Telegram-herald., 1890-06-23

The Bauls Drsgs wear.ly Aioug fhs
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The Baltls Drsgs wearlly Alous fhs
Keasoa taay.
TIE base bsl tatr-e drags Rear-y
along. snd every cay i continues serves
b 6rge oae uole u-A ID zoe coDa II
the nslona game. It .sn possible for
these hghuag clubs u continue mucn
ioleer. Iaeg 4re slEain.ug every mus
ca to Eeaea -le FOURTH III July p-ll Is
usual crush at the games. Out even tne
ltlp obtained t4en w.I be on-y tenn
pOsaIy. 1t tie crash Iaust cul-e pretty
soon aftsTu4gd. Without considering
tie rights or wrong az lle brolnei-
hood aleve -lt. lJ one can deny max
Us e.to..s 4-4F- l-eu -as.lols ~ base
bai- y th one possible exception not
e clau "a .elgue ol brotherhood las
iaaae eenr, Ald thege Is n0 question
/ that al bUt one are heavy lOsers- me
one cluo IDat can show t.e-NeIy
+ .llE.e-Ou tue gat ,.1e " TIE books Is
T tDe brOlle rnOod team u BOstO1. Iuat
c4uo has lad tue good llDk a. hold
( leallugs position 10 tie rac3 and has
T tnerel0ra atlIacJea the crowds. NOT
. Only uaa tae War uea-ly killed the be-
F lgsIeuL,, but ll has LaI q h-.-ICl lutG-
eucs Ou lAe game generally. Inls is
s41rl uy the t&trLO-d-uary uam-
u-g ot broken leagues so early 10
tHe -easOa. The Texas League
als ta- first to 90 JO tlc sail, and Was
followed >Jou aI-er hy the Michigan.
+ The Atltutlc Association tOtters, and
F zoe International IS ln a decidedly
saaky condition.. The American AssOci-
alton IS nOno TOO sOLd. two OF three
towns ln ia-t circuit beng ou thc g-ed
+ edge I1ls IS the most disastrous sea-
+ son ever known ID baseball, and when
7 the prosperity OF tne seasons lmmedl-
atciy preceding is considered, tie argu-
I meAt mat baseball is dying won't mold
I water. The bhghted condition OF the
game ls directly due 10 the war OF eX-
+ teuunat. .Un -uIugurated by the brother
+ hood against the league. The assertion
I ot some very wise men that the game IS
/ dying shOu.d be salted. Baseball. Is
T lust as muca the American national
/ game As cricket is England national
1 past.me. Baseball. IS not "a craze. II
Is q rational nea.thtul sport, and While
/ It fRlte.s under the blow gwen X by the
| war, It will recover and agan settle
I down Tor years of prosperity. TINS war
- l4l ~ u At-No-i ~ TIC kllst '.4S. '-4llN-
/ 1876 they have drawn far salaries and
/ lived Ike princes. This season the
brotherhood players, who were led by
few selfish plOtters to believe that q
| revOl, would result IN a fortune for
each player, consider themselves lucky
70 make expenses.
There is one class of ball players III
/ America vino now have 10 love for tie
Brotherhood Tncy are the minor
league players, and they will be the
/ main sufferers. The secession of the
I Brotherhood men forced the League
macuI.cs 10 scramble for young blood,
and the result OF their efforts IS the
I finest Tot OF young players ever got to-
gether. and no matter which way the
! night ends, the country next season VIII
/ be flooded with good ball players. II
/ the Brotherhood is beaten, the Leagu6
/ Will keep these fine young players, and
/ the Brotherhood men Will swarm into
/ the American Association and best
minor leagues. Ii the National League
IS defeated, these young players Will
take high positions inthc cmlnor.eagues
Thus il viii be- seen there is little chance
for advancement of the present player:
ia the minors, and as they realize that
this state of affairs Is due entirely TO tnt
Brotherhood movement, their auathC
mas against that organization must be
| heard 70 be apprec.ated.-De'5ot Ere
/ r.