, 1890-10-15

TIRED OF THE WAR
Friends of Baseball All Wish 1t
Were Ended.
WILL THERE BE A COMPROMISE

This Is the Question That Is AEitRting the
Minds of An the Cranks. and, Let Us
whisper 1t, the Managers and the Play
ers rs Wen.
Copyright by American Pres Association
Everybody on both sides Of the baseball
war is weary OF the fight; the public de
mAnds its cessation, n the press Of the
country is shouting for a compromise
VIII there be a COMPROMISED
Well, there is no doubt but some kind OF
an agreement will be reached under which
there will be comparative peace, but that
any agreement can be made this winter
which will bring back the 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 50 many
conflicting interests TO be considered that
it is almost an impossibil:ty to reconcile
them at this time in a success lful manner.
The greatest stumbling block will be the
differences in the city Of New York. There
is really only one way to settle them so
that the business in that city will lie profit
able, and that is TO amRIgamate the two
clubs there. The city OF Now York Will
not support two clubs, although amply able
TO do so from a population standpoint. New
Workers want one club TO shout for, ami
one only. The season Just finished has
shown that very plainly. According to
the official figures given out by the two
clubs the combined attendance was e07,
240-Brotherhood 1891, League $3.50.
Reduced TO dollars and cents the home
receipts were; Brotherhood s4l, 100, League
S23,9s7. The actual receipts were not
over $4,000 for the brotherhood and
about $1,000 for the League. To do u
profitable business the home receipts OF a
club in New York ought to very rearly
reach the sum OF S0,0oO, Both clubs lost
money this year. and had it not beel for
an unusually large attendance away from
home both would have been tremendous
losers, the League club suffering heavily
rs il was. That another season OF conflict
would improve matters is not ut all likely,
or that another season without conflicting
dates would allow both clubs TO do n profit
able business does not follow, as there was
very little improvement in the ~attendnrce,
with one exception, and that a Saturlny
game with the Bostons. on the non con
iicting days OF 1890.
The great objection, however. - an
amAlgamation in New York is the fact that
the hackers OF the New York Up. Ia club
are the head and front of the PLAYERS
league; they are the men who hold large
interests In the Brooklyn aud Pfttsl'urg
clubs, and, what is more, they are tho men
who put up the main portion of the 10000
raised by syndicate for the purchase Of the
Cincinnati club. 1t will be seen at once
that were these men to consent to ar anal
gAmRtion, and the a-mAlgnmnted club
should play in the National league. that
the Players league would be In a very bad
way. Indeed It would be practically inn
possible that these men should continue in
the Players league and own a half inter
est in a National League club. The boot
couldn't be put on the other foot, for the
National league will never agree TO abun
don New York. II there is an amalgama-
ton the amalgamAted club must be a
member Of the National league. AmRlga.
nation could be arranged without Difficult.
ties OF this kin in NIL the cities save Phila-
delphin, Chicago and Boston. n in those
cities IL is very likely that both clubs could
live IL ut peace and working under a non.
conflicting schedule. IL seems to me that
while there is every indication that two
clubs cannot be run successfully in New
York, the circumstance are such that the
experiment will have to be continued an
other year.
Much can be done. however. even though
an entirely satisfactory compromise can.
not be reached. As l have said, both sides
are ripe for an opportunity to try aud ar
rang the terms Of peace. Allen G Thurman.
Jr.. the attorney OF the Columbus club, is
engineering the scheme for the conference.
Through his diplomacy the American as
sociRtion will probably ask the two big
leagues, neither of which will make any
advances TO the other, TO meet the associa-
ton in a conference TO see what can be
done toward terminating the present un
~ortunat condition OF affairs in baseball.
This conference will surely be held, and
IL cannot but result in the good Of the
anne. There are some things it can agree
upon, and will agree upon. II there are not
too many hot heads among the cunforrees.
IL can agree upon "A non-confiict OF dates,
a change Of names OF clubs IN those cities
where there Gre two organizations, n di-
vision OF the holiday plums in the seasons
best dates, some mutual changes, or rather
exchanges, in regard to circuit, and most
important Of all, It can agree upon n policy
of non-interference with each others play
ers. That these things will be accom-
plished i feel sure, and IL is more thar
likely that il any treaty of pence can be
agreed upon 1t will be crowned by the ad-
mission OF the Players league to the Ma
tional agreement. and that this will be
done with very few notifications to that
document,
The National league can abandon Pitts
burg and the Players can in return drop
Cleveland. The League got some 10000
people to its games at Pittsburg, and the
Players got some $1,000 people at Cleve-
land, Columbus or Louisville can betakeu
in place OF Cleveland, and Baltimore could
replace Pittsburg. With the Cincinnati
deal completed the three major organiza-
tons could condense themselves into these
circuits:
Nationai-New York, Boston, Chicago,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cleveland, Brook.
Ign, Columbus.
Players'-Tho Giants, Of New York;
Athletics, of Philadelphia; White Stock
ings, of Chicago; Beacons, of Boston; Blue
Stockings, OF Brooklyn; Cincinnati. Pitts.
burg, Louisville.
The names in the latter circuit are sug
gestive, unless 1t was desired to call Wards
team THE Wonders"
With peace on even such terms rs | have
outlined professional baseball might be re
habilitated. II two clubs in any city con
iinued TO be a nonpaying Investment
through another season new lines could be
made for 1892.
The arrangements / have suggested seem
to be in the line of those hat are likely 10
be agreed upon.
Let us have peace at any cos.
w. l. HAGaTs'
Merit wins.
We desire to say to our citizens that for
wears We nave been sailing DIR Kings