Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-01
BASEBALL RUMORS
Plans Mapped Out for Mex
 Season.
A FEDERATION IS TINTED AT
It Is Said the Players League and th'
 American Association Will Unite.

or the League Cluba-II In Repol ted
 that Gh"y win be short About $500.
 doo-T. Win be a Close Finish BsrweeI
 she Players Clubs.
 NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-The gong will, sound in five weeks for the concluding battles on the championship diamond. Before that time arrives many events of ofasstartling nature may occur, and changes without number be made. By October the magnates and the Pl4yare will know definitely on what sidathe American Association intsnds to cast it's lot. The directors of that organization are playing a queer game. A few weeks ago 1t was announced that arrangements had already been made for the consolidation of the Association and the Players League.
 The basis of the amalgamation il said to be the admission of the Louis. vile, St. Louis and Baltimore clubs into the Players League and the con. solidation of the Athletics and Players in Philadelphia. The Players will then, according to the scheme, drop out Wards Brooklyn club, the Pittsburgs and the Buffaloes. All the players taken from the three Ameri- can teams last season are to be returned to their respective clubs. Sunday games will be played and other means adopted to put the new organization on a firm financial foot ing.
 There is no doubt but that the Asso. citation intends to unite with the Play CTS in some way or other. The taking in of Baltimore in the place of the Brook. lyn Club at this late date don't seem to indicate breaking up of the Associa. tion circuit. Nothing appears more likely than the formation of 6 new Ma tional Agreement, with all parties to it equally provided for.
 One of the reasons why a consolida. tion of the American Association and the Players League would be a wise step is that 1t will always be- we'll to have two leading baseball Organizations, and the consolidated body would be hrst-class to run against the National League in friendly lines Of course only one of the two organizations could be represented in cities like Pittsburr and Cleveland, but 1t certainly could be decided as to what cities the two or ganizations could respectively lay claim, This would be one of the mat terss of detail and could be mutually settled.
 FITS customary for very many people to give to tho world statements, clinched and sealed as solid facts, regarding matters of which many of these people can not possibly find out the true state of affairs. During the last few days there has been good instance of this. \ certain Judge Cullum and Mir. Lully have compiled a table showing exactly the losses of the League clubs so far this season, and an estimate of what the entire season will be. These gem tlemen estimate losses already suffered at $20l, ,7l2, and they tell us that the total loss during the year will be no less than $300,000. Pittsburg's total loss is figured out to be $21, 763 for the year, New York is to lose s55, ,535; Gin. cinnati, $43, S42; Brooklyn, $31, 263; Bos- ton, $53, Philadelphia, $32, ,373; Cleveland, $29,6S3: Chicago, $33, ST. Now, figuring of this kind is often very interesting to some people. To the majority it would be exceedingly interesting were it true or likely to be true. But there is an interesting feature in 1t. Where did these enter prising statisticians get their informa- tioni What authority have they for either estimating the receipts or the expenditures of the various clubs Certainly, 1t is fair to assume that the National League has lost money, just ss the Players League and almost all other leagues have lost it this season; but tc say the Leagne's losses will be over $500 000 for the season, without anything like definite authority for saying so, is going little too far.
 To prove this the statement of the Boston League directors is sufficient.
 Why, this fellow, whoever he is, doesn't know what he is talking about, and he has given these figures just for the sake of getting little cheap notoriety. He says the Boston clubs salary list is s3l, ,614. wish to heaven that was so, don't you, Sodenf The Boston president nodded assent. "pll give him check for that amount, if he will pay the seasons salaries and not call on me for any more," conti nued the lively director. He'd squeal be- fore he got very far. Then he says we've taken in only $32. .3S9. Let him come and offer us twice that amount, and good deal more, for what we have taken in, and we would refuse it, for he would get the best of tho bar gain by far"
 And what is said of the Boston club applies equally to all others.
 From the changes in the style of ball played by the various clubs in the League a nd Brotherhood during the week, the Brooklyns, Bostons and Phtladelphias and the Bostons of the respective organizations are not going tO hoNo WALK over 1n the p9unAnG struggle. Cincinnati and Chicago still claim to be in the League race. Gin cinnati, under Latham's management, has been playing in & form to make all it's Eastern rivals weary, and Ansons men have never played better. On this trip he has won five out of seven games. The exhibition given by these two clubs have been very satis- factory The fielding has been fine and in every respect equal to any given.
 The position of the first five clubs in the Players League shows plainly what & great finish it will be. The Bostons have held the lead almost from the first, but their antagonists are play ing better ball than at any previous time this season. and are pressing them very closely. The Brooklyn nine has been astonishing everyone by the game it has been playing. Baseball works very peculiarly at times. For instance, the | New Works had very hard work to boat the Ph1ladelphiAs, but beat the Brook | (