The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-26


ers IA Well.
/ ICoovright by American Press Association-l
EVERYBODY on both sides Of the baseball
war is weary o. tae fight; the public de-
mands its cesssti Cd, and the press OF the
country is shouting for compromise
| VIII there be COMPROMISED
Well, there Is no doubt but some kind OF
an agreement viii Be reached under which
| there will be comparative peace, but thas
| any agreement can DO made this winter
which will bring back tho great enthusiasm
| of 1889 and make 1891 a memorable and
profitable season in the annals OF the game
| is not so sure Undoubtedly an agreement
| can be made that would accomplish this
much desired result, but there are so many
conflicting interests to De considered that
it is almost an impossibility to reconeila
them az this time in a successful manner.
The greatest stumbling block win be the
differences in the city Of New York. There
is really only one way to settle them so
that the business in thin city will be profit
able. and that * 70 smalganate the two
clubs there. The city of New York will
not support two clubs. although amply able
to do so from population standpoint New
Workers want one club TO shout for, and
one only. The season just finished has
shown that very plainly According to
the official figures given ont by the two
clubs the combined attendance was 907.-
240-Brotherhood 49, 7l, League GO, go.
Reduced To dollars and cents the home
receipts were; brotherhood cal 100, League
IS, 9S7. The actual receipts were not
over $4,000 for the Brotherhood and
about Sli, 900 for the League. To do
profitable business the home receipts Of
club in New Yor@ ought 20 very nearly
reach the sum Of $1,000 Both clubs lost
money this year, and had 10 not been for
an unusually large attendance away from
home both would have been tremendous
losers, the League club suffering heavily
as il WAS. That another season OF conflict
would improve matters is not at all likely,
or that another season without conflicting
dates would allow both clubs 70 do profit
able business does not follow, as there was
very little improvement Ia the attendance.
with one exception. and that "a Saturday
game with the Bost9us on the non-con-
ticting days OF 1850.
The great objection. however. 20 an
amalgamation IN New ork Is the fact that
the hackers 81 the New York o. L. club
are the head and front Of the Players
league they are the men who hold large
interests in the Brooklyn and pittsburg
clubs, and, what Is more. they are the men
who pat mp the main portion OF the $40. COO
raised by syndicats for tho purchase Of the
Cincinnati club II will be seen at once
that were these msn 10 consent TO an anal
ramation, and TIE amalganated club
should play In tAe National league. that
Or. Pia.e-s' lelrf. y. IJ..I be- In n very bal
way ns.sI 10 woaid be- practically i'm
pa-.l,i. GAS, there sen should continue in
the layers l---ur III own a half inter
est ina National INlIlc club. The boot
CouldnC bc pat ou She other foot. for the
National league viii never agree 20 aban-
don New York. II there is an amalgama-
ton the amalgamatel club must be a
member Of the National league. Amalga
nation could tie arranged without Difficult.
ties Of this kind ia ali the cities save Phlia.
deIphla, Chicago and Boston, and ia thoss
cities 10 Is very likely thai both clubs could
live II at rta-. -1l wot4ing under non
conflicting schedule lt seems 10 me that
while there is every Indication that two
clubs cannot be run SUCCESSFULLY Ia New
York. the circumstances are such that the
experiment will have 70 be continued an
other year
Much can be done however. even though
an entirely satisfactory compounds can
not he reached. "a, / have SAID. both sides
are ripe for au opportunity 20 try and ar
range the term pence Allen g Thurman,
Jr the attorney %. t.r Columbus club, ia
engineering the scheme for the conference.
Through Hie Diplomacy tho American az
ISOLATION wul p-oHsatr ask the two big
league v..t at which will make any
adyaus.s 10 ta~ n.uer. 20 meet the associa-
ton lu conference 20 SEES what can 10
done toward tsruIu iuZ tic present I'M
fortunate oone.t3. ~ affairs ia baseball.
This conference wi.i surely be held. and
IL cannot bot rsslit 10 the good Of The
game There are some things IL can agree
upon, and wl.t a..f.. u.su IL there are not
too many bot hCsHs among the oOnferreez.
IL can agree upon "a U0n-cOnhIct Of dates.
q change 81 ls-ur. 0f clubs ia those cities
where there aee $50 organizations. d.
vision o. the Lo. f.s pllns IA the seasons
best date. soae mutual changes, or rather
exchanges. - regard - circuit. and most
important 81 all, Il can agree upon policy
q non-interfersucs with each others play
ers. 1lat there tGiugo, will 10 accom-
pllshsd Z feel SURE. s8d IL IL more than
likely that II any 'rrsty Of peace can 10
agreed upon IL Will Ds crowned By the sd-
mission Of the Plzysrs' lsagus 70 the Ma
tionAl agreement. and that this will bs
done aith very few modlGcsti0ns % that
document
The National league can abandon Pitts
burg and the Pl@yers' can IN return drop
Cleveland TIE Isss~s got some 20 GO
people 70 81 Htsass A. PittaourE, and thu
Players got sons - 90 people a. Clsvs-
land. Columbus or I0Iisvill4 can b taken
IN place 81 Cleveland. sni Baltimore could
replace P.sasurg With ta@ Cincinnati
deal comDlst.-5 toe tbres u1sjsr 0TganlzA-
tions could coudeuss ts@rse.sss into ths.s
circuits
Gational-Nev York. Eoston, Chieagn,
Philadelphia BAItluors. Cleveland. Brook
Ign. Columbus.
Playe-s The GiEsis. n SsN York
Athlstics. o. Phll@cslphia. White stock
inss. % Chicsz1. B~sosa- - Boston Bias
stockiozs o. HsspklYn. ClneiBaAsl. Pitt
burg. Louisville.
The n3usas in ne latter c-cuit are sur-
Ztstizs. ur4szs lt vas desired 70 cal wards
team The y 9rGrrg
VITA psSes 60 ~Fe8 such terms ~ have
11tiiue1 pTofsEalerai lsaee hsli might ~ re-
1abilitafsd " two eiucs 30 any city con
.fsssd - - ncnpaytrR Investment
a r0sFh another s=asoh nsw Hnss aSuId -
nafls fsr lse
TIE arrsazrrnsnis I have sgEv-~tsd sem
Z, - h. tts lire II thCss taaI wre ffkelv,n