New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-11
BASEBALL MEN HAPPY.
GLASSCOCK MAKES A TWOYEARS' CON
TRACT
HIS ACCEPTANCE OF REDUCED SALARY CON
sIDERED sIGNITCANT-oTHEE MEN

A emile OF exceeding gadness lit up the features
NJ the officers Of the New York Baseball Club yeSter-
dav n was their first day of real rejoicing since inc
npbllcation Of those mythical salary statistics last
xeet They acted like men who had been lifted ont
y, the adumpss Of dependency. The club has signed
Iobn Gasscock sometimes called " Black jack" one
of the best baseball players this country has ever
produced.
Glasscock arrived in the city yesterday. and after
. consultation with John b. Day. T.. Z. Talcott and
J. Walter spauldng put his name to one Of the new
contracts Of the National Exhibition Company. Glass
cock took sensible view of the situation. and signed
a two-years' contract at considerable rcduc-
fion In salary from what he received last
year lie said that he recognized that
great deal Of money had been lost asO
wear and he was willing 10 make few sacrifices 10
help bring the game back into public favor ana az
the same time allow the club-owners 10 repair inc
financial damages caused by the players revolt
GIasscock and Ewing the only players VINO nave
signed the new contracts although Clarke, Whistler
Gore and Slattery have accepted terms "Ihcn -
equivalent 10 signing COnnor. Richardson ana ho"ho
will reach the city in day or two ana HtVe uo"OS
Is expected in getting their names TO contracts
The signing Of Glasscock is significant ior TWO
reasons First it shows that the management WI"
+oIcrat. no nonsense from the Brotherhood players WIN
foolishly affirmed that they would not play WIN Do"S
and Glassoock because those players ala ho1 uese''
the National League SoEie Of the NeW-iorK players
are reported to have said thN tney "oulu noV Pay
with these men, Unless they change their minus
they won't play ball at all. The CLUB never ldo
any ea of sacrificing Gasscock to satisfy the WS Oh
PLAYERS of socialistc ideas.
The resigning OF GlasscOck also shows thaV al
the old players Of both clubs Will be resigned "ncVer
they had one or three years contracts This ncluues
WEIGH Denny, Rusie and Herman All the players Vi
the ex Players League will have to sign new contracts
as their old club is merely horrible hnanciai
nightmare.
Clubs all over the country are making EFFORTS 10
secure some of the Newlork players, but the local
club has decided to release but three of its men LOT
the present namely, Joseph lIomung, Patrick MURPHY
and H. O'Dly. Those men are al hDerH " s,s'
where they please. Burkett has been informed tlia'
no can contract with any League Club and the Cleve
land nine s anxious for his services. The MILWAUKEE,
team has ovcrstcpped the bounds OF baSeOah proprieV
and has offered Burkctt an increase on any saiarS
that anv other club may offer him. Burheu haVu'allS
prefers to go to the Cream City
Glasscock after signing, said to the writer ave
will have a great team if our Will only play
together OF course great deal will be expected
from such a team, but boys ought TO be aoie 10
fulfill all expectations. l think that the cluo VIII
make a mistake if it allows Buckley TO co. FOR lie Is
a great catcher. The best men ought to be Kept
think IT would be good idea for the team to take
southern trip. Such move would not only get inc
n,ayers into good physical condition, but 1t would
holm 10 get the men on friendly terms and do mnch
good in that way
The Brooklyn Players League Club mas eh'eieu
sut against Kcefe d IccannOn for 81 600 represent
ing the amour; held by the firm for the sale OF tickets
for the Thanksgiving Day football game at Eastern
Park Keefe q BecannOn refused to give up 'he
money until the club has settled its Indebtedness to tho
firm which amounts to something less than 500 Inc
case will come mp in the Kings County Court on Feo-
ruary 90. TwO-thrds of the $1,000 belongs TO 1aio
and Princeton.
The war between the Amateur Athletic Union ana
the Amateur Baseball League promises to be hVeN
one. Each has tried 10 wreck the other said J. h.
Sullivan the secretary of the Union last night: on
that Amateur League all sergeants and no soldiers.
The Staten Island Athletic Club ought to resign from
the tJniou anyway. Strebeigh was sent out 70 get
the and Manhaitans TO desert inc Cnloh i
Ieacue but he failed. The Union does not Wali
tSoss clubs and they can their little professional
league 10 suit themselves 1t cost certain Gi i
"a Zoo to cross the Kills last year That looks ike
amateur baseball. dOcsent III A., .ouorir
me New York Club has reserved the iOlIOWlhg
n,ayers: Ewing Common. Kecfe, Glasscock, Bowl
Eichardson Whitney OROurke, GOss, Crane, SIat@i!'
Tiernan Welsh Bassett. Denny, buckley, Clarhe'
Burkett sharrott Rusie and Whistler twenty-one men