The sun., 1889-11-24
CURRENT BASE BALL TALK.
NOW TEE sENSAITONlI EVENTS row
TRANSPIRJNG ARE VIEWED.

vs, der Abe ssys the BrsthsrhooA Nest
Cone 10 Hln-St. Bouis as = Brother.
hooa Town-whnt Kenthekisns Think.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 29.-The President OF the
&. Louis Club is back from the bout with his
.ssooiation brethren. When he heard that
MillIgan had followed Latham's example and
Jumped to the Brotherhood he said:
II expect some OF my men will desert but,
nevertheless, will have . good team next
spring"
hood?"
mo, sir, the Brotherhood will have to come
10 me- admit that II they execute their plans
will be big success, but at present It is q
little too airy to suit me- ST. Louis will remain
In tho Association. and will continue to play
good ball"
II Won der Ahe's loyalty to the Association was
shared by the public. all might be we'll. but It
is not St. Louis people will support q metro
politan team In q major league. but will ignore
a minor association, and the general impress
sion prevails that the word minor" now ap-
plies to the American Association. Outside OF
the Athletics there 10 not team In the Asso-
citation, as now constituted. that could draw
three hundred people to the park. The Toronto
team. which has applied for membership.
played two games here last spring. and the at
tendance did not average 200 game, yet It is
said the application OF the Toronto Club 10
looked on with favor.
Rumors concerning defections among the
st. Louis players continue to circulate. From
the best information. Latham is the only man
who has signed a Players League contract.
MilliRan is reported to have signed but evil
dence Of the act has not yet been promulgated.
he is Very sweet on the Brotherhood. and. now
that tho Association has got down TO minor
sns nS 4 'sS sso s
VI Harry ~ Fuller Srot6er Of short,stop William
means that Prssiaons Yer dor XhS Is
signed. Chamberlain, stivetts, Mccarthy. n.
sF rom seD
asa whole, the indications are bright and
glowing for very lonely base ball season in
That there viii be some tall slashine of sala-
rles is to be expected. and this will cause fur
gilt-edge salaries for men to play against such
teams team as Rochester syracuse. and Toronto.
and an Sry orsansSon All WITH tSe Stsrscions the
Brotherhood could offer would make barrel
Of money. and not play Sunday games either.
manssement nj i % ranks above three or of the cities
in which the Brotherhood contemplates plac-
awe aVeraSsd $4,000 season net net M profit and d' tho
same money can be made again II the proper
efforts are put forth.
LouIsy1LLE.. Nov 29-The greatest uneasi-
ness prevails here among the lovers, Of base
sport is very gloomy. The general opinion Is
that the only fGF The Is to
PSps has 6aa
that the plan would be good one great
deal OF consultation is going on between the
take place uHH Mr. PhepS viii si7e out nothins
good hands under his charge as it can posSl-
resident Parsons is not DISCOURAGED over the
he. i am thoroughly satisfied with the, out
and Kansas City. As for the representatives OF
retained. Even after the Withdrawal OF Brook.
lyn and Cincinnati. Kansas City was anxious
the % sponge e Ster we refused T to una make certain
ssFsiPs sss S1SohasS pscss 4 Z Ssss Iss "A: AZ
tho Gssociation.. BY The, admission Of SyEa.
HS viii not H at preseS @ bs Be-
Wiling Will TO take franehsS. but @ noshine Win be-
booS Taas ssGSt Sats1 81 aiA0n with the Brother
repea fhe soH Gsseue @ pSopie .a 1I sSto
pate great deal OF trouble. and are trying
places Of the old players., They know that the
brotherhood will be persistent. and as fast as
new mon can be found they are signed:
As. for us Manager GhaPman has signed NO
eSS
We can't take 'em. Mr. Chapman is after
several more players @ who. he , thinks, are n.
strengthened and prepared to hold its own
next season"
. Ted Sullivan has been in Louisville this
week, and It 10 believed he came here In the in:
upon President Parsons and highly recon-
mended fielder whom he wished the Louis
yilles to sign. 1t ie believed he came here after
Collins, Wolf and Weaver. and 1t Is rumored
about the matter. Ted was quite willing to
talk about the Brotherhood and said:
The players have begun in business-like
,y yay and eyidently they they mean to carry carry out out
their project; but time, alone can tel, II they
will be successful and whether ball players
win profit by the move. have heard but little
talk OF acombine between the brotherhood and
is being made in that direction The scheme
could bo successfully worked think. The
talent is now In the Brotherhood, and q COM
binatlon OF that kind would greatly elevate the
II was wrong to give Brooklyn and Cinein-
places will be hard TO fill l think Milwaukee
the best city to take in as It Is good ball
1t is pretty well understood here that there
iS q scheme on foot to have clubs In New York.
Chicago. Boston. and Pittsburgh. besides the
eix Assoeiation teams. which would make q
ten-club League. Won der Ahe 10 said TO be at
the head of the kchomo."