Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-23
BASE BALL GOSSIP.
Preparations for the Season That is Not Far
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TIE LOCAL PLAYERS WILL. BE ErroRTTSa IN 4
LITTLE MORE THAN MoNTH-FETsiDESr
YOUNG on PERSONAL coNrRAcTs-MoRR ABOUT
THE scAEDULE-THE SUNDAY GAME QUESTION.
Although q carpet OF white covers the ground
and reports Of the mercury dropping out Of
sight III many parts Of the country continue TO
pour in the base ball season is not SO far dis
tant as one wonld imagine In a month from
today tho various members of the newly organ
lied National Base Bail Club will be buying
railway tickets marked Washington. ID. g"
They have been ordered to report here on
March l. Here they will meet Manager Oar
ME and will take a southern trip TO timber up
their Joints-a warming up, as 1t were. for the
two-heat race Of 1882. The process OF signing
a base ball club is slow. Either manager must
travel TO the homes of the different players and
they may live IN the four corners OF the coun-
try. or be must carry on an extended corre-
spondence. First-cless ball PLAYERS are as ca
precious as prima donnas, and all their whims
must be attended TO ii one would avert a sud
den and severe attack of glass arm or Charley
horse.
Manager Barnie has been engaged during tie
past week IL gathering up the scattered strands
OF the fabric known As the National Base Bail
Club, and has down on his list Foreman ana
Larkin. He will go on a trip shortly TO land
other players and there is no doubt that long
before the ides of March every one will be
gathered into BARNES bosom.
OLD CONTRACTS WILL STAND.
Some days ago it was reported that New York
expected to get Rusie az her own figures not
wiShstanding the fact that he had a personal
contract for a high salary. As TEE STAR said
two months ago the personal contracts OF some
players were what blocked the peace deal-tne
salaries called for were 50 high.
President Young III discussing the question
OF salary to be paid base ball players declared
the other day that the contracts made bv the
league and American Association before tie
present scheme was adopted would not be in
teriered with under the new dispcnsatloa.
I'VE have been rushed with other business"
he continued, ''and have had neither time nor
inclination 10 discuss salaries of the present or
future. Every player now IN the twelve clubs
OF the league and American Association or
professional base bail clubs viii receive
promptly every penny that he has been prom
lsed by the terms Of the contract. While
the committee on assigning players Will not
under any circumstances make changes IN the
distribution Of players there cannot be any
objection on the part of Mr.. Phelps ana myself
when clubs make arrangements between them
selves for exchanging or receiving players tor
their teams. What suits the management OF
the organizations interested will be perfectly
satisfactory TO us, provided all the legal require
ments are fulfilled by both. Our duty ended
when, according 10 the provisions of our agree
ment, we assigned fifteen players to each OF
the twelve clubs comprised in the present
organization.
There has been considerable talk because
certain prominent players have apparently
been relegateo to minor leagues or obscured
by the action of our committee in not giving
them profitable assignment. Ny sole answer
to that criticism must be that the players in
N wei sEaI for nd 9TH
course remained for us other than to accede to
tine wishes of those who viii be called upon TO
provide the sinews OF war during the ensuing
season. There could only DO $50 PLAYERS con-
tracted FOR under the regulations adopted for
the government OF the new organization, and
club managers made such selections as they
deemed best and submitted them to Us for rati-
hcation. Under the circumstances we could
not act any different from what We have done.
even If seeming hardship has apparently
been imposed upon some trled and trusty bal
players. Contracts will be in order from this
time forward and especially in view Of the fact
that all players held under American Associa-
ton terms will have to be engaged properly
again. Under the provisions Of tie new law
adopted by the amalgamatel organizations all
contracts made, however, before the new cor
porations came into existence will be respected
by club managers, and We do not anticipate any
trouble from contract jumpers"
THE SCHEDULE
The members of the schedule committee are
c. II. Byrne of Brooklyn, Jas. Hart OF Chicago
and Chris Won Der Abe of st. Louis Mr. Byrne
was recently questioned as TO the course he was
going to pursue IN arranging the dates for the
coming season. some days ago. he said, Il
sent out IA circular to the presidents of all the
clubs asking the dates that they preferred.
have had replies from nearly all. Some are IN
favor of Sunday games at home and abroad.
while others want to play Sunday games
abroad, but do not want any scheduled AT
home. The New lorks do not want to play any
Sunday games at all. Mr.. Day has always been
opposed to the practice. This will add to the
work of making out schedule. twelve-club
schedule at best Is hard, but in order TO satisfy
everybody we shall be compelled TO do Some
sharp figuring. OF course the committee wiu
have to work for the best interests of every
body concerned.
There is story going the rounds" he con-
tinued, Ito the effect that the league clubs are
going to indulge In game of 'freeze-out' and
crush tie association clubs-Baltimore, Wash
ington, Louisville and St. Louis-out of exist
ence. This. L assure You, is founded on false
hood. The league men are going to ACT fairly
and honestly With their associates from the as
ISOLATION. We can DO otherwise. At the con-
ference in indianapolis We agreed to place them
on an even footing with ourselves and We shall
live up to the pledge We gave. In order TO
prove our sincerity the members of the
schedule committee have determined TO give
the cream or the dates next summer to the old
association clubs. OF course, some dissatistac-
ton will be expressed by some of the league
men, but you can't satisfy everybody in maxi
ing out schedule. IL the clubs get 80 Der
cent of what they ask they ought to be salts
fed"
Several schedules have been outlined. but
they have not been made public. The proba-
biiitIes are that each clg5 Viii play I5i games
seyentyseven at home and seventy-seyen
abroad. In thar event the season would begin
early IN April and end about the middle of DC
tober. On the first trip the clubs will have TO
play three games Ia each city and two games
on the second and third trips-in ali seven
games.
AS TO SUNDAY GAMES.
As to Sunday games, it is probable that Bos-
ten, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Chicago and
Cleveland VIII follow in the footsteps of New
York. The baltimore and Washington mines
will play Sunday games in the west, but not at
home. Louisville and st. Louis are in favor
of Sunday games and Will play whenever an
opportunity presents itself. At home they
draw big crowds on Sundays and they will
probably arrange exhibition contests when
championship games cannot be PLAYED The
Cincinnati and Pittsburg clubs also favor con-
tests on the Sabbath.
THE LOUISVILLE TROUBLE.
The Louisville base bail world is very rnuch
torn up over the fractional war which threatens
thu existence of ln