The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-08

Much speculation has been INDUCED in NV
admirers of the game here as to the reason for the
failure of the Nationals to secure the nick of
the Buffalo Club who deserted from Washing
ton and went to the Players League team of
that city. The story is the old one repeated.
and shows that in every deal made between
cluos and the League the latter always gets the
best of the bargain by some means When Mr.
Scanlon went to the meeting in New York he
made claim for the players of the Buffalo
team, holding that as they had deserted from
washington justice would be done the city by
making them return. Mr.. Scanlon went fur
ther, and said, "I'll only take four of the men.
Mack, Hoy, Haddock, and Clark The rest
you can keep" The magnates said it was
Tlght that Mr. Scanlon should have them
Hardly had Mr.. Scanlon turned his back. how
ever, when Cincinnati secured Hoy, and Mack
and Haddock were allowed to ioin the Red
Stockings, of Boston. This being done. the
same Willy magnates came up and patted Mr..
eager and willing they were to help Washing
ton along in the way of securing team He
could count on them In everything. Mr. Scan
Ion was mad-very mad-and prone to fight
but wisely concluded that the men did not want
to play here and it were best to let them 90.
some OF the directors are yet mad over the way
the League acted, and want to enter protest
against the underhanded piece of work There
is not much love for the League around the
Nationals board after this work.
The Boston League team are evidently tryinp
TO get into trouble, or they are picking their
way along to see how far the American Associ-
atlon Will let them CO. They have signed
stovey, of the old Athletics, to play with them,
and the Athletics are going to kick
Yesterdays issue of Sporting Life had a
splendid picture of President Young, of the
League lie has been president of the League
Tor many years and is popular with every one
lie is resident of this city and we are properly,
proud of him.
Ferson, of last years Buffalos, is anxious to
come here and play. ASS pitcher he ranked
Al in the Washingtons, and NAV be all ripht
again. He was written to and told that if he
believed he could pitch equal to 1889 the club
would give him a chance.
The Baltimore Club was the first to send it's
reserve list in. Barnie has reserved these men:
Griffin, Shindle, Kilroy, Mack, Cunningham,
Ray Welch, johnson, Quinn, Gilbert, Baker
Townsend, Mcmahon, German, Tate, and Rob
inson.
Anson is the first League captain out with a
claim for next seasons League championship.
Whlie The other League captains were prospect
ing the big captain preempted claim Now
VIII he hold it against all corners?
Wards principal reason for going to Brook
lyn's is that he will not be thrown in with
Glasscock and Ewing, for both of whom he has
no love. This is known, though John himself
is reticent about the cause.
President O'Neill, for waiving his claim to
Ward, got Whistler, Bassett, and Burkett in
stead he has offered to exchange Whistler
to the Philadelphia Club for Mulvey. Burkett
will be put in the outfeld.
Now that Mr.. Mills has declined the chair
manship of the board of control the next most
available man for the position is N. e. Young, of
this city.
The League is for the League first, and then
Tor the League last and all the time
The Association teams will be as strong as the
League every day in the week
Washington will see a stone-walI infeld on
the Nationals.
terial.