The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11
PLACES MOSTLY FIXED.
FEW CHANGES PROBABLE In THE
BASE BALL RACE.

Now York and Boston Close Toeether-'
Philadelphia aud Chicago . Tte--Im the
Other Lengues tho COntrsts are Uniln.
portaMt-Thnt C-oMblue-Other Ball and
Sporting Notca.
The weeks ball play closing on Saturday
day .ahead of the season left all the
contests still on which were attracting at.
tention when the week began. In the
Western association Omaha's lead was SO
secure that her team played but Indifferent
ball, and lost hulf her games. st. Paul
swung along IN o safe sc ,ond place, mp
parently lit 9 caring which way the Ter.
centage tended. Minneapolis held firmly
to good ball, and easily ended
third. with Sioux City a fair fourth, maine
ly because the season was too short for Mil.
waukee to overtake her. Milwaukee has
been playing excellent ball Of late, and
will crowd the head-enders another season
il she holds her club we'll in hands and con-
tinues her present gait. Just before the
bell rung the curtain down, therefore, the
C97; st. Paul, $50; Minneapolis, 537;
Sioux City, GIG; Milwaukee, 475; Denver,
AZ; st. 373; Des Moines, 348. The Sunday
games which closed the season made only
slight changes in percentages and none in
positions.
In the National league New York and
Boston had run a tie race for t Q pennant
for several days until, on Saturday, Bos-
ton lost, which after ten innings New
York's game with Chic ,go was called on
account of darkness with each club boast.
ing two scores. This tie also fixed the
position of Chicago aud Philadelphia for
third place ut q tie, which makes a second
very pretty tight to be settled by the finish
ing games of the season. During the past
week Pittsburg climbed back over Indian-
apolis TO her old place as sixth, while
Cleve and retained her fifth, and Washing
ton her tail end. Percentages arc: New
York, G53; Boston. GAS; Chicago, 496;
Cleveland, Az; P%ittsburg. AIS; indlaua-
polls, 434; Wa .hington, 33G.
In the American association the remain.
ing contests lie below the belt-that is to
say, down to the middle of the list the
list the places are fixed, while below are
two clubs at a practic IL tie, with Louis
vile frozen stiff on the cold end of the
association tail. The Athletics appear
satisfied to remain in third place, st. Louis
cannot be pounded out of second, while
Brooklyn has been sitting in the first
notch with the pennant in an insite pocket
for a month past. Omaha has the largest
percentage as q leader while Louisville has
no competitors IS champion tailenders.
The appearance of the association column
is now Brooklyn, $50; st. Louis, G32;
Athletics, 579; Baltimore, $40; tincin.
natl, 523; Columbus, 422; Kansas City,
421; Louisville, 200.
Western Association Finances.
The Omaha Bee is athority for this:
After some little investigation it has been
learned that but four clubs AVE made
money in the Western association during
the past season-Mlnneapolis, Omaha,
Milwaukee and Denver. Minneapolis,
however. has been the only big winner, her
profits footing up to S2O,0oO or more.
Omaha came ont ahead about S9OD, and
Milwaukee and Denver q little better than
even.
st. Paul, through inefficient manage
ment, has lost money, IN insignificant
sum, however, when compared with the
other losing cities. Des Moines is out of
pocket, despite their every effort to cut
down expenses, about $4,000, while Sioux
City and st. Joe are still deeper in the
hole. The Corn Huskers' off side of the
ba'ance sheet shows a deficiency Of nearly
$5,0OO, while poor old st. Joe's shortage
will amount to $4,000 or more. These
cities hid not give their clubs the support
they deserved, and as a consequence there.
is much soreness among the management
and stockholders. st. Joe has already
proclaimed that she is no hog and knows
when sheihas got enough, and lawn tennis
and h%op-scotch is the most exhiliratinp
sport that will be witnessed down the river
next summer. Sioux City, however, is
made out of different stuff, and a little
backset of a few thousands IS Inadequate
to cause her to throw up the sponge. She
intends to chuck i'll a little more tar aud.
try it again, believing that with a stronger
team next season she can not only recoup
from the effects of this year, but come out
ahead. This is a commendable spirit, and
the whole association will wish the Corn
Huskers good luck.
Pertaining TO tho Combine.
Will johnson, the street railway mag
nate Of st. Louis, whose name has been
connected with the schemes of the base
ball brotherhood, has just returned from
New York. 4Some of the PLAYERS have
seen ct to talk, SAID he, and although I
was sworn to secrecy some time ago I
guess there is nc longer any effort at con.
cealment. To begin with, let me tell YOU
that every player in the league, with the
single exception of Arson, has signed an
agreement to join the movement. Arson,
as l said, is only recalcitrant, and he is an.
old horse who will be lei to the stable
next year, SO that his absence will net be
felt. Every n of the others has signed
a pledge to stand by this agreement. With
all the details in view I am free to confess
that l believe the league will prove n sue.
cess from the start. Besides furnishing
the best ball in the country, the players
will hovo thu Cv,nSNof1.yy n4 41,a ~no~I. ...xr
them. No man living that I know of feels
friendly to the league bosses. This sell.
ing and trading of players as though thew
were SO many cattle is all wrong, aud the
time has come when the players must take
the bull by the horns and do something
for themselves" Will johnson is one Of
the best business men in the west, and his
acquaintance among uhe professional play4
ers is general. Especially is he friendly
with all the league players.
Tho Boston Outlook. Il
The Boston Globe says in regard to the
proposed cooperative base ball scheme to
be i%naugurated by the Brotherhood Of
base Ball Players that its success in that
city is an assured fact. John Morrill,,
who has been acting as agent for the pro-
%jectors of the scheme, has found plenty of
support and backing, and has gone SO far
es to select grounds for the Boston club.
Morrill, will be financially interested in the
now club. Among the other STOCKHOLDERS
will be George Wright, Gen. Dixwell and
Julian Hart. Wright is enthusiastic over
the proposed scheme, and says it has pro-
crossed SO far that knowledge of the facts
cannot injure its success.
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