The Irish standard., 1907-04-13
IN Re BASE BALL
Names Of Magnates, Once Fa.
nous, Almost Forgotten.
Among Their: We're Day, Spall-
ing and Chris Won der Abe.

4 OuC; VI -lHe game OAtll rev or tne Vets
Grams are left
The brotherhood war of 1890. in
which $1,6oO,ooo was lost, eliminated
some. but it was not until the expan-
sion of the successful American league
under the direction of Bancroft By
ron Johnson-that other notable mag
mates decided to retire permanently.
It was the brotherhood war that
drove John r. Day, Walter Appleton,
and Joseph Gordon out of the control
of the New York club. To Mr.. Day be-
longed the lions share Of responsible
fly for giving the National league a
foothold in that city.
But the organization Of the Players
league, popularity known as the broth
erhood, was a hard blow for Mr.. Day.
Although they had been generously
treated by him, the players, with the
exception of Welsh, Murphy and Tier
nan, deserted Mr.. Day, attracted by
fabulous salaries, so that when the
season Of 1890 began the New York
National league club was a mere shell.
Then it was that Mr.. Day negotiated
a deal with John T Brush, the owner
of the Indianapolis club, by which in
return for $4,000 Brush turned over
Glasscock. Denny. Buckley, Rusie.
Boyle, Bassett, and other players, who
were soon wearing New York uni
In paying for these men Mr.. Day
handed over $4,000 in stock to the In
dtanapolis man, who got his first foot
hold in baseball affairs in New York
The season was only half over when
Mr.. Day was flying signals of distress
Tho Brotherhood club had the bulk of
the patronage, while the Nationals
were rawing on an average Of 200
persons a game.
A hurry call was sent out by A. G.
Spalding of the Chicago club, A. H.
Soden of the Boston club. F. A. Abel
of the Philadelphia. club, and Brush
of Indianapolis with the result that
$4,000 was quickly subscribed to car
~ the New York club through the
= season, Mr.. Day surrendering another
big block of stock in the club in return
for this assistance
When the season came to an end
hnf c.;l
fighting, and there was general COM
bination. The two New York clubs got
together and Mr.. Day found himself
comparatively small minority stock
holder. E. B. Talcott, well known
Wall street man: the late Postmaster
Cornelius Van Colt, Gen. E. A. Meal
pine. the tobacco man. and Frank B.
Robinson, steel merchant, obtaining
control.
In addition to these men, who had
backed the Brotherhood club at loss
spalding. Soden, Reach. Abel and
Brush also held stock. while Mr.. Day
was made president at salary of $1O,-
WV q SC0ds CuueT lIllS ARRANGEMENT
the club did fairly we'll until 1894
when Mr.. Day, having been forced out
Of the club and the MANAGEMENT of
thu team having been turned over to
John M. Ward, the New Yorks won
the Temple cup after finishing second
to the champion Baltimores.
MT foil >I..
70 wipe out a DOT Of indebtedness and
3 also banked about $4,000 in profits.
With Mr.. Day out Of it except for a.
small stock interest, the passing Of
ono Of the National leagues most in
huential magnates was completed for
In his day the former president of the
New York club was power in the
politics Of the game. at the same time
enjoying the confidence of the public
/ at large.
But. although the winning Of the
Temple cup was a big thing for the
club, Messrs. Talcott, Van Colt, Nc
Alpine and Robinson were tired of the
worry and annoyance to which they
/ had been subjected. and were soon ne
gotiating a. sale Of the control of the
New York clubs stock to Andrew
\ freedman. who, in 1895, gained 81 per
cent for $4,000 bargain, in view Of
81 later results.
Freedman. in making this deal, got
All Of the stock held by Reach, Abel
and spalding. leaving soden and Brush
each with about 100000 worth. and
Day holding perhaps $4,000 in certi-
dcates. Freedman later sold out to
Brush.
sssa For many years. A. 6. Spalding.
Z backed by John r. Walsh and aided
Nv Adrian G. Arson. was the big man
& In. Chicago baseball. Spalding. once
\ pitched for the Bostons in the '7os,