Evening star., 1899-04-11
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President John T. Brush's Advice to
Dreyfus of Louisville.

Dreyfus of Louisville.
John r. Brush president of the Cincinnati
club and reputed leader of the National
League, has written a letter to President
Dreyfus of the Louisville club, of which
the following is a part. Mr.. Brush has
taken dignified stand in the Louisville
schedule controversy, and the following
extract will be read with interest by those
base ball fans who have closely watched
the details of the case. The letter in part
reads as follows:
You say that you have, and very likely
will differ with me as to my policy. The
party with which l have been identified
labored for the twelve-cub organization,
with Louisville as factor; 1t lapored 1or
the adoption of a constitution Whlcn would
guarantee the club of which you are presi-
dent undisturbed rights for ten years. 1t
stood for an equal division of receipts be-
tween all clubs, between the rlch ana poor
alike, and the right for every ciuD TO con-
duct its own affairs, within the constitu-
tiona limits, including the right OF Sunday
games
If YOU approve of the twelve-club league,
the equal division of receipts, the right to
play Sunday base ball and the right to con-
troll the details of your park, do not un-
derstand how You can fail to indorse the
policy of those who have secured for You
the rights you have rejected Since the
amalgamation my voice and influence when
ever they have been exerted have been In
favor Of the clubs that We're likely to be
non-self-supporting.
''In all these details Mr.. Hart and my
self, representing the Chicago and Cncin-
natl clubs, have at all times stood for the
full and absolute protection of the Louis
vile club, to the end that 1t might retain
it's position in the league without financial
loss. One year ago 1 gave the Louisville
club three players and received in return
for them pitcher. / placed no value upon
the pitcher we received, and the only mo-
tf,-s.f fn.f f1lrt mn N
of public sentiment which might charge
me with selling desirable payers for pecu-
mary reasons and which would provoke
criticism later on If 1t should happen that
we might need them. Two of them were
very valuable men, and one could not have
been purchased by any one for several
thousand dollars: but | was glad to aid the
Louisville club by making such a-contribu-
tion to its playing Strength, l know that
Mr.. Hart, with the same feeling that
prompted me, made, contributions to your
club, anxious to aid you in securing win
IAN this brings me- back to the original
declaration that there are two distinct
parties in the National League, whose poll
cfes have been antagonistic, not in minor
details perhaps but In the general plan of
the organization, and while it is true that
a man has the fighi;to his opinion and is
the sole judge Of hisdown action, yet it Is
not customary for aIpolitician of one party
to go to the opposite party, whom he has
been fighting, for favors or for Office, and
so, when you have left the party to which
you have been allied and join the opposi-
ton and unite with them in tearing down
that which it has built up and maintained
for years. submit that you ought not to
think 1t out of place IL 1t be suggested to
you that the party to which you have now
become allied should offer you the protec-
ton which you seek, and particularly since
it is within the power of that party to offer
you a full measure of relief.
Last year the Louisville club entered
into combination Il have the authority
of a league president who was party to
the combine for this assertion) to reduce
the board of directors from six to three
for the express purpose of reducing the
power and influence. of Messrs. Hart, Robi-
son and Brush. The same combine entered
into an agreement to reduce the national
board of arbitration from six to three for
the purpose of minimizing the influence of
Messrs. Hart, Robson and Brush The
party which you deserted and to which /
belong can play nearly every Sunday game
In the schedule; the party which you have