The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19

DIo"hs' TAyInS the 13apy ActTM1Scel-
1aneous Notes.
[cHICAGo CORRESPONDENCE
Chris Won der Abe. proprietor of the 81.
Louis Baseball Club, is now doing the
baby act, and it is degrading his club in
years the st. Louis club has stood at the
head Of the Association; just now there are
indications that it will be beaten for the
championship by the Brooklyn club. In,
stead OF taking his medicine like man
and philosopher. Won der Abe is squeal-,
Ing like pig. On Sunday last between
5000 and 10000 assembled at Ridgewood
the advertised game between the
st. Louis and Brooklyn teams.
The ST. Louis Club refused to play;
in TACT the players did not even go to the
grounds. When the time for the game to
begin arrived Umpire Goldsmith formally
presented the game to the Brooklyn Club
by score of 8 to 0. G. H. Byrne. manager
OF the Brooklyn team. was highly indignant
at the action of the st. Louis Club. and will
40 everything in his power to make the
Western champions suffer dearly. "Von
der Ane has no right to set himself up as
!udge and jury in this case" said Mr.. Byrne.
His team is liable to expulsion" Mr. Won
der, Abe, President of the st. Louis Club,
said that ne had good reasons for
not taking his team to Ridgewood park.
SA~
the case perfectly, and was willing to abide
bv the decision of the association. He
seems to think that he has been unjustly
treated. not only in Brooklyn but other
CUES, and he proposes to make test case
OF 1t. IF with their police arrangements at
Washington Park Saturday they could not
protect us. how would they do it at hid g.
wood without police? I was stoned at
Underwood last year. and I don't want any
more OF it. My players told me that they
would not go to Ridgewood for $1,000 each.
They were AFRAID Of their lives. 1he crowd
assaulted Nc earthly. Robinson and Comis-
key Saturday, and things looked dangerous
for me at one time. If I had had pistol
| might have been tempted to use it."
Some of the alleged details of the plan by
which Albert L. Johnson of Cleveland is to
become the head of a combination OF
League players, members of the Brother
hood, and arrayed against the League on
account OF the classification law and sales
system, crop out from day to day. An
Indianapolis ball player tells the half-con-
cealed story. 1t runs this way. in effect:
Johnson has been working the scheme
for some time. John M. Ward, President
of the Brotherhood. is in" with him.
man of the combination. Each of the dis
satisfied players is to sign contract with
him. Thus trust is to be formed, and the
cream of the baseball talent cornered.
When the various League clubs offer
their players contracts for 1890 they will be
rejected. The players signed by Johnson
are to be apportioned among the present
League towns except Pittsburg and III
dianapolis. A new National League is to
be formed. Brooklyn has already been Sc
cured in place of Pittsburg, and Cincinnati
present ideas OF the schemers.
NOTES OF THE DIAMOND.
The pennant race both in the League and
Association is far more exciting than last
year.
For the first time in several seasons the
Philadelphians have taken bad fall at the
close of the campaign. Their usual spirit
Is wanting.
1t is hard to explain the Indianapolis
clubs low standing. No team in the Leagt.e
has better infeld than Denny, Glasscock,
Bassett and Hines. and Seery. Andrews and
McGeachy are as fast outfielders as can be
found. All of the lot are extremely good
hitters.
Two games day have been quite the
rage of late.
Thompson has made eighteen home runs
this season.
Jim Whitney is doing some great pitching
in Buffalo.
McGeachy has not made an error in the
last forty games.
If Tiernan keeps up his present batting
much longer he will lead the League.
Williamson is not only running the bases
for himself but makes an occasional steal.
The buildings and fences of the New
York polo grounds have been sold at auc-
ton.
Each of the Boston players is promised
big easy chair if the team wins the pennant.
Umpire Lynch is getting it on all sides.
He cannot give satisfactory decisions any
where.
Of the eight clubs in the Western Asso-
citation only Minneapolis. Omaha and Den
yer have made any money this season. Das
Moines. st. Joseph and Sioux City have
lost from $4,000 to 5000 each,
The Association air is full of Won der
Ahe's protests. His latest demand is til at
the three last Brooklyn-K Kansas City games.
be thrown out because Catcher Bushong
umpired them.
The clubs of the Interstate League are
moro evenly matched than tn se of any
other league in the country. The Daven-
ports. who lead, have won only thirteen
more games than the Evansvilles, who
guard the tail end.
Sprague, released by Chicago, tried bv
Cleveland. and sold to Toledo, is doing
badly. and is alleged to be throwing games
sWay by carelessness.
Stephens of the Burlingtons, McGill Of
the Evansvills, KnelF of the st. Josephs,
Kiiroy Of the Baltimores, and Cushman Of
the Toledos are the only pitchers WIN have
this year accomplished the difficult feat of
retiring club without hit in full game.
George Washington Bradley, the veteran,
seems destined to split the record of John
Nelson and Deacon Jim White in the mat
ter of long service in the field. Brad is
playing a more than good third base in the
Western Association.
It is expected st. Joseph, Des Moines,
and Sioux City will drop their Western AS
sociatiOn franchises. Milwaukee yearns
for a place in the American Association,
Lincoln. Davenport. and Dubuque want any
vacancies that may turn up.
The Association organs are clubbing the
mouthy Won der Abe for his wholesale ac-
cusations of game throw ng and umpire
robbery. One paper declares that he is
trying to win the Association pennant on "a
bluff and a couple of overworked pitchers"
Emmett Rogers. the Houston, Texas,
catcher, recently secured by the Toledo
club. has caught in seventy three consecu-
tive games this season.
Conner is playing a better game at first
this year than ever before. He handles
everything that comes his way
Ryan remains the leading run getter of
the League. He and Glasscock and Tier
nan have each made over one hundred this
season.
The total attendance at the Boston
grounds this year. as announced by the d.
rectors, will reach 275,e0O
Brouthers leads the Bostons in fielding,
with an average of 1882 Richardson's left
field average is 1868.
Cleyelands brilliant centerfielder. Nc
et: IL