, 1891-01-10

The Boston and brooklyn Tangies-In-
door Baseball ia New Eork-LaCrosse
Teams Would Pay.
The recent private and conddentiaI'
baseball circular. signed by A. L. johnson
and F.. Fl. Brunell, TO the ex players Of the
late Players league has, 1 think, entirely
failedto lt its intention. johnson, who has
sworn to avenge himself on the Nationa'
league for its alleged bad treatment Of lin,
inspired runsll to get up the circular. Both
johnson and Brunell observed with gr.w,
ing alarm and exceeding soreness that the
players were gradually falling into line.
and they felt that they must do something
20 worry the League, and stop tho general
feeling OF eordiality slowly bot surely "a.
sorting itself among the Brotherhood play,
srs toward their old employers.
The circular In question contained some
talk about capitalists having been
found who would embark in \ resurrected
Players league; some alleged in treat
ment which they Insisted the League would
visit on the players, an effort to prove that
the p. l.. could, n started again, be profit,
ably conducted; a request that each PLAYER
name the lowest guaranteed salary which
he would play for. aud a request that the
circular be kept "A close secret. This docu
ment was kept dark just Eve days, when
TIL Sporting Times printed Il exclusively,
and IL IS now public property. In my
opinion ball players generally will pay lit,
tie attention TO IL.
Johnson's grievance Is that the League
threw him down" The story OF the Other
side is that he refused to settle for % per
cent Of his losses, and in his attempt TO
squeeze the League for more he got
squeezed himself Meanwhile the player,
continue 70 show their desire to cure all
disagreements. rs witness the sensible let.
ters OF James O'Rourke and Others. The
late Players league cannot be resurrected.
think.
The situation has not changed materially
during the last few weeks. The Boston
triumvirs show no disposition TO agree
that the Association can establish itself In
Boston, and even the eloquencs Of Spalding
appears to have been wasted on the desert
air. From what / can learn the Boston
league people are trying 20 buy out their
late opponents. but are finding II a difficult
job.
OF course under tho national agreement
the question Of an Association club in Bos-
ton remains absolutely In the hands Of the
Boston club, and the National league will
not force the triumvirs to agree 10 g.
against their will. The unsettled condi.
tion OF this matter is the only drawback to
Aha HAFtAAlE VI tue kbutfhA conference com
mittee. the settlement OF the Association
circuit, and the disposition OF the players
not under contract.
There are rumors that II Boston cannot
be got the Association will turn its attcn.
ton 10 Brooklyn, where Messrs. Byrne and
Goodwin cannot come to AN agreement.
Unless the late Players league club comes
OF the very high perch on which IL has
been roosting, the League is likely to make
no -
fuses to buy him out, and he refuses to sell
out. He will not consolidate unless East
ern park Is used for the games, and he Is
not willing to pay the League people for
the tremendous sacrifices they must make
10 go out TO East New York, where the
chances are that nc club, however good.
could make money enough to pay a fair
interest on the big capital invested.
II the matter continues To be q question:
OF elevated roads Mr.. Byrne may get tired
after awhile and lot the Players league
capitalists hustle. l think that II he was
to consent to the American association
putting n 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
ut Madison Square garden during the re-
cent Entertainment Of the Staten Island
Athletic club. They were we'll fought by
amateurs, who hustled each other from
the word go. The attempt to Introduce
indoor baseball at the same place, played
by professionals, was tried last week. It
is too early, perhaps, 10 say what the
financial result will be II the sport is con.
tinued, but from all appearances the pub
lie is not likely to take TO professional
indoor baseball as a steady diet.
The trouble is that the games are sure to
be more or less of a hippodrnme, in that
the players canno develop any great per
sonRl interest in such an insipid substitute
for the regular thing. 1t is pretty difficult
for n crank TO get enthusiastic over a game
where n player weighing 200 pounds uses a
stick madc largely OF cork against a ball
that even an amateur team tayerage aye
49, would discard with scorn on account Of
its softness. As there is no accounting for
public taste, the thing may go with n boom,
but the chances are about even that IL will
not II the magnates want "A winter snap
let them organize teams Of lacrosse players
among the professionals, and some great
sport would be seen.
NOTES OF INTEREST.
Ad Gumbert has signed an agreement
TO go 10 Minneapolis.
John Ward still hopes TO go to Philadel-
phia to play ball for the wagners, and the
ugners want him badly.
j. Palmer O'Neil il still on top In Pitts
burg, but he is riding a very high horse,
and one that may kick under him before
uext season.
willie Binp McGunnigle Is trying to
get together "A New England league.
Nike Leblanc thinks there is no place
like New York. On his Columbus record
he would have been IA failure in New York
last season.
Glasscook aud Denny will play on the
New York team, all reports to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
The diekey birds are singing in Brook,
Ign, but Charley Byrne does not hear
them.
Charley Ebbits will retain his position OF
secretnry of the Brooklyn club, and will
not be the manager, rs has been limited.
He is too valuable n man 70 be changed.
A strong pressure is being brought 70
bear TO have Crane on the New York team
next year.
Consolidation in New York 81 now com,
plete. j. B.. Day, J. W. Spalding and f
B. THleott will run the club. The player.
will not lose their stock, but the stock vii.
lose in value. as ten shares in "A $4,000 cor
poration becomes somewhat minute la d
concern capitalized at S25O,OO0.
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