Brien and advise the counsel here
after Mr.. Duyster expressed himself as
highly satisfied with the decision. He |
thinks the case will now be tried during |
the present term of court. Should it not |
be he says there will be no use trying |
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