The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-11
THE LEAGUE WILL FIGHT.
nRUsH AND voN DER horst ARE
PUTTING ON THEIR WAR PAINT.

Tn.v say that the New Association, n II
.,,.-,,. a. Play Hsii. Will ne Fought
Dou.r Tor Dousr-The suu'. story 81
al. I-te.aed secret Meeting OF the
u,r,.ts. Causes Then e Can ~ OE.
The League magnates haven't changed bit
since last year. They can deny everything now
ss well II not better than twelve months ago.
consequently. whenever they say such and such
a thing isn't so. IL must be taken with grain Of
salt. The story in yesterdays Sun that the
League men intended 10 hold a secret meeting
I'm this city was of course denied by every mag
nate in town, but the real facts in the matter
are that THE Suns disclosure OF their plans
caused the moguls 20 call everything on for the
present as II was impossible TO do or say any
thing without publicity. Accordingly, no secret
meeting OF the League was held. although sew
eral msgnates got together last night and talked
matters over.
when John T. Brush, G. II. Byrne, and II. X.
Won der Horst went to bed Tuesday night the
prospects for q secret session Of the League last
night were particularly bright, but when The
St.S's story was read yesterday morning there
was some tall hustling about town, and several
important kilograms were sent to neighboring
cities calling things of for the present. Such
action can be easily accounted for The League
men do not want the public to believe they are
worrying about the new National Association.
They wish to create the impression that nothing
onnoys them and that any talk about rival
organization should be ridiculed. But there
are few exceptions to this rule. Won der
Horst Of Baltimore IL worrying. There can be
No question about this for he openly expressed
himself to TIE SUN reporter yesterday and de-
clored himself az In favor Of quick action on
,he mart of the League. Brush OF Cincinnati,
while preserving his usual GOODNESS, said the
Icocue would fight. and would win, too.
whom Harry Won der Horst had read The Suns
story and was questioned by the reporter he
said:
"Thcrc will I've no secret meeting to-day, and
I haven't herrtl of any such plan. But 1t is my
,pinion that the League should convene at once
and decide urOn some plan of action. l have
LEARNT some things about this association move
m,nt that have opened my eyes, and there Is no
Use rihculing 1t any longer. ] am for war and
will fight II IL comes to an issue. l have been
through a great deal in my baseball career, and
I don't propose to back down with this new rival
in the field Something must be done at once.
or the League will have peck OF trouble on Its
hands"
with that Won der Horst called upon J. w.
spaldlng and later hunted up John T. Brush at
the Waldorf Mr.. Brush had just attended the
marriage Of his daughter when the reporter
called The Cincinnati magnate was In a most
pleasant frame OF mind. and talked without re-
serve.
NO there will be no secret meeting" said he,
"and one hasn't been called. But II Is quite
probable that shall meet a few League gentle
syrnc and and Mr. Won der Horst last night and
We did talk things over a bit. But don't see
why the League should take any action yet No
has hnl m
mushroom. The hackers Of such n scheme must
have money first, their grounds. grand stands.
can give the National League any opposition.
Then /! is always = case Of the longer purse,
mushroom. As long as Barnie. Pfeffer. and
lUck.nherGer are doing oil the talking il
doesn't worry me at all. for they have no CAPT;
n d identity themselves with the movement
then II will he time to act. At present. | have
no evidence that these Association boomers have
secured grounds and fixtures In the various
cities they have selected for their circuit; but
even n they had, they would be like a clothing
cases, but has no goods TO sell. In order TO lie
able to do business as n first.class baseball or:
lie Admiration must have the players. and /
don't believe that there Ia a player to-day who
e nns.s he reeeved his entire sa
" IL these Association people think they can
mistaken. Nobody denies them the right to
organize but the moment they infringe upon
our rights land they viii there will be war. II
nybOdy attempts to put another club In Gin
,innati will fight IL dollar for dollar That
means that the whole League will fight, and the
public knows that il has money to carry on
war. | have heard that Al johnson IL interested
In the new venture. and as far rs can learn he
wants peace. II he has TO fight for it,. But he Is
the only moueyed man have heard OF In con-
ncctlon with the whole business. As far as my
players arc concerned, II the Association wants
IT, take a few ~ this years team which finished
tenth, should feel somewhat grateful.
Isn't II true that in every contract signed by
Leacu" player last spring there was a clause
that gave the League clubs an option on the
players services fOrnext ycarp In other words,
weren't the baseball contracts drawn mp like
those signed by actors and actresses ?" the re-
porter asked.
" I really couldn't say" was the reply. But
II strikes mr there was some such clause, which
may prove binding. IL isn't like the old reserve
ric. which was baseball law and was thrown
Cnt Of court but II Is something which says II
she clubs live UP to certain condition they have
the right to an option on their players services
fDr next season. Still. ! am not well posted on
the subject and must read II up. Depend upon
II that the League will not be worsted, whatever
haBpens. II there's fight. and there Will be II
the Association attempts to play ball II VIII Dc
Ia the death and the League will win.
The statement In yesterdays sun that Doyle
md Davis "whaCked up" their share OF the
Temple cup receipts with Keller and Mctiraw
respectively was made ON the authority OF Mike
Herman, who gave the facts tn THE sun ON Mon
day night.