Clipping:The League asks to meet with the Brotherhood
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| Date | Wednesday, October 9, 1889 |
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| Text | In reply to President Spalding's letter to John M. Ward relative to the appointment of a date for a meeting between the League and Brotherhood, Ward wrote Mr. Spalding as follows on Saturday last: “Last May the Brotherhood appointed a committee to present all grievances to the League and made an attempt to have them righted. The committee was, however, unable to obtain a hearing from the League, and it so reported at a subsequent meeting of the Brotherhood held July 14, and was accordingly discharged, as it was not a standing committee. I will refer your communication, therefore, to the entire Brotherhood. The Sporting Life October 9, 1889 [editorial matter] A sudden silence has fallen over the League and Brotherhood, and the members and adherents of the latter organization have, since the untimely expose of their alleged plans, come to realize the importance of future secrecy, and the order has probably gone forth to keep mem. But this sudden subsidence of news relative to the Brotherhood's hopes and plans should not, and probably does not, delude the League people, in the face of President Ward's evasive and crafty reply to President Spalding's request for a date for the conference asked for by the Brotherhood and refused by the League committee earlier in the season. If Ward's answer signifies anything it means one of two things—either the Brotherhood is in no mood now for compromise or it has so far committed itself to new connections that retreat with honor or safety is impossible. It has been held that Mr. Spalding's request for a conference was ill-advised at this stage, and showed weakness. The time for a conference was when the Brotherhood committee asked for a meeting for that purpose. As The Sporting Life pointed out at that time, that refusal was a mistake. Though not so intended, probably, it looked like an intentional slap at the players, and simply increased the already existing irritation. Mr. Spalding's recent request, however, for such a conference was probably only extended with a view to placing the onus for refusal upon the Brotherhood and putting it in a position to make any future overtures for conference come from it instead of the League. If that was Mr. Spalding's purpose, it succeeded admirably. The Sporting Life October 9, 1889 |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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