Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-07
Dineen wanted $4, 800 to sign q Bos- ton National, leak1e contract.


 pineen wanted q, 500 to sign q Bos- ton National. league contract.
 Steinfeldt has an offer of S2, 200 to play with Washington. Cincinnati paid him S1 800.
 Pitcher Jack Taylor of the Chicago National league has signed an Ameri- I can league contract to play with Cleve- land.
 It is announced that "Lave" Cross will play with the Philadelphia Ameri- can league teama next season, as will also Dav Fultz.
 Jim Hart Is quoted as saying that the members of the National league time in Chicago.
 Manager Hanlon of the Brooklyn club wired from Baltimore that he had signed Demontreville for the Boston National league club.
 President Young of the National base ball league yesterday announced that Eugene de Montreville, who was sold to the Boston National league team, has signed Boston contract.
 Hans Wagner, the famous right fielder of the Pittsburg club, yesterday signed with his old club for the com ing season at an advance of salary, given without his solicitation. Presi- dent Dreyfuss says he has ten men signed and he thinks at roll call on March 30 all the old team will be on hand.
 Colonel Rogers of the Philadelphia National league team says: "The play CTS are our assets. and we will cer- tainly defend our rights to the last ditch. The American league has come here like thief in the night, and the very people that We made poss.- ble in base ball are now so base as to steal the players that cost us thou sands of dollars to procure"
 The Messrs Iavenor, Quin and Koch. the Milwaukee promoters of the defunct American association. have issued the following statement: ''We have been notified officially that the association has disbanded. The disruption was not due to any throw down, as has been stated. but on ac- count of failure to get proper tinan- cial backing in Boston and Baltimore. We will not try to organize any asso- citation in the west. nor will we try again next year" Gus Koch said: "We are out of it. They must show me in the future. It was a good les son and I want no more of it.''
 On a money basis Hart thinks the National secure and the American u1 against q rock. On q 5O-cent scale last year the Chicago club made no money. What. figures James A.. will the American do when It tries to as- sune the same expenses on 25-cent scale of prices? The American salary lists How promise to be very heavy. They have had to promise immense sums to the National league deserters. and Hart cannot see where their cash comes i'll. It cost S6O, ,SSO for salaries of the Chicago club last season, and Comiskey's salary list was. only $17,- coo. II do not think,'' says Hart, that the American can trade places with us in the matter of expenditure and make good to its backers.''
 Providence and other teams hurt by the American leagues action are not in position to make big fight; were not anxious to be drawn into a fight. But. they will be forced to side with the National and to aid it, if players are to be taken as Parent has been There" is bound, too. to be conflict be- tween the players themselves, for not all are going into the American. Con tinuance of the present course of the Players association men who are back ing the American men can have but one result, strife in the union itself, q crash that Is inevitable if SomeS> loses nerve and withdraws support or if Ban Johnson can be induced to de- sert the cause. a lot of old stars on the market at lower prices than ever, the National league more solid than before. and promoters like Duffy and others who have gone the distance in the big league relegated to places such as are occupied by Jerry Denny. Roger Con- nor and other good old timers.-Proyi- dence Telegram.
 Chief Trimmer, president of the pro- ! fessional base ball players union is visiting Captain Fred Clark of Pitts burg. He said yesterday: q will stand by the agreement made by me with the National league and suspend all members who join the American league. l will resign from the players association if it does not sustain me in our contract with the league. have no power to eXpel jumpers. can only suspend them. I will go to i Cleveland tonight to see my attorney to arrange how to get the vote of the members on the proposition to eXpel those players whom I may suspend We may take a vote by mail or we may hold meeting. But we cannot know who has jumped until the season opens and the players contracts nave been forwarded to our attorney for his sanction. This is the contract I made with the National league: AS presi- dent of the Players Association of Pro- fessional Base Ball Players. and it's authorized representative, I hereby agree to return for concessions by the | National league. that players who may sign an American league contract will be suspended pending the final action by the Protective association as a body.
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