The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-22

lose, Mr.. Won der Ahe's team has al
49, haen net of the ball-loving peo-
&c - - Louis. and were il to enter the
rsnts Of the League next year would in
a. s-sroes upon It's home grounds with
no6nsting League clubs draw thousands
~ dollars into IL treasury. Should IL
make a fine showing as a League mem
her next wear, and play even as good
game and rive the other clubs as tight
= race as New York is doing this year,
II would arouse a degree of enthusiasm
in baseball circles beyond even that
which the already famous Detroit club
has created. There is no use denying
that S.. Louis is an excellent baseball
town. and when thoroughly enthused
as il would be were its pet team 10 make
a fine showing in their races for the
League pennant. would come pretty near
b ing one of the best paying cities IN the
League. In my opinion there Is 10 rea-
son why the Browns could not give the
League clubs good tight IN such a race.
Mr.. Won der Abe believes II, every 81
Louisan whom have ever heard speak
upon the subject believes IT, q goodly
number of ChicagoAns think the same
wav- and despite the predictions that
have been made TO the effect that the
Browns would play q different game
when they ran against League talent /
am under the impression all the same
that President Spalding and Mr.. Adrian
C. Arson possess g strong belief IN the
same direction. The advantages TO be
derived from having the league repre-
sented at st. LOUIS by the Browns next
s ason would seem TO be so clearly ap-
parent tina laeither Mr.Yon der Abe nor
Mr.. Spalding can fail TO see them.
Should both chiefs agree upon the ad-
visibility of sch step the admission
Of the Browns will be assured. The
forfeiture of st. Louis, however. would
be a sad blow to the American Associa-
on, coming as IL would on top OF Pitts
burg's withdrawal. to enter the League.
The Metropolitan club, should present
indications count for anything, VIII, as
an institution, probably die AZ the close
of the present season, and the chances
are that the American Association VIII
find itself confronted with the necessity
Of yielding up the ghost as an organiza.
ton or OF accepting what SCRUB oaseoal
towns il can induce to enter Its raLks as
substitutes for the Browns. Nets and
AIIeghenIes. Should such state OF
affairs threaten. the prospects are good
for Joint meeting Of the Boards OF Ar
bitration of the two organizations with
a view to adjusting the difficulty. In
that event L think the probabilities for
a consolidation are excellent, or, at
least the absorption OF the best OF the
Association clubs by the League with
the consent Of the former org inlzatiOn,
and a probable increase in The League
circuit TO ten or twelve clubs, five or six
in the east and an equal number IN the
west.
So far as the unharped-upo1 theory
OF a grand eastern ana grand western
League, the dividing line To be the Ale
gheny Mountains Is concerned, have
only 10 say. that though not impractic-
able, it would be undesirable, unpront-
able, and therefore unlikely, IN that 1t
would do away with the present section
al rivalry that is as much the source of
interest and enthusiasm in the game as
is the skill and playing strength OF the
competing clubs.
The capture Of the famous st. Louis
inheld by Detroit is but another brilliant
cotfp ss'efdt OF that clubs enterprising
infringement. and If the spirit of per
sonsl i'll feeling which marred the effec'
tiyeness OF the st. Louis team does moi
20 to Detroit with its new men.the play
| ing strength OF the Wolverines can bt
greatly increased. With Brouthers a
| irst, the only Dunlap at second
Glasscock at short, which give the clul
q permanent catcher of no ordinar!
ability in the person OF Rowe, and Den
nv at third, with Thompson, Richardson
and Deacon White in the outteld, tn
Detroit team, il ability and reputation
count for anything IN its makeup
should be able 10 stand up against an,
team that ever stepped upon 4 bal
| field.
The White Stockings return to Chi
cago on Thursday, the 18th inst, play
ing the ST. Louis team upon the HON
grounds upon that afternoon and upo
the Friday and Saturday following. w
will engage with Kansas City also upo
the home grounds the following Mon
dav, Tuesday and Wednesday an
1 will depart for Detroit Wednesday nigh
for a series of three games with the d,
troit club upon the latter's own ground
August 10Th, 2lst.and 23d. The prob'
bilities are that a goodly delegation vi
go down with our boys to the WolveI
, ines battle ground and that in view {
the result of the last series betwee
these two clubs played in Chicago Il
three games will be among the mo-
/ memorable of the season. RENLAP.