Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27
THE SPORTING AFTERMATH.
Cleaning of the Field Which Yielded
Such a Harvest.
THE BASE BALL BROTHERHOOD.
Captain Comiskey Predicts That
the Organization Will be
Formed-Sports OF
Other Kinds.
Next Seasons Makc-Up.

The probable composition of the Western
association for next year will be Omaha,
St. Paul, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Sioux
City, Denver, Detroit, and Toledo. Duluth
and Oshkosh are both very desirous of pos!
sessing franchises III this association, but it
Is not probable that either will be qualified.
Geographically considered Oshkosh would
have the call, although there is little doubt
but what Duluth would give better support
TO team. However, IT is idle 10 talk about
these cities as they stand no show whatever
to get into the Western association. Detroit
and Toledo are both supremely disgusted
with the international, as they have lost
money, and seem to think that annexation
with the Western association is all that is
necessary to ill their Golfers with the coin
of the realm. That the acquisition would he
a welcome one, no one will gainsay, las it would
make one of the best base bali circuits in the
country, barring the long jump from Toledo
TO Denver. 1t may be possible that the lat
ter city will be dropped, and another good
city looked up to take her place, but in any
event those chiefly interested will spare no
pains to effect solid circuit for next year,
irrespective of old ties ana associations.
The Story of the Nichols Deal.
Ted Sullivan who came to Omaha a cou-
pie of weeks ago to buy pitcher or two, was
authorized by the Cincinnati management to
give President Mccormick check for 80, 900
for "Kid' Nichols, payable on October 81.
This precaution was taken by Cincinnati be-
cause contract entered into with player
before that day would pe illegal. There was
also another provision mentioned by Cincin-
natl and that was TO the effect that the check
was not 10 be cashed until Nichols had made
terms with the porkopolis management.
Sullivan failed to fulfill the instructions of
his employers, but instead gave Mccormick
sight check, which he sent in with his
usual promptltude for collection. Cincinnati
refused to honor IL as they had been unable
TO snegotiate with Nichols When McCor-
mick was notified by the bank that the check
would not be paid, he immediately tele-
graphed to Cincinnati that the deal was off.
Cincinnati now alleges that Omha was SUB
sequently offered bigger price for the Kid,
and they purposely kept hlm out OF the way
An Omaha Man suggested Ii.
Another matter that will doubtless receive
attention at the coming annual meetings OF
the league aud American association next
month is fixing regular time for calling the
game in the spring, mid d-summer and fall
months This very desirable amendment to
the rules was suggested the other evening tO
Captain Comiskey by well. known Omaha
amusement man, and it so favorably strucl
the great base Dall general that he made O
note OF II, with the declaration that he would
SEQ tnat such rule was embodied in the
American association code at its coming
meeting.
why" said Comisky, ..it was the alb
sence of just such an imperative rule as TIM,
that occasloned all our trouble in Brooklyn
aud the wonder is that il has not been sug-
gested by some one long since. In Brooklyn
they had things fixed 70 beat as at all haz
cards. They had their umpire, this mar
Gaffney. and ne called the game at 4 O'Clock
when every other umpire IN the country wa
either calling the games at or 1880
The reasen for this was that in case thu
Brooklyns were IN the lead at the end OF th,
: fifth or sixth or seventh inning, and ther,
was any pretext for II under heavens, hi
called the game on account OF darkness ans
thus gave 1t 10 Brooklyn; but II they wer'