Morning journal and courier., 1888-09-03
ArEAm WOULD PAX.


 what Ex.Manager Dan shannon Says
 About a Ease BalI Club In New Ha-
 yen-An the Western Players Of ehe
 Minor Leagues Would Jump at she
 Chance to Come East.
 One of the last persons that the base ball
 reporter of the COURIER was expecting to see
 on Saturday was Daniel Shannon, who last
 season was manager and captain of the
 Bridgeport base ball team. Dan has been playing second base on the Omaha team this
 season, aud his ability as player is well known in Connecticut. Western air did not agree with him. He had an attack of malaria and was obliged to return to his Bridgeport home, where he is now under the doctors care. He will not play any more this season. He was in this city Saturday.
 "How is base ball in the Westap asked the reporter.
 boys all want to come back East. As came from there only short time ago of course know their sentiments. They would all jump at the chance to come back East again. You know that many of the players in the Vest ern association played in the Eastern league last season. They are sick of the West, as are also others who did not play here. The air there does not tend to make them healthy. "Why don't you stir up the people here and get them to start a base ball team next
 season? tell you that team would pay in
 New Haven. You would have no trouble
 whatever in getting all the players needed.
 ttLovett and Wilsona Well, Lovett has
 been doing fine work, but Wilson has played
 in hard luck some way or other and has not
 done as good work as he did in Bridgeport
 last season. The Chicagos, and in fact sev-
 eral other teams are after Lovett, but they
 won't be successful n
 That base ball team would pay in New
 Haven as Mir. Shannon says, there is not 8
 doubt. But matters would have to be hand
 led much differently than they were last sea-
 son. That season was one which taught a
 lesson to everyone who had any connection
 with the inside affairs or the New Haven team. What is more, it was costly ex- pertinent Another season there would be 8 far different way of management.
 One thing will have to be done before base
 ball is ever success in the New England States. That is, the players must consent to play for less money. With the salaries that were paid last season in this league base ball will never thrive. But there is disposition among them to play for less, and as the men in the Western association desire to come East there is no doubt that first class players could be secured at management paid to lot of rum soaked players about $150 each month. The men could have played in the major leagues, but for their drinking propensities. Occasion ally they would play as fine game as any team in the country, again they would dis gust everybody. People called them @ lot of drinkers and would not go to zee the games. Suppose team was organized, composed of young players, those whose salaries would be low. Let them be secured with 8 view of having men of good qualities. If people 1 thought that they were playing ball all the 1 time the best they could, they would patron- | ize the games. This and with the low sal ries, would certainly insure success to the management.
 It would be inadvisable to have such g great number of stockholders as last year To have the team successful, there should be | a few men who could put in all the money. | It does seem as if some one would take uI MT. Shannon's idea, for if anyone knows whether it would pay or not it is he. If any 1 one should think it advisable to start @ club | it should be remembered that low salaries l must be the rule. And there are many first class players who could be hired cheap. THE MAJOR LEAGUES.
 l During the past week the New Works ha6 hard luck losing four games out of six tc Boston. But Chicago lost four, and se I the standing is the same as last week. De | troit is pulling up on Chicago, and if the | latter team doesn't brace mp Anson will bt l very sick.
 There is a strong suspicion from the way \ that the Detroits are playing now that thu ! members of that team were playing for Wat kin's release as manager.
 l In the American association it looks as i | St. Louis was the sure winner of the pen, | nant.
 and association including Saturdays game