Telegram-herald., 1890-07-20
Put Up OR SHUT UP
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<-<ttt of sunshine, only
ANsis rA5. IL forced Ia way thToaga
me heavy, dark. sombsr clouds that
nave Been essfhanxing the baseball
diamond IA TIA esty for long time.
- cane, : vent. Ike The fieetlng day.
'o' - long - y lasted the hopes OF the
efAnks we're raised % the highest ten
Aon- II = gone nov, aud with il prob
AMY the last chance for team n
ufand Rapids tlis season. Ths ls
e''y mat 8 hanxefing for the national
k<1Aes Dat tne fztes seem 10 DC against
IL 1ne people are wiling 10 support
= eiuo, bat they want good one.
ofand Rapids has come 10 that point
when they viii not put up with sec
ond ci4ss ball. This has been the ex-
pefienee Of all cities that have had
TASTE OF the national game The West
ern ASSOCIATION presents q good open
ing, and no better opportunity could
pe found for an investment than
10 buy the franchise Of the Des MOInes
club, even Il i should cost a few thou
sand dollars. The Western Association
- the most desirable league IN the coun-
Try, as the clubs ind no opposition. 1t
seems 70 me that il some good reliable
man, or several of them, should club
together and raise SO. 900 10 buy this
franchise. they could make at least 20
per cent. on their money. Kansas City
Milwaukee, So. Paul and Minneapolis
are turning out from 1000 70 1000 peO-
pie at each game. These are paying
crowds, and when 10 - considered that
club could be maintained IN the West
ern Association At an expense not to
exceed the team just disbanded, 10 does
seem extremely funny that some per-
son With lots Of money does not jump
&C the chance.
The coming fight between Joe McAul-
lie, OF san Francisco. and Frank Slavin,
OF Australia. which takes place before
the Orm0nde Club, London, in few
months. Is the subject of considerable
speculation among the sporting fratern-
lty- Joe McAnliffe for a time was
looked upon "a a world beater, but
since his defeat by Peter Jackson he
has not shone 30 brilliantly IN the fistlc
arena In fact he has been looked
upon as a second class pugilist. He Is
q man Of wonderful strength and
reach, but he lacks that agility which
goes 20 make champion For time
ne was the bully OF the Pacific coast.
bat IN my estimation ne IS too slow,
even for Corbett- As 10 Slavin II IS I'M
possible as yet TO determine Just what
he can do. It Is true that he met and
defeated Jem smith. the English cham.
pion, without any apparent effort, but
this is all the American public know
about him. smith would not be IN i
with such men "a Sullivan. Joe Ian
non would be considered his equal
Slavin - also slow, and taking all thing
into consideration, | think there will b'
little choice between the two men. i
anything, McAuliffe should have ths
call.
II the Owashtanong Club baseball
Icaxue continues playing at the FOun
rnin-street park through the season, and
should they continue TO charge an ad
MISSION. they should De careful to hav,
fnp games commence at the time an
nounced. / went out 10 the park las
FRIDAY and was careful to get there II
time TO hear the umpire call ''play
=. ball. -Four O'Clock rung, but the fam
2>liar sound was not heard. The min
u{es pa<sed Oh, so slowly, and still TIT
gong did not sound. It was becoming
tedious and many moved and squirmeC
around on the hard board seats in
manner that indicated that they wer
becoming inpatient IL WAS quartz
20 five O'Clock wncn the c lubs starte'
20 play, bat the greater portion of tn
spectators had become extremely tIre'
and had gone home.
-.
The war between the Brotherhood
and National League will have 70 come
90 an issue since the latter organization
has announced its intention OF gvn
the public free baseball. The BrOthe
hood mas decided 70 20 right along an
plav at the old admission and pay n
attention 10 the latest movement OF th
League. It seems To me that the oil
organization Is making a fstal step i
the dark. as nothing viii deprecl1te IN
National game IN the eyes OF the put
he 40 much as making no charge 20
admission. The National League mu:
be IN a desperate condition when itcOr
seuts 70 do this. The magnstss WI
are at the head of it probably TecOgniz
that either one of the organization
must 90. They hope that by thrown
omen their gates they viii distract tn
crowds away from the BrotherhOO
oames. They think by dong this the
I'll drive the Brotherhood 70 the wa
hnt whether g viii succeed or not is
serious question. think othervis'