Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-07
BOTH SIDES told.
raE BROTHERHOOD WILL PLAY.


ranged mattesS % that start u virtually A.
surei, prospective of tho affair from an un-
biased standpoint, and with reconsideration OF
the sensible portions Of the arguments Of par
ttsan disputann. may Well % made rrima'
riiy, therefore, Al ~numcntahty must %
cast aside, and the trnc cause tor the spnt oer
tween the League ana players % cons'derea.
Ihn SHOWS us tnat IN TINS case, AZ least, money
the root OF wnaueser evh exists u aiso
SHOWS us tnas 1ns nhanc,ai prosperity Oh .ne
Piayers' league u tne emo aimed at, anu thas
the Leagues success VIII % gauged oy tne
amount OF nnanciai prosperity attaiheo-
This being admitted, u then becomes neces
sary to discover what the sources OF revenue
are on which the Players league VIII depend
Its adhersnts claim, and with truth. that the
sympathy OF the mass OF the people Is with
the players; that those who labor for days
wages arefn accord with the new League and
viii give It their support, ana that all lovers
OF the game wiii petronize their contestA
But u may oe asked' IS Dase eoai supported "
tine mas OF tne PeoPie ana Dy tnoss VINO
iaoor tof wages luis proo'ematcai, ana
there are evidences tnat . negative reply
wouid prove correc.. uenerany sPeakihS' pso
pie VINO LABOR LOT DAYS wages are tnose VINO
WORK ior an e4istence' ana nave htue money
10 waste ON iuAurNs, OF "n.cn oaseuan Is
surely one VI tine mass OF people VINO
Vmpathize with tue payers TINS Is also .rue
and more, that OF TINS mass tne percentage
OF tnosc WH5 c%S2 S.fef'! eitner Time OF hlouey
Is almost infinitesinial
Practically speaking, baseball is supported
by people who are not to be classed as either
laborersor wealthy people. They are a 'class"
unto themselves, undemocratic as this may
appear. They are young men and old men,
who belong to that army known as clerkA
Clerks in insurance offices, In brokers offices,
In banks and mercantile counting rooms,
where wages are paid them that admit OF
more than mere living, and where working
hours are shortened during the summer. To
this must be added the patronage OF the rich
and the transient trade Of the percentage Of
"the mass Of people," and these combined
support the game. This then shows the class
Of people who swell the Golfers OF baseball
clubs and enable the latter to pay princely
salaries and other expenses. Therefore, in
proportion to population as this class is, ID
the percentage OF patronage to club in any
city. New York, Boston and Chicago have
the larger proportions; therefore, these clubs
pay the largest salaries to players, biggest
dividends to stockholders and make success
full the clubs there located.
But what will happen in case this patron
age Is divided Well, II 1T be evenly divided,
the existing clubs and those OF the Players
league will, in all probability, be run at
loss. Ii 1t Is not evenly divided, then the
club securing the greatest amount las the
greatest chance Tor financial success. And
herein lies one OF the factors in the success OF
the Players league. Can its clubs command
the greatest amount OF this patronageI Who
Savl Trnly. lovers of hnaQhall tha
people will 60 where they obtain most Tor
their money or the best article. The people
of this class are devoid OF sentiment when 1t
becomes a question OF money, and will not
Patronize the players simply because they
think them 70 nave peen oppressed, or the
magnates because they believe them to have
been wronged-
Ihey VIII ignore all sentiinentality when u
comes down 10 question OF obtaining the
value OF their money. ihey Will not merely
CONSIDER inc ciosehess OF the contests between
clubs OF the sharp rivalry Tor the pennant,
they VIII demano ample ana gocd accommo-
dations on grounds and easy anu comfortable
modes OF uaVei 10 ana from them. They
WIZ demand iair oeahng throughout NOW,
inasiiuch Us existing ciups nave as ruie'
the choicest sites III inc most accessible por-
uohs OF cities' they nave an advantage which
the fiayers league VIII nave great diinculty
In overcoming
Inc natiohai league mas also opportunities
for obtaining the services OF known good
men who will prove more attractive than
son.e of the old timers in the Players' league
whose races are nearly run.
Exnarienca nroves that tho oroo. h,av ~
.,,Ip'. .a -. ~. w 10y "
P'aye.s enas' e,y .nie, VI iour years,
ana, thereiore' whiie tue Nationai League
may be temporarily embarrassed for talent,
such embarrassment Is not likely to be long