Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-08-03
There IS NO SPLIT
Both Leagues Are Likely to
Finish Out the Season.
W.. HARRIS VIEW OF THE CASE.
Many Changes in the Make Up Of the
Leagues VIII Probably Occur Next Sea-
son baltimore May Eater the League.
The Pennant VIII Stay East.

The remnant Will stay East.
There are no indications of any split In
the circuit of either of the big leagues, and
both may be expected to finish out the sea
son on their present lines. Neither are
there any indications other than straws as
to next seasons lines, but these straws are
some of them OF a kind that ~foreshadow
coming events. II is certain that the Play
ers' league will abandon Buffalo and pos
sibly Brooklyn. and the three cities on
which they have cast their eyes particular
ly are Cincinnati, Detroit and Baltimore.
Where the Buffalo team will be put de-
ponds a good deal on the game put up by
the reorganized Bisons. As the team stood
and played prior to July "a II would hard
ly be welcomed anywhere. Hence the ef-
forts being made to strengthen II. n
the addition OF Cunningham. Faatz and
Twitchell and one or two other players in
view makes the a strong enough to win
. respectable portion of its remaining
games and play good ball even in defeat
the team will be very likely to go to De-
troit. II it makes an extraordinary front
its chances in Baltimore are likely to be
considered.
The growing belief is that Wards team
will be transferred bag and baggage to Gin
cinnati IL the prospects are considered
good. About the only thing that will keep
the Players league ont Of Cincinnati is the
winning Of the league pennant by Mr..
Stearn's present team, an event that does
not now seem likely 10 happen, although
still possible.
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likely to occur is the abandonment Of Pitts
burg. Nothing can keep \ team there for
1891, il seems TO mn short OF the entire col
lapse Of the Players league, a very unlikely
event this year. TIE successor Of Pittsburg
was at one time thought to be Indianapo-
lis, but think th lis wrong. Indianapolis,
like Washington, is for the present a dead
duck igthe ma or league baseball pond.
Everything to NE points one way, and
that Is TO Balti more. One of the best ball
own aside from the four big cities, it has
no business in "A minor league, and its peo-
pie are ripe fer high class ball. No more
legitimate successor OF Pittsburg is likely
TO be found than Baltimore. and BARNES
team greatly strengthened is more than a
probability for the National league circuit
of 1891.
The championship Of both leagues will
come east, and the chances are good that
one pennant of the two will float at Bos-
ton. Kelly's men in the Players league
should win unless they fall down in a way
unlocked for now They will win IL on
their batting and base running abilities.
''Old Hoss" Radbourn will pitch about
every day in the wind up, and with Gum
bart in his present form to oil In "the
king and his comrades ought to land the
rag, although Ewing and Ward will push
him hard.
In the National league, Brooklyn, Philar
delpbis and Boston will make a terrific
combat. About the only thing that will
beat the Phillies out is their lack of pitch
ers. Gleason can hardly pitch every game.
II he could they might win the trick. II
Clarkson. Nichols and GetEein keep their
present pace it looks As IL Boston would be
the winner. Perhaps Al Reach will hus-
tie up a pitcher from somewhere. Doran,
of the New Havens, can be had for money,
and it would pay Reach to get him. At
any rate one more good pitcher would in
crease the chances for the success OF Reach's
team very materially. The Brooklyns are
still In the ring, and will make a hard
struggle for first place, but ! hardly think
they will get IL. Boston, with such a pitch
ing force as it possesses, its good hitters
and base runners, seems most likely Of the
three clubs TO win. Everybody knows
Clarkson's speed in the end Of the season,
and with two good men TO help oat the
Bostons will make a grand finish and will
be near the wire whel time is called.
THISGs THAT q SAID.
That now Mutrie's men are batting in
good style his pitchers are weak.
That when the pitchers were doing won
derful work the team couldn't hit a bal.
loon.
That the Phillies have the first real
chance to win a League championship they
have had since the club was organized.
That Boston and Brooklyn are the only
clubs that have any license to beat them
out.
That there is only one man who deserted
him that Al Reach would take back.
That Buck Ewing thinks he could pick
q team Of world heaters out OF the men I'M
der contract with the two New York clubs.
That he could.
, That il lac did the team would he some
thing like this; keefe, WEIGH, Rusie and
Crane, pitchers; Ewing, Buckley and
Clarke, catchers: Denny, Richardson, Bas-
set, Conner and Glasscock, inielders;
Johnston, Gore, Herman, o'Rourke and
Hornung, outfielders.
That Joe Gerhardt Is playing rs good a
second base as he ever did in his palmiest
days.
That John Burdock has been finally
eliminated from the baseball arena. Like
wise Jack Farrell.
That both sides are giving out queer at
tendance figures.
That certain journalists are busy prepar-
ing themselves to digest n goodly portion
of the proverbial dish Of crow.
That neither side will quit.
That both sides publicly declare n COM
promise impossible, while both secretly
hope that one can be agreed upon.
That certain players will be all right no
matter which way the wind blows.
That certain other players won't he.
That the Giants will make a great play
for the Players league %pennant, but will
be short a stride at the wire.
That II the new masters" insist upon
taking those three games away from Bos-
Ton there will he an awful rumpus.
That it's ever betting they won't do II.
That Comiskey's crew will not finish
one, two, three.
That the bomb had a defective fuse.
That Catcher Dowse, OF the Cleveland
league team, expects TO 90 behind the bat