Morning journal and courier., 1890-08-20
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2 F A~~-eS~. | Manager Burnham Talks About the
 Future of the eAssOciatfon-NewH Ha-
 ven Will Not Enter the American
 Association This Year.
 Yesterday morning Manager Burnham of the New Haven Baseball club received | official notification from Secretary Brown | that the Baltimore team had withdrawn | from the association. Manager -Burnham says that he does not believe that this ac- ton on the part of the Baltimore manage ment will be disastrous to the association, but that the season will be played to fn- ish by at least.four of the remaining clubs. Wilmington may possibly drop out, but even then the league would still have four good cities left-New Haven, Newark, Lebanon and Harrisburg: "These cities," MT. Burnham said, "are very conveniently situated, and the circuit thus formed would be an unusually good one. Those l four teams are nearly equal in playing strength, and the contests between them would be very interesting. There is absolutely no truth in the statement | that I have entered into negotiations | for franchise in the American association | and the report to that effect probably ema- mated from Barnie in order to give color to | the withdrawal of his team. There is no I franchise open in the American association, consequently there is no likelihood of the New Haven team joining that association for the present. One league is endeavoring to strengthen itself at the expense of the others, and that is where the secret of the
 whole trouble lies" The Baltimores will play out their regular schedule in the At lantic association until August 27, when
 they will make their debut in the American l association. They will therefore meet the
 New Haven team as per schedule on Friday
 and Saturday of this week and Tuesday of
 next week.
 Base Hall and Sporting Notes.
 The Baltimores will take Brooklyn's
 place in the American association.
 Surprises are the order of the day in
 baseball this season, and more yet are
 promised.
 The Wilmington club has secured the ser
 vices of Aimes and Stallings of the dis
 banded Hartford team.
 The Baltimore team will make it's debut
 in the American associatian on Wednes-
 day, August 27, with Von der Ahe's team in Baltimore.
 The Atlantic association managers have decided to play the games of the present schedule up to September 1, when a new
 schedule will go into operation. The Atlantic association will be $50( richer when the Baltimores leave, for tho r Orioles will then have to forfeit tha amount for not playing out the season. Manager Randall of Lebanon has by con 3 siderable hustling succeeded in getting to gether as strong team as there is in tn Atlantic association at the present time , The New York Herald is authority fo the statement that New Haven will be in
 vited to take the place of another club il the American association, possibly Syra cuse. f On Saturday afternoon next an interest f ing game of ball will take place at Ansoni . between the Y. MIG. A. of Ansonia an the Mercantiles of the New Haven Amateu
 league.
 s The game which was to have been playe a in Norwich between the local champion y and the New Haven team has been car s celled. The game has been the talk of tn
 town for weeks, and 5000 people woul Il undoubtedly have attended.
 D Professional base ball in Hartford i Il more than dead-it is buried. The mar 1t agement of Lang is the chief reason al o signed by lovers of the game for it's dt s mise. Hartford is good base ball tow
 and will always support 8 winning tean
 but the public will not stand magemer
 that attempts to foist upon them player h thrown out in other cities simply becaus a they are cheap. John Henry was deser, I. edly popular there and everyone was gla h to see him put in manager, but his actio1 if were hampered by Lang as president an
 differences of opinion were costly to u
 clubs welfare.