Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-09
WILL GO TO THE WALL
One or the Other of the Base
ball Leagues.
ThrOat-Cutting Can Not Last
Forever.
President Spalding Says It's a War
of determination.
The Pittsburg League Club Badly in the
Hole-Magnates Hold Pow-Wow.
Associated Press Dispatches. |

New YORK, May S.-President Spald-
ing, of the Chicago National League
Baseball Club, talked with reporter to-
day. Zone league or the other" said
he, "must go to the wall; they cannot
60 on as they are now doing, each cut
ting the others throat. The public is
being overdosed with baseball, or rather
with fight for patronage between the
two leagues. In view of their past his
tory the players of the brotherhood clubs
should draw far better than they do, for
they contain many men who were most
popular with the crowds in days gone by.
On the part of the national league,
freely confess we are not drawing salts
factory crowds. AS the situation stands,
there is no money in it for anybody. The
two opposing leagues are waging war
OF determination. 1t cannot last. One
or the other must give way"
Significant Conference.
Spalding, of Chicago, Hawley, of
Cleveland, and O'Neil, of Pittsburg,
held long secret conference here yes
terday. They decline to state the re-
suit, but it is known that the ball season,
with both the league and the brother
hood, has not been successful financially,
so far, and it is believed that number
OF clubs in both associations will have
to 60 to the wall unless something can
be done to improve the situation. The
Pittsburg League Club has suffered
most, losing heavily from the start, and.
it is said cannot stand the drain much
longer. There is talk of it's removal to
indianapolis. 1t is understood vester-
days conference was with the view of
changing dates to prevent conflict with
the players schedule
League Games.
PHILADELPHIA, May S.-Twelve hun
dred people attended the league game
this afternoon, which was sharply con-
tentested. Both pitchers were very
Bosta@ BBaltla@alnhia ....S .S 60 %
Hits Philadelphia, 6; Boston, IL Errors
and Clements; Nicholas and Hardie. Umpire
Lynch.
CLEVELAND, May S.-The Cleveland
league club won a hard-fought battle to-
day in the tenth innings, by good work
at the bat. Attendance, 800.
SCORE.
PisHa1arga PiistsSurgi ...9o % 81 oG-ss
Hits-Pittsburg, TO- Cleveland, IL, Errors
Pittsburg, g; Cleveland, 5. Batteries-Sowder
and Wilson; Gilkes Lincoln and Zimmer Um-
pire-McQuade
CHICAGO, May S.-The Cincinnati
League Club this afternoon had the
game well in hand up to the sixth in
nings, when the home team pounded
Vaiau for twelve hits, getting as many
runs and thereby turning defeat into
victory. Attendance, 250.
SCORE.
Cincinnati Ch CHM - o 10 %
Hits-Cincinnati, TO- Chicago 16 Errors
CINCINNATI, l. Chicago, 12 Batteries-vaiau,
Baldwin, Hutchinson, Nagle. Umpire-zach-
Brotherhood Games.
BROOKLYN, May S.-The brotherhood
game this afternoon was exciting, al
though loosely played on account of
wet grounds. Fielding errors lost the
game for Brooklyn. Attendance, 250.
SCORE.
Bosfony' BBGsSalyn 'l......3 ..:..5 Eli III
,,lddsi-3 ,aitssiEBroooklyn o o.; Boston, s. Errors,
Daily; Daley and Kelly. Umpires-Barnes
and Gaffney.
PHILADELPHIA, May S.-The brother
hood grounds were in no condition for
ball-playing today. The right-felders
had hard time of it, often wading ankle
deep in the mud. The local team had
an easy victory. Attendance 1000.
SCORE.
SSe1SaSetRnia NEW Sorf ..d 20 ) 9 Q d-5 d-15
Hits-Philadelphia, 16; New York g. Errors
Philadelphia, 2 New York. A; Batteries =
son, Holbert.
CLEVELAND, May S.-The Brotherhood
team batted out victory this afternoon.
easily defeating Buffalo. Attendance 700.
BinfeIonu Buffaio' '......3 2 9 3-5 IS
Hits-Cleveland, IA; Buffalo, T., Errors
Cleveland, l; Buffalo, s., Batteries-McGill
knight and Jones.
CHICAGO, May 8.-The heavy batting
of the Chicago Brotherhood team gave
them an easy victory this afternoon.
Attendance 1,S00.
Chicago ,........5 2 5 1 0 4 0 1-2O
Pittsburg. .......1 o o o 0 o O. 5
,Hits-Chicago, 20; Pittsburg, 5. Errors
Farrell, Staley, Morris and Quinn. Umpires-
Cunning and Matthews
American Association.
SYRACUSE, May S.-Syracuse, II;
Rochester, 5.
TOLEDO, May S.-Toledo, Z; Louis
vile, l.
COLUMBUS, May S.-Columbus, Z; St.
Louis, 3.
Brooklyn Games Postponed.
BROOKLYN, May S.-The league and
American games scheduled for this city
today were postponed on account of wet
grounds.
California League.
SAN Francisco, May S.--San Fran
ciscos, 7; Stocktons, s.
Hurley Knocked Out Reardon.
SAN JOSE, May Slack Hurley, of