Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-24
THE RECORD.
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The standing Of .he clubs is as follow
LEAGUE.
LEAGUE.
ASSOCIATION.
SHORT STOPS

SHORT STOPS.
And still anotherl
Will somebody please put sand on the track?
We shall do well to make the forty mark this
year.
The championship season closes October in
the league and October ii in the association.
Wood and Casey have been released by Phil
adelphia.
The end of the playing is not going to stop
the interest in the game by long odds, for
there VIII be lots of talk this winter. There is
no Australian tour in contemplation and
Messrs. Ward, Arson and company will have a
chance to talk at home.
1t is interesting TO watch the operation of
the diffusion of knowledge. The news con-
tanned in original article printed in The
STAR of Monday, September Is. is now being
telegraphed all over the country from New
York as news. The odd part of the business is
not so much that the facts spread forth in this
way are over week old-that is permissible
but that the able editor who clipped the story
from The STAR, being built on the labor-saving
plan. did not take the trouble to change the
Language, but, recognizing its clearness and
force, left II as ii was when a week after it was
printed here, he put II on the wire and beguiled
his innocent brothers. 1t is quite odd
The directors Of the American association
met yesterday afternoon at Cincinnati to talk
over the troubles between the St. Louis and
Brooklyn teams. They talked. and when they
had finished talking there was promulgated
one Of the queerest decisions in base bali ever
known. 1t a direct application of sweet
stun TO the sulky president Of the ST. Louis
club and one black eye for Mr.. Byrne. The
decision of Umpire Goldsmith in not calling
the first game in favor of St. Louis ION account
OF darkness" was declared erroneous
and reversed, the game being given
TO st. Louis. The fine of $1,000
imposed on the ex-champions for refusing to
go on with the game was RENTED. That was
Won der Ahe's inning. Byrne had his when the
board declared the action of the ST. Louis team
IN refusing to go TO the grounds the next day
20 play to be reprehensible and therefore fined
Won der Ahe $3.50 for that breach and gave
the game TO Brooklyn. II was a virtual love
feast, IN which law and justice were disre-
garded for the sake of pacifying a reealcitrant
member, whose presence in such an organiza-
ton is an element OF danger. Then the board.
feeling that somebody ought to suffer turned
on Umpire Goldsmith and recommended hls
decapitatiOn.
Thus is Won der Abe patted on the back and
made TO feel that the association cannot get
along without him. His threat to enter the
league II the association should tread on his
eorns, printed in yesterdays STAR was a very
timely hint to the board and doubtless had its
effect on the result
The Washington Light Infantry base ball
team VIII play against the Hiawathas at Cap
ltol park next Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
The entire proceeds of the game are to be given
to genial Pat Fitzgerald, the keeper Of the
Washington's grounds. These teams are be-
ns'eu W % evenly matched and a hrst-rate eX-
hlbitlon Is expected. The W. l.. l. team has
yanquished the strongest Of its antagonists this
season and the Hiawsthas have done likewise
with the best mines against which they have
played, including the strong team at Rock
Some folks are Just now calling attention te
section Is Of the base ball players contracts
which provides for releases for the next season
as bulwark against encroachment by tn,
brotherhood upon the leagues preserves. Tha
will rlnrz and in h.. Of he
minute If they really mean business and il
seems they do. In the FIRST place they have al
ways claimed. and their claims have received
the supporting belief Of many people in author
lty, that this clause would not hold watel
In the courts In fact il is almost foregone
conclusion that the league will make no effort
whatever TO enforce this rule in order to CHECK
the Brotherhoods plan, for some of the high
est officers are decidedly Of the opinion that il
Is but q frail armament at best No, the bat
Tie Is TO be fought and finished solely on the
held Of compromise. IL the league people cal
make large enough concessions there will be nc
cooperative base ball next year. II the leagu,
bluffs too long and the brotherhood stands ou
for too much money the concern NAV start
after which 10 will be race for the wealthiest
The Never Sweat and Douglass ball team.
play at Capitol park Thursday and Friday af
ternoons.
JOHN WARD DENIES.
In an interview at indianapolis John War,
says, regarding the rumored base ball trust
Il am astonished at that report sent out by Al
johnson at Cleveland Everybody takes /, TO
granted that the brotherhood has definitely de
eidsd to leave the league. Such an idea il pre-
posterous. The brotherhood has grievance
against the league, for it has broken ever,
promise 10 made 10 Us. We have made up on
minds 10 one thing and that Is the irksome ruI
giving the league the right to sell and exchang
players ct viii must be suspended. That is Ia