Clipping:A rumor of the Indianapolis players to be transferred to New York

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Date Wednesday, December 25, 1889
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[from Harry Palmer's column][a rumor explaining why the Giants haven't been signing players] When Brush and Hewitt went down to the League meeting last November, Hewitt was ready to quit, and Brush was feeling as blue as a bag of indigo. Hewitt was unwilling to continue another season, even though his men stood by him, for he had become tired of carrying the club at a financial loss, while with every man of his team pledged to the Brotherhood, Brush saw only heavy loss as the result of a struggle through another season with a team made up entirely of young talent. There were long heads at the League meeting, however, and the two League magnates who listened to the 'tales of woe' told by Hewitt and Brush one afternoon before the League meeting began, only smiled over it all and 'kidded' the two short-end presidents good naturedly for five minutes or more. When the four finally separated, however, one of the most important understandings of the week had been arrived at, and Hewitt and Brush departed for home immediately after the meeting and went to work in earnest. Both Glasscock and Denny, you know, are dead tired of playing ball in Indianapolis. Ever since their transfer from St. Louis they have been dissatisfied, for the simple reason that they wanted to get out of a light-weight Western town and play ball with a winning team in a metropolitan city, like Boston, New York or Chicago. Brush, of course, knew this, and used it in his negotiations with his two team leaders. On his return to Indianapolis the Hoosier Club president secured an interview with Glasscock and Denny and spring his surprise. It was simply this:--Both men were to sign Indianapolis League contract and use their every influence to sign every man reserved by the club, with the exception of Andrews. In the event of the courts deciding against the validity of the reserve clause the entire Indianapolis team was to be transferred to new York City, New York purchasing the release of the men outright, and in case of the League's success in the courts Glasscock and Denny were to be transferred to New York and the balance of the Indianapolis players released to such other League clubs as might desire their services. It was understood that whatever terms Brush made with his players the League would stand by, so that wherever the men play next season they will draw the salaries agreed upon between themselves and MR. Brush. T he plan, backed up by liberal salaries, caught both players, and from honest supporters of the Brotherhood they promptly became League players and League workers. And why shouldn't they, with the certainty of taking the places of Ward and Whitney in the New York team.

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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
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