, 1872-11-06


From, lie Ne,p York World, Nop. 3.
The legitimate season Of base ball closed on
Friday last. and, though there may be good
many games played before the weather becomes
so severe as to put stop to play altogether, tile
games themselves will have no Importance as
not bearing in any degree on the Championship
question. It is safe to say that the past season
has been most successful one, lnasmuch as II
has increased the popularity Of our national
game wherever it has been played. 70 some o,
the clubs which entered the professional arena
in the beginning of the season it has not been
q financial success, but that was occaslonea noe
by any lack Of interest in the game on Tue Palss
of its PATRONS the public, but i'll consequences. ~
the injudiclous management on the par, p, ~ '1
Directors or managers Of some OF the CLUBS. ~
1871 base ball had acquired such VICE pupuiam. -
ity that several of the professional CLUBS ~
existence had made money, anu tno ~ hnoMlIa6o sl6
of this fact more than any des4re 60 stu ~
popularize and foster the pest n.tigor TO- ~ eod
game, aroused the f'accursed thl1st 1or II, guy,
and induced many persons to bene7e tuas. y
starting professional nine, they had discovered
royal road to fortune. Inc consequence
was, tho demand for pronelen1tS .,l;e1l p11yJ1.s
md the price Of tho article rose to q fictitious
value. Men who would have been glad to
have ea,ned a15 or $50 week by constant and
| hard work all tie year through, found them,
selves suddenly Of Importance, and demandeu ad@ e
any, m ooo ootaneu ,,,nn for s;x months work of the
@1,ooo ~ a1,5 1nost health-p;yinc description
a1d considered themselves insulted it they we're
onereo susn PaI th33+ ona sLonl1 mota hav whiIe
IN Tue pis1 pisap 4taaa me, 1rara NOT to blaine for
| cnttinp "A much money for their services as
fhey could and those persons who fancled that
N ou5 natloua3 ~! gae 4,a,o a. any to,ms fool
Oo5ado, closeo M.e4 .1 tIav had te hest nina in
1shly peneYne .uaI ,,st 3,aIa monav Defora
the country 1hGy uzt fa,1nd ano o1,t +le;r 1staEe
nntshe instance Of tits was tie Troy Club, the
directors OF Mnieh 1uSao g - oin'oet fahnlons eT-
teams III lhe county ~ ~ ;,.o not
pe9se. on paper nae ~ t1oy " P otar nina in tRis
TO nave ueen seSou ~ ;@o;,.i;na and nroner train
cny,hnad Tus With bad management on the part
Of the dfectlon, SUN sa - .'e o. iaset snch mr.
OF whipping ~ crespon, =, ~ liza. fonnd tben,
hons OF u ~ 80 n"I A+hat;c tha baltimore.
selves aeleateo py soe "a a', N1,.+I,,1 C1nhz sThe
ene enormous nus'0ue cost I OF 10 supporting such
team, BESIDES tne vefy Sohs l,sta1 h;11o aJdad
Of travelling expenses anu uGse1 !a.et - snc.
to their dlsaPPolnten1 a. .ne ~ tba veal.
cess IN the helo, plogea .oo asn ~ ~ haa faa1
kneea D pnees, n s1n, a1 ten nalv ,esuIting in the
ing crept III amoug tle, .,o;aat ato7d nooai
bursting up OF sne tluI ~ ~ 10 D"I .o1nawhat
remuneratiVe part OF tae season; sfnneSa1d
similar late atsenoeu t11 49, ,e 81 ~ vhon ca1n
National anu os'n.n ~ yo1,ar @ ~ naneoement
to grief through want OF proper n manaE1ea VII a
Of the remaining clubs az nave done u. nen lt ~. ~
though the enormous salaiss pa;t ~. from
their players prevented lnoca n p1ol' i1o5
the years business. ~ ~ 'de aosa slA ~ tha sea
were n e11sssnce ~ a eno o,+;.1ad r. tLe fra
place, ana WILL tnergtoie ~ @ 10 ~ LIZ !;
pennant 1or 1919. Sol eue 1 ,s,,nror orca1oncf
indebted not SO niuca W tne ~ ~ -a9c1,f1
OF Its plasers nsiuus, 90 ND csra of the