Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-17
About the Future.

but Wlat ABOUT Ile future O1 DaSeDallg 11aJ
IS question which everybody interested in the
game will deem of vital importance. In look
ing over the situation one soon comes to the
conclusion that the prospects are not bright;
the integrity and dignity of the national game
is at stake, and fear that as result we will
find it sadly demoraized before all this base
ball anarchy is obllterated. None of US can
shut our eyes to the fact that the national
agreement will be almost a dead letter next
year, and we all know that without the protec-
tion afforded by that agreement baseball to
great extent is chaos; indeed, without its being
in full operation, a capitalist would be very
foolish indeed in investing a dollar in baseball
business. He will have no protection for his
money as players will be liable at any moment
to make jump and leave him just where the
players are trying to leave the League officials
to-day. Most certainly the players are respon-
sible for this state of things. 1 fail to see any
excuse whatever for their action: that is for
their not meeting the League. Their open and
abrupt revolt clearly means the introduction
of the principles of anarchy into baseball.
This, in my way of thinking, is the most serious
objection against the action OF the players, and
those who support them cannot well condemn
open and abrupt revolts in other phases of life.
Civilization is so far advanced now that reforms
are obtained by reason and not by systems of
The Ten Club League.
However, if the matter has to be reduced to
q conflict. and it becomes a question of the
survival of the fttest, 1 say go ahead. For
time the public will see lots of fun, and thereby
in some respects be the gamers. If it has to
matter of
LET him keep who has the power,
And let him catch who can
I would like to see two ten-club leagues.
There will then be an increased interest for
time at least in the work of each league. Not
only would there be an interest in anticipating
which league would last the longer, but we
would of course be interested in the respective
contests, and competition would cause the
public to get more favOrs than ever. But il is
very problematcal as to whether OF not there
will be an opposing ten-club organization to
that of the League AT present l am inclined
TO think that the League means OF in
tends to have ten clubs, but 1 cannot
very well see how the opposing teams are
to be organized. 1t is not likely that The
Brotherhood chiefs and men like Won der Abe
will ever agree, and that means good club
out of the list except the st. Louis players act
like those OF the League and bolt wholesale.
There is Just as much reason for their doing
so as there is for the action of the League
players. If this were to be done, and l would
not De surprised if it were done then the
Brotherhood could soon get ten good clubs As
stated in yesterdays DISPATCH Mr.. Phelps
the idea of a consolidation with the Brother
hood, and there is also strong feeling in favor
of it in st. Louis. But were the Brotherhood
players to amalgamate with the Association
they could not consistently claim then that
their revolt from their own employers had been
because of unfair dealing. If the League has
been unfair or unjust, then certainly
the Association is equally guilty. But
this desire on the part of some
Brotherhood members to amalgamate with the
Association only shows that the great desire is
,v,1o %1na
ftseSnte prominence. For the life of me can
not see how the Brotherhood can consistently
leave one set of established magnates and ioip
forces with another established set However.
it may be that consistency is not part of the
programme, because the fact of the much
vaunted cooperative principle of the Brother
hood being killed shows that the Brotherhood
is even at that stage TO great extent in the
hands of a new set of magnates whose ewes
are as much on the turnstile as those of the
hawk on its prey. And yet, if the Brother
hood does not join forces with the Association,
fear they will take trlhe the worst of the
struggle with the League and its new MEM
bers. wouldn't advise anybody to underesti-
mate the fighting powers Of the League. It'll
made up of many very honorable, shrewd and
determined men They have had experience
and have to very great extent made baseball
what it is to-day. Their brains have worked
out methods and applied principles that have
given to the American people one nf the best
outdoor national sports that the world has ever
seen. These are facts that must have force
because if they have not there is no force in
truth and justice. And don't let US forget the
fact that these gentlemen of whom l have lust
spoken mean to harrass the Brotherhood to the
full extent Of the law. That may mean that at
best the Brotherhood clubs cannot commence
to play until the season is far on. Even if the
law will not sustain the injunctions spoken of
it will require long time to settle the question
in court, and until it is settled the players
must remain idle. There are, indeed troubles
ahead.
The League Concessions.
There has been considerable said about the
concessions of the League during the last dav
or two bur generally gpeakipg the yarious