The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-06

the offense of contract-breaking puts a
premium on the practice and does not in
crease the public's confidence i'm and respect
for club Owners.-Sporting News.
The indications are that the attempt to
revive the Western Association i'm 1902 will
meet with failure. The financial embarrass-
ment of President Mautner will probably
result in the failure of Fort Wayne to have
a team and except in Wheeling, Dayton
and Marion. the conditions are not favor
able. Advices from Michigan are to the ef-
feet that George Miller is in Saginaw to
make an arrangement for the transfer OF
the Fort Wayne team to that city, which
has been awarded a franchise in the Michi-
gan State League. Manager Niles, of the
new Springfield. o., team, is also an appli-
cant for Michigan franchise. The difficult
ties of organization are so many and the
time TO overcome so limited. that President
Power and his associates will probably put
1t off for another season.
About a year ago., when the subject of
peace with the American was being dis
cussed, Mr.. Brush was asked whether he
favored a suspension of hostilities with the
rival organization. This talk of peace with
the American looks to me like a case of a
burglar breaking into your house." said Mr..
Brush, land taking all your Valuables, and
then inviting you out on the porch to talk
it over. The American has taken many of
our good players, and now is willing to
talk it over with us, without giving us any
assurance that our men will be returned to
US" There is a suspicion that Mr.. Brush
still entertains the same ideas of peace that
he did a year ago, and that he probably
will advocate a continuation of the fight,
provided the matter comes up for discus
sion.-Cincinnati Times-Star.
A brand new. crisp, clean, unwrinkled $500
bill was the agent that landed Pitcher Joss
for the Cleveland club of the American
League. Managers had jollied him, owners
had made all sorts of offers, and to these
Joss had only dealt out promises with a
lavish hand, but with eyes dazzled by the
note that entitled the holder to half a
nr4Gn nd old how'd HhA nffnhar for
got all previous obligations, shattered all
his promises. and with his lamps glued on
that big William, grabbed a pen and traced
his signature on q Cleveland contract. The
Toledo club placed Joss's name on it's re-
serve list and counted on having his serv-
ices during the coming season, and several
other clubs, equally confident. had been
bounding the pitcher for weeks, but it re-
manned for w. r. Armour, manager of the
Cleveland club, to make a ten-strike and
bag the player. Armour hunted up Joss
prepared to offer him a good salary for the
season, but as an extra inducement took
along a fresh, new $500 note to be given to
Joss the minute he signed a contract.
-Pittsburg Leader.
President Johnson. of the American
League says he will give $500 to any man
who will prove that he ever offered an
American League franchise to Mr.. Temple,
Mr.. Kerr, Mr.. Auten or any one else in
Pittsburg. Johnson says tina the only
way Pittsburg would be considered by the
American League would be through Drey-
luSS- ne Sdlu ElIlSDuTS WOULD not sup
port two clubs and he would not think of
placing an American club there in opposi-
ton of Dreyfuss. Speaking of Spalding's
withdrawal, Johnson said: Il would not
be in his place for a good deal, after tying
the Leagues affairs up as he did without
accomplishing anything but harm. His
withdrawal will have no possible effect
on relations between the two leagues. We
could not have anything more to do with
Spalding after what happened while he
was in Chicago last winter. While he was
dragging me into that conference with
himself his private secretary, Bonnell, was
out after my umpires trying TO fix them
for the National League. 1 don't want
anything 10 do with a man who processes
friendship TO my face while he is waging
war behind my back"