Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27
GFBATT, NOTES

The leaders of the Protective aSSO- ciation of Professional Baseball Players are trying to find out they say whether the members of the Or@uniEa- tion want to indulge i'll warfare or not ill the event of a further tulmdoWn at the hands of the National league. some players have replied to the circular let ter sent out by President Zimmpr and Secretary Jennings that they will stick it out to the end if they are ordered to keep from signing for d year they will go to york; Other players, it appears. are not so anxious for trouble and believe that it is best to get as much salary as they can for next year. The talk of a salary limit in the Na riOnal league of $20OO has been the cause of much speculation among the players, also some little apprehension. some of the real anarchists" among the players want to declare war at once and si@n contracts with inc American league. From the way they talk they would prefer to play for S1 200 i'll the American league as q matter of principle" than for S2.0U4 in the National league. The argument offered by the anarchists" to the other players is that if they want to help Ban Johnson beat the National league they must be ready to sacrifice their
 
 some of the IOsSeS,' say the an archists" to their companions, ''and then when the profits come later, be ready to share thcm." Altogether the ball players arc i'll a quandarY, out of which they will doubtless pmo"Ge when snOwbaIls become scarce. IN" mag mates are banking on one thh the playcrS' pockets. "Once empty" say the club owners, ''tho pockets of the players cause q longing to get back to the cantain'S office on the first and fifteenth of each month. The players know they are well paid and that's why they, do not know what action to take in the face of a cold tUrndOWn from the league.
 It is understood that the Brooklyn baseball clubs deaf with Detroit, whereby Detroit hoped to get John Anderson. is off. Anderson has been playinw with Worcester of he Eastern league and Worcester needs him to cover first base. Detroit at first offer cd President C. II. Ebbett $500 for Anderson. but later there was some hitch in the negotiations. If WorcoS- ter offers the same amount the offer probably would be accepted.
 "ConSidcring the length Of time he has depended on speed" said Mama ger FIan10n of the Hrooklrns recently, ..Kid Nichols of the BOStOns has last cl wonderfully well. He came into inc league in 1&S0 and has been work ing steadily ever since. He is not q big man. physically, vet he is one of tue sviftcst pitchers in the profession. Speed has been his standby and con- trol. too. He has stood the wear and tear in such q way as to excite aNmira- ton. It i4 seldom that speed pitchers last--a fellow who comes into ihe league with an iron arm and cannon ball speed soon feels the strain and takes mp change of pace. Mercer of New York is a striking illustration of what I mean. But Nichols, strange t0 say. has never devolyed a slow. ball, used by every other pitcher in the league. Nick has also depended soie- ly on the overland delivery, which is particularly hard on the shc.ul1er muscles Every ball he delivers to the batsman comes from above Lis should CT. McGinnity of tho Bro0klynS, on the other hand. showed this year How to save himself with unlerhand de livery. The Iron Man set an exam pie for the other tWirlers in the league who want to preserve their salary wines as long as possible. and it wouldn't surprise me at all to find nearly every box man using an under hand ball next season. Even Nichols may fall in line, too"