New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-24
CONTEST OYER THE LEAG UE MINES

r-~,p1e TO DECIDE WHAT WESTERN Cili nhALh
BE FAVORED.
Although the National BaseDall League mas
sc,.d IN have eight clubs this year there Is SUN QUO
vacancy As the Washington CLUB was aul''eu ~ 'no
rocnnt League meeting the fourth Eastern c!uo was &c
cured There are only three CLUBS III inc "oS'' "''
h.,,or Kansa. CITY Cincinnati or Piitsbnfg VIII DC
80, IN g,l the vacancy still remains In doubt inc
| IN g.,s,s CITY has the best chance. but many thlnR
that Tim; city is West and they 90 not reSh e
additional travelling expenses Every one Oh '' o''
s.vrn u ae clubs would favor the admission oil one IN
Cincinnati. But Ia order 70 place clno 'heIo 'no
so,t 40 Tho American Association nine OF that city VIII
- -, Ice s.cnred The league could 20 ahead without
this .rnroy ana DEFY other nine, but that course
vould hr1ug on a war between the organizations Inc
r.scpt Cincinnati club has full control OF that CHI! anu
has rich Ged. - ,,,, 800,
The riu,oyed trouble between the Pltt'burE 'iup H"u
the American Association over the Barkcy zeal MAKES
!, ,htc lint hardly probable that Plttsburg may De
r ity chosen to make TIC fourth OF the western cuo'
I'm tho LEAGUE The seven American directors seem az
,cruin.d that Ptshurg shall not have bhfey anu "e
are reported saying that l. they are nov AZ
l,Sed t1 bav. nim they will withdraw from the Amcri-
can Association and join tho League The League VIII
.c.,vc PIT slurc with open and possibly OUTSIDE OF
r.,c,ua, city better situated could not be secured
r,,lur- M. The advantage club IN Cincinnati In
h.yiu., fr,t-class baseball ground, ahd even hn"u!u
,'n, "a the League they could hold the majority
81 the payrrs. The chances OF MILWAUKEE, OF ihI,hu
aunlis being admitted 20 Tue League ar sA' -
GonLtful # Either city could support sue a cIu' n w.
S,tdtn, of Chicago: H. V. Lucas. Oi 81. lJuis ana
i JirrTors of the Detroit cuD have the matter OF 80
lectiug n clGo In hand and thcy VIII proo"OiS "i'o ."
eo:pc detc nation within week g.. .,,.,,
,ei hue Eddie" Kennedy by tho Met
ropoitan Cn5 has been feC ,cd ,.r,o w. ~
IN ie ldcr, weak point being ~ MS batns' ~"
roasidcrcd catch ana has mace some oi 'I 5
voudrrul plays ever OH the Polo 6Iounus nc uu
NOT Nav as well las, year usu'r but neither dd the
other players as the position OF the cnD Al Ie 'Ia
vrH uc ma
C,,, always looked kindly upon kennedy and now
that tey have the opportunity they VIII hhtuy cl n
sim thr0u gh their fingers KENNEDY Woula %
would not weaken IL any In batting. Kennedy pas
always been favHilte here anu as no IN, nas
played with the Metropontan CAP "noi 'i nq
| ihr team was organized, the Jld " lhdiabA WIN
Lrdly ioul, natural without him. People VINO appear W
know scout tie idea that the METROPOLITAN ciuO gave
Kennedy Brooklyn rs apeace0neIhg over the UT anu
Frnu, nrcsent appearances the Chicago clab viii be
about az hard 20 beat was last year III wac tOdGh
inc would not do az good last season, but as
that pitcher at last signed aer hodhg on ior 80
long people IN other cities who nave Deeh pteochS
| suro peunant winner IN their own ciuIs arc DO
4 30 confident The club VIII put rI'"A,y
| the Same team IN tho held as u dla
last epaSon and It's chances Tor holding tue chsmpoh
sniu arc ilst as good as those Of any other nine.
Ksebi al men outside OF collegiate students VINO nave
watched the progress OF the nle,eohesaatd ~ o
| derfnl record made by the Harvard College nine.
Harvard did game during the season, winning
| two each from Princeton, Yale, Brown sua Amherst.
NicoIs and Willard both OF Harvard. also led all the
other students In batting Tooler the hIst Daseinan,
leads L. neding. The players VINO ed ~ tnel
| position, without regard TO college, are as ioIo"s
Pitcher NicoIs; catcher shaw; T0oler hrst basehah
SECOND base Terry third bassman, Beanan sh0ttstop.
Cooper; left fielder. Springfield centre eei tostes
records Of each club taken from tho Official averages
| only lust complied are IS follows: