Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-04

door baseball IN New
Teams Would Pay.
The recent private and confdential'
baseball circular. signed by 4. l.. Johnson
and +. II. Brunell, 10 the cx-playeS Of the
late Players league has, l think. entirely
failed to fit its intention. johnson, who ha.
sworn to avenge himself on the Nationa
league for its alleged bad treatment Of him,
inspired Bruuell to get up he circular. Both
johnson and Brunell observed with grOw
ing alarm and exceeding soreness that the
players were gradually falling into line,
and they felt hat they must 10 something
% worry the League. and stop the general
feeling OF c~ordiality slowly but surely as
sorting itself among the Brotherhood play
ers toward their old employers.
The circular in question contained some
vague talk about capitalists having been
found who would embark In a resurrected
Players league; some alleged i'll treat
ment which they insisted the League would
visit on the players; al effort 70 prove hat
the p. l.. could, il started again. be profit
ably conducted; a request that each player
name the lowest guaranteed salary which
I've would play for, and a request thar the
circular be- kept q Close secret. This docu
ment was kept dark Just five days, when
The sporting Times printed 10 exclusively.
and IL j. now public property. IN my
opinion ball player, generally will paw lit
lie attention g, BE-.
John,ou'- grievance is that the League
threw, Lim down" I'll. story OF the Other
eide !, that Dee refused % settle Tor - per
cent Ca Ai- .H---s. au4 ia hI, attempt &C
squeeze the leas for more BE- vHI
squeezed himself. Meanwhile the p.s,c--
continue Co show their desire % cure AID
di.agreemeuts A. witness the sensible Jet
ters Of james O'Rourke and others. The
late Players league cauu0 be- resurrectri
think.
The situation has not changed materially
during the last few weeks. The Boston
triumvir- show no disposition 90 t-rcs
that the A->1c.ltiou can establish itself in
Boston. and even the eloqueuc, 81 Spaldiug
appear % have been wasted on the desert
air. From what | can learn the Boston
league people are trying O. bay ont THEN
late opponents, but are finding il "a difficult
job.
OF course under the national agreement
the question Of an Association club in Boz
ton remains absolutely in the hands Of the
Boston club, and the National league will
not force the triumvirs 70 agree % i
against their will. The unsettled condi
tion OF this matter is the only drawback L.
the meeting Of the general conference com
mittee, the settlement OF the Association
circuit, and the disposition Of the player
not under contract.
There are rumors that II Boston cannot
be got the Association will turn its atten.
tiOn TO Brooklyn, whe8 Messrs. Byrne and
Goodwin cannot come 10 an agreement
Unless the late Players' league club comes
off Fha uarn hFrh waHUh On Uuhfah - hua
been roosting. the League u likely 70 make
no arrangements with Byrne At all. It ne
fuses 70 buy him out, and be refuses 10 sell
out. He will not consolidate unless East
ern park is used for the games, and he l.
not willing 70 pay the League people for
the tremendous sacrifices they must make
70 go out 70 East New York. where the
chances are that no club, however good,
could make money enough 20 pay a fair
interest on the big capital invested
II the matter continues 70 be a question
Of elevated roads Mr.. Byrne may get tired
after awhile and let the Players league
capitalists hustle. think that II he was
10 consent 20 the American association
putting a club at Eastern park IL would
not detract from the attendance at the
League grounds.
Indoor Lacrosse and football in New York
would do well financially, Judging from
the enthusiasm shown in the games played
at Madison Square garden during the re
cent entertainment Of the Staten Island
Athletic club. They were well fought by
amateurs, who hustled each other from
the word 20. The attempt % Introduce
indoor baseball at the same place, played
by professionals, was tried last week. Il
j. too early. perhaps, 10 say what the
financial result will De II the sport Is con
tinued, but from all Appearances the pub
lie j. not likely 70 take o. professional
indoor baseball a. a steady diet.
The trouble il that the games are sure 20
be more or less Of a hippOirome, in that
the players cannot develop any great per
sonal interest. in such an insipid substitute
for the regular thing. Il Is pretty difficult
for a crank 20 get enthusiastic over "a game
where a player weighing ~ pounds uses a
stick made largely 81 cork against "a ball
that even an amateur team average age
49, would discard with -cUrH on account %
it, -oituc,-. As there is no accounting f0I
public taste. the l-IuE may go with "a boom.
but the chance ARE about even that 30 viii
not. ID the magnate- want 20 winter SNAP
let them organize teams Of lacrosse players
aul.- Gle PROFESSIONALS, and some great
sport wouid Doe seen.
NOTES OF ISTEgE-T
Al Gumlert has signed au agreement
20 20 o. Minneapolis.
John Ward still! hopes 20 go 20 Philadel.
phia TO play ball for the Wagner. and the
Wagner want him badly.
j. Palmer O'Neil h. stiu on top iu Pitts
burg, but be il riding a very high horse,
and one that may kick under him before
next season.
Willie Bill" McGunnigle 81 trying &C
get together a New England league.
Mike Leblanc thinks there is no place
like New York. On his Columbus record
be would have been "A failure iu New York
last season.
Glasscock and Denny viii play on the
New York team, all repOrtst 10 the contrary
Notwithstanding.
The dickey birds are singing in Brook
Ign, but Charley Byrne does not hear
them.
Charley Ebbits will retain his position Of
secretary Of the Brooklyn club. and will