, 1877-08-26

week 1S-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. -
Observation-Disclosures
Wednesday,
Thursday-Bostons. :,
Eriday-LoWeH-
i satnrday-Boston. =.
Thc Louisville Club is due to p1ay in Boston
Tuesday and in BROOKLYN Thursday and satur.
DIV. They will undoubtedly play. only one .ot
the latter days, as they haVe on1} one Rulne
due to the Hartfords.
TLe St. Louis will work along East alter the
manner Of the chicagos, playing semi-pFo1es-
'' Tie indianapolis Club, now on their second
Eastern TIP viii play as 1oileTs this wna: MSeA
day aud Thursday, Brooklyn; Friday Paterson;
Saturday, Einghanton CrlcKets.
DO HIGH PRICES FAT!
Il is about time that few words concerning
hioh salaries were said from the only practical
noint OF view, that OF experience. As matter
If ov,inion. no one can doubt that bau-players
are paid too much; but so long as that remains ~
y matter OF opinion only there Will be- 10 relle1,
aad associations viii keep on bursting @ up 4h al
around because they pay PLAYERS more than tn. the
nnhlic nav them. The expenses Of clubs out
s;rle OF salary-list-rhat is their travelling cx-
nenscs, ground rent ADVERTISING, ana equip
ment-do not vary very greatly, at 1east not -
widely as the money paid to p!ayers, auu,
cur,o;;sly enough, the salaries paid DO nor, rs
they should, bear q proper ratio to services
rendered II there be any excuse foT enormous 8
salaries, it is In the rendering. OF spesaall1
valuable services; that is, the h1shest.p.1cco
ninc should be the most enectlYe. " L. D. us hat m4
business to be the highest priced Bat "hat
arc the factsl Plainly ther are that new
generation Of ballplavers have arrived on Lac
scene. and that they are not Only Elayes
actuolly better ball than the h!gh-prlced ci4os'
but they are PLAYING it 1o1 III mv,s thai
c1i,pjoT them to get through the season without
= afht No better illustTation Of this can DC
fonnd than the Allegheny Club, of fttso1rg,
which fa unquestionab9y as strong as any eluo ~
ii has met-that is, it averages as "G f,,rnn u ths
season thus lar it has won one from. Louls9nst ,s
md lost none; won one from st. LOUIS anu nose
none: won three from Chicago anu !ost ons
won one from Hartford and lost two; won onG aT
from Boston and lost three. The total ol nn
nemes with League clubs is, therefore, seven
Tun md six lost, better record thon tnat naui
r. .he ~ o1ernre OF League clubs theufssfres, ail
things considered This Allegheny NytS Gqo qndaa: aa
mon two and lost ono with the Tecnmsehs;. Gs;
mi. is a good deal better record than the Cnl.
cagos have made. The Club is composed OF
fen men--Galvin, Dolan, Goodman, fMme,7
iiamsoR, Sels9%9h %hcy Gfsanea aIa ali but .wo young
chsns, utterly unknown to the average, 1tasnu aa
ri the professional game, and yet tnty nase
shown this year that they could beat tne Ve.ei,
aus more than half Of The Time ed fer 'what Gm #
aoes and that the better club should De pa!d
n,0re fl,an the poorer, the ten men named suoulo
~ h,rh salaries. The facts are that two OF tue
Efeem oct sd 200 each, three get $soo eacn' ano
the other ye 500 each maang 51e rs eIo iongche1- I
ished illusion that it Is necessary to pay olg sal
aries to eet good players There Is no ass4Sla pSst
ton in the League Except, It may BE- one} tnat
does not pay as u'ueh 20 1oo1 us ~ ~ as Tno