The daily critic. (Washington City, D.C.) 1890-1890, 1890-07-17
BASEBALL GOSSIP
WASHINGTON SECURES A GAME
FROM THE TAIL-ENDERS.
THE ATLANTIC ASSOCIATION CRISIS.
A Meeting in New York To-Night.-
Liable to 60 to Pieces The Players
League Meets To-Day.

The Woshinetons were presented
with a game by the tail end Hartford
Club yesterday Errors were as plonu
ful as 5lackberries, and to this is due
the victory Of the local team Our men
could not hit the ball at all. only two
bits being made of Staib's delivery
Phillips pitched a good game, and al
though he was battcd hard. managed to
keep he hits scattered and win his
t3nC. Hartford played a miserable
fielding game and the only men who
did not make errors were the outfielders
and the pitchers.
PRETTY RACE.
The contest for third place between
Newark, Worcester and Washington is
becoming interesting. The three clubs
arc so well punched that should Wash.
ingtOn win TO day and Newark lose the
local team would go into third place.
Washington PLAYS in Worcester today.
and in order to get ahead must defeat
Cudworth' team. Newark is scheduled
for Hartford and the chances for its
day at least Washington may have to
content itself with passing Worcester.
It's beautiful race and ought to attract
good crowds. Baltimore and New
Haven are still see saving about the
head, but the Connecticut team is in
the lead and likely to stay there for some
time TO come.
A CRISIS IMPENDING.
The Atlantic Association will hold a
special meeting al the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, in New York, to night. From
present appearances Il looks as If sew.
Cral Of the clubs would not last much
longer President Bradin Is quoted as
saying the circuit does not look as safe
as II did short time ago, but that all
may pull through.
Regarding the Jersey City Club Mr..
Braden stated that unless the patronage
picked 40 the club could not live and
might disband by Monday. Worcester
Is 10 worse way, and has announced
that Saturdays game will settle the fate
Of the club. The attendance has not
been large enough to pay the guarran.
tee and the directors arc tired Of going
down into their pockets, and at a meet
ing yesterday afternoon decided 90
allow the matter 10 rest Ia the hands OF
the public. The game with the Baltl
morCs will be benefit with the tickets
at one dollar each. II Is expected In
this way 10 raise funds enough IN tide
the club over the season and there Is
some hope that the project may prove
successful
by this II is easy 10 perceive that the
Association Is In bad way. The
Hartford club Is not drawing flies and |
In TACT New Haven and Baltimore are
the only clubs that are making ex.
peuscs. To nights meeting may deter. |
mine the fate Of the Association for the |
remainder OF the season. The CHtTTc
at the beginning Of the season. well |
knowing the weakness Of minor leagues |
pointed out the means by which the |
Association could have survived the |
season, and predicted at that time that |
II the Association was continued on |
the old basis Il would soon meet |
with disaster. There Is nothing |
10 find that prediction on the |
verge Of fulfllment When baseball /
men, Instead Of selishly looking out for /
their own club 10 the detriment Of the /
others In the same league, will try to |
lay down and carry out policy |
mutually beneficial 10 all, we shall hear |
less Of the descriptions Of minor leagues. |
In the major ones cooperation In one /
tnse Of the term Is not practicable, /
but In the minOr leagues Il Is, and time /
will prove that Il Is the only salvation /
for those bodies.
ldChters millennium plan, probably /
the most cumbersome, but at the same /
time the most feasible scheme ever
for the uplifting Of baseball, |
should be applied to the minor leagues. /
Co operation and magnanimity will do /
more for them than isolation and self
ishness Yet yOl cannot convince /
baseball magnates that that Is not a the. /
oIy and they will persist in following |
the old beaten track aud prove living |
monuments 10 their own folly
The Atlantic Association has a com.
pact circuit and has the grandest op /
poIlunity 10 prove a factor In base
ball such as no other league ever /
possessed. For years the Eastern League /
idea has been maturing, and men who |
looked 10 the future Of the game have /
constantly agitated IT, Had the At /
luuiic League proved the feasibility of 1
.he Plan by remaining together AMI /
i.A' Al4A' = ne IT hiiEA nave uolt AuleE
oil Ct conditions, a sectional league
Won have surely followed next season
= Lis is whore The Atlantic missed iis
grip Whether II can recover aud pre-
veI the breaking Of its circuit Deepen Is
on lie clubs themselves A willingness
10 help each other will undoubtedly /
operate 90 that end, and If the delegates /
% % nights meeting are wise they win |
throw aside selhshness for their iudiEil /
ual clubs and strive TO devise means i
hat shall benefit ALL
PLAYERS LEAGUE MEETING.
The brotherhood holds a special 1
meeting day, and It's deliberations
sill be anKiously watched by those who 4
believe that the long anticipated dis
-upii0n of that organization is about % /
follow 10 is pretty generally under
stood that means viii be considered 10 /
provide financial assistance for 40 least I
-Wq of Jhe clubs and possibly The trans
fer 81 one of he clubs % another CITY /
The outlook for the players Is not 50
EQsy as Il was last winter ana q break 4
ID tAe lines can be looked Tor any day.
Coueert az ths Barracks.
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