The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-22

contract with the Boston American team. and
that Spading and the rest recognized 1t as
valid and bona fdc claim. Yet he goes to Co
lumbus and intrigues with the League COUNSEL
Col. Rogers, and gives Mack to Pittsburg, rob
bing an American team Of a star player
whom he had previously asserted had signed a
legal contract to give him to League team.
III this wasn't double dealing what was itY''
''The Association is well rid of him" said Pres
ident Bennett, land the struggle will go on,
and you may rest assured no concessions will
ever come from our side of the house."
CHICAGO, Feb. 21-War to the knife is the
ultimatum OF the national board of control
The gauntlet was thrown down by the Ameri-
can Association when that organization bolted
the national agreement. The challenge was
taken up, and at the meeting OF the board OF
control this afternoon the following was given
out as the result of the members delibera
tions:
The. national board has received the notice
signed by William Barnie, vice president of the
american Association, announcing the with
drawal of that body from the benefits and privi-
leges OF the national agreement of February Is,
1891. No reasons are assigned for this action, nor
does this board understand that there is the
slightest justification for so unwise step on the
part of the organization. If we are to take and
believe the published accounts for the action,
they cannot be regarded as more than pretexts
for repudating the new national agreement so
recently and SO solemnly entered into. and the
maintenance of which Association pledged by the
strongest considerations of truth and contract.
Inc resulting consequences of this ill-adviSed
action must rest on that body. BY its own action
it has annulled the approval of the contracts its
released all their players from reeerva-
ton These players are now free to sign
or other national agreement club. The players
under reserve by these last-named clubs remain
subject to their contracts and to reservation and
to all the provisions of the national agreement.
Nor can any national agreement club play a
game with any American Association Club nor
with club which has played with such asso-
citation club. (Signed.)
A. W. THURMAN,
Chairman National Board
N. E. Young, Secretary.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 21.-Manager Barnie, vice
president of the American Association, and
manager of the Baltimore Baseball Club, was
shown tonight the pronunciamento of the
board OF control issued at Chicago this after
noon and signed by "A. W. Thurman chair
man National Board, and N. E. Young, secre-
tary." Barnie said:
The American Association is no longer in lead
ing strings, and the League bosses should not be
SO much exercised at the Association setting up
ip. business for itself. A counter proclamation
will not be issued. The Association is "in it" to
play ball this year and the succeeding years,
the game in the CITIES in pailGas Whish the
clubs are located the best ball" they ever
with yoa Of eourse the League clm5s lR5s
will not play with us How can they? The Bal
players. They were never submitted to N. e.
tiog aonng f0r approval with perhaps two excep-
All should get to work to please the DeO-
pie, and let us have peace"
George w. Townsend, of Philadelphia Balti-
mores well-known catcher, has signed for the
season of 1891.
CHICAGO, Feb. 21.-L. C. Krauthoff, of Kan
san City, president of the Western Baseball AS
sociation. is here to attend to-day's meeting of
the board of control. He has taken vote of
his league by telegraph on the action of the
American Association in Withdrawing from the
national agreement. The result was unani-
mously in favor of standing by the league and
national agreement
BosToN, Feb. 81. Manager Irwin, of the
Boston Association Club, received a dispatch
from Third-baseman Joyce this morning in
which he accepts the terms offered by the club
and asks that contract be forwarded to him.
George Haddock, who formerly played here
with the Washingtons will receive So, 900 next
season with the Red Stockings. This is a
splendid salary for the young man, but then
George is a gentleman and If big salaries are
to be paid it is pleasure 10 note his advance
ment.
Ferson has written here again stating that he
is in better health than ever before and capable
of pitching finer and truer ball. He may come
on here for a trial and If satisfactory will be
engaged
In speaking of the old Cleveland team Mr.. F.
IL. Brunnell, great Western authority, recently
said this in relation to the players of that team
who will come to Washington: "The notables
turned adrift are Faatz, Twitchell Bakely, and
Gilks. Radford, Stricken, Gruber, and O'Brien
are held for commercial purposes alone. Not
one will be on the Cleveland team of 1891. The
Boston Reds have notion toward Bakely,
OBrien, Gruber, and McAleer. Washington
would like couple of them, and st. Louis is
said to want McAleer, although they haven't
asked about him yet-a peculiarly Won der
Ahelsh move. Mac is a most manageable and
talented player, and O'Brien is one of the most
valuable pitchers in America, with knack of
hitting the ball and easily acquiring lot of
popularity. Gruber, too, is a most valuable
pitcher, and outside of one weakness-well
known-Bakely is as good or better than he.
Leadley leaned toward Catcher Grimm, gone to
Milwaukee, and jim McGuire, going to Wash
ington, but expects to get Buckley, and was
therefore forced to drop his leaning"
Owen Clark, the well-known catcher, has
signed to play here next season. Clark has
many friends here and will be welcome.
Manager Trott is after another battery, and
though he refuses to diyulge their names THE
HERALD guesses that it is the star one of the
Athletic Club, of Philadelphia, Chamberlain
and Cross. If this proves true it will be the
means OF strengthening the team wonderfully,
as 1t is perhaps one of the best working bat
teries to-day in America. Cross is one Of the
heaviest hitters in the arena
Carsey, California League pitcher, is living
In this city at present and is anxious to get a
chance to play with the Nationals He is fine
looking young man.
Bakely, the pitcher, has arrived in town and
is getting into shape.
The Sporting Life had splendid picture yes
terday of our handsome manager, Mr.. Samuel