The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-02
As TO DANNY RICHARDSON
A Question that - Likely 20 Cause Troub,s
In the League.

The question as to where Daniel Richardson,
second baseman. shall play next season has
become an interesting one. He. without any
solicitation or prompting. hns written n letter
to the officials OF tn New York Club announc.
ing that ho will play nowhere except in New
York. aud II the League insists upon him
going to Washington no will remain In Elmira
and devote his attention to the business In
which he Is engaged In TINT city. Ball
players are noted for threatening to stop
playing ball unless their demands are
compiled WITH and then weakening at the last
minute. However. Richardson Is known 10 be
q man who does not indulge in idle threats
and when he resolves upon certain course
no generally carries out his intentions 80 far
as the Committee on Players arc concerned
nothing can be expected. as they have washed
their hands Of tho whole matter Tho COM
mittee have boon Tutoring like a weather
yane in the case Of Moran. and will naturally
stand firm in any case where they feel any
sense OF right. As the matter now stands.
there is an excellent prospect of dis
OF the League, as the New York officials arc
determined to fight the quest ion to the utmost.
that as he signed u contract TO ray in rhila,
delphie he cannot legally he compelled to play
IL Mashington and as he, fsysrs o1mmiss
making Nc slain Tor isishardsen. ,hsie sppssSs
Bsrni mi. to ot secure Richardson. - a'''""s
=. II the question comes before the League.
that body VIII be e. placed in an aTkwnFd S
action Of the Com mittee IN Players. but Would
thereby be compelled t9 E 90 Injustice t. club
sss SG BE ns 81 %ids% to
E IssSt' moet The officials ' Of the
Washington. Club and come to sons
but r Know ss, S
I syS an %S hSs at
which thew would get liassett and HichaSdson
t3 remain in New Sork Il mys,ery II me
some such, proposition, they would have to
n shs, League s @sstinS, &, and nd, in NJ
would nndcubtediy retire from the Diamond M;D
sound one. that clun would Of course te las;-
iiet In hanging to him despite AL opposition:
smted t Tho man ,t tbsr ai Is m eys
that Washington will make serious error II
she sings to tS Wrong @s'Ss "rt WA. shobnv
treated at tho Indianapolis meeting and that
Boston was showered with lay ,: she aid not
only 'a one n sye:' y sistment bufTy the c t
having signed Stivetts and Mccarthy early in
the iall. That argument IL rather ", weakened
euualize the playing strength OF the various
clubs, The average New Yorker is surprised
that the committee. in its efforts to "eQuazs
the playing strength" should add strength to
the CHAMPION team. Tho pertinent query is
nut that. the Players Committee could take
in scptember. and to whom $500 advance
money was paid from the club that signed him,
not that committee. with equal Justice. take
Stivctts and Mccarthy. signed by Boston
some club That would DO overJoyed to
get them, 1t is the opinion "i local
enthusiasts that the committee would
have dun- light had II refused B,storS cGinI
for snEi" player. and tho fact that several
players wera assigned t" New York Is not re-
at vital point. Tho Impression steadily
grows that hc action OF til. committee rs re-
CARDS New ok WAS hasty am! unjust.