The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-14
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viii Jersey City support a club in a
State Baseball Lacquer This question is
being seriously considered by several en-
thusiasts, who are now convinced that a
team in the Atlantic Association or major
leagues will not pay here. If the decision
is reached that baseball is not absolutely
dead here the effort will be made to
organize a New Jersey League.
Early last winter the scheme was agi-
tated III THE NEWS and the comments of
the Trenton, Paterson and Elizabeth pa
pers indicates that those cities are eager
for u revival of interest in the national
game although none were prepared to
place a high priced nine in the field. The
league would lave been formed had not
the club been organized here for the At
lantic Association OH an economical ba-
sis. Even this failed, although the club
was we'll managed and not a penny was
foolishly expended.
A club in the State League would cost
considerably less to maintain than one in
the Atlantic Association, wen If the sal
airy list was as large as that of the club
which recently ~disbanded. The heavy
drain on a clubs treasury is the travel
ling expenses III hotel bills. In this
State the railroad bills would be small as
only a short jou rney would be taken and
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at home, avoiding hotel bilsls. Many
fruitless journeys would be prevented on
stormy days, as the visiting club could
be notified by wire in time to avoid the
useless trip which cannot be done when
the clubs have to make long jumps.
Hundreds of dollars were paid out by the
defunct club for travelling expenses
when they were tied up in the eastern or
southern cities by the rain. The State
league consequently could be SO conduct
ed that no none need be wasted except
where sudden showers fall.
In regard to the salaries it is the opin-
ion of all we'll informed baseball patrons
that the rivalry between the League an d
Brotherhood will result in a wholesale
reduction of wages at the close of the
season and bring the pay of the players
down to what it should be. The day of
fancy prices is over and 1t will benefit the
game when players are paid q reasonable
compensation n not the enormous
salaries they have been re-
ceiving which they do not
earn. This fall in salaries will enable the
New Jersey cities to secure the services of
good men at an average that will enable
the Clubs to keep the salary list to a re-
spectacle figure about $50 per month,
possibly less. Fix the guarantee at $40
and the expenses will be met. This is a
small sum. and is far below the
average amoun received at the games
tudb were plhy6u ueE6 bHlS SedSpH, III
though the attendance was meagre. 1t
would be better policy undoubtedly to re-
luce the price Of admission to popular
figures and check the inducement for tn 9
hundreds who will not pay a large admis-
sion fee from climbing up trees and tele-
graph poles, and prevent the fences from
being cut and ruined.
The cities that would enter a State
League would be Trenton, Paterson,
Elizabeth, New Brunswick. Orange and
Camden. Newark, too. may be induced
to enter and perhaps Hohoken. The loss.
if any, would be so small that there are
enthusiasts enough in these cities
to keep the club in existence.
The athletic club at Bergen Point
and the West Ends, of S%omerville, would
not be averse to putting in teams if some
concessions were allowed them. Even
Perth Amboy may be influenced to enter,
and a mir could be established at Long
Branch.
A conference should be called, as the
league. ii properly managed, should be a
Success.