The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-24

In LETTER to the Base BaU Eultor Oh
the Wilkes-Barre Record dated Ath-
ems. Ca, IIughie Jennings says:
THE several members of the Balti-
more team who did not accompany the
club South, and concerning whose ac-
ton so much has been written, think,
and rightly so, that they are entitled
to receive extra compensation Tor the
extra games that have been added TO
this seasons schedule The men who
are holding out are hard working and
during past seasons have often sacri-
feed their own interests for those of
their team, and knowing what they
have done in the past, and that which
they are capable of doing the coming
season, and the strain that will come
on account OF the extra games, it
would seem that there is room and rea-
son for a protest.
1T is possible that Clarke and Bow
erman may join the team shortly. as
their differences are in a fair way to
soon be settled: but it seems that the
present outlook regarding Kelley and
Keeler's joining the team in the South
is not very bright, for / know their dis
position. sThey are men who Will not
submit to the clubs terms without
struggle. l have not signed yet, and
am just as far from IL as | was before
leaving home. | came South with the
team as far as GAINESVILLE, Ga, at
which place ] changed cars, coming
on to Athens. where I have since been
busy coaching the candidates for the
University Of Georgia team. The talk
in the papers is not worrying me, for
/ am being paid here. / could not draw
any pay If | went South with the team
to their training quarters. There is no
clause in the contracts that can compel
a ball player to report to his club be-
fore April 18th, but he must, however,
report In good condition. and If our diff
ferences are not settled it may be we
will not report until our contracts be-
gin. but in good playing condition"
1t is published that Ned Hanlon now
blames Joe Kelley as having been the
source of his troubles among the play
ers Hanlon thinks he is the chairman
of the "hold-out squad and intimates
that he will get square with the en-
bryo Baltimore politician. Kelley. Rob
inson, Clarke and Keeler are practicing
at Baltimore and assert that they will
not go South. The great scarcity of
catchers has caused Elanlon to go after
"Globe-Trotter" Earle. while he is try
ing to land Stanley, the California
backstop. 1t. may be a threat without
being labelled sincerity" yet Hanlon
says he is through worrying over the
malcontents. He has decided to ig-
more them and build up his team as
best he may, resolving that all expense
In FOL
be deducted from the offers made the
several players of the combine. And
then, If they show disposition to re-
join the Birds. every one of them must
submit to a cut on last seasons salary.
and there will be no appeal from the
terms he names. The outcome of this
bit of sparring between Hanlon and his
men will be watched everywhere with
unusual interest.
Four players of the Indianapolis
team of the Western league have rails
ed a kick on the salary question and
refused to sign their contracts. They
are Phillips, Kahoe, Motz and Stewart
They say they will not play ball under
the cut-salary restrictions now enforc-
ed by the Western league. The man
agement of the Hoosiers agreed to the
cut in salaries, and now can't give in
to the players even if it wished to-
Fhe Wilkes Barre Leader says of the
men who will comprise that city's team
this season:
wv. r. Wright, better known to the
professional as Rasty Wright, has
played professional ball for the past
ten years and stands today one of the
greatest batsmen in the profession. He
is not the Wright that played here with
Toronto. During his career he has
played in the following clubs: Syra-
cuse, Hamilton, Ont. st. Paul Grand
Rapids, Omaha, Oakland, Cal. Newark.
". j., and last season according to the
number OF games played stood first in
the Atlantic league in batting.
Joseph Knight is too well known
here to need any Introduction. He has
rayed ball fifteen years and, as all
the cranks in Wilkes Barre know, he
is as good a batsman as any man in the
Eastern league. During his time he has
played in the following clubs: ST. Paul,
Philadelphia, Hamilton, Ont, Roches-
ter Syracuse, Cincinnati, Wilkes Barre
aud for tba last fouc yanrS prnyi1arpa