The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-31


Hodson and Mr.. Hogan refuse to sign
for the Eastern leagne. and as their
absence would greatly weaken the club
and their jumping to another club be
loss Of many hundreds OF dollars TO
the Scranton association, we advised
Scranton to remain where they are at
present"
Here is little piece of news which
you can also publish. Hodson and
Meaney have already signed contract
with McAleer of Cleveland and they,
McAleer included, have subjected them.
selves to being blacklisted by the ma
tional board. | will SEQ that the case
is called to the attention of President
Young. l hardly think that Messrs.
Hodson and Hogan have acted quite
right towards the Scranton association
in this matter. 1t is evident that they
have bad or ignorant advisers for they
could not be made to listen
to reason. They were offered
every iuducement TO stay with
Scranton but still they would not
sign the contract. The management
even went so far us to guarantee them
u raise Of salary and the further privi-
lege of signing with any club they saw
| fit to 20 with at the enc OF tina season,
or half the bonus that would he re-
ceived should they be sold. AS con-
sequence they will now have to stay
with the Scranton CLUB in the State
league, and at the end OF tho season, or
at any time between now and then,
they will have to so with whatever
club the Scranton association chooses to
sell them to.
"What do you intend to do with re-
gard to filling Troy's place, now that
Scranton can not be secured2' was
asked
"Well. we will 90 to Wikes-Barre
and sleep on that question over night, !"
was the laconic reply. "We will havs
no trouble getting club as we have
six or seven offers for the vacancy, and
the terms of the offers are better than
those which we would exact from the
Scranton club"
Mr. Powers and Mr.. Shannon left on
the H.. .35 train and with them went our
hopes of entering the Eastern league.
Mr.. Powers received two kilograms
from Mr.. Myers, Of the Harrisburg
club. yesterday, asking admission to the
Eastern league and Offering to buy
Troy's franchise.
1t is understood that Mr.. Powers
will visit Allentown today and have a
conference with Kelly and Johnson
with regard to putting Allentown in
the Eastern league. Even had Scran-
ton gone into the League it is probable
that Allentown would within a week
or two also have become member by
the purchase Of Binghamton's fran
chise.
HOGAN MAKES A STATEMENT.
Mr.. Hogan was in bed long before
the decision Of the management had
been arrived at. but was aroused by /
TRIBUNE reporter about midnight Wher
told Of the light in wal ch he would be
put before the public by the state
ments printed above he said be would
willingly make statement of his own
position in the matter.
Il have an ambition" said Mr.. Ho
gan, ITO finish the season with Ma
tional league club so that may learI
little some thing from those big play
ers and have chance of getting int
the big league before the rush fol
places in the spring. The Scranton
club could have let me so three
months ago and could have gotten big
money for my release, but they
would not release me. / did no
object to staying and if any on,
can bring himself to accuse me o
doing anything to hasten my releas,
let them look to my record When th
change Of leagues was talked of and
saw chance to get better position.
decided to do what any man in au,
business would do, better myself"
Mr., Hogan then produced telegram
which read us follows:
PTTTsBURG, Pa, July 80
Martin Hogan, Bali Player, Scranton:
Win give you S4O0 month. Answer
satisfactory.
CoMIsKEY.
"Of course" said Mr.. Hogan lit wa
understood by the Cincinnati manager
that was at liberty, the papers hav
ing announced that our club was goiu,
into the Eistern league. Now you ca
say for HodsOn aud myself that W
fully believe that tho Scranton asaocia
ton is not keeping US as matter oi
affection and that we ourselves are moi
in the business for love"
, Catcher George Rogers was one of
little knot of ball players standing
about The TRIBUNE waiting for tn
news, and when 1t was announced tha
Scranton would remain in the Stat
league, he expressed himself as wei
satisfied, and stated that the manage
; ment in his opinion. had done wis
, thing, His arguments prove that eve
the ordinary player sometimes has
think factory.
He claimed that the Scranton clu
, could make moro money in the Stat
league than it could IN the Eastern
Notwithstanding that the guarantee il
| the latter is twice as large. He sal,
it has to be taken into considerable
that railroad fares would be greater
sleeping car rates would be a new an
, no small item Of expense, board bill
would be about dollar day highe!
more men would have to b
carried, players would no doubt wan
| as much money as other Easter
, league men were getting and last, bu
| not least, the attendance at the game
Of pennant winning club in the Stat
! league would not be any larger. if q
large, as il would be if the club wa
in the Eastern league and winning no.
and then.