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Tan. 2. THE SPORTINQ 9 BASE BALL. UNJUST CRITICISM. A HEEDLESS FUSS IS IEI IORK ABOUT RICHARDSON. TIis League illottment Committee As- sailed and Abased Without Rhyme or Reason. In New York there is some apprehension ihst the New York team will not be as strong as it should be to stand up well among the great tennis which will make next season's race iu the twelve-club League memorable. Instead of looking at things in the proper light, the papers are disposed to blame the League Player Committee for not helping the club to some f\ ' vrs. The strictures indulged in ar vertheless the club officials sit tilt... .... . j..::iiit the papers to in- dulge in them, without a protest or an effort to set aright the reporters, who are not ac- quainted with all that was d. ' "'a.- oapolis. The only reason fur the ' j e eeems to be a desire to let the cli: *y for losing some of the players whom the papers hive been howling for. The New York Press, for instance, says: "That Dinny Rich&rJson, the Gianta' ex- eeconil baseomn, is to be given to the Washing- ton Club is a sore disappointment to thousands of base ball lorers in this city. Tha Giants can possibly stand the absence of Connor, GUsscoek and Buckley without very great loss to the playing strength of the team, but tha lo«i of Riehtrdson will be almost irreparable. The position is the^key to the whole in Held, and can be filled successfully by very few players. "What has the Now York Club got out of this new.deal, anyhow? is frequently asked. It ia not represented on any committee of the new organisation, and it3 favorite players are being paroeloi out to strengthen other clubs. The welfare of the League demands that the me- tropolis should be represented by one of the strongest teaulS io the orgnnizatiun. The omoiiils ef the league are making a great mistake in weakening the Giants. "If'Buck' EwiBg is unable to throw it is propofcd to plur bioa on first base. What catchers will th« team have then? Clirke is altogether too light to hold 'Cyclone* Rusio, as was plainly proved last season. Buckley is placed in St. Louis, and Boyle, who it was fondly hoped woulj play here, is placed else- where. Under tbese circumstances it woul'l be a good move to sign big Bill Brown neain. He demonstrated last year that he could play first base in fine style. "I»assett could bo placed on eecond, but ha is Bore available at third, where be made a great record last season. 'Cub' Stricker, the second baseman of last season's Boston Association team, would *oam to b ' the man for the Kew Turk C.'ub to uiako a piny for now. It would too be well for them to sign Tom Brown, of the same team, for an ootfielder, aad utilize Jim O'Kourk* behind the bat." "P. .T.'S" nARD KICK. The New York Recorder also puts in its little oar as follows: **That second baseman Danny Richardson had been assigned to Washingthn, has c*used consternation in'the ranks of the New York Club. The directors are highly worked up over the matter, and although they refuse to say much they would like to say a good deal. "It is dollars to cents that Richardson will play in Gotham next reason. The New York Club will probably protect against his being as- signed to Washington by President Young and Zacb rbelp.«, and the question of his assign- ment will probably be settled at the next meet- ing of the new League in thij city in January, to finish up the business that was left over after ** peace bad been declared in Indianapolis. "The local directors take the ctand that M«8rs. Young and 1'helps bare committed a serious blunder, and have overlooked New York's claim to tba great second baseman. They notified these gentlemen at Indianapolis that they wanted KicharJaon, and it was sup- posed that the matter was ended there. "And it might be added that the public does not like this action in taking away all the old fevoritea." MATHIBON'S SAVAGE ATTACK. The New York Suit, as usual goes for the Players' Committee with a meat axe and bluntly tells that New York has been un- fairly treated. It says: "When President Day and Director Spalding left the Indianapolis conference they carried with them a firm belief that Richardson would be permitted to return to this city, and Presi- dent Young's proclamation to the effbot that the second bueman must go to Washington was a severe blow to the New York officials. It was understood that a fair distribution of plavers would be male, but it appears that New York bu been very shabbily treated. "The Boston League team, which conclu- sively showed its great strength last season, has been further strengthened by the addition of Dufly and McCarthy to the ontficld and Stivetta to tbe box, while the New York team, which has been materially changed, is weakened by the loss of Richardson, whom at this stage of the game it is impossible to replace. "The New York officials actel magnanimously at the conference. They rut in claims, but for two players, Richardson and Itusie, to wbwn they certainly bad more right than any other club. The loci) mngnatcs conld, had they been disposed, have Uid claim to half a dozen crack plajerj and made a general grab, but they modestly confined tlieir claims to two players and have been denied even those. "The committee on players has generously allotted to Brooklyn a formidable team, one that will compel the strongest to play hit ball, and Wash! gton alao ia to have a nine capable ofpUying first class ball. Cincinnati, Louis- ville, 1'il'sburg and other small towns are roy- ally taken care of, while New York is left in the lurch, and the local official* begin to think that there was a general plan at Indianapolis to leave this city out in the cold in tha matter of players. Said Manager Powers: "Ritd the directors of tbU club aahfd anything TID- reaioiisble tbe case would be dfflBrtitt. It is ouiy a roa(Ur of plaiu justice to return Richardson to New fork. Tliat is the point wucra wt> are wnitc. Owing to tbe negotiktiona tor a settlfmrnt of the then exist- ing trouble, I guspended all effort! to socurt) new playera, relying on the belief tbat wbon py»ce was arranged all concerned would be fAtrlr treat'd There wan not the ilightc*t question In my mimi that Klch- ardsoD, who from evtry point of jmtico nn:l fairiiees belonged to New York, would beiuai^nod to thi< tity. It ia now too late to nil the CAP at second except wltl) torn* man inferior to Rictmdeon, aod unleta th« cnin- mittee on pla> eri will r*Ter»0 its dtctaion the New York team mu*t go through the season with a weak- ened team. Thtfj will be Uid, not only for New York, but also for the Tlntting clubs. Un<!er th" fifty per cent, divlaion of th« gate rcceipra, vUitiag teams will reap a rich barrest in New York, providing this citjr hai a I'rong team with which to meet the Tery speedy nines which will come here erery few days next summer. In ca»e we are It^t with a weak team, the share of tbe receipts for the visitor) will nut be 90 great, aa New Yorker* won't turn out to see ball players who cannot at least hold their own with op- posing tf*ms. Therefore, it would appear to be to the interest of outside clubs to do wh»t t» fair In the cmae of Mew York. 'Ve shall beaMo to take c&re of first base alt right, and Fuller at short end Lyons at third are allwevk for. We want Richardson »t lacouil. and there U »o good reuoa why he should not come here.' Manager Powers' sentiments art heartily shared by local patrons of tho game, and there is a etroug conviction tbat tbe players' com- mittee will commit a serious blunder if it fails to return Now York's second baseman to the Polo Grounds. VII.AS' TIKTtJOT/S INDrOSATlOJf. The Herald also savagely jumps upon the players' apportionment, and unfortunately also drugs President Day into the matter. Tlie -/A. </M says: "In tbe assignment of players by Young and Pbelps every on* of the twelve olubs haa been given one or two desirable men excepting the New York Club. In tbe case of tbe latter tbe League cornmittUe has awarded Rusio and his couUaot to '>ay, Scalding and Taloou, while it kai placed 'Dsnnj' Richardson in Washington. '.' - r -'in«r in Philadelphia, and Gliuieork y in St. Louis. "At tbe rec ^ in St. Louis Day end Spalding waived eiaiiu to Connor, Giaggcock and Buckley, but filed claims to Regie, Bichardson, Lyons and Taylor, of Liui>vil!o. Rusie and Lyouj Ksjro secured all right, Taylor was maJe to live up to his contract with Louicville, and Ricbardson, in spite of bis League contract of I8V1, with an rution clatue holdinz him for 1892, was allowed to be claimed by Wagner aad Barnie, of Washington. "Tbis piece of business has stirred the New York Club people up to such a pitch of rage that they threaten to make matters uBp!ei»ont fur cer ain parties before long. John B. Day said yesterday: " 'If Blchirdsnn has been officially lak«n e.w>y from us I tba!l«iit<-r a furmnl prot^t with "Nick" r»uog, It is AII ontia*» mid will rtaitlt m ftcvere riuunciul U«s to our club, iu (he public wit) not sluod any auch buqioesa. When Rictmrdsou left us to sign with tbe Athlettca he did so after we had been more th^n lib- er«il incur ofler to him, bnt even then tbere was a terrib'e proleat from all sides. *"VVjtti Uiehtrdjon'ti retnrn to onr club we were sure the public would besatwSed. >nd for tlitt reason we put iu « strong ciaftn for him &t Indianapolis. Now we stand a euauce of being robbed of Luser- TiC4S. ' "M.insjer Powers was even more indignant than Mr. Day. He said: " 'Tuere (a a combine In tbe League to down New York. I'.itrj club ujtajowi of the Giant*' part snc- ce*i itml they all waut the cream themselves. Boston, 1'hiI-id-ipluA, Btooklyn and Cincinnati have tbe m?B they want, but New York runs a chance of l.>»iou some ol her old favorites and lier Gnt#t (-layer, npoq whom we4*are the beat claim of all. Kicuuninon be- louga to tlie Xr-w YorkOlub aud we are going to make a b.ut fight for him.* "Manager Barnie, of the Washin^tons, was in high feather yesterday when I met him up town, lie gold: " Yes, we bare got Rlcbardscu and we will keep him, too. Dannv *anls to play ball with me and that's w by we claihied him. H« and Coouor slimed personal comrattg with Mr. Wagner, as everybody know*, and when Wacnar sold out to ileacb aud Holers, the latter didu't want toawutue thouA con- tracts. Then a compromise was made whurHt.y Conuor wa* to h« tnken by Philadelphia, and Wagner, e.6 chief owner of t'tejnew Woatiincton Cinb, woul d stltl hold KiclDtrlson under contract.' "Richardson's contract with the Wagners stipulates that he shall play ball in Philadel- phia, and nowhere else. Whatd'M Waihinjrtnn want with Richard- son when Dawd is already under contract to tbat club? If Richardson is taken away from New York tbe public may vent their epite on tbe League committee by giving the loo&l olub the cold shoulder." DICKINSOX'S PROTEST. The World hns the most conservative";and most sensible article upon the matter. It says: "Tbe make-up of the New York inSeld will depend largely upon the result of President John B. Day's efforts to get Danny Richard- son back. That sterling player, it appears, has been assigned to the Wiishioireon Club by Messrs. Young and Phelps, who apportioned tbe plavers after the Indianapolis meeting. "ilr. Day is not at all ratiefied with the ar- rangement. He wrote 'to President Young yes- terday, protesting again»t it, and giving his reasons why Richardson should be allowed to play in this city. "Pending Mr. Young's reply no steps will be taken to secure a second baseman. In the event of a failure to get Danny, it is quite likely that Manager Powers will try to work a deal with the Chicago Club, whereby Fred Pfeffer will be transferred to New York. Pfeffer does not want to play with. Anson, and would un- doubtedly welcome an opportunity to sign with Powers. "SPOETING LIFE" OIL. Our New York contemporaries nnder-esti- mate the strength of their team, misappre- hend the case of Richardson, and sadly mis- judge the Leagtie Players' Committee. The New York team as it stands to-day needs but another first-class catcher to be a formidable aggregation. It is exceptionally strong in the box with Kusie, King and Ewing, and that is where strength counts most. Ewing ou^'ht to become a first-class first basemau. Fuller is worth two Glasscocks to ateam, and Bassett and Lyons are excellent infielders. The outfield is also strong, with snch men as Gore, O'Rourke and Tierimn. If Pfefl'er could be secured (and we think he can be) the team would be fully as strong as any New York ever had, and that U saying a great deal. Richardson's case Is very simple. The New York Club neglected to give him no- tice ot renewal of the option iu his contract and thus freed him legally from everytliing except the reserve rule when he signed with the Athletic Club. This also applies to Roger Connor. At the St. Louis conference it was resolved that to avoid endless snarls and complications all contracts entered into up to that period should go as they lay regard- less of reserve rule, etc., and that where two clubs were willing to assume a player's con- trnct a disinterested committee should de- cide with a view to equalizing teams for the good of the League to which club the player should go. When the assignment of players was made at Indianapolis Richardson was wanted by both New York and Washington, the latter being particularly willing to assume his con- tract, including Wagner's personal two-years guarantee. New York had a team nearly made up. composed mostly of noted players, nnd had Kusie awarded. Washington had but two players and needed some undoubted stars in order to make a good front in the new League. The-players committee there- fore awarded to Washington the only great star player she got Richardson which was a very proper and sensible step, considering the former status of the club and the need of enthusing the city and encouraging Mr. George Wagner, who had invested bif; money in the club. Tbe purpose of the committee, and tbe intention of the League which ap- pointed the committee, was to equalize the u?ams as much as possible through the distri- bution of the surplus players and to give the small cities a lining chanoe against the big and rich cities, inasmuch as that is the only way in which sueh a big League as the twelve-club organization could be prevented from becoming at once lopsided and top-heavy The committee Young and Phelps did its duty conscientiously, and made a most ex- cellent job of a disagreeable, hard and thank- less tusk, and deserve great praise, instead of ill-considered censure or harsh criticism. EDITOR SPOBTINO LIFH. POKTtAND POINT KRS. Tbe Portland! Holding Their Own. In •FrUoo—Manauer Buckwell's Troubles, Etc. PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 22. Editor SPORTI- ING LIKE: The San Joses and the Portlands acorn to take week about in winning games in the coast championship base ball series. Last week it was Portlajid'n turn. The Glad- iators evened up matters by winning two championship games, aud brought further glory to themselves by shuttinjt out the fiukes in an exhibition game. Last week the San Joses played a very good fielding game, but could not bat, while the Port- lands bunched base hits and knocked the ball all over the field. The championship record up to date is as follows: Won. Lost Flared. Perc't. S«n Jose......™.. ...........» » 10 .608 Portland...................... 8 8 10 .SOD The Portland team was, according toad- vices from San Francisco, very nearly pnt into a crippled condition the other day. When third baseman Parrah announced his intention to leave for Ithe East in company with Carl McVey, of San Jose, first baseman Motz began to feel» little homesick, too. Thoughts of home, Christmas, snow and a tall stocking by the fireplace made him sad, and he told Manager Rockwell so, and said that he guessed that the Webfoot team would have to play the scries out without him. "You better guess again." "Well, I am go- ing home," said Motz, very firmly. "You've signed a contract with me,"said Rockwell, "aid if you attempt to leave I'll have you ar'fested." Motz stoutly declared that he did uotcarea blauk, but he afterwards guessed hat he would change his mind. y*^ ...,.* SPORTING LIFK will be mailed po.«t paid to any address in the United States and Uuiuda one year for $4.0u, si* nioutus fjr 12,25, three uiuntui fur |1.25. HUB HAPPENINGS. Reconciled to the Gr»at Ch»»e« — **« Make-up of Itoston'i Ore mt Tram- He»Ty Burdens to Carry—(Kxnl Adrioe For KH- tliualusU—Wiuding up tlie Local Auoota- tloa Club. BOSTON, line*., TW. SO.—Editnr HpomTSO T - - ' .' '.- - '-- uf [lit chib i'or Uie cumin* year. "We put in for Murphy, FarreH and Unify," said he, "and the only one they gave us was Dully. I think that our outfield will be the best by fur that was ever pollen to- gether. In Duffy, Stovey and JfcCurty we have a great trio of bitten, rnn-ec'tters, base- runners and fielders. I think that we will be sufficiently strong behind the bat without Murphy, though we should have liked to have him very much, indeed. They can't beat us in pitelwrs, for there never was a quartet got together that eould beat onr men. Our infield is all right. We would have liked to keep Brodie, for that player was a great favorite with everybody who saw him play.but we shall have I/owe, and he is one of the finest all-round plnyi'rsin the country and strong in every department of the game." Of course, it would not do to have the nine too strong, and compared with some it will be inordinately superior. It has its points of weakness. Its strength in the outaeld and pitcher's box must b« conceded. It is all that eould be desired at short and third. Neither of the catchers is in the game with the youthful, enthusiastic and remarkable Murphy, whose wonderful work behind all of the pitchers of his club during the past two seasons has earned for him a deserved reputation. At secend base the nine could have been greatly strengthened. Quinn's groat failing is iu the hauoliug of boils on bin fight. George Billings has always had a warm spot iu his heart for Bobby Lowe, and that player, by the w«y, is a great chum of Billy Nash. Lowe will be a first-class man to fill in when occasion requires. Had President Soucn not been 111 it wonld have been a difficult matter to learn anything authentic about the assignment of tho play- ers. That official is again aMe to attend to his duties without interruption. He is au- thority for the fact that Nash will captain the nine. This cannot be construed as a "throw-down" for Kelly, as it will be impos- sible for him to captain the club, catching as little as he will daring 1892. Kelly is once again in the city. If it is true that" he is to receive a small percentage of the profits if they run up to $i),000, I fear that his share will not amount to very much. HEAVY FINANCIAL LOADS. The year 1892 will not be a very profitable one in this city. The club is one nf the most expensive ever got together. The pitchers anil outfield alone will get more money than wss paid to gome clubs last year. The four pitchers are good for $lti,000, and the three ontfielders will receive over $12,000. It has been estimated that the Boston Club of next season must average 4500 people during the next season in order to make ends meet. The salary list of the club will amount to over $60,000, and then there are the salaries of the directors, three at $2500 each and that of the clerk ot the club. Such weather as the League club had last season will go very fur to help matters amazingly, but this can not be depended upou, for it was excep- tionally fine last season. It has cost tlie League a mint of money to fight against the reforms in base bail. Some of the magnates who represent the mean ele- ment in base ball fought tooth and nail against increasing percentage in base ball to visiting clubs. It has been literally forced down their throats. Had this liberal policy been adopted long ago they wonld have saved an immense amount of money, an immense amount of trouble and an immense amount of time. It was necessary to crowd the play- ers or raise the percentage, and the attempt to do the former was made. It proved to be a dire failure, as everybody knows. A BIT OF HINDSIGHT. The action of the Association in not accept- ing the decision of the Board of Control at Chicago early in the year without any visible dissatisfaction, was a most egregious mistake. The Association was not in a position to kick over the traces for many reasons. It was not so strongly organized or knit together as the League, its members did not have that confi- dence in each other, and there was distrust along the line all of the time. President Phclps had to come out with a letter denying all rumors of a sell-out at the time that one or more members were doing their best to bring about the downfall of the Association. Hud the Thurman decision been accepted, it would have been worth an incalculable amount to the Association. The "jumping" of the National Agreement proved to be a blessing iu disguise to the League. The As- sociation sowed the wind and reaped the whirlwind indeed. At that the Association was lucky indeed in getting along as well as it did iu the settlement. It could not have survived another season. Some of the mem- bers had put their hands into their pockets as deep as they wanted to and not another cent would have been forthcoming. SESSIBLB ADVICB. It's all over and there is bat one thing to be done and that is pull for the game. The new organization should profit by the mis- takes the League and Association made, and it must bo cpufessed that they have been many. Let it always be remembered that the new body is both a League and an Associa- tion. Selfishness should not prevuil, but the greatest good for the greatest number should ever be sought. Every squabble will hurt the giime. If all will pull together the game will be benctitted immensely, and all will be well. For years the National League lost sight of the fact that the more is done for the clubs in the smaller cities, the better for the larger clubs. The division of the receipts as now arranged will show this. There is every encouragement for the clubs of Louisville, Baltimore, Cleveland, Pittsburg and Wash- ington to get together the strongest nines pos- sible. ECHOES OF THE REDS. There was a quiet meeting of the stock- holders of the Boston Reds at the office of the treasurer, 53 State street, on Wednesday af- ternoon of last week, ana some 223 shares of the 300 were represented. The Indianapolis (leal was rehearsed to the satisfaction of all. Brouthers and Nosh were not present, as was erroneously stated in a daily paper, but they were represented, as \yas Hardie Bichardson. A good-sized figure will be realized from the sule of the grand stand. No longer is the sign of the "Boston Ball Club" ou the door of room 542 in the Ex- change Building, but instead there appears that of the Suburban Railway Company, of which Treasurer Brown, of the Reds, is the secretary. It is safe to say that there is not a base ball man in the country whose time ia nearly as much in demand as that of Ex-President Charles A. Prince, of the Reds. It was a matter of extreme difficulty to get his car at any time. I guess Charley little dreamed of the demands made upon the time of a base ball president, especially in the time of war. Perhaps he is not glad that all is over. BPOKKS FROM TUB HUB. Manager McGunuigle paid me a call on Saturday. He looked finely, and was not at all anxious about the future. He has a splendid otter to go into business, and I think that he will accept it. Those who know him think that the Pittsburg Club missed it in not keeping him. He said that his relations in that city were of the most amicable description. He recalled the tip he got from Palmer O'Neill. The latter told Mac that ha would get the "throw-down" just as soon as the President got it, and so it came to pass. Mac thought that matters were ripe for a first-claw New England League, and that such an organization would thrive, per- haps. In the talk about the organization of a minor league to include some Eastern cities next season I do not see the name of New Haven mentioned. New Haven, Worcester and Providence are cities that should be in- cluded iu an organization that may be formed. I was sorry to hear from Arthur Irwin on Saturday last that his brother John was slill ill at his home in South Boston, and that he had been obliged to submit to several operations. Although Duffy hai cot Binned with the Boston League dob, thcr* can be no doubt that he will b* able to agree upon terra). Duffy woiiiil rather play in Boston thnn any- wli-re else, and both Puffy and FarreH w"iil 1 r-ither play in any city in the circuit th it: f.r, l.iu-k to Chicago. T"iii Brown will not play in Lonfsville, if he has to quit tho game. I have it straight that ho win in play Philadelphia. Whatastar ilton and Brown will make! They : life weary for catcher*. .. u ,im Wardget* Con " '- " " ^rs, Joyce, Coreoran, Hardi,- :d- dnck and Griffln, he will i - >'>d nine and no mistake. Juhu will have the chance of his life to have a winner in '92, and few will be surprised if he will accept it. Ned Steven*, the base ball editor of the Boston Her :/<f, has been confined to his house in Kverett several days by illness. Tlie genial city editor of the Boston Globe, Mr. William I). Sullivan ("Mugwump"), who so ably represented THE SPORTIXO LIFE in this city for many years, and whose letters were always read with great interest, was pre- sented on Christmas eve with a fine crayon portrait of himself by the members of his force. It was a well-deserved compliment to one of the most popular journalists of this city. Mr. Sullivan's popularity was also shown in the choice of him as managing editor of the Newspaper Club at the annual dinner ot that organization, which was held at the American House a f«w days ago. Too much praise cannot be accorded to THS SPORTING LIFE nnd its editor for the work performed to bring about the denoue- ment. It can be better realized by thinking what would have happened if they had taken a firm stand in the opposite direction. Had I been in Mr. Richter's place, I should have favored the same action. The whole matter did hanz firn until he put his shoulder to the wheel and pushed. That settled it. I suppose thst it was because the Leagne did not want to lose its entire name that the new body was not known as the National Aswciatian. That would have been a splendid new title and it would be nonsensi- cal to think that too much prominence would have been given the Association portion of the new organization to have incorporated a part of the old name. "The National Asso- ciation" would have been a concise and ex- cellent choice and should have beeu adopted despite any silly or selfish feeling. Some think that Boston could get Pfeffer by making a play for him. It would be worth the powder, for Fritz is a great favorite here and he would be sure to attract to the gate all the salary he would receive, and I'll wager that he would like to play in this city. A happy New Year to all, renewed pros- perity to THK SPORTING LIFE, and the best ot health to its editor and his staff. JACOB C. MOBSK, STILL KICKING. Free Lance Brnnell Not Yet Reconciled to the Now Order of Things The Case of Pfeffer Considered Jumping at Con- clusions Too Hastily, Etc. Frank Brunei!, the noted free lance, always hard to please, as was to be expected, doesn't like the base ball settlement, which suits everybody else, and under date of De- cember 26 writes from Chicago: "The proposed folly of a double champion- ship season is likely to add to the public dis- trust ot the managers of the game. Square base ball, run on business lines, with plenty of players, does not need nursing on its play- ing side. The double championship season idea is one to deceive the public and make it believe that there is a live contest before their eyes, when in reality no such spectacle is on. Two schedules, two pennants, are modern base ball novelties, not likely to "do," though they may keep some of the inevitable tail- enders ia sight of the leaders a little longer than they would naturally .stay. To make the system good, players must be shifted about after the first schedule is played, out, and the teams strengthened up or weakened down to the first championship average. FOSSIBLB DIFFERENCES. The first serious difference iu the new League is likely to come out of the 25-cent admission fee. It will be abused in the smaller and ex-Association cities, and the traveling men, ardent supporters of base ball, will scatter their kicks about prices broad- cast. Another difference ought to come over the division of the spoils in the player line. Un- less I am mistaken, and a woudrous change of heart has come to the men whoare the best business collar-and-elbow wrestlers in Amer- ica, tha smaller and weaker clubs will have a hard time first in getting stars assigned to them, and, second, ia landing the stars that are assigned, IT MUST BB. The more one looks at the lines of the twelve-club League the more they teem to be false and boshful, and I'll beta modest amount that they will not remain intact more than one season. It is amusing to see men of the Jim O'Rourke stripe throw out their chesls and approve of the new League. When the axes get to work on those same chests there will be loud howls of dismay, because a lot of such men must be retired naturally and for the game's health. All is lovely now. War prices will last until J893. Then the axes will get to work. Wisely used, their strokes will improve the game, but how the players who feel their edges will howl. There is sure to be a general cut in salaries after 1892. The man who gels $4000 for his 1893 work will be very keen, very necessary and very obstinate. THE METHOD IS ALL EIGHT. It wonld be interesting to the public to know how the $130,000 paid, or to be paid, for peace and several retirements will be settled. I hear that secured notes have been given to the retired ones and that N. E. Young is to pay the notes out of the League emergency fund, into which the ten per cent, of the gate receipts of championship games goes. The Columbus settlement is a case in point. The amount paid Born, Cohen, Lazarus & Co, was $18,000 in notes to run two years, bearing the names of A. J. Reach, John I. Rogers, A. H. Soden, W.H. Conant and W. C. Billings. The paper is gilt-edged, and under the settlement terms Messrs. Born and Lazarus are debarred from hereafter en- gaging in any base ball enterprise. DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT. The more or less astute Association rem- nant may get "the foot" on its Sunday game concession, it the League sages talk as they will shoot. 80 far only Louisville and St. Louis are to play Sunday games. That means two games in each of these cities, but as the past glints on the present, there seems to be very little business morality in the base ball trust. The cardinal principle since 1883 has been that of the Cleveland restanranteur who waxed rich: "Get 'em in and get 'ein out and get the money." To me it seems as if the racing game would eventually push the magnates to Sunday for the profits in Chi- cago, St. Louis, New York and Brooklyn wholly, and Cincinnati and Louisville par- tially. The game needs sentiment, lower operating prices and more general, but milder, losses to tonic it up to the sentimental period prior to 1883, when base ball was nursed on a bottle of wisdom into vigor. If the game is ever wrecked and even as noble a one as it is may be choked or smoth- ered by managerial folly the same sentiment will revive it again. FKEFFER'S CASK. There is a queer complication in Fred PfefTer's case, and under it he is branded as a contract jumper. Before the Indianapolis meeting both Williams and Pfeffer declared that Pfeffer had not signed and would not sign a Chicago Association Club contract un- til the terms of Pfefter's 1891 contract with the Chicago League Club had been fulfilled, March 1, 1892. Oddly enough, however, when contract settlements under the peace agreement came to be rnacle, a contract be- tween Pfeffer and the Chicago Association Club at $7000 a year turned up, and with it a proposal to transfer it to St. Louis. This, according 10 Pfeffer's own statement, made him, technically, a contract jumper, and the League meanly took advantage of his ridicu- lous position by declaring him to belong to the Ansouian combination at about $3500 a season. Now an effort is being made to straighten matters out. and Pteft'cr may be traded to some other club fur a good man. If he is not, he will retire. PITTSBURG PENCILLINGS. InvHyaemt Over Denqy £<yoiuv Taka-awny— Pr<«id«nt Temple Writes a Letter- Fuels of the Ca«e - Bits of News. PiTTSfluRo, Deo. 28. -Editor SPORTING LIFE: War! Warl Qrim (beg pardon), Ly- ons-visaged war! 11 : liat one or two officials of the i i b have beeu howling for ever «. -.iiurdcy. On that memorable day they read in TllK Spo'ftTlNO Lll'R a special from Washington wherein President Yoitu;; gave as his official announcement that 1'ittsliurif must give up Denny Lyons to the New York Club. He had been assigned there because New York had claimed him in the pool. The statement threw President Temple into a ritge, anil don't be surprised hereafter when you hear of strong base ball language coming frem the sooty town at the junction of the Al- legheny and Mpnongahela rivers. It was a hard blow io Pittabun; and they say five let- ters and as many telegrams atone* went Washington ward, all with queries as to why such a step was taken. No reply came; that is they dtxlged the issue and made sugges- tions: "You c»n trade Grim for Tom Brown, or you can have Jerry Dennv." That only served to rile the new President and coadju- tors more and more. Doubtless you have seen one or two"" red-fire interviews dewn East by this time. However, here are a few remarks not in the balance. Mr. Temple is aggressive as per se and won't sit idly by like other Presidents have done in similar cases. DENOUNCED WITH VEHEMENCE. "I wish there was a League meeting right away," said he. "I would have a few words to say. Give him up. Why, I'll carry the case to conrt first. The misapprooriation is outrageous. I cannet understand" it. Why doesn't Nick Young answer our telegrams. AVhy, it would be better for the Pittsbure Club to get into a minor league where it had something to say than be in the big league and be made to play second to every other club. Hasn't Pittsburg been treated nicely by this committee of disposition. It's enough to mako many a man throw up his hands and say, 'I am through, gentlemen." Denny Lyons belongs to the Pittsburg Club and will play with it; you mind. All New York wants with Inra is to effect a trade with Wash- ington for Dan Bichardson. They won't play Lyons." This is not all. Eead on. Mr. Temple wrote a letter. IT WAS A SCORCHER. And this letter is what bicycle riders would call a "scorcher." It was all ou the Lyons affair, and was a long one in the bar- gain. If we are frightly informed, it was full of promptings, whys, wherefores and deuun- ciations. President Temple was mad, and he expressed sentiments from the heart. In fact, the letter was such a pertinent one that one director on being shown a copy, snid he would certainly have toned it down. Mr. Temple took all consequences, wrote it, and pnt the missive iu the mail yesterday, and it is certain that before this time the lit- tle ball president is (convinced that there are really some new people in the Pittsburg Club, and they will not stand by and be im- posed upon. PITTSUPRO CERTAINLY UNFAIRLY TREATED. Dropping talk and taking up facts we find that Pittsbnrg lias pretty good grounds lor a reasonable complaint. When it was said last week that Secretary Scandrett had looked over the pool and claimed players at Indianapolis, the state- ment was neglected that his main object was to see if Denny Lyons was on either list. He was not, and Scandrett then wired Lyonsand asked him the status of his case, receiving a reply that he had signed with no club. Al Buckenberger went limited haste after Denny, got him, they say, on Sunday, dated the contract Saturday, ana gave him $500 ad- vance. The club people were just beginning to feel good over the club's prospects wheu Presi- dent Young's cruel ukase appeared. President Young ties himself up in the de- cision. He clajms that Lyons' verbal agree- ment gives him to New York, yet, in direct opposition, Boyle's verbal contract with Cin- cinnati is wiped out. Again, last year Pitts- burg had a verbal contract with Eddie Mayer and didn't get him. However to my mind, Lyons is lost to Pittsburg. All that can be done is to grim and bear it. Mr. Temple's complaint might do some good, but the cnanees are that a cold, frosty, call-down reply is all that the autocrats will send back. It's the old story, big and little clubs. PERHAPS THK MESSAGE ISN'T SIGNIFICANT. "I am very sorry that Lyons has been taken from us," said Manager Buckenberger. "It was beginning to look as if we had a pood bitting club gotten together, and now we lose one of the best hitters. It is pretty exasper- ating, I tell you. You don't think we will get Lyons? Well, in my opinion we have a good chance, I'll tell yon. The committee tried to take Grim from us and give him to Louisville, but we won after a hard fight. Now we have a chance on Lyons, aud from what I hear the club is going to make a vig- orous battle for the man they clearly are en- titled to. Lyons told me he had signed with no club. Here is a telegram sent me at Cin- cinnati by the Pittsburg Club, which didn't resell me in time. It reaiis: 'Don't give out signing of Lyons for the present, as it may lessen our chances for other players in the pool.' "I'm sorry It didn't reach me. We might have won the play on the move mentioned." ANOTHER TWIRI.ER WANTED. One more pitcher and the nine will be all right. This was the programme before Denny Lyons was taken away. Perhaps tbe move may change the club plans somewhat, but if Lyons cannot be secured it is very probable that FarreH will be played on third base. Pitcher Knell is admired by one or two di- rectors, and to-day Manager Buckenberger was heard making inquiries about pitcher Milbee who was in the New York and Penn- sylvania League Inst year. The person answering the query gave Milbee a good reputation, and also spoke well of Manatee and Alex Jones. The latter, it is reported, will be kept by the Phillies. There are re- ports in this section that he neversigned with the Philadelphia Club, only making a verbal agreement. He lives at Homestead, nine miles from this city, but is seldom in the city. NO MORE FORCE BILLS. The next man who gets into the Pittsburg Club for advance money will know it. The club made the astonishing discovery at the Indianapolis meeting that it hart given out more advance money than any club in the new League. The sum, 'twas said, ran up to almost $10,000. One or two men, Beckley, Bauer, Shugart, et al. are said to have pinched the club for $1000 each. There was an apparent danger of these men leaving, and they had the club on the hip. The state- ment has often been made that it was actually" the Boston League Club which had been tampering with Beckley and thus com- pelled the Pittsburg Club to pay him at least 1500 more in salary and also a big sum of advance. You can bet that this advance money will be quickly taken out of the boys' salary when the season opens. There will be none of those "$25 hold-outs." A leading official of the club was heard saying the other day, "Well, hereafter our playeis will be working for us and we are going to have something to say. Why, last year men actually blackmailed the club out of a big sum of money. No more of that kind of business will we stand." BUCK EXPLAINS A MISTAKB. "There is a little story I would like you to correct for me," said Manager Buekenberger as he threw his valise into a corner this afternoon. "I noticed a story in a Western paper that Chris Yon der Ahe had worked three days ou me at the Indianapolis meet- ing to get me to break my agrc(in;nt with the Pittsburg Club and sign with Cincinnati. Hero is the truth of the whole afl'air: Chris came to me at the meeting and saiJ: 'Brush was talking to me about getting you to handle arlairs for liim in Cincinnati. I told him you had signed with Pittsburg.' I replied: 'Oh, no, I haven't sinned, but have as good as put my name to a contract. We have agreed upon terras, and I had not time to sign a contract, but I ttm satisfied to remain with the Pittsbiirg people.' " Buck siguod ou his return from the Indian- apolis meeting. A tfW WORM FOR CATCHER MCEPHT. There would be no occasion for a reference to the card of catcher Dan Murphy in last week's paper, bnt for his last assertion, where) he says whfn he wants a reference he will not call on "Circle" for it. The wish is ex- pressed that Mr. Murphy, of Brooklyn, will kindly read over the article that caused him so much anguish. He arouses the writer ot giving him a poor recommendation. He 1* sadly and badly mistaken, and he will find th.it it was said Manager Bnckenherger had told the club people the man wouldn't do. Tils writer made no personal allusions, for h* never had the pleasure of witnessing Mr. Murphy work, and knows nothing about his ability. A good many people have said it hereabouts tbat the man wasn't strong enough. As f»r as I am concerned there was no intention of injuring the man, but Mr. Murphy is hereby informed of oue thing, and that is the olub people are in possession of but one good word for the inure to a dozen otherwise. However, no ane would be more pleased than the writer if Mr. Murphy cuina and knocked out these stories by g»<vl work. Kom. T ' him because ha wa* .McGunuigle, but the c i iliis crowd. HEW YEAR CALLS. Miller had Old Nanca out the other eve- ning. Nance is the mare George bought wben given a big block of atvunee a few months ago. She has speed, George says, and the other nisrht he drove past everything ou the rosd. "But," added George, ''they wera going in the other direction." George m;ula a big film of money nt a chicken social the other night. He had none of his own stock 111 the main, however. Mark Baldwin is nursing a sore finger, which he vows be received in practice a few" days ago. Well, woll, another man in prac- tice for 1892. What is wrong witii the boya? Oh, yes, one told tbe balance recently:-* "Boys, we must hustle to keep our jobs." Some of the boys played a good joke on Pop Hnnlon day before yesterday. Pop hud been growling about the winter being long. He was geiling tired of killing time ana wanted something to do. The boys gave hit name, as a prospective purchaser, to a man who had an elephant on his hands, and tha man wrote Pop a long letter saying that ha was sure Himlon's popularity would go» great way toward making money lu tha venture. Frank Torreyson has pnt up the McKeos> port ball grounds for sale. He says that ha will put in twice what any other person does) to bring up a team, but can find no one who will join in with him. Just think, Gnlvin had seven sleds and one baby doll to buy tor his family. Miss Ruth Galvin, the last arrival, is a bright little thing, and Gavie declares that she is the best of the lot. The old man has evidently gone back on the boys. Buck will move the balance of the family to the city in a few days. Mrs. Buckeuberger is now in Wheeling, W. Ya. Frank Seheibeck, the Sioux City short stop, is here on a visit to Ed Swartward. Seheibeck expresses surprise tKwt none o'i tha big clubs have made a play for Stein, the pitcher who finished the season with Kansas City and was one of Anson's early tries last spring. Seheibeck thinks this man is » cracker. Charley FarreH will be treated all ri»ht by the Pittsburg Club and h» shouldn't hare any objections to coming here. The Pitta- burg Club, it is said, assumed his two years' contract, which calls for $4200. By the way, Fsrrell was the only one of the Boston A. A. signed men who had secured any advance money. Very likely that Stevens will get the score card privilege here, but he will have to pay high, for the club has usually made a profit of &J5UO to $oOOO on the card every year it has) run it. There has been 9'J per cent, profit ia the card which has been turned out for several seasons past, but there is an idea that something new is wanted. . Miller is wishing it was February 15, fo» he has a suree-go trip to Hot Springs mapped out. He is drinking pop now. There will hardly be a spring trip, Pittsburg had about six cliques this time last year. None are visible jtut uow. Don't believe the story that Elmer Smith is going to swear off keeping a diary thlt coming Friday. Smith keeps one and he cannot deny it. Charley King writes one friend as followsi Prosit iiei vtthr. In Allegheny dialect thif means "Much Large New Year." CiROLB. THK FLAYER ASSIGXMEKT. Young Kxpiains Some Alattors 1% Order to Set Uefndrtled Players Right. "Those players under contract on the 6th day of December go to the club they have signed with. The 'reserve rule' has not been regarded in the distribution of men for next year." So said President N. E. Young, or the new consolidated base ball League, when, asked the other day in view of tho many conflicting assertions regarding the disposal of players, to explain the method adopted by Mr. Phelps and himself. Mr. YoungSrent ou to say: FIFTEEN PLAYERS TO A CLUB. "Each club at Indianapolis made out a list of fifteen players it desired. The players of the Athletic, Boston ( Association j, Chicago (Association), Columbus nnd Mil- waukee teams were of course, l/y the purchase of those clubs, released to the League, and were eligible to selection by the different clubs of the League. Each club then in its list of fifteen players included the names of the men under contract on Dec. 5, and tha men it wanted from these five elubs. In case these fifteen players were wanted by no other club they were at ouce awarded to the club asking for them. "Our work in such a case was very simple. It WHS quite different, however, when we found half a dozen clubs wanting sueh men as 'Tom' Brown, 'Charley' FarreH and Hugh Duffy. Then we had to examine the compo- sition of the different clubs, see which one was weak and where, and try to strengthen that place. The result will be probably that in trying to please every one we will satisfy no one. It is a very difficult tusk. TEAMS EQUALIZED IN STRENGTH. "Every club wants the playing strength of the different clubs equalized, and yet every club wants to be a little bit butter than every other club. It is the snnie tendency that causes managers to break pledges regarding salary limits. Each thinks it is a good rule for all the others to obey. However, while there may be some unreasonable ones, 1 thinlc that there will be no trouble. We have done our best to equalize the strength of the clubs, and I think this will be recognized. "As to the players, there is no disposition to cut down their salaries unduly. But those players who have been getting $4000 and $5000 will not get it any more, that's alL If the salary list of a club is $50,000 and tha receipts are $t>0,000, that club is bound to come out $10,000 or 115,000 short at the end of the season. In the past two years I ven- ture to say that the ball players of this coun- try have been paid over a million dollars) more than the ball clubs could afford to pay. I don't mean merely in the League aud Asso ciatiou, but iu all the minor leagues. LOSSES TO BK MADE UP. "In 1890 the League lost 1300,000; the Play- ers' League lost more than that; the Associa- tion lost heavily, but not so much pcrhapt $100,000. Now, here is at least $700,000 m one year to start with, and the bulk of that the players obtained, for salaries are the prin- cipal expense. We propose to cut away all this IOM and to put base bull on a basis where it can be made remunerative, but without any wish to take advantage of the position re- garding the plnyers." 'When will your report on the assignment of plnyers be ready?" "We shall make no formal report for pub- lication. We shall notify tho umnagtM-s of tlie different clubs whom they are nt liberty to negotiate with. That will be all. The public will know nothing about the assign- ments until tlie contracts are promulgated." It Won't be Permitted. NEW YOKE, Dec. 30. Ex-Manager Mutrie has an idea of funning a club in New York to enter a new league, with such cities al Buffalo, Syracuse, Troy, Albany, Philadel- phia and others.

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Page 1: Tram- He»Ty UNJUST CRITICISM. - LA84 Foundationlibrary.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1892/VOL_18_NO_14/SL... · UNJUST CRITICISM. A HEEDLESS FUSS IS IEI IORK ABOUT RICHARDSON

Tan. 2. THE SPORTINQ 9

BASE BALL.UNJUST CRITICISM.

A HEEDLESS FUSS IS IEI IORK ABOUT RICHARDSON.

TIis League illottment Committee As­ sailed and Abased Without

Rhyme or Reason.In New York there is some apprehension

ihst the New York team will not be as strong as it should be to stand up well among the great tennis which will make next season's race iu the twelve-club League memorable. Instead of looking at things in the proper light, the papers are disposed to blame the League Player Committee for not helping the club to some f\ ' vrs. The strictures indulged in ar vertheless the club officials sit tilt... .... . j..::iiit the papers to in­ dulge in them, without a protest or an effort to set aright the reporters, who are not ac­ quainted with all that was d. ' "'a.- oapolis. The only reason fur the ' j e eeems to be a desire to let the cli: *y for losing some of the players whom the papers hive been howling for. The New York Press, for instance, says:

"That Dinny Rich&rJson, the Gianta' ex- eeconil baseomn, is to be given to the Washing­ ton Club is a sore disappointment to thousands of base ball lorers in this city. Tha Giants can possibly stand the absence of Connor, GUsscoek and Buckley without very great loss to the playing strength of the team, but tha lo«i of Riehtrdson will be almost irreparable. The position is the^key to the whole in Held, and can be filled successfully by very few players.

"What has the Now York Club got out of this new.deal, anyhow? is frequently asked. It ia not represented on any committee of the new organisation, and it3 favorite players are being paroeloi out to strengthen other clubs. The welfare of the League demands that the me­ tropolis should be represented by one of the strongest teaulS io the orgnnizatiun. The omoiiils ef the league are making a great mistake in weakening the Giants.

"If'Buck' EwiBg is unable to throw it is propofcd to plur bioa on first base. What catchers will th« team have then? Clirke is altogether too light to hold 'Cyclone* Rusio, as was plainly proved last season. Buckley is placed in St. Louis, and Boyle, who it was fondly hoped woulj play here, is placed else­ where. Under tbese circumstances it woul'l be a good move to sign big Bill Brown neain. He demonstrated last year that he could play first base in fine style.

"I»assett could bo placed on eecond, but ha is Bore available at third, where be made a great record last season. 'Cub' Stricker, the second baseman of last season's Boston Association team, would *oam to b ' the man for the Kew Turk C.'ub to uiako a piny for now. It would too be well for them to sign Tom Brown, of the same team, for an ootfielder, aad utilize Jim O'Kourk* behind the bat."

"P. .T.'S" nARD KICK.The New York Recorder also puts in its

little oar as follows:**That second baseman Danny Richardson

had been assigned to Washingthn, has c*used consternation in'the ranks of the New York Club. The directors are highly worked up over the matter, and although they refuse to say much they would like to say a good deal.

"It is dollars to cents that Richardson will play in Gotham next reason. The New York Club will probably protect against his being as­ signed to Washington by President Young and Zacb rbelp.«, and the question of his assign­ ment will probably be settled at the next meet­ ing of the new League in thij city in January, to finish up the business that was left over after

** peace bad been declared in Indianapolis."The local directors take the ctand that

M«8rs. Young and 1'helps bare committed a serious blunder, and have overlooked New York's claim to tba great second baseman. They notified these gentlemen at Indianapolis that they wanted KicharJaon, and it was sup­ posed that the matter was ended there.

"And it might be added that the public does not like this action in taking away all the old fevoritea."

MATHIBON'S SAVAGE ATTACK. The New York Suit, as usual goes for the Players' Committee with a meat axe and bluntly tells that New York has been un­ fairly treated. It says:

"When President Day and Director Spalding left the Indianapolis conference they carried with them a firm belief that Richardson would be permitted to return to this city, and Presi­ dent Young's proclamation to the effbot that the second bueman must go to Washington was a severe blow to the New York officials. It was understood that a fair distribution of plavers would be male, but it appears that New York bu been very shabbily treated.

"The Boston League team, which conclu- sively showed its great strength last season, has been further strengthened by the addition of Dufly and McCarthy to the ontficld and Stivetta to tbe box, while the New York team, which has been materially changed, is weakened by the loss of Richardson, whom at this stage of the game it is impossible to replace.

"The New York officials actel magnanimously at the conference. They rut in claims, but for two players, Richardson and Itusie, to wbwn they certainly bad more right than any other club. The loci) mngnatcs conld, had they been disposed, have Uid claim to half a dozen crack plajerj and made a general grab, but they modestly confined tlieir claims to two players and have been denied even those.

"The committee on players has generously allotted to Brooklyn a formidable team, one that will compel the strongest to play hit ball, and Wash! gton alao ia to have a nine capable ofpUying first class ball. Cincinnati, Louis­ ville, 1'il'sburg and other small towns are roy­ ally taken care of, while New York is left in the lurch, and the local official* begin to think that

there was a general plan at Indianapolis to leave this city out in the cold in tha matter of players. Said Manager Powers:

"Ritd the directors of tbU club aahfd anything TID- reaioiisble tbe case would be dfflBrtitt. It is ouiy a roa(Ur of plaiu justice to return Richardson to New fork. Tliat is the point wucra wt> are wnitc. Owing to tbe negotiktiona tor a settlfmrnt of the then exist­ ing trouble, I guspended all effort! to socurt) new playera, relying on the belief tbat wbon py»ce was arranged all concerned would be fAtrlr treat'd There wan not the ilightc*t question In my mimi that Klch- ardsoD, who from evtry point of jmtico nn:l fairiiees belonged to New York, would beiuai^nod to thi< tity. It ia now too late to nil the CAP at second except wltl) torn* man inferior to Rictmdeon, aod unleta th« cnin- mittee on pla> eri will r*Ter»0 its dtctaion the New York team mu*t go through the season with a weak­ ened team. Thtfj will be Uid, not only for New York, but also for the Tlntting clubs. Un<!er th" fifty per cent, divlaion of th« gate rcceipra, vUitiag teams will reap a rich barrest in New York, providing this citjr hai a I'rong team with which to meet the Tery speedy nines which will come here erery few days next summer. In ca»e we are It^t with a weak team, the share of tbe receipts for the visitor) will nut be 90 great, aa New Yorker* won't turn out to see ball players who cannot at least hold their own with op­ posing tf*ms. Therefore, it would appear to be to the interest of outside clubs to do wh»t t» fair In the cmae of Mew York. 'Ve shall beaMo to take c&re of first base alt right, and Fuller at short end Lyons at third are allwevk for. We want Richardson »t lacouil. and there U »o good reuoa why he should not come here.'

Manager Powers' sentiments art heartily shared by local patrons of tho game, and there is a etroug conviction tbat tbe players' com­ mittee will commit a serious blunder if it fails to return Now York's second baseman to the Polo Grounds.

VII.AS' TIKTtJOT/S INDrOSATlOJf.The Herald also savagely jumps upon the

players' apportionment, and unfortunately also drugs President Day into the matter. Tlie -/A. </M says:

"In tbe assignment of players by Young and Pbelps every on* of the twelve olubs haa been given one or two desirable men excepting the New York Club. In tbe case of tbe latter tbe League cornmittUe has awarded Rusio and his

couUaot to '>ay, Scalding and Taloou,

while it kai placed 'Dsnnj' Richardson in Washington. '.' - r -'in«r in Philadelphia, and Gliuieork y in St. Louis.

"At tbe rec ^ in St. Louis Day end Spalding waived eiaiiu to Connor, Giaggcock and Buckley, but filed claims to Regie, Bichardson, Lyons and Taylor, of Liui>vil!o. Rusie and Lyouj Ksjro secured all right, Taylor was maJe to live up to his contract with Louicville, and Ricbardson, in spite of bis League contract of I8V1, with an rution clatue holdinz him for 1892, was allowed to be claimed by Wagner aad Barnie, of Washington.

"Tbis piece of business has stirred the New York Club people up to such a pitch of rage that they threaten to make matters uBp!ei»ont fur cer ain parties before long. John B. Day said yesterday:

" 'If Blchirdsnn has been officially lak«n e.w>y from us I tba!l«iit<-r a furmnl prot^t with "Nick" r»uog, It is AII ontia*» mid will rtaitlt m ftcvere riuunciul U«s to our club, iu (he public wit) not sluod any auch buqioesa. When Rictmrdsou left us to sign with tbe Athlettca he did so after we had been more th^n lib- er«il incur ofler to him, bnt even then tbere was a terrib'e proleat from all sides.

*"VVjtti Uiehtrdjon'ti retnrn to onr club we were sure the public would besatwSed. >nd for tlitt reason we put iu « strong ciaftn for him &t Indianapolis. Now we stand a euauce of being robbed of Luser-TiC4S. '

"M.insjer Powers was even more indignant than Mr. Day. He said:

" 'Tuere (a a combine In tbe League to down New York. I'.itrj club ujtajowi of the Giant*' part snc- ce*i itml they all waut the cream themselves. Boston, 1'hiI-id-ipluA, Btooklyn and Cincinnati have tbe m?B they want, but New York runs a chance of l.>»iou some ol her old favorites and lier Gnt#t (-layer, npoq whom we4*are the beat claim of all. Kicuuninon be- louga to tlie Xr-w YorkOlub aud we are going to make a b.ut fight for him.*

"Manager Barnie, of the Washin^tons, was in high feather yesterday when I met him up town, lie gold:

" Yes, we bare got Rlcbardscu and we will keep him, too. Dannv *anls to play ball with me and that's w by we claihied him. H« and Coouor slimed personal comrattg with Mr. Wagner, as everybody know*, and when Wacnar sold out to ileacb aud Holers, the latter didu't want toawutue thouA con- tracts. Then a compromise was made whurHt.y Conuor wa* to h« tnken by Philadelphia, and Wagner, e.6 chief owner of t'tejnew Woatiincton Cinb, woul d stltl hold KiclDtrlson under contract.'

"Richardson's contract with the Wagners stipulates that he shall play ball in Philadel­ phia, and nowhere else.

Whatd'M Waihinjrtnn want with Richard­ son when Dawd is already under contract to tbat club? If Richardson is taken away from New York tbe public may vent their epite on tbe League committee by giving the loo&l olub the cold shoulder."

DICKINSOX'S PROTEST.The World hns the most conservative";and

most sensible article upon the matter. It says:

"Tbe make-up of the New York inSeld will depend largely upon the result of President John B. Day's efforts to get Danny Richard­ son back. That sterling player, it appears, has been assigned to the Wiishioireon Club by Messrs. Young and Phelps, who apportioned tbe plavers after the Indianapolis meeting.

"ilr. Day is not at all ratiefied with the ar­ rangement. He wrote 'to President Young yes­ terday, protesting again»t it, and giving his reasons why Richardson should be allowed to play in this city.

"Pending Mr. Young's reply no steps will be taken to secure a second baseman. In the event of a failure to get Danny, it is quite likely that Manager Powers will try to work a deal with the Chicago Club, whereby Fred Pfeffer will be transferred to New York. Pfeffer does not want to play with. Anson, and would un­ doubtedly welcome an opportunity to sign with Powers.

"SPOETING LIFE" OIL.Our New York contemporaries nnder-esti-

mate the strength of their team, misappre­ hend the case of Richardson, and sadly mis­ judge the Leagtie Players' Committee. The New York team as it stands to-day needs but another first-class catcher to be a formidable aggregation. It is exceptionally strong in the box with Kusie, King and Ewing, and that is where strength counts most. Ewing ou^'ht to become a first-class first basemau. Fuller is worth two Glasscocks to ateam, and Bassett and Lyons are excellent infielders. The outfield is also strong, with snch men as Gore, O'Rourke and Tierimn. If Pfefl'er could be secured (and we think he can be) the team would be fully as strong as any New York ever had, and that U saying a great deal.

Richardson's case Is very simple. The New York Club neglected to give him no­ tice ot renewal of the option iu his contract and thus freed him legally from everytliing except the reserve rule when he signed with the Athletic Club. This also applies to Roger Connor. At the St. Louis conference it was resolved that to avoid endless snarls and complications all contracts entered into up to that period should go as they lay regard­ less of reserve rule, etc., and that where two clubs were willing to assume a player's con- trnct a disinterested committee should de­ cide with a view to equalizing teams for the good of the League to which club the player should go.

When the assignment of players was made at Indianapolis Richardson was wanted by both New York and Washington, the latter being particularly willing to assume his con­ tract, including Wagner's personal two-years guarantee. New York had a team nearly made up. composed mostly of noted players, nnd had Kusie awarded. Washington had but two players and needed some undoubted stars in order to make a good front in the new League. The-players committee there­ fore awarded to Washington the only great star player she got Richardson which was a very proper and sensible step, considering the former status of the club and the need of enthusing the city and encouraging Mr. George Wagner, who had invested bif; money in the club. Tbe purpose of the committee, and tbe intention of the League which ap­ pointed the committee, was to equalize the u?ams as much as possible through the distri­ bution of the surplus players and to give the small cities a lining chanoe against the big and rich cities, inasmuch as that is the only way in which sueh a big League as the twelve-club organization could be prevented from becoming at once lopsided and top-heavy The committee Young and Phelps did its duty conscientiously, and made a most ex­ cellent job of a disagreeable, hard and thank­ less tusk, and deserve great praise, instead of ill-considered censure or harsh criticism.

EDITOR SPOBTINO LIFH.

POKTtAND POINT KRS.

Tbe Portland! Holding Their Own. In•FrUoo—Manauer Buckwell's Troubles,Etc.PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 22. Editor SPORTI-

ING LIKE: The San Joses and the Portlands acorn to take week about in winning games in the coast championship base ball series. Last week it was Portlajid'n turn. The Glad­ iators evened up matters by winning two championship games, aud brought further glory to themselves by shuttinjt out the fiukes in an exhibition game. Last week the San Joses played a very good fielding game, but could not bat, while the Port­ lands bunched base hits and knocked the ball all over the field. The championship record up to date is as follows:

Won. Lost Flared. Perc't. S«n Jose......™.. ...........» » 10 .608Portland...................... 8 8 10 .SOD

The Portland team was, according toad- vices from San Francisco, very nearly pnt into a crippled condition the other day. When third baseman Parrah announced his intention to leave for Ithe East in company with Carl McVey, of San Jose, first baseman Motz began to feel» little homesick, too. Thoughts of home, Christmas, snow and a tall stocking by the fireplace made him sad, and he told Manager Rockwell so, and said that he guessed that the Webfoot team would have to play the scries out without him. "You better guess again." "Well, I am go­ ing home," said Motz, very firmly. "You've signed a contract with me,"said Rockwell, "aid if you attempt to leave I'll have you ar'fested." Motz stoutly declared that he did uotcarea blauk, but he afterwards guessed hat he would change his mind.

y*^ ...,.* SPORTING LIFK will be mailed po.«t paid to any address in the United States and Uuiuda one year for $4.0u, si* nioutus fjr 12,25, three uiuntui fur |1.25.

HUB HAPPENINGS.Reconciled to the Gr»at Ch»»e« — **«

Make-up of Itoston'i Ore mt Tram- He»Ty Burdens to Carry—(Kxnl Adrioe For KH- tliualusU—Wiuding up tlie Local Auoota- tloa Club. BOSTON, line*., TW. SO.—Editnr HpomTSOT - - •'•••• .' '.- - '--

uf [lit chib i'or Uie cumin* year."We put in for Murphy, FarreH and

Unify," said he, "and the only one they gave us was Dully. I think that our outfield will be the best by fur that was ever pollen to­ gether. In Duffy, Stovey and JfcCurty we have a great trio of bitten, rnn-ec'tters, base- runners and fielders. I think that we will be sufficiently strong behind the bat without Murphy, though we should have liked to have him very much, indeed. They can't beat us in pitelwrs, for there never was a quartet got together that eould beat onr men. Our infield is all right. We would have liked to keep Brodie, for that player was a great favorite with everybody who saw him play.but we shall have I/owe, and he is one of the finest all-round plnyi'rsin the country and strong in every department of the game."

Of course, it would not do to have the nine too strong, and compared with some it will be inordinately superior. It has its points of weakness. Its strength in the outaeld and pitcher's box must b« conceded. It is all that eould be desired at short and third. Neither of the catchers is in the game with the youthful, enthusiastic and remarkable Murphy, whose wonderful work behind all of the pitchers of his club during the past two seasons has earned for him a deserved reputation. At secend base the nine could have been greatly strengthened. Quinn's groat failing is iu the hauoliug of boils on bin fight.

George Billings has always had a warm spot iu his heart for Bobby Lowe, and that player, by the w«y, is a great chum of Billy Nash. Lowe will be a first-class man to fill in when occasion requires.

Had President Soucn not been 111 it wonld have been a difficult matter to learn anything authentic about the assignment of tho play­ ers. That official is again aMe to attend to his duties without interruption. He is au­ thority for the fact that Nash will captain the nine. This cannot be construed as a "throw-down" for Kelly, as it will be impos­ sible for him to captain the club, catching as little as he will daring 1892. Kelly is once again in the city. If it is true that" he is to receive a small percentage of the profits if they run up to $i),000, I fear that his share will not amount to very much.

HEAVY FINANCIAL LOADS.The year 1892 will not be a very profitable

one in this city. The club is one nf the most expensive ever got together. The pitchers anil outfield alone will get more money than wss paid to gome clubs last year. The four pitchers are good for $lti,000, and the three ontfielders will receive over $12,000. It has been estimated that the Boston Club of next season must average 4500 people during the next season in order to make ends meet. The salary list of the club will amount to over $60,000, and then there are the salaries of the directors, three at $2500 each and that of the clerk ot the club. Such weather as the League club had last season will go very fur to help matters amazingly, but this can not be depended upou, for it was excep­ tionally fine last season.

It has cost tlie League a mint of money to fight against the reforms in base bail. Some of the magnates who represent the mean ele­ ment in base ball fought tooth and nail against increasing percentage in base ball to visiting clubs. It has been literally forced down their throats. Had this liberal policy been adopted long ago they wonld have saved an immense amount of money, an immense amount of trouble and an immense amount of time. It was necessary to crowd the play­ ers or raise the percentage, and the attempt to do the former was made. It proved to be a dire failure, as everybody knows.

A BIT OF HINDSIGHT.The action of the Association in not accept­

ing the decision of the Board of Control at Chicago early in the year without any visible dissatisfaction, was a most egregious mistake. The Association was not in a position to kick over the traces for many reasons. It was not so strongly organized or knit together as the League, its members did not have that confi­ dence in each other, and there was distrust along the line all of the time. President Phclps had to come out with a letter denying all rumors of a sell-out at the time that one or more members were doing their best to bring about the downfall of the Association. Hud the Thurman decision been accepted, it would have been worth an incalculable amount to the Association. The "jumping" of the National Agreement proved to be a blessing iu disguise to the League. The As­ sociation sowed the wind and reaped the whirlwind indeed. At that the Association was lucky indeed in getting along as well as it did iu the settlement. It could not have survived another season. Some of the mem­ bers had put their hands into their pockets as deep as they wanted to and not another cent would have been forthcoming.

SESSIBLB ADVICB.It's all over and there is bat one thing to

be done and that is pull for the game. The new organization should profit by the mis­ takes the League and Association made, and it must bo cpufessed that they have been many. Let it always be remembered that the new body is both a League and an Associa­ tion. Selfishness should not prevuil, but the greatest good for the greatest number should ever be sought. Every squabble will hurt the giime. If all will pull together the game will be benctitted immensely, and all will be well. For years the National League lost sight of the fact that the more is done for the clubs in the smaller cities, the better for the larger clubs. The division of the receipts as now arranged will show this. There is every encouragement for the clubs of Louisville, Baltimore, Cleveland, Pittsburg and Wash­ ington to get together the strongest nines pos­ sible.

ECHOES OF THE REDS.There was a quiet meeting of the stock­

holders of the Boston Reds at the office of the treasurer, 53 State street, on Wednesday af­ ternoon of last week, ana some 223 shares of the 300 were represented. The Indianapolis (leal was rehearsed to the satisfaction of all. Brouthers and Nosh were not present, as was erroneously stated in a daily paper, but they were represented, as \yas Hardie Bichardson. A good-sized figure will be realized from the sule of the grand stand.

No longer is the sign of the "Boston Ball Club" ou the door of room 542 in the Ex­ change Building, but instead there appears that of the Suburban Railway Company, of which Treasurer Brown, of the Reds, is the secretary.

It is safe to say that there is not a base ball man in the country whose time ia nearly as much in demand as that of Ex-President Charles A. Prince, of the Reds. It was a matter of extreme difficulty to get his car at any time. I guess Charley little dreamed of the demands made upon the time of a base ball president, especially in the time of war. Perhaps he is not glad that all is over.

BPOKKS FROM TUB HUB.Manager McGunuigle paid me a call on

Saturday. He looked finely, and was not at all anxious about the future. He has a splendid otter to go into business, and I think that he will accept it. Those who know him think that the Pittsburg Club missed it in not keeping him. He said that his relations in that city were of the most amicable description. He recalled the tip he got from Palmer O'Neill. The latter told Mac that ha would get the "throw-down" just as soon as the President got it, and so it came to pass.

Mac thought that matters were ripe for a first-claw New England League, and that such an organization would thrive, per­ haps. In the talk about the organization of a minor league to include some Eastern cities next season I do not see the name of New Haven mentioned. New Haven, Worcester and Providence are cities that should be in­ cluded iu an organization that may be formed.

I was sorry to hear from Arthur Irwin on Saturday last that his brother John was slill ill at his home in South Boston, and that he had been obliged to submit to several operations.

Although Duffy hai cot Binned with the

Boston League dob, thcr* can be no doubtthat he will b* able to agree upon terra). Duffy woiiiil rather play in Boston thnn any- wli-re else, and both Puffy and FarreH w"iil 1 r-ither play in any city in the circuit th it: f.r, l.iu-k to Chicago.

T"iii Brown will not play in Lonfsville, ifhe has to quit tho game. I have it straightthat ho win in play Philadelphia. Whatastar

ilton and Brown will make! They: life weary for catcher*.

.. u ,im Wardget* Con " '- " " ^rs, Joyce, Coreoran, Hardi,- :d- dnck and Griffln, he will i - >'>d nine and no mistake. Juhu will have the chance of his life to have a winner in '92, and few will be surprised if he will accept it.

Ned Steven*, the base ball editor of the Boston Her :/<f, has been confined to his house in Kverett several days by illness.

Tlie genial city editor of the Boston Globe, Mr. William I). Sullivan ("Mugwump"), who so ably represented THE SPORTIXO LIFE in this city for many years, and whose letters were always read with great interest, was pre­ sented on Christmas eve with a fine crayon portrait of himself by the members of his force. It was a well-deserved compliment to one of the most popular journalists of this city. Mr. Sullivan's popularity was also shown in the choice of him as managing editor of the Newspaper Club at the annual dinner ot that organization, which was held at the American House a f«w days ago.

Too much praise cannot be accorded to THS SPORTING LIFE nnd its editor for the work performed to bring about the denoue­ ment. It can be better realized by thinking what would have happened if they had taken a firm stand in the opposite direction. Had I been in Mr. Richter's place, I should have favored the same action. The whole matter did hanz firn until he put his shoulder to the wheel and pushed. That settled it.

I suppose thst it was because the Leagne did not want to lose its entire name that the new body was not known as the National Aswciatian. That would have been a splendid new title and it would be nonsensi­ cal to think that too much prominence would have been given the Association portion of the new organization to have incorporated a part of the old name. "The National Asso­ ciation" would have been a concise and ex­ cellent choice and should have beeu adopted despite any silly or selfish feeling.

Some think that Boston could get Pfeffer by making a play for him. It would be worth the powder, for Fritz is a great favorite here and he would be sure to attract to the gate all the salary he would receive, and I'll wager that he would like to play in this city.

A happy New Year to all, renewed pros­ perity to THK SPORTING LIFE, and the best ot health to its editor and his staff.

JACOB C. MOBSK,

STILL KICKING.Free Lance Brnnell Not Yet Reconciled

to the Now Order of Things The Case of Pfeffer Considered Jumping at Con­ clusions Too Hastily, Etc. Frank Brunei!, the noted free lance,

always hard to please, as was to be expected, doesn't like the base ball settlement, which suits everybody else, and under date of De­ cember 26 writes from Chicago:

"The proposed folly of a double champion­ ship season is likely to add to the public dis­ trust ot the managers of the game. Square base ball, run on business lines, with plenty of players, does not need nursing on its play­ ing side. The double championship season idea is one to deceive the public and make it believe that there is a live contest before their eyes, when in reality no such spectacle is on. Two schedules, two pennants, are modern base ball novelties, not likely to "do," though they may keep some of the inevitable tail- enders ia sight of the leaders a little longer than they would naturally .stay. To make the system good, players must be shifted about after the first schedule is played, out, and the teams strengthened up or weakened down to the first championship average.

FOSSIBLB DIFFERENCES.The first serious difference iu the new

League is likely to come out of the 25-cent admission fee. It will be abused in the smaller and ex-Association cities, and the traveling men, ardent supporters of base ball, will scatter their kicks about prices broad­ cast.

Another difference ought to come over the division of the spoils in the player line. Un­ less I am mistaken, and a woudrous change of heart has come to the men whoare the best business collar-and-elbow wrestlers in Amer­ ica, tha smaller and weaker clubs will have a hard time first in getting stars assigned to them, and, second, ia landing the stars that are assigned,

IT MUST BB.The more one looks at the lines of the

twelve-club League the more they teem to be false and boshful, and I'll beta modest amount that they will not remain intact more than one season. It is amusing to see men of the Jim O'Rourke stripe throw out their chesls and approve of the new League. When the axes get to work on those same chests there will be loud howls of dismay, because a lot of such men must be retired naturally and for the game's health. All is lovely now. War prices will last until J893. Then the axes will get to work. Wisely used, their strokes will improve the game, but how the players who feel their edges will howl. There is sure to be a general cut in salaries after 1892. The man who gels $4000 for his 1893 work will be very keen, very necessary and very obstinate.

THE METHOD IS ALL EIGHT. It wonld be interesting to the public

to know how the $130,000 paid, or to be paid, for peace and several retirements will be settled. I hear that secured notes have been given to the retired ones and that N. E. Young is to pay the notes out of the League emergency fund, into which the ten per cent, of the gate receipts of championship games goes. The Columbus settlement is a case in point. The amount paid Born, Cohen, Lazarus & Co, was $18,000 in notes to run two years, bearing the names of A. J. Reach, John I. Rogers, A. H. Soden, W.H. Conant and W. C. Billings. The paper is gilt-edged, and under the settlement terms Messrs. Born and Lazarus are debarred from hereafter en­ gaging in any base ball enterprise.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.The more or less astute Association rem­

nant may get "the foot" on its Sunday game concession, it the League sages talk as they will shoot. 80 far only Louisville and St. Louis are to play Sunday games. That means two games in each of these cities, but as the past glints on the present, there seems to be very little business morality in the base ball trust. The cardinal principle since 1883 has been that of the Cleveland restanranteur who waxed rich: "Get 'em in and get 'ein out and get the money." To me it seems as if the racing game would eventually push the magnates to Sunday for the profits in Chi­ cago, St. Louis, New York and Brooklyn wholly, and Cincinnati and Louisville par­ tially. The game needs sentiment, lower operating prices and more general, but milder, losses to tonic it up to the sentimental period prior to 1883, when base ball was nursed on a bottle of wisdom into vigor. If the game is ever wrecked and even as noble a one as it is may be choked or smoth­ ered by managerial folly the same sentiment will revive it again.

FKEFFER'S CASK.There is a queer complication in Fred

PfefTer's case, and under it he is branded as a contract jumper. Before the Indianapolis meeting both Williams and Pfeffer declared that Pfeffer had not signed and would not sign a Chicago Association Club contract un­ til the terms of Pfefter's 1891 contract with the Chicago League Club had been fulfilled, March 1, 1892. Oddly enough, however, when contract settlements under the peace agreement came to be rnacle, a contract be­ tween Pfeffer and the Chicago Association Club at $7000 a year turned up, and with it a proposal to transfer it to St. Louis. This, according 10 Pfeffer's own statement, made him, technically, a contract jumper, and the League meanly took advantage of his ridicu­ lous position by declaring him to belong to the Ansouian combination at about $3500 a season. Now an effort is being made to straighten matters out. and Pteft'cr may be traded to some other club fur a good man. If he is not, he will retire.

PITTSBURG PENCILLINGS.InvHyaemt Over Denqy £<yoiuv Taka-awny—

Pr<«id«nt Temple Writes a Letter- Fuels of the Ca«e - Bits of News.PiTTSfluRo, Deo. 28. -Editor SPORTING

LIFE: War! Warl Qrim (beg pardon), Ly- ons-visaged war!

11 : liat one or two officials of the i i b have beeu howling for ever «. -.iiurdcy.

On that memorable day they read in TllK Spo'ftTlNO Lll'R a special from Washington wherein President Yoitu;; gave as his official announcement that 1'ittsliurif must give up Denny Lyons to the New York Club. He had been assigned there because New York had claimed him in the pool.

The statement threw President Temple into a ritge, anil don't be surprised hereafter when you hear of strong base ball language coming frem the sooty town at the junction of the Al­ legheny and Mpnongahela rivers. It was a hard blow io Pittabun; and they say five let­ ters and as many telegrams atone* went Washington ward, all with queries as to why such a step was taken. No reply came; that is they dtxlged the issue and made sugges­ tions: "You c»n trade Grim for Tom Brown, or you can have Jerry Dennv." That only served to rile the new President and coadju­ tors more and more. Doubtless you have seen one or two"" red-fire interviews dewn East by this time. However, here are a few remarks not in the balance. Mr. Temple is aggressive as per se and won't sit idly by like other Presidents have done in similar cases.

DENOUNCED WITH VEHEMENCE."I wish there was a League meeting right

away," said he. "I would have a few words to say. Give him up. Why, I'll carry the case to conrt first. The misapprooriation is outrageous. I cannet understand" it. Why doesn't Nick Young answer our telegrams. AVhy, it would be better for the Pittsbure Club to get into a minor league where it had something to say than be in the big league and be made to play second to every other club. Hasn't Pittsburg been treated nicely by this committee of disposition. It's enough to mako many a man throw up his hands and say, 'I am through, gentlemen." Denny Lyons belongs to the Pittsburg Club and will play with it; you mind. All New York wants with Inra is to effect a trade with Wash­ ington for Dan Bichardson. They won't play Lyons."

This is not all. Eead on. Mr. Temple wrote a letter.

IT WAS A SCORCHER.And this letter is what bicycle riders

would call a "scorcher." It was all ou the Lyons affair, and was a long one in the bar­ gain. If we are frightly informed, it was full of promptings, whys, wherefores and deuun- ciations. President Temple was mad, and he expressed sentiments from the heart.

In fact, the letter was such a pertinent one that one director on being shown a copy, snid he would certainly have toned it down. Mr. Temple took all consequences, wrote it, and pnt the missive iu the mail yesterday, and it is certain that before this time the lit­ tle ball president is (convinced that there are really some new people in the Pittsburg Club, and they will not stand by and be im­ posed upon.PITTSUPRO CERTAINLY UNFAIRLY TREATED.

Dropping talk and taking up facts we find that Pittsbnrg lias pretty good grounds lor a reasonable complaint.

When it was said last week that Secretary Scandrett had looked over the pool and claimed players at Indianapolis, the state­ ment was neglected that his main object was to see if Denny Lyons was on either list. He was not, and Scandrett then wired Lyonsand asked him the status of his case, receiving a reply that he had signed with no club. Al Buckenberger went limited haste after Denny, got him, they say, on Sunday, dated the contract Saturday, ana gave him $500 ad­ vance.

The club people were just beginning to feel good over the club's prospects wheu Presi­ dent Young's cruel ukase appeared.

President Young ties himself up in the de­ cision. He clajms that Lyons' verbal agree­ ment gives him to New York, yet, in direct opposition, Boyle's verbal contract with Cin­ cinnati is wiped out. Again, last year Pitts­ burg had a verbal contract with Eddie Mayer and didn't get him. However to my mind, Lyons is lost to Pittsburg. All that can be done is to grim and bear it. Mr. Temple's complaint might do some good, but the cnanees are that a cold, frosty, call-down reply is all that the autocrats will send back. It's the old story, big and little clubs.PERHAPS THK MESSAGE ISN'T SIGNIFICANT.

"I am very sorry that Lyons has been taken from us," said Manager Buckenberger. "It was beginning to look as if we had a pood bitting club gotten together, and now we lose one of the best hitters. It is pretty exasper­ ating, I tell you. You don't think we will get Lyons? Well, in my opinion we have a good chance, I'll tell yon. The committee tried to take Grim from us and give him to Louisville, but we won after a hard fight. Now we have a chance on Lyons, aud from what I hear the club is going to make a vig­ orous battle for the man they clearly are en­ titled to. Lyons told me he had signed with no club. Here is a telegram sent me at Cin­ cinnati by the Pittsburg Club, which didn't resell me in time. It reaiis: 'Don't give out signing of Lyons for the present, as it may lessen our chances for other players in the pool.'

"I'm sorry It didn't reach me. We might have won the play on the move mentioned."

ANOTHER TWIRI.ER WANTED.One more pitcher and the nine will be all

right. This was the programme before Denny Lyons was taken away. Perhaps tbe move may change the club plans somewhat, but if Lyons cannot be secured it is very probable that FarreH will be played on third base. Pitcher Knell is admired by one or two di­ rectors, and to-day Manager Buckenberger was heard making inquiries about pitcher Milbee who was in the New York and Penn­ sylvania League Inst year. The person answering the query gave Milbee a good reputation, and also spoke well of Manatee and Alex Jones. The latter, it is reported, will be kept by the Phillies. There are re­ ports in this section that he neversigned with the Philadelphia Club, only making a verbal agreement. He lives at Homestead, nine miles from this city, but is seldom in the city.

NO MORE FORCE BILLS.The next man who gets into the Pittsburg

Club for advance money will know it. The club made the astonishing discovery at the Indianapolis meeting that it hart given out more advance money than any club in the new League. The sum, 'twas said, ran up to almost $10,000. One or two men, Beckley, Bauer, Shugart, et al. are said to have pinched the club for $1000 each. There was an apparent danger of these men leaving, and they had the club on the hip. The state­ ment has often been made that it was actually" the Boston League Club which had been tampering with Beckley and thus com­ pelled the Pittsburg Club to pay him at least 1500 more in salary and also a big sum of advance. You can bet that this advance money will be quickly taken out of the boys' salary when the season opens. There will be none of those "$25 hold-outs." A leading official of the club was heard saying the other day, "Well, hereafter our playeis will be working for us and we are going to have something to say. Why, last year men actually blackmailed the club out of a big sum of money. No more of that kind of business will we stand."

BUCK EXPLAINS A MISTAKB."There is a little story I would like you to

correct for me," said Manager Buekenberger as he threw his valise into a corner this afternoon. "I noticed a story in a Western paper that Chris Yon der Ahe had worked three days ou me at the Indianapolis meet­ ing to get me to break my agrc(in;nt with the Pittsburg Club and sign with Cincinnati. Hero is the truth of the whole afl'air: Chris came to me at the meeting and saiJ: 'Brush was talking to me about getting you to handle arlairs for liim in Cincinnati. I told him you had signed with Pittsburg.' I replied: 'Oh, no, I haven't sinned, but have as good as put my name to a contract. We have agreed upon terras, and I had not time to sign a contract, but I ttm satisfied to remain with the Pittsbiirg people.' "

Buck siguod ou his return from the Indian- apolis meeting.

A tfW WORM FOR CATCHER MCEPHT.There would be no occasion for a reference

to the card of catcher Dan Murphy in last week's paper, bnt for his last assertion, where) he says whfn he wants a reference he will not call on "Circle" for it. The wish is ex­ pressed that Mr. Murphy, of Brooklyn, will kindly read over the article that caused him so much anguish. He arouses the writer ot giving him a poor recommendation. He 1* sadly and badly mistaken, and he will find th.it it was said Manager Bnckenherger had told the club people the man wouldn't do. Tils writer made no personal allusions, for h* never had the pleasure of witnessing Mr. Murphy work, and knows nothing about his ability. A good many people have said it hereabouts tbat the man wasn't strong enough. As f»r as I am concerned there was no intention of injuring the man, but Mr. Murphy is hereby informed of oue thing, and that is the olub people are in possession of but one good word for the inure to a dozen otherwise. However, no ane would be more pleased than the writer if Mr. Murphy cuina and knocked out these stories by g»<vl work. Kom. T ' him because ha wa* .McGunuigle, but the c i iliis crowd.

HEW YEAR CALLS.Miller had Old Nanca out the other eve­

ning. Nance is the mare George bought wben given a big block of atvunee a few months ago. She has speed, George says, and the other nisrht he drove past everything ou the rosd. "But," added George, ''they wera going in the other direction." George m;ula a big film of money nt a chicken social the other night. He had none of his own stock 111 the main, however.

Mark Baldwin is nursing a sore finger, which he vows be received in practice a few" days ago. Well, woll, another man in prac­ tice for 1892. What is wrong witii the boya? Oh, yes, one told tbe balance recently:-* "Boys, we must hustle to keep our jobs."

Some of the boys played a good joke on Pop Hnnlon day before yesterday. Pop hud been growling about the winter being long. He was geiling tired of killing time ana wanted something to do. The boys gave hit name, as a prospective purchaser, to a man who had an elephant on his hands, and tha man wrote Pop a long letter saying that ha was sure Himlon's popularity would go» great way toward making money lu tha venture.

Frank Torreyson has pnt up the McKeos> port ball grounds for sale. He says that ha will put in twice what any other person does) to bring up a team, but can find no one who will join in with him.

Just think, Gnlvin had seven sleds and one baby doll to buy tor his family. Miss Ruth Galvin, the last arrival, is a bright little thing, and Gavie declares that she is the best of the lot. The old man has evidently gone back on the boys.

Buck will move the balance of the family to the city in a few days. Mrs. Buckeuberger is now in Wheeling, W. Ya.

Frank Seheibeck, the Sioux City short stop, is here on a visit to Ed Swartward. Seheibeck expresses surprise tKwt none o'i tha big clubs have made a play for Stein, the pitcher who finished the season with Kansas City and was one of Anson's early tries last spring. Seheibeck thinks this man is » cracker.

Charley FarreH will be treated all ri»ht by the Pittsburg Club and h» shouldn't hare any objections to coming here. The Pitta- burg Club, it is said, assumed his two years' contract, which calls for $4200. By the way, Fsrrell was the only one of the Boston A. A. signed men who had secured any advance money.

Very likely that Stevens will get the score card privilege here, but he will have to pay high, for the club has usually made a profit of &J5UO to $oOOO on the card every year it has) run it. There has been 9'J per cent, profit ia the card which has been turned out for several seasons past, but there is an idea that something new is wanted. .

Miller is wishing it was February 15, fo» he has a suree-go trip to Hot Springs mapped out. He is drinking pop now.

There will hardly be a spring trip,Pittsburg had about six cliques this time

last year. None are visible jtut uow.Don't believe the story that Elmer Smith

is going to swear off keeping a diary thlt coming Friday. Smith keeps one and he cannot deny it.

Charley King writes one friend as followsi Prosit iiei vtthr. In Allegheny dialect thif means "Much Large New Year." CiROLB.

THK FLAYER ASSIGXMEKT.

Young Kxpiains Some Alattors 1% Order to Set Uefndrtled Players Right."Those players under contract on the 6th

day of December go to the club they have signed with. The 'reserve rule' has not been regarded in the distribution of men for next year." So said President N. E. Young, or the new consolidated base ball League, when, asked the other day in view of tho many conflicting assertions regarding the disposal of players, to explain the method adopted by Mr. Phelps and himself. Mr. YoungSrent ou to say:

FIFTEEN PLAYERS TO A CLUB."Each club at Indianapolis made out

a list of fifteen players it desired. The players of the Athletic, Boston ( Association j, Chicago (Association), Columbus nnd Mil­ waukee teams were of course, l/y the purchase of those clubs, released to the League, and were eligible to selection by the different clubs of the League. Each club then in its list of fifteen players included the names of the men under contract on Dec. 5, and tha men it wanted from these five elubs. In case these fifteen players were wanted by no other club they were at ouce awarded to the club asking for them.

"Our work in such a case was very simple. It WHS quite different, however, when we found half a dozen clubs wanting sueh men as 'Tom' Brown, 'Charley' FarreH and Hugh Duffy. Then we had to examine the compo­ sition of the different clubs, see which one was weak and where, and try to strengthen that place. The result will be probably that in trying to please every one we will satisfy no one. It is a very difficult tusk.

TEAMS EQUALIZED IN STRENGTH."Every club wants the playing strength of

the different clubs equalized, and yet every club wants to be a little bit butter than every other club. It is the snnie tendency that causes managers to break pledges regarding salary limits. Each thinks it is a good rule for all the others to obey. However, while there may be some unreasonable ones, 1 thinlc that there will be no trouble. We have done our best to equalize the strength of the clubs, and I think this will be recognized.

"As to the players, there is no disposition to cut down their salaries unduly. But those players who have been getting $4000 and $5000 will not get it any more, that's alL If the salary list of a club is $50,000 and tha receipts are $t>0,000, that club is bound to come out $10,000 or 115,000 short at the end of the season. In the past two years I ven­ ture to say that the ball players of this coun­ try have been paid over a million dollars) more than the ball clubs could afford to pay. I don't mean merely in the League aud Asso ciatiou, but iu all the minor leagues.

LOSSES TO BK MADE UP."In 1890 the League lost 1300,000; the Play­

ers' League lost more than that; the Associa­ tion lost heavily, but not so much pcrhapt $100,000. Now, here is at least $700,000 m one year to start with, and the bulk of that the players obtained, for salaries are the prin­ cipal expense. We propose to cut away all this IOM and to put base bull on a basis where it can be made remunerative, but without any wish to take advantage of the position re­ garding the plnyers."

'When will your report on the assignment of plnyers be ready?"

"We shall make no formal report for pub­ lication. We shall notify tho umnagtM-s of tlie different clubs whom they are nt liberty to negotiate with. That will be all. The public will know nothing about the assign­ ments until tlie contracts are promulgated."

It Won't be Permitted.NEW YOKE, Dec. 30. Ex-Manager Mutrie

has an idea of funning a club in New York to enter a new league, with such cities al Buffalo, Syracuse, Troy, Albany, Philadel­ phia and others.

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