Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-07
NO ATLANTIC GAMES.
The General Base Ball Situation and the
Prospects.


counting the two called games will
Worcester. this makes six games that have
been prevented-two with New Haven, one
with Jersey City. two with Worcester and one
with Wilmington This puts Washington il
the lead for postponed games.
Baltimore people. after having Dragged 8
good deal about the Orioles. are beginning Il
realize the fact that Washington is in the race
Tor keeps. and are coming rapidly to the con-
clusiOn that the Baltimore club is not quite 8
sure winner of the pennant after all Every
day that passes serves to convince nearly every
body here that Washington was quite fortu-
nate IN being dropped from the league, which
Is getting the worst of the fight in every city.
Even tile Chicago League turnstyles are begin
ming TO rust from want of use, Notwithstanding
the fact that AnSOn's team is second in the
league. There are evidences that the league
nagnates are very much surprised and cha
grlned over this turn OF affairs and are begin
n.EE TO rcyOlye wild schemes in their minds for
retrenchmcEt. No base ball club can live on
the maager at;endances that have been at
attracted 70 the league games. particularly as
tire salary limits have been broken down IN
every direction. and signs are thickening on
every side 10 show that there Is serious
move contemplated by the league people. such
as the absorption OF some territory at present
covered by minor organizations. In Boston.
New York. Philadelphia and Chicago, where
the owners are men of wealth. the fight NAV be
continued for some time yet, but Pittsburg and
Cleveland cannot stand the pressure very long.
N HOT WATER.
The Washington club has. as was feared
managed to get into hot water by playing Ma
sons Professionals at Gloucester on Sunday
This team is the one that was organized in
Philadelphia for the purpose of playing exhi-
bltIOn games with the brotherhood teams.
games woe played against the New York and
Brooklyn z. l.. clubs. and then the Pr ofes-
SIGNALS returned home and have since not been
very active.
The National agreement. to which the WASH
lngton IL a member. contains a provision that
mo game shall be played between any club
member Of either association party hereto. or
any OF its players under contract or reserva-
tlOn. with any other club OF team while pre-
sentIng on its nine any ineligible PLAYER"
The question Is to be referred to the board of
arbitration for decision. fine will probably
be imposed for SUNDAYS indulgence. Manager
Mason claims that the team that paved sun
day was not the SANE one Individually as that
which played the brotherhood clubs. The
Philadelphia Inquire says it was the same team
with the exception of one man.
The championship games played yesterday
resulted as follows:
American Association-As St. Louis-St
Louis. q Columbus, 0. At Syracuse-Syra-
Cuse. 3; Rochester, 2.
National League-At Chicago-Chicago, 6;
Cincinnati. ;.
PLAYERS League-A. Chicago-Chicago. IA;
PIttsburg, 6.
CHAT WITH PRESIDENT YOUNG.
President Young of the National Base Ball
League was writing telegram in the Western
Union office this morning. when STAR re-
porter asked him for news
Il have no news" he said. with little sigh.
There Is nothing going on just now. L will
say. though. that 1t looks very much as though
the Washington club has been guilty OF direct
violation OF the national agreement by playing
that game on Sunday with the Philadelphia
professionals. Col Rogers first called nv at
tentlon to this game and l immediately
telephoned Walter Hewett to find out
what he had to say about the matter He
replied that he did not know that the profes
sionals were ineligible; did not know that they
had played brotherhood clubs. Further in
curry brought out the statement from Mr. Sui
Ivan that even he did not know he was violat-
ing the agreement. He does not seem to have
read the newspapers. Hewett thinks that the
board of arbitration ought to devise some
scheme of notifying clubs of the teams which
are not parties to the agreement so as TO put
them on their guard but that would be impos-
slLle. II would be much easier for the man.
ayers to keep a lookout for these things
and they should be willing to do so if they have
the principles of the national agreement al
heart | do not well see how the board of ar
Duration. to which the matter will be referred.
can refuse to accept Mr. Sullivan's statement
that he did not know what he was doing. al
though there has been "A clear violation. There
Will probably be some such verdict not
guilty, but don't do il again rendered in the
case. 1t seems TO me a rather Illuminating
thing Tor manager to confess that he doe,
not know what sort of a team he plays against
NO MORE SUNDAY GAMES.
However" continued Mr.. Young, blotting
his telegram, THE STAR ought to insist upor
the Washington team abs.aining from SUNDAY
games. This Is not Sunday town and there is
10 sympathy here for a club that will play on
SUNDAY. L know lots of here D.
would cease TO go TO the ordinary games if the
team should continue TO play seven days in the
week 1t ought to be stopped"
What do YOU think of the turnstle records
from the league cties!' asked the reporter
Il think that they show a rather Hat state O
the base ball market / have come to the con
ciuslon that the popular interes: in base bal
has collapsed like great bubble. The popu
Jar opinion Is adverse TO this fight and until i
Is settled in one way the other there will b,
general apathy. There will be no return O
the enthusiasm that used to exist until PEG
pie can come TO regard the clubs OF their Owl
cities as ioca! institutions and hope FOX victory
from motives Of Ioca! pride.
NO PLANS.
''fhe league has NJ definite plans in mind
looking to a change in tao situation. We are
still determined to keep up the fight on the
same lines. but there Is plenty of money being
lost At least six of our cities are solid. ever
il they do not make money. and they mean L
ntdl II tl4C business. mere IN Washing tOl
there are not as good audiences rs there shout,
be. The game that the club has put up ough
10 draw an average Of l.j0O people 10 a game
An average OF 1900 is necessary to paw ex
penses. But think Washington was fortunate
IL getting out when il did"
NOTES FROM ABROAD.
The Senators are in Newark to-day
The Atlantic race remains as it was.
Say has reported for duty in Hartford
Newark has signed an experimental pitcbe
banned Barry, from Milwaukee.
The Newark papers deny the rumor that th
club Is to be transferred from Newark to Tren
ton.
The bleaching boards on the Clevelan
Brotherhood ground are covered with an avn
ing.
Right Fielder Brady has been released by Ne,
Haven and may go to Jersey CITY,
lie Chicago League attend1nces have dwin
died down 10 less than five hundred daily.
Is II possible that the battle for the AtIanti
pennant wall be fought between Baltimore an
Observation-Disclosures san. Quite possible
indeed.
Little Clarence Duval. the mascot who &C
companIed Arson IN the all-around- the-worl
trip. Is now connected with the Chicago Brother
hood Club.-EL.
Buck Ewing, Roger Connor and jaime
ORourke are all making an effort TO act a
manager OF the New York Players Club.-Bu
Jd0 COIHHterc1dL None of them have made
very big success Of II. but what else is to be @,
peetedI 1t Is the old story of too many cook
&c.-PhtiGdsiphjd Inquirer
\ special from Worcester saws: The fnanci,