The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-12-01
BALTIMORE AT THE BAT
They Hit the American Hard
and Trot to the Atlantic
Home Base.
WILL THIS CITY HAVE A NINE ?
Running Records BrOken--FoOtball,
Bowling and Athletics.

If Jersey City is to have baseball
team next season some tall hustling must
be cone, as the door Of the Atlantic
Association will be open to us for few
days only This Associationiwill occupy
the place of the American Association in
the East
The only apparent obstacle is the enor-
nous price that Mr.. John Day asks for
the lease of Oakland Park and the grand
stand. The chaotic state of affairs in the
+ baseball world should induce him to lend
helping hand to make the Association
as powerful as possible, as it is under the
National agreement and a strong ally of
the League in its fight against the
Brotherhood.
Counsellor James n Braden informed
me a few days ago that if a reasonable
figure was fixed by Mr.. Day to release his
grip on the baseball park here that there
would be no difficulty in establishing a
club.
He has received encouragement and
can easily form company with a capital
of IS, 900, but they would not be willing to
exhaust the capital in securing control of
the ground. He is confident that Mr..
Day will yield and assist this city in put
ting an association team in the field.
Braden yesterday made the announce
ment by wire to all the clubs in the
association
Manager Barnie is practical man, who
saw ii was useless to remain in the
American Association, with the long
jumps between small cities, and realized
the bright prospect of the Atlantic
Association, which could be strengthened
by teams of the larger Eastern cities,
where the game is dourishing, entering
the association. He applied for admission
to the association.
President Braden wired all the clubs
in the Association and received answers
yesterday. All voted in favor of admit
ing the nine from the Monumental City.
The official vote was Immediately sent
out by telegraph.
1t is extremely probable that the Ath-
letics, of Philadelphia, will enter Man
ager Barnie and Manager Trott, of New
ark, had long conference with Manager
Sharsig, of the Athletics, yesterday. He
is almost persuaded. The club will not
remain in the American Association. 1t
would be a losing investment, as the
travelling expenses would be high.
I The Quaker City will have three clubs
next season, a League team, a Brother
hood club and the Athletics, to divide the
patronage. If the Athletics enter the At
z lantic Association they will be in a SPLEEN
did position to compete with the rival
local clubs, as their travelling expenses
will be much less.
The cities now represented in the associa-
ton are Newark, Baltimore, New Haven,
Worcester and Hartford. AS the negotia-
tions for consolidating the Washington
and Baltimore teams Is at an end, it is
likely that Washington and also Phila-
deiphia will be represented.
Jersey City can get in, If early, with its
application. II Jersey City does not go in
a club may be established in Trenton, as
the people there are anxious to have u
ball club, and a movement has been
started to institute State League.
1t looks now as if a baseball team in
this city would pay well next season, as
the great rivalry will arouse intense in
terest in the national game, and the At
lantic Association will be composed of
fine material