The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-03-02
THEY WANT WARD.
He Is the Subject Of Rivalry
Among the Clubs.
HIS FALLING OUT WITH EWING.

| 'Suck's' Apathy Nlen Dnuef "aru
beginning to Make Up the Teams-A
Great Struggle In '01.
John M. Ward just at present seems tt
be very much in demand. Nearly every
club in the League and several in the
American association appear to be anxious
to secure his services for the playing sea
son of 1891. The foremost bidders for his
ability and personal popularity are the
| Boston, Brooklyn and Athletic clubs. Tht
| Athletics will have no show unless the Ma
tional league clubs waive claim to Ward.
services, which is not likely to happen
There has been in certain quarters, anG
indeed it has been the opinion of Ward
himself, that the National league would
give him rough deal in consequence Of
his efforts in forming the now defunct
Players league.
Judging by the competition for him now
there does not seem to be any foundation
for such fears. Even if the League cap
italists were inclined to make reprisals
they could not afford to do so. In fact
they have no such desire. The chances are
now that Ward will remain in Brooklyn
at least that is the programme Of Messrs
Byrne and Goodwin, and it is q part ol
their consolidation agreement, provided,
of course, that John B. Day and Mr. Ward
agree. Mr.. Day says that he wants Ward
to play on the New York team, but this
does not seem to suit Ward.
Then there arc some good reasons that
govern Ward in not desiring to play on
the same team with Ewing, which is one
of his objections to New York, and no one
can well blame him. When Ward was
captain of the New York club in 1886 and
1887 the team was a remarkably strong
one and should have won the champions
ship. AT least that was the opinion Of eX
perts. The failure was generally laid at
Wards door, when, as a matter of fact,
Ewing was more responsible than Ward
When he played Bucks work was exceed
ingIy brilliant, but he managed somehow
to be in such shape as not to be able to 70
behind the bat when Ward wanted him
most. There isn't any question that Ewing
was lukewarln, and his apathy was q sore
spot that has rankled in Wards heart for
years Yet when Ewing became captain,
and won the championship two years with
practically the same team, Ward did his
whole duty. Indeed, without him the
chances are that the pennantS would not
have been won.
During the baseball war last year Ward
and Ewing were at loggerheads most Of
the time, although they kept the fact as
quiet as possible, and since the close OF the
season Ward has grown very bitter against
Ewing, as he considers that Ewing had n
good deal to do with pers'lading the New
York capitalists of the Prayers league to
quit Be this as it may, one thing is sure
that the two men could never again play in
harmony on the same team where one had an
opportunity to boss the other, 50 it may be
settled that the chances are only about one
in a hundred that Ward will be found with
the Giants of 1891. 1t would be a master
stroke, however, to have him play as cap
tain and manager for the Brooklyn club,
as the rivalry between the two clubs, al
ways great, would be intensified and the
result would have an influence on the gate
not to be despised.
The terms of consolidation in Brooklyn
are to increase the capital stock of the
club to S250000, of which the National
league people will hold $l2j,000. For their
share the late Players league capitalists
will pay Mr.. BYrne and his partners $40,-
600 in cash. and the club will move to
Eastern park, bag and baggage. The con
sOldation has been delayed by one OBJ
struCting stockholder, who has got an in
junction restraining the Players league
people from carrying out the deal until it
has been ratified by the srockholderE bat
the injunction merely acts to delay, ;.s Mr..
Goodwin holds control of 70 per cent. of
the stock, and will have no trouble il vot-
ing to ratify the arrangements made in
due time.
The various conference committees and
the League and Association are finishing
up their deals this week, and within few
days the circuits will be definitely fixed
and the baseball capitalists will know just
how they stand. There is some doubt
about the Association securing clubs in
Boston and Chicago, but the impression is
that they will il they are willing to accept
the conditions demanded.
The circuits once fixed the question Of
players will be taken up, and the teams for
1891 will begin to assume definite form.
There will no doubt be some trouble over
the players, but the League will really have
little difficulty in securing such of their
old men as they desire. The players gener-
ally have accepted the situation, and are
prepared to make the best of it.
The clever way in which Mr.. Spalding
secured to his old players the salaries they
thought were lost for good, and got them
a fair price for their Brotherhood stock,
has had "a good effect Oh all the players,
and barring few who object to playing
with the men who remained loyal to the
National league in their extremity, there
will be no heartburnings The malcon-
tents the League will not worry itself
nh. . l.. 4
ers will receive offers of good salaries to
play ball, and if they refuse the League
will not chase them very long.
There will not he quite SO many changes
among the teams as has generally been
expected, Pfeiler is more than likely TO
remain in Chicago, and most of the popu-
lar tavortes viii play with their old clubs.
Nearly all the Association players in the
late Players league will be returned TO
the Association clubs from which they
were taken unless deals are made TO retain
them IN the League This will be done in
IA few cases, notably those Of Stoyey, Bier
bauer, Weyhing and orr
The public interest in the game is greater
now than was generally expected, after the
apathy which grew up out of the herc1
struggle Of last season, and the renewed
interest Is healthy Indication thai with
restoration Of local pride "a one oHl aud a
cessation ul sJrlta tl'- game will once moro
assume iAe prominent place it bold a l--1
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