Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-22
THE DIAMOND.
Different Stories Told In the
 City League Controversy,


 Andy Campbell, the Disputed Player, Gives His Side-His Statement is
 Yet to Be Proven-Staatsburg Has
 Not Yet Replied to Telegram Sent
 There.
 Evidently someone is trying to jug l gle with the truth in the controversy that is now going on over the award ing of the pennant in the City anna teur league. The president has been
 bHslly at work running down this ru-
 n1or and that rumor and perhaps he may be able to report the result of his work this evening. At the present time he has not anything definite aside from the statement of Andy
 Campbell the disputed player Yes terday afternoon Campbell sent word through Manager Kelly of the Wash 1ngton Hills that if the president ,Ie- sired to see him he could do so at the cafe on the corner of South Main and l Jewelry streets, where George Multi 1 gan was employed. Tn the afternoon
 word came again from Campbell l through couple of messengers that l the president should call down and l see him. At the time of this last mes l sage the president was too busy and 1 so stated, but he said: "As long as 1 Campbell will not come up and ex- plain matters himself. I will go to him and will meet 1 him at half past eight this evening :" That appointment was kept last night l and Campbell was uster viewed. His first statement was a peculiar one as he emphatical- 1 Iy said that he had never told any l person he was a professional ball l player until he met the president of the City Amateur league last night and the president was the first one. That appeared strange to the presi- l dent for in the afternoon he had been told by Manager Kelly of the Wash ington Hills that Campbell admitted he was professional.
 Campbell was then asked the ques- tion if. he had made any statements to the sporting writer of the Waterbury American relative to playing baseball during the summer in Poughkeepsie at the time of the boat races last sum- mer. He denied the story and said that it could not be denied any too emphatically His statement on this l point was as follows:
 "I DID MEET A REPRESENTA- TIVE OF THE WATERBURY AMER 1 ICAN IN POUGHKEEPSIE LAST JUNE AT THE TIME OF THE BOAT RACES. DID HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH HIM. DID NOT TELL HIM WAS PLAY ING, BASEBALL IN .POUGHKEEP- 1 SEE NOR IN ANY OTHER PLACE. THE STATEMENT IN THE AMERI- CAN IS FALSE. AND YOU CANNOT DENY TT, ANY TOO STRONGLY. 1 I DID NOT PLAY BASEBALL UN- TIL MONTHS AFTER THAT TIME'
 So much for that part of the story. 1 Campbell then stated that he went to 1 Staatsburg on September 2 and that lihe played eight games in that place and received S5 a game. He was asked if he had told any manager in l the City league that he had played l only three games and this he denied. He said Henebry of the Pastimes ask cd him to play and there was no ques- l tion asked him as to whether, he was 1 professional or not.
 That is about all there is to tell about Campbell and his statement or statements. He has told a number of different tales and if his claim that he is a professional is not backed up by better evidence than his own many changed statements it will be difficult for the league to decide that he is professional He has the opportunity now to get word from his manager or captain or from any reliable citizen 1 in Staatsburg and he must back~asp his statement of playing eight games at S5 a game or it is not at all likely his claim to be professional will hold w ter.
 Mathewson, it is said, has signed contract with New York for next sea son. It is understood his salary was increased.
 Manager Ha1ilon of Brooklyn yeste day obtained the signature of Short stop Dahlen to a contract for 1904. Dahlen got a liberal advance over his salary of this year.
 Supp1ementing Joe McGinnity's out, break last Saturday against John T. Brush. president of the New York Ma tional league club. Jack Warner, the catcher, yesterday had something to say regarding the treatment he re- ceived. Like McGinnity. Warner also is anxious to quit the team because of his grievance against Brush. He said: "I will not play here another season unless the club gives me the money ask. If MeGinnity goes to the coast and takes charge of a team there shall go with him. The treatment ! received from President Brush wss nothing short of disgraceful. Manager Hanlon of Brooklyn would like to get me for his team next season Hanlof is a good manager. and I would like to play under him. He knows how to treat a player. If Hanlon can buy my release and will pay me the money I want, I will ask McGinnity to call off our deal.% Tn spea king about our treat m ant bv> Rrl1sh McC1inf,ify did 11of ex-