The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-28
RUSIE SIGNS A CONTRACT
IND FARRELL ~ bGPEcTED TO coME
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The trouble between RusIs and Farrell and
the New York Baseball Club has been partially
settled. and there 10 every Indication that the
matter will he entirely adjusted before another
week. Rusis was induced TO sign . contract
in indianapolis yesterday By John T. Brush
II was only two weeks ago that Amos declared
In letter to Ward that he would not slRn un-
less his terms we're accented. and this sudden
change Of base creates the impression that the
club has agreed to compromise matters. This
telegram was received By Treasurer Talcott
yesterday:
IND Rusis In harmony and fall sympathy with the
New York management and the great pitcher. In sd.
ttlon being In the bcst form and condition that
hsVs known not in the least unreasonable con.
,sry to adverse reports You look for his signed
contract before your opsnng game At the Polo grounds
On Thursday. Joss T. BRusH
The reporter found Mr.. Talcott last night
and put this question:
Did Rusie accept your terms or did the
club mpromiss the matter"
II cannot tHl you anything about IT," said
the Treasurer IAN can shy 10 that every
.hinR 10 satisfactory to the club"
What about Farrell ?" the reporter auerled
Farrell will be here very soon" was the an
swsr. In fact. I expect his signed contract
before next Saturday decline to say whether
the club will h1 up the matter OF salary with
him or not. but can assure you he will play
ball with New York"
Rusie 10 expected to report the last Of the
week. and Farrell. II he signs. will probably
turn uD next Monday or Tuesday.
1t looked like real business at tho Polo
grounds yesterday. In the morning Ward had
Burke. Herman Wilson. Doyle. aud Clark on
the neld and In the afternoon they were
joined By Roger Conner. Shorty Fuller Jim
STAFFORD and Huyler Westeryslt.
conn no S@n9 Ii. y: had BEEN piasinS bn
i15 ths lat tTS Tsek Sat home and he locked
weigh 2l1 pounds. and never felt better. !
have watched the baseball situation closely. |
sy 'n,ns III iGGk Farrell sfa% h tSe H S.st
catcher catcher In the league. and viii open tho
The big fellow took pi two ' hsurs practice in
batting and running around the ground. aud
sSossv Is f iiy:y a. .,s y9nne bleed
from Cincinnati and The latter from Webster.
Los Angeles team IN 49, stafford S sad On the
try e iii i'V %aTd do Ss. sp p.y T m
there. Fuller 10 one Of the hest short stops /
eel On paper IL. New }oris look 70 M. Ike Ike
Wsstervelt was introduced to all the boys, |
and created u dne impression By his quiet.
gsntlemanly dsmeanor and his quick active
work on the field. He was a bit anxious to
show how well he could pitch. which called
forth som . cautipnsry instructions from Ward.
Davis arrived In town last evening. and Van
Haltrsn was expscted at the Broadway Central
Hotel before midnight The game scheduled
for Friday with Columbia College has. been
cancelled. The manager wrote to Ward yes
terday that the terms upon which the game
was originally arranged were not satisfactory.
He wanted fifty per cent. OF the gross receipts |
which. according to Ward. was out OF tine
question. Ward SAYS he offered Columbia the |
same terms that Princeton and Yale have al
ways had.
An ex-Harvard player named Worden, the
son OF prominent stock broker, 10 OF pectsd |
TO practise with the New Iorks to-day. He 10
pitcher and has arranged to play with the
Crescent A. G. this season. The left ha ndsd
pitcher recon IN ended by Yale" Murphy TO
Word Is klobedanz OF the New ENGLAND League. |