Clipping:Day tries to sign Buck Ewing
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| Date | Wednesday, February 26, 1890 |
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| Text | The past week furnished another sensation in the attempt of the New York Club to induce Ewing to become a double contract signer. This was but one more move in the club's plan of breaking up the New York Players' League Club by the reckless use of money, but, like the attempt on Danny Richardson, it failed completely. It appears that John B. Day and Director Joe Gordon, of the New York Club, quietly left New York on Saturday night, and on Tuesday the country was astonished by the report that they were in Cincinnati in conference with Buck Ewing. A whole day was spent by Day in trying to convince the great catcher that he ought to ignore his Brotherhood obligation and sign a League contract on top of his Players' League contract. It is not known what offers were made Ewing, but they were certainly great—some say as high as $8000 per annum for three years. Of course the Cincinnati reporters made ample use of their opportunity, and all sorts of sensational dispatches came pouring from Cincinnati thick and fast, and of such a tenor as to alarm the friends of the Brotherhood and create considerable uneasiness in New York, and Ewing was showered with telegrams beseeching him to stand by his pledges and comrades. The boys were not, however, left in suspense long, as Ewing telegraphed announcing his intention of sticking by the Players' League and authorized the Cincinnati Associated Press man to give out the following: “When I go back to the League it will be after the rest have returned. Richardson and Connor have promised to follow me. They will have to lead and so will lots of others. There are two League men for whom I have the kindliest feelings—Soden and Day. I'd like to see them with us. They are white men. I don't care a snap of my finger for the rest.” … ...[quoting an unidentified official of the New York Players' Club] “Buck unquestionably has a sympathetic feeling for John B., but he believes the old League Club president has nobody but himself and his confreres to blame for the present state of affairs. |
| Source | The Sporting Life |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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