The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-29
RICHARDSON'S CONTRACT.
NELSON'S WHY THE OPTION (TA USE
~ VALID AND BESDfNG.


I Sunxine,nE Remarks by rrestasnt Hart
~ why Bsush and Won der Ahe opposa New
Y.rk's claim League Men Favor Deart
las rrcm tho Minor LssSuss.
" The baseball echoduio mixers had not quo
' escieL vt the close OF their labors on SATURDAYS
evr,irg "a agreeing On dates and they Will
hnvo 70 rut In some lively work to-day In orde;
90 get a schedule in shape Tor presentation tc
thc Ir,a gao r,Ootiag tomorrow. There seems
O. lie hitch at sotn' poiat. which 10 causing
trouble.
.ohn r. brush OF Indianapolis. who is Prcsi.
dent q Tho Cincinnati Club and always gcos
Serj carly to League meetings. sat in his
room at the Hoffman House yesterday gazing
Ip.o tho dancing flames Of Grate IRE. The
baseball sky looks very bright: cannot dis
csrn u clcul." he said. with Poetic fcrvor.
"Whas about Richardson
~ This aicry brought Mr.. Brush out OF his
plensant rev eric ind added several wrinkles
% his brow.
shave no reason to believe" no said in
eoold chilling tones. that tho assign N onto Of
Athe Committee on Players will DO disturbed.
Thero seems to DO no good ground why the
Ipuestion should 10 reopensd." and tho
SHoosicr. Buckcye magnatc shut his tooth as
though Tho mattcr wero settled for all timo.
bat what about tho option clause In Rich
0rdson's contrnct2"
"That amounts TO nothing. SO far Us op-
lions md agreements are concerned. Clnc!n-
nnti had q valid agreement with jack Boyle.
but wo do not seem ~ have that player"
THAT remark OF Mr.. Brush's let the cat out Of
Che bag. Boyle whom Cincinnati tried to
Ret, ca,no to Now York. Hence Mr.. Brush is
no. over anxious to SEQ New York get Richard
son. When his attention was called to the fact
that Chicago now holds PfetlSr on t9 option
and Presiient Irush Of Cincinnati does not feel
%Rah' When liz question 81 nstions agreement
saa dns was Sn h up s MI E!ph aS S
should not Be- done until the close oi tho nrss
sHaWs a. shn sp pseso faS o
Ni.h w. other teansS i naturally ioll9,yys
eRsa CLUB sSsS amy
must af tIereiore look to the Eastern ard West.
ern ASSOCIATIONS Those associations can; In
turn look to the other minor 1eaEGes snH 50
NECESSITY. There should of course. be proper
restrictions und conditions governing the
Yes. take IT. all in all I feel that 1889 will be
n very successful season md thut tho gamQ Is
now on basis whore it will 60 forward to
WHOM christopher Won der Abe. tho shrewd
st. Louis nngnato. was asked what no thought
is ss ss.a Wins & wGua
snsGens eo%peS h IT.
Ahe maintained q discreet silence The fact
hs' MsTFss the s. Mnso
hut Fkilads Irhia has rs much claim on PlteSss
Gleason as New York has on Richardson. both
E The the
Richardson. Philadelphia will have q clear
s Ss% Ys;f sS ths sSaEasn s VII
Mr.. Won der Abe expressed himself IN favor
q drattihs from tho minor ri leagues during thss
!reasuTies and enabled them to keep their
Iisss With PinEncy yestesaay,s and. Wills no
aSreeTent was .reafhhed the St Lopis ;IA felt
President Hart art q oto the Chicago Club appears
tGLo willing f. take fair and dispassionate
as good as sei. p prosd
on Ssase building for a certain t term 81
:eA, aul in the contract is clause giving
tho h oPn q your
fsfs q VOW, desire to PrGloas W. lease;
fssa e. e RRSs; o saps Of VIZ 'u! 5s
RSn S.%ss n 9Th os tit snf s
services would be required for 1892. he was
validity under contract to New York. That is
the only point to be considered.
President Day claims that notification was
served upon Richardson. The latter will ar
rive In New York to-day and can speak for
himself.
There was no option clause In Connor's con-
tract, + Snd the New York Club has claim
Both Won der Abe and Hart said that as the
schedule was far from copp leted. and as not u
figure Of the portion now finished had been
disclosed. all statements as to its composition
were nero guesswork. and poor Ruesswork
at that.
The National Agreement Committee. COM
posed OF Messrs. Rogers. Young and Phelps.
will meet at the Fifth Avenue Hotel this after
>oon spd wrestle with tho drafting problem.
Committee on Rules. Reach. Wonder
I'd Brush will also meet and argue on
osal to reduce. the number Of balls
p N thraa