Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-25

their presence in Philadelphia today, and they
will remain away from home until the middle
OF August playing with all of the western teams
and the Athletics before they come back. There
Is one thing certain about this trip-it cannot
make Washington lose any place, for it has none
to lose, but it can put the town and the team
further down in the hole Of hopelessness, while,
at the same time. there is a chance that if the
Colonies but keep up their losing gait for a
while and the Statesmen play any sort OF ball
away from home the latter may crowd the
former ont OF seventh place. But there never
ls any telling about base ball. 1t is altogether
an uncertain quantity.
TO PRESIDENT YOUNG.
The homo club took a whril in the business
Of making base ball history last night. when q
letter was dropped into the mail box addressed
to Nick Young. the chairman of the board Of
control. This epistle was signed by Edwin
sutherland. as attorney for the Washing ton
Club, and bore directly upon the recent events
surrounding the signing of the Omaha men
and the threat of the board of control to expel
them If they failed to report for duty at Mil
waukee. The letter SAYS:
In the early part of the present month the
players OF the Omaha Club were released in the
regular and authorized manner. to wit: BY no.
tlhcatlon from the secretary of the club. 1t
WILL at once be patent to yourself and associates
that the players once being Internationally re-
leased tby the action of the majority of the
binding Ill corporations or associations, yolun-
tarily or otherwise). were beyond the jurisdic-
ton of that particular corporation, and could
only become again under its its successor
control by being resigned. Its successor could
only step into the shoes of the defunct or reor-
ganlzed corporation by going through the we'll
known preliminary steps needful in forming
whether original or reOrganized corporations
This was not and has not been done, and. there
fore, no basis exists for the PRONUNCIATION of the
mod nv Won H..
nor is there any foundation for the threat to
blacklist them.
The motive is not far to seek nor hare to find
The National League has always and ever been
autocratlc, arrogant and self-sufficient in its
dealings with players and its associates. twill
be well to remember that while the self-styled
board OF control" assumes to be law unto
itself III base ball matters. it can yet be made
amenable to the laws of the country.
The art OF blacklisting belongs by right Of
discovery to the National League, but in prac-
ticing this art it might be we'll to remember
that base ball playing liz means OF livelihood,
and neither the league nor the board of con-
troll, so called, has the power to place any en-
barge on the exercise OF this right.
1t is a principle of law that an officer of a
corporation or association, voluntary or other
wise, may become liable personally for the act
OF the corporation or association, whether he
approve OF them or not. Ignorance is no ex-
cuse in the eyes Of the law. and if an officer
piInuty opess hstruciohs without taxing the
st.t os ~ ac4tain. n.liisen WIN .ne actual
ton the subject matter Of the instructions.
. nv N".,ot.i oIio oi .his cIy secured the
% ;nese piayels IN eoou ialth ana AFTER
$50, - go, IFS .1,,s o .i Vi .nelr
acted in good faith, and it is proposed to pro-
tect the rights Of the club and at the same time
afford the players protection at least to the ex-
tent OF our ability. This club, at least, has
T. ~. ;rap. "a ~ III JuiiipinS.
lie , LIS. a. "oi VI uuei s.ooo mat the
tu ,ba VI VIC i'"s quo nave no terrors
~ ~ .;.:
,,,t;i sor.a ~ .Ie eua OF renecuon over the
Ill $500 " AZ. tne lsaS ue 70 coh'Foi 'ne Dase
D"aa "a ~; .Io "no!e couutry II masht De
a,,. ,,;.I wiz prom mat tne league started
soo;a,i",, frn'', a., ;, " sweep the as
comnIshed i,s inud'xoica ~. 'r ,nr, nus II &c
4, r,hraatanad 20 ILaoiE.. Pu. Po'e.
.;.a ,.'.,' @ W os' every Piayec VINO
s'at 80 10 - o." "'''''on oiuD' why mas tnis
''I t. i ;uona uUm.
IL, IS :, II'o'-, isH anu cohteHPtiple
H., W traot. h assoolon prayers 10 Jump
anJ ,brnats VIZ n,eG :. y. Dl,oe1y, caJolery
. -. W. "a "sCn AZ iahcieu IL was pelhg
hn'ri - iumo Va Tvs own neolcine IL SET up
80 d. MA; 80 ny n i i1.ioli, mus arsuih8
The so-calIed board ~ coptroI hos hoo, boz.
busy turning somersaults in making and coun-
demanding prOnunciamentocs, manifestoes,
Duiieuns, ORDERS edicts, ukases and what not,
hroner The S.nr,iIn liz I h1nn, w pretty nearly
done with the Omaha nIaver who went 70 tbe
Cincinnati league clnb without nrotsst fror,
the board of control seems To he lost S;obt Of
While regretting the nresent TO- - St,
and believing that an easv and b"n"rob,s a"i,,'
tion of the differences hetwes,, Tho assnc;at;n,,
and the Ieaeue conld he found tho ossoc;at;o,,
having no favors to ash and notb,ng 20 Co.
proposes TO continue in its nresent cnnrso '
There was NO esneciol need Co. snoh i.....
lint it can do no harm The Ieaona "a -,
mapnatcs have been at,octaS .o ostay ",,S h ~,
40 many various neonle that II hos oro,,, .ai,
Ions To- being toll the trntb az ra;ai,l,, ,h.. !.
sticks ont ali over. II ia accnstpmed 70 that
sort Of thing and ia r,tber fnnd 81 - Th"
threat to exnel the fonr men IL sbon,d ho NJ
ted that Int four men enid nv au' ,o Do
itv no exne,IedNwas Snn. n,a-oi my poSs'o .I.a
rccord Lean and 70 ,,ra.or.a Aeep .ne
II was not sxnacioS Nv omn o,,a .,.t - I'M;
bavc any atfert n;.h.r ~ az .A.'' ~ .o tia
h"se hail worSI oxnan, ,nss;h I no" or on .le
Litter anJ IL rsaII, IA po ". " u.ssus 'Ie
horo NO sucb ietto;.s U aS p ' VIZ aGp.. ~
St;ii ~ ,,s,rn, ~ % % ~. ., Z. On I.s euse
:" ,hs i;,aratmra of ha ian oo i 40
W VIC .n. ''.'at, =. oss. oui, anu WIZ give tne
,,,as,,n,'ts W 'iinA "oou' IA tneir ooo
''''A'on'o.
THE PERSONNEL OF THE NATIONALS.
The team has undoubtedly been strengthened
by the ACQUISITION of the Omaha men. II ia IN