Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-27
BASE BALL MAGNATES
The Disposition to Cut Salaries Of
Players.
TRYING TO BREAK CONTRACTS
The Example Set by Some Managers-Poss'-
biIity of the Revolt of 1890 Being Repeated
Fairness the Best Policy in Sporting MAI
tiers.

Several Of the magnates of the new league "
base ball clubs are evidently bent upon siatins
the goose that laws the golden eggs Base va
prospects were never in finer shape thali -
are TODAY and the word ''velvet clearly :.
fines the position of the magnates lor a .I,
ing season From their present acuon -
appears a. IL they didn't know "nen
good thing and were bent upon a..
the great advantage they ootalneu &c
consolidation at Indianapolis an P'ioH
to these remarks is found in the ,ooan manage
W nc, p-,,.b Won der Abe, Soden and
me-. .n, -, nj rogers Charley Byrne has
- 90, the shrewdest base ball
- :; ,bs country. but from his action
On ,ha Had5ock case it would appear as if he.
g 60 charming his course to suit few
-. ,,bo think low salaries should rule all
-, locomotive of ability or reputation.
= uaddock's case that player has a contract
Lii, for 90 800 for the coming season, a sum
=, 80 Great for a pitcher of his ability and
~ and cut of $3.50 is demanded from
- .aIarv. Reduce this cut to months and see
bny small the transaction looks-about S45-
80 vet Johnny Ward has given it out that he
i ont for the championship. George Haddock
can pitch fine ball, but viii he do himself JUS
nee while sInartng under the injustice Of tins
cut?
In 1890 the great brotherhood revolt was
brOuSAb dOOuI DN INJUSTICE 10 the pldNtIe, Tue
press of the country sided to a great extent
with the players, and a consequence the
national game received its hardest blow and
the magnets" are breathing hard yet over that
fray. Do these controllers of the national
game want to bring about repetition OF that
great battle? The players didn't suffer in that
controversy and they will not If a future up
rising should crystalline. The case OF Wilmot
with the Chicago Is like that of Haddock $.
His contract calls for IS. 500 salary. vet Presl-
dart ~ il try tn hluff him into signing
q new contract at $4,000, threatening that II he
does not sign he will be frozen out OF the
national game. The magnets" are trying to
even up things with a vengeance, but In dong
80 they creating a public sentiment that
experience should tell them bodies no good Tor
them
Then take the Western Association. zone
thousand dollars or nothing Is the uItlmatuu
issued by President Jimmy Williams 1e'
Williams wants old and experienced players TO |
sign with him Last year saiary OF aOou,
81 200 was the average for this association ana /
q cut of 500 would have been sufhelenl- "Heit
the patrons of the game out IN that sectoh %
the country come to size up the JOB lOt VI
PLAYERS trOtted out for their amusemenl M
Williams will come TO the conclusion that III
stead of 1000 a. the average saIarI ne snoHtu
have signed his men at about 500 to meet eA-
penses- - |
Another case where the league rulers are
going wrong Is in the case OF iTeu iienei-
When the consolidation of the eIups was COM
,Ie,ed AT Indianapolis there was an uhder-
i5IreT isfFeeu President Williams OF the
5F,uct Chicago club and the magnets TO
Ieep their hands of OF fieHer, as he was dis
ss,issfed with ArsOns regime, and let MIN go
- he willed. This understanding has been
.,I;stsd in the most bareiaced manner i'm
sgI1able and would appear on Its face as II the
ce+-rcIIers of the present situation were hand
linz, this case simply to keep their hands in.
~ HI. demonstration OF the effectiveness OF
81 h. in L --fIn
Fverv patron Of the game knows that each
,laver has a certain following and, added TO-
aetber the entire cubs adherents reaches
quite a respectable ngare- ADJ 70 'hese one
or two base ball writers and you have the
foupdat hon for q revolt. the like Of which 1883
furpisI,ed 1t is all nonsense for the ma8nates
TO hug themselves in their stronghold and sa!
thew can destroy all opposition Inc experience
Of 1889 has been beneficial, new hackers are al
xays to be found ia base bal finance, ai.d
.hould such movement be brought forward
the magnates would have only themselves 10
blame The season of 1892 will GO do"h INTO
base hall history as the greatest since us 4neep-
,;on hn-b in financial returns anu interest ere
ated Treat the players right, thef III fe'd VIII
give a good exhibition OF bah pI1tms tue pa
IRONS OF the game will forget ever thihg Dut
tns ,,osition OF their club and Tie magnates
IN L. in eioyer for many years TO come.
Toole and pleuty of money can always be
fonnJ 10 bach base ball and after they have
.tarted a revolt it is too late 20 repent a
action l.
Manager NeGunnigle in an interview one
s.v this week sums up the situation IN a know
- m.,ner. He says: The way the Western
+ Ssgna ia irving to squeeze the players in saIa-
- /. ali wrong anu Will hurt the game. These
einhs can stand better salaries and the public
do. not uaut to see the game cheapened. 1t
.averti,es the game aud gives il prestige TO
trest the players literally and put them up at
the best hotels DO they suppose that men
that have to submit to such conditions Will put
any spthusiasm III their work.
Base ball magnates will not be justified in
complaining of players contract breakers II
they set the example by refusing to abide by
The terms Of their own contracts.
When Managers Barnie and Powers met YES |
terday IN Baltimore the metropolitan chief
asked about the exhibition games and then
brought up. as he claimed, the Richardson case
In an informal way Powers said he had no
authority to talk regarding the matter but in
simulated that New York would have him. Barnie
laughed and said he also had no authority To
speak about the case, except to say he would
play in Washington