Evening star., 1883-09-29

Yesterdays victory OF the Athletic ball club over
the Eclipse, Of Louisville, gave IL the champion
ship OF the American Association. The Bostous
have won the League pennant The Eclipse nine
managed to scare the Athletes AMI the good peo-
pie OF Philadelphia pretty badly, and when the
news came or success IN ye-terday's game tire
Quaker city went into Mysteries. "A Union vlcto-
Ty,' says the Press. "during the war was not re-
ceiyed with more enthusiastic cheers and demon
strationS OF delight" The nine's success, after
two omnious defeats. was due largely to the
famous base ball phenomenon, "Junping-jack"
Jones, whose mathem lical studieS at Yale seem
TO bave furnished him with assortment of
strange and recondte curves which battle the most
skilful batsman. Few professional base ball play
ers have mastered the calculus orr other of the
higher matnematIcs, and hence young Jones has
great and almost unfair advantage. Who shall
say that q liberal edu alton does not prepare one
for practical usefulness when a young graduate
can step at once from the cioistered w,ik, OF col
lege into the pitchers box, Salary OF five hundred
dollars month, and a national reputation?
The New York democrats have got the several
factions OF their party together In supp port one
state ticket. hut tine hardest task in The way of
harmony remains yet to be performed How to
unite them upon local ticket In New York city Is
the difficult problem Tammany want, the lions
share of the municipal patronage. So does the
county organization. Tammany contends that 1t
county democrats claim that they are the most
numerous OF either of the factions There Is
deep-Seated feeling OF hostility between the two
organizations, and II 1t results in the nomin ltion
or separate tickets the republicans and iniepend-
enfs propose TO unite and make an effort to carry
on the prize. The democratic harmonizars are
busfly at work. because, artar ALL the I tie OF the
state ticket may depend upon party unity in the
city. If the rival organic atoms engage In a con-
test for local spOils the state contest will become
secondary consideration, and a trade in votes IS
certain 10 be carried on that might be dangerous
70 the nominees Of the Buffalo convention.
The sub-Senate committee on labor has decided
TO move TO Washington with It's inquiry into the
condition and nee Is OF labor II will find plenty
of witnesses willing to come to the national capi-
tai at government expense and tell wnat Congress
ought TO DO TO make this country an elyslum for
the laboring man. But IL the committee goes on
taking the long-winded opinions of visionary the
orists the result o. its inquiry will be worth
the cost OF transcribing the senographer's notes.
The bulk OF the testimony tlken In New York is
valueleSs. Some Of 1t contains nothing and other
portions consist OF sug ,esrlons too utterly i'm
Practicable to be worthy the consideration of Con-
gress- Such Information as Is neeiei as a guide
TO legislation upon the vast subj ct OF the rela-
lions of capital and labor is scarcely to be OBJ
taned by holding brief daily sessions in the par
lors OF big hotels. 1t must be sought for In the
mines and factories where practical men on both
sides or the question can be heard.