The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-13

QUIRER FEELS THAT THERE ARE
TWO SIDES TO THE SALARY CUT
TING QUESTION AND PROCEEDS
TO GIVE THE OTHER SIDE OF 1T.
PRESENT SITUATION IN SYRIA
CuSE.
Rochester's Eastern League team,
the Scrantons of last season, is to be
transferred to ottawa, Can. The club
will play Syracuse at that place on
| July Is and i6. The offer made by the
representatives of the Ottawa syndi-
! cate was considered preferable to any
thing that might be offered by either
Mr.. Rice or Patrick II. Hurley, of Wor-
| cester. Mass, although both of these
| gentlemen were unusually anxious to
| acquire the Rochester team, expressing
| it that next season would make a win
ner of the New England town.
| John S. Barnes, formerly a Western
| league magnatc who has been pro-
noting prize ring exhibitions abroad,
was desirous of purchasing the Roches-
| ter team and franchise with view to
| locating it for 1899, but the activity
| shown by the ottawa representatives
has resulted in the practical acceptance
| of their offer. only the details yet re-
| naming to be carried out,
| 1t is understood that the ottawa
traction company has acquired the
team and will back the game TO a re-
markably liberal degree in the domin-
ion capital, already having fine grounds
with large seating capacity. The price
paid for the club and franchise is
| do, a rNa
or two matters which the new owners
will assume.
PRESIDENTS ADVICE.
President Powers Monday evening
| advised Manager Finn at Wilkes
Barre, where the Rochester team was
| playing, that the transfer would take
| place in day or two and in response
to an inquiry instructed him to state
| to the players that their every interest
| would be guarded. He added that the
club owners would not insist that the
reduction in salaries go into effect
until July IL, and to do the best he
could with his men. Mr.. Finn is as
sured that he will be retained as man
ager. 1t is believed that Major George
w. Cameron, the Montreal magnate,
who is an ottawa man, is interested in
the club.
| Concerning the change of the club
from Rochester to ottawa. Harry Mer-
rill says in the Wilkes Barre Record:
The addition of ottawa seems to fore
| cast quite change in the Eastern league
| circuit for 1899 if present calculations are
carried out. Should Ottawa be a success
| full town, undoubtedly Hamilton will be
| brought in as the fourth Canadian city,
L nd uyif pt,ff faln Doc
| Barre, Newark. Springfield and Provi-
Eden a splendid ten-club circuit could be
| organized, yet the Record has received
the intmation that probably the two
New England towns will be dropped and
| Newark and Wilkes-B Barre. with Buffalo
| and Syracuse. form the States section
, and Hamilton, Toronto, Ottawa and Mon
| trcal completing the Canadian end. OF
| course this is largely coniectural. The
first and most important thing is to wade
through the troublesome times of 1898
and then wait and see!
THE SALARY CUT.
Concerning the cut in salaries the
Buffalo Enquirer remarks:
There are two sides to every story and
| the magnates has been told when they
state that they have been losing money
| since the season opened and that
| they refuse to go further un-
| less the players agree to ac-
q | cept a cut. That is their side Now. to
dren II p is Fathers motber, or Sisters
Mnen lne season opened me length OF IN.
| =. - - - 49,. un 80. IN
, players signed contracts for the season
Q They mad TO take what the managers OF
4 fered them. Some of them threw VI
K good positions TO go on the diamond
n Now, in the middle of the season. they
are called upon to throw up their jobs
or take 20 per cent. reduction in
q wages 1t is virtually lockout, as il
= | was agreed upon by the magnates thai
. man who will not accept the cut ant
+ takes his release Will not be signed by
. | any other team--in effect, il is a lockout
= How the magnates would have kicked
:. had the players in prosperous seasons IL
the past when they were making money
had suddenly torn up their contracts ant
# demanded more money: They woul'
S have been roasted to death. 1t is diff
j. ferent now and there will probably be NJ
5, Eastern league in u week or so, and /
G will probably result in National league
$ team being brought to Buffalo. Th'
II writer is in possession Of the names o
: a stock company Of six men who are will
l. ing to pay the required amount for
|. National league franchise, but as Ions
# | as an Eastern league team is in thi
II city and is affiliated with the Nationa
it will be impossible TO bring big leagu
| club TO Buffalo.
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