The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-24
JOHN !. BRUSH TALKS.
HIS ACTIONS NOT IN ACCORD WITH
HIS WORDS.
He Condemns Baseball Anarchy and
Brlnandsoe-Still He Takes the
Minor League Players.
r. q. Murnam, in Boston Globe.

n. n. Murnam, in Boston Globe.
When John T. Brush Of the Cincinnati |
club was asked what bis position wound |
be regarding the rights OF the minor
leagues. be answered:
chose who are now engaged In promot. |
ing the great American game professionally |
ere enjoying the fruits Of baseball an
al ehy and brigaudage. Capital Invested, |
and which 10 necessary 10 6oat club enter |
prises, rests Upon foundation weaker than |
the spiders web. Contracts with lndivld- !
rals, with clubs aad with associations are |
obiiterated by one word-repudstion-and !
seer rity for baseball Investment has be-
come lost art.
Ventures for the presentation Of the |
srcrt upon the highest plane Of intelli |
Eence and skin, which have taken time |
and a large investment OF money to build |
up, nave been destroyed By anarchlStic |
r'eihods and population OF agreements"
TIE man who spoke thus Is che one |
above. all others who has set his hca on
grabbing all the players he can from the |
miLor Leagues Without paying eeut for
the privilege. Why doesn't he practice
No doubt Sir. Brush has reference to
sne American league when be speaks OF
sisAhists He gave, this ,nams to the
minors have nothing to do with the dght
among the big fellows but naturally lost
ali love for the league board that turned
them down at a private confab at Red
summer.
build It up" sare Mr.. Brush.
why, the minor Leagues have In
dozen places Invested more money Ia the
original outlay than did the National
league"
The present Cincinnati club was handed
over TO Mr.. John T. Brush for mere song
A IL ma raj n-r,- d
has given a large, par Of ais time 10
scheming for the baseball maguates, but
has failed to do any real good.
The American league by building plants
IN Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore aud
Washington last season. took longer chances
thnn were ever taken in baseball outside the
players league move. Some people have
found their way into the game Tor q song
only TO find trouble later on. and the longer
difficulties. The minors are In pretty
fair shape TO do business without this ever
lasting scheming so disastrous TO the Ma
Nor, than 1900 players will be engaged
Tais season by the minor league clubs, while
al other leagues will have less than 300
men on their payroll. The California league
employs about fifty OF these men. The
chances are that four hfths o. the major
league clubs will respect the contracts and
reserve lists Of the minor leagues. as sew
eral have already slguiaed their intention
Of doing SO. among the number being Bus
ton, Chicago; Pittsburg, Philadelphia and
Manager Seize says be intends to have
about thirty players for bis Chicago team
next spring. most OF them for a trying
out. or those that make good, Selee says
Mr. Hart viii purchase their release from
The club by which they are reserved-at
INC minors have not stated what time
the brand 81 suspension must be stamped
on the player, 50 that II II should be after
The time bis contract calls for his service
he will have chance to try his hand With
the league clubs. with the understanding
10
THIS SU would be fair all around, for nc
one should deny the player the right "a
but he should Be careful TO leave the way
1seg VIII NJ 'g nine out Of Of every ten 80
Those who have an idea that they cat
get back without paying the price vii
have another guess coming.
The Boston league club started with
capital Of $4,000: and every dollar pm
INTO the plant since then came out o
the winnings, and several hundred thou
jim Matrie borrowed few hundred dol
iais to start the game at the old Pol
Grounds in Now York, aud increased hi
plant as he made money. There was d
Grounds ere built by the Plavers' League
anil swapped OF FOR = franchise in thu
The Rrooklvn club was started with
small capital ana made big money Ia IN
hlrious and went to The league, only to los
money. but mist remain end try to max
ur some Of tire losses.
Reach and Rogers started the Philadel
pbla club on less money than Il takes T.
start q club 10 the Eastern league. ant
they made money SO fast thar they de
cded 50 build their present tine park on
Going West. in 1880 we hnd the Pitts
burg league club playing on q park on III
outskirts OF Allegheny not 1T for a wea
minor league club,
The Players league. with Ed Hsnlon a
the head. built the fne grounds now use
by the league champions. The propert
was owned and controlled by Messrs. Ker
and Anton, the original hackers OF I'd
Players league club. Then DrryfuSs cam
chance, for the city was one Of the hes
in the league, and BarNy had the team [
do business with. The league Invested III
tie money In the Smoky city.
In Chicago the club started on sho'
string and was a gold mine from the star
with the clever Hurlbut in charge. As IA
club made money II moved to moro SRI
cious grounds, Until It arrived at Its pre-
ent quarters.
Now where was the risk taken In Oh
cago? Comlskey took ten times the ris
when he built q plant In that city TOT o
went against an opposition.
st Louis was started by Chris Won d
Abe as an adjunct to his summer he'
garden aud developed a fine piece OF pro-
erty Chris blew himself In, was kldnape
by Pittsburg sheriff aud later was force
20 play the leagues DISCARD, until ne WI
ready to take the count
chris is a happy man once more and
back to his FIRST love, dispensing beer on
Just now It costs money to run bas
ball club in old st, Louis.
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