Clipping:Jerry Denny withdraws from the Brotherhood; working a day job for Brush
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| Date | Saturday, November 9, 1889 |
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| Text | [quoting Denny] I no longer have any interest in the Brotherhood, and I have written to Glasscock to that effect. … I am not inclined to discard a sure thing for a wild-cat experiment. I have a wife and children to support, and that fact justified me in considering seriously my own interests before giving assistance to a scheme that cannot succeed. I will stand by Mr. Brush and play in Indianapolis. He has treated me well, and to do anything antagonistic to his interests, even if my own were of no consideration, would be an act of ingratitude. I am satisfied to remain in Indianapolis and to play with her club. Indianapolis Journal November 9, 1889 Jerry Denny, the great third baseman, who is now clerking in President Brush's clothing store, will not join the brotherhood. He says, “It appears plainly evident to me that it is the intention of the promoters of the brotherhood league to feather their own nests and leave the rest of us, who have always suffered, in the same old condition. What do I know about this secret meeting in New York except what I see in the newspapers? How am I informed as to what benefit it proposes to bring me? Base ball playing is my business, and I expect to make money out of it and for that reason I don't want to jump into an airy project, at the sacrifice of what I now have. In other words I don't propose to have a contract to play in Pittsburg or some such place, at a stipulated sum, thrust under my nose, form to sign and then whistle for my pay. I propose to stay in Indianapolis, where I have received the best treatment and have every reason to expect its continuance. As I understand the scheme, I am not relieved of any of the burdens that are now placed on me, but I am to be classified by some of those who have always received $4,000 to $5,000 a season at no doubt the same old figure. I think all ball players should be given the advantage of transfers, and entitled to a portion of the purchase money, and that they should be allowed to make as much money as they can.” St. Louis Republic November 10, 1889 |
| Source | Indianapolis Journal |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
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