The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-01
MYSTERIOUS MAGSAIEs
Baseball Ohnciais FIittiug About the city
ncpnrture Of the Rrnoklyns

| departure OF the Brooklyns.'
The corridors Of the Fifth Avenue Hote
| were perhaps never so quiet on tho day IRE
| vious to League meeting as they were yos
terday. james Hart and Zach Phelps wer,
tho only ones who appeared there. Mr.. Har
said the schedule was complete and ready fol
presentation to the League meeting. Phelp.
and Won der Abe scudded over to Phladelphif
| during the afternoon to talk with Col Rogers
and 1t Is presumed that the cx-lawyer OF tn,
League will present to tho meeting nationa
agreement very much different from the ono
no exploited some time ago. The preparation Of
| plan for national agreement has been done
| quietly. and 1t appears that as Harry Wright
| mas done the work OF the Com mittee on Rules
there Will DO nothing to do except to submit
| the veterans suggestions to the meeting.
newcomer was President Myers OF tbo
Fort Wayne. Ind. Club. 1Ic Is hero to protest
the drafting OF the minor league players dur
Ing tho playing season. He insists that II that
is done. the minor leagues will 60 to pieces
before the season is half over. The right OF n
League official to- lay down a certain sum OF
money and beckon TO valuable minor league
player ut critical stage Of the season. would,
he asserts. dem oralize tho small leagues. Mr..
Myers will have hard row to hoe II he at
tempts to convince the magnates OF the Justice
of his position. for majority OF them feel that
the only way in which to build up and infuse
confidence into the minors is to take their
n n"s, pi "a, a. time when the small cubs
ap nrssases T rs ,s IF made his
LYONS and would 2" to the eStent of g tnki iU
the matter into the courts. Pittsburghs claim
under contract at the time Of the settlement at
lnIdhisanapoiis; and that the committee had no
Worry true, says Manager Powers. with
e that ths on1 ass
the Indianapolis meeting and signed Lyons.
but W he la d, 6een asslgnedto New York"
pitts,rrhS im qk s fGiGrmery President of the
lie thought New York wa entitled tf to Rieepad.
son and that Pittsburgh should have Lyons.
THE BEookLTNs 60 SOUTH
,h There n, was large crowd of enthusiasts at
terd i to soc the Brooklyn team sail Tor jack
s Snr Ssro President t5es byrne and Treasurer
in good shape and John VA War; SHyn in go! G h%ss
fr d. mackintosh. hustled around arranging
ors, weighing 20S pounds. and LOOKING !'i brown
a.. hearty. was the centre OF an admiring
Yes. Tn feeling pretty we'll. said he. ct
haven't heen throwing. .cabbages around the
i Ia at Wappnser's all winter for nothing"
paper. and said lie hoped to hit em uIons W ths
hard ground at Eastern Park. Me also said
tnat Lyons was quite apt to hit the ball over
the fence at any stage Of tho game.
Ihose players who boarded the steamer and
6raved the gale that was rising We're John NJ
Ward; Goa Daley. Tom Burns. William Hart
Burt INKS. G. Carr. Ed Stein. Dan Brouthers
David Foutz. Darby OBrien. and Deacon Hal.
stead. Carr is young Brooklyn catcher and
Halstead Is general player.
C0rcoran. who was expected. did not arrive
anu tlie managers We're much surprised and
disappointed. Tom Daily was on tho pier. but
did not start. He intimated that lie would 90
70 ocaia In few days. Iovett was nowhere |
IN slght. and appears to be skulkinC in his |
tent A telegram from Griffin stated that he |
would star south to-day. HaddocE, Joyce. |
ana ana hlnsiow will journey to Ocala by land. |
DaNe ,)rr and large number Of enthusiasts |
We're there to wave adieu to tho Players The |
prospect OF meeting z gale outside was dis. |
iTmssed 10y the boys with forced gayety. Tom
i,urns said he did not care how rough it got. |
ne Would go to his room Immediately on going |
Jung average on tho outside Of his stateroom |
door. and confidently retire to his bunk
The recent fire in Brooklyn resulted disas-
trously to John Ward. He had all his belong
lngs stored in the burned building and among
them was scrap book conta lining accounts OF |
every game Of ball in which he ever partici- |
pated He valued that more than any of his |
other pronerty "A week ago" said Ward. "
oSt pockctbook containing $3.50. and think
I'd better get down to Florida as soon az DOS
'ible. After sceing the boat sail away Treas
lrer Abel! ventured the remark that II New
ork could prove that it was Justly entitled to
richardson the League should award tho |
player to this city.