Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-15
PRESIDENT ZIMMER.
Says Players Do Not Want to Run the
 Baseball Game.

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 Cleveland, O, Feb 15.-Charles Zim- mer. president of the Players Pro- tective association, last night gave out the following statement, which is the first official declaration of that asso- citation since the meeting of the play CTS association in this city recently:
 There has been some talk in the papers that the magnates are afraid that if they grant the protective as sociation q little now that next year we will jump in and demand so much that it will practically mean that the players instead of the owners will con- trol the game.
 Right here let me say that any feel ing among the owners that the pro- tective association. if it gets some thing now, will probably want to run the game next year is entirely un- founded, and 1 am willing to go on record to that effect. We have no de- sire at all to seize the power of the owners. nor to run the game. but sim ply. as 1 have said many times. to correct certain abuses and see that they remain corrected.
 At the present time I have no knowledge of any National league player signing with the American league. In case the National league and our association arrives at q satis- factory understanding the Players Protective asSociatiOn-which 1 claim is founded on the best principals and is intended to be an organization working on fairness. and not to pro- mote the interests of any one-will use its influence and all the power it might possess in perSuading it's members to pursue an honorable course toward every person or organization with which they may have business rela- lions.
 We always have been and want to be friendly with the National league. We always have felt q spirit of fair ness toward the owners, and always have shown that we were anxious to do all we could in conjunction with them to promote peace"
 William Maloney. who caught last year for the North Attleboros, an nounces he has signed a contract to play with Milwaukee.
 An old time ball player deplores the use of gloves by the players of to-day and insists that the catcher and first baseman are the only members of team who should be permitted to wear any protection for their hands.
 Tom Lynch. who was turned out of the National league by vote of the magnates last year, and refused to umpire later in the season when he was offered a position. may be on the American league staff this year.
 Callahan is another of Hart's re- served players who does not hesitate to take a stand against the National league T think the American league people have just the right idea, and l admire them for their independent action''
 A. G. Spalding has said "no'' most emphatically when asked if he would accept the presidency of the National league. He was identified with the game in an active capacity for many years, and has no desire to break in again, particularly when there is a fight to be waged.
 Walter Burnham the former Brock ton base ball manager, is in Boston for a few days; he has been recommend ed to the American association club of Milwaukee. If he fails to get a berth with one of the major league clubs he will take a trip to Lowell and Manches Ser to see how strong they are up that way for a New England league.
 The close of the first period found Portland leading by margin of three 1 goals and then Furbush proceeded to l .quit'' and during the remainder of the game he loafed around the sur face like a hired man. Furbush has worked this same trick in Portland Dn several previous occasions, and he 2. apparently is not aware of the fact that the spectators who put up the money from which he draws his sal