New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-02
WILL JERSEY CITY GET 1T?
TO FILL CLEvELAND's SHOES SOON.

Whether the Jersey City club will have any chance
to become a member Of tho American Association
cannot be told until after that organizations meeting
at st. Louis on Wednesday. That the city is largo
enough to support such club goes without saying
Some Of the Association managers have been quoted
In several papers lately as saying that jersey CITY
Is too small to be represented In their organization
When tho clippings shown to Manager Powers
he said:
Tho County Board OF Health the population
Of Jersey City month 1873 233, which is probably
below tho actual figures This total has been reached by
multiplying number Of dwellings by tho average num-
Of occupants shown by the census OF 1850 IL Is
likely to below the TRUTH because OF the great
houses during tho past three
years. The personal registry showed total OF 32,2lS
men over twentyone years and It. is wellknown fact
that many failed register. Allowing that the women
and minors citizens and persons who failed TO regis
averaged each voter. the total population oil
this city would be 1933Os. which is very likely to be
than the total which the doctors base
estimate vital statistics. The next census Will
probably show considerably 200 900 In the city and
300. 900 In the county.
The above figures show that Jersey City has larger
population Louisville. than Kansas City and
Columbus combined than either Rochester SYRIA
any other city, with the exception OF Buiao,
named for Ceveands place in the Assoca
ton. These positive facts. and President Stern or
nobody else can Our grounds situated
directly within of Hudson County and are not
more than three miles from the county limits There are
lines of running gates and we are
within Afteen minutes ride OF six New-York ferries
Las. season handicapped by being too strong
every the Central League with the exception
Of Newark. After patrons saw US play and defeat
different tho time, there OF course
drop in The attendance. 1t just like witnessing
trotting against Maud s., the peerless
queen Toward close OF the however, all the
clubs braced up wonderfully and US hard fight for
played. 1t too late them for the hght
for championship had narrowed down to two clubs
ALL his fpei
our books and show that days receipts will
pare favoraby with the best days at Louisville Baltimore
Kansas City Cleveland; Sunday games OF course, L
except During the late the Jersey City club
played against the NewYork. Philadelphia indianapolis,
Cincinnati, Baltimore Louisville. Syracuse and Toronto
clubs We defeated them all but Cincinnati, the score
OF the latter game being very close.
We havo not made application for membership in the
American Association, nor do we expect to do So Ny
only object in sending this statement is to show the utter
falacy OF counting Jersey City small town
C. H. Byrne, of Brooklyn, started for Pttsbure on
Thursday to attend the meeting Of the Arbitration
Committee. held in that city Friday. With refer
TO the Jersey City deal, he said he Knew
nothing further than what has been published; but
was Of the opinion that Jersey CITY was admirably
situated for the Eastern circuit Of the American
| Association. He could not tell what action the
Association would take toward filling the vacancy
I'm its ranks and would offer option to tine merit
of the pecive claims of Columbus and the synd
watch proposes buying the Jersey City CLUB. lie
said that at the annual meeting of the American AS
ISOLATION which will occur at St Louis next Wednes-
day the delegates will consider the legislation
| OF the League the salary question, as well as
plan touching the subject which will be sub
mitted by one Of the clubs. When asked about the
| division of the prize money for second place, nc
said We shall divide that money among our players
| as soon as it Is awarded to We could not very
we'll give 1t away before we got II, and next "eeh'
when Mr. wyckoT gives us his check, every one OF
our players including Burock, will receive his
share Catcher 4. l. Bushong Of tho Brooklyn club
does not like the rule reducing the number of called
balls to four He was in favor Of placing the
pitcher five feet further back. Aons Terry, OF the
brooklyn team, IS spending the Thanksgiving season
! at his fathers home in New Britain, Conn.,
Considerable interest is felt IN the coming meeting
| OF the American Association. OF course tho most
important business of the session will be the selection
| of city to come and fill up the gap caused by
| Clevcland's skip into the League. Every indication
points to Columbus being selected to represent the
| Association infant this year. The OhioanS request
for admission ha, been favorably received by nearly
all the clubs Cincinnati. however. objects and VIII
fight for Buffalo. The Newark club appears ANXIOUS
made application for admission should ei,he ,T OF
the Jersey clubs enter the ASSOCIATIONS IL VIII go
| rivalry between the two teams has been ono OF the
| things that has kept them out of bankruptcy.
| Judging from the interest taken In baseball by the
amateur athletes at present there viii be amateur
clubs in the field next year than ever An Amateur
League will be made up, composed OF clubs from the
various athletic clubs. There Will also be league
LIN Brooklyn, mado up from sturdy young athletes
who play baseball for the love Of tho sport and not
for money Jersey City has always boon famous for
her strong amateur players, yet has never had a
wel-conducted amateur organization. Plans. how
ever, arc being drawn up which promise to give
jersey City of the strongest amateur leagues In
the country. A meeting Will be held this week.
when all the preliminary arrangements Will be made.
The organization Will probably be called the Hudson
| County League The Jersey City Club VIII offer the
new league the use OF It's grounds at Oakland Park.
John T. Day. OF the New-York Club will present tho
winners with gold medals and handsome silk pennant
The teams VIII DE made up of the pick Of the
amateurs of Jersey CITY and Hudson County
| While the present feeling OF combativeness exists
between the NcwYork and Brooklyn clubs the fol.
lowers Of the game In this DcighborhOOd are sure OF
Witnessing good baseball playlns Inc local cluo
could afford to be ontdOne by It's brooklyn rivals,
while Ine later managcI eye h thn s1t The
question has been frequently asked. Why Is Brooklyn
seems 70 he HAT the prssen club across the river is
entirely strong for its Association rivals. can
Of the club. the Other day Competition in baseball
is Just keen as Il IS IN business OF more mercantile
| character. New York has strong team and we had
10 have one. II Gotham had poor team, that Is,
one that could not get lSh position IN the pennani,
could afIOiri 10 90 HkcNlsf NOW YOU Gan Str
why have made the great outlay for players that
We did Brooklyn evidently docs not intend Ia
allow the Giants Ia outsep til baseball way.
II is barely possible that the salary limit rule
recently adopted by the League viii not meet with
the expected favor from the Association. Several Of
the Association managers who have studied the League
plan carefully profess not To like It In rs entirety.
] The Brooklyn delegation has plan suggest which
It thinks Is more sensible than The limit plan adopted
| by the League. II Is probable, hOwever. that tho
proposed plan embodeS the principal features OF
| The League changes.
| CURIOUS DISPLAY OF EQUINE INTELLIGENCE