The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-10
AMALGAMATION.
w. !. Harris Thinks It Will
Not Materialize.
BUT ALL THISGs ABE POSSIBLE.

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Lot OF Breezy, Interesting Gossip
About the Boys Who Work Hard on
Ihe Diamond to Amuse the People
and Earn Big Salaries.
| Copyright by American Press Association
The fakir has given us a rest during the
past week, no doubt thinking that the
| yarn about the amalgamation of the
| Brotherhood and Association was sufi.
cfent to keep the cranks busy for little
while. That canard was exploded when
Billy Barnie jumped the Atlantic associa-
ton and got back into the American asso-
| citation fold, which he would have been
better off never to have left. | think 1
know Barnie pretty well, and am satisfied
that he would never have returned to the old
fold unless he had received assurances that
there would be no immediate alliance with
the Brotherhood, and certainly no amalga-
nation. This, of course, may be a mistake,
for IL is well known that Barnie swore, or
at least asserted, that he would never re-
turn to the American association: but that
assertion was not born of anything strong
er than pique and the fear that he would
not get fair treatment. His antipathy to
the Players league, however, is quite
another matter.
Barnie had the savings of years invested
in the Baltimore club, and the right to the
services of the players he had under re-
serve was one of the principal assets of the
club. The coaxing away of Cunningham,
Quinn, KilrOy, Shindle, Griffin, Foreman.
Tucker and others left Barnie in anything
but pleasant frame of mind, and it is not
SO likely that he will ever be found in close
communion with the men whom he con-
siders have wronged him. Won der Abe
and Sharsig are in the same boat, and it
seems to me that the only consideration
that will ever bring these men into
intimate relations with the Players
league will be the prospect of absolute
ruin to their business interests unless the
amalgamation is made. The argument
is made that time softens all injuries, but it
is pretty certain that in this case it will
take very long time.
The newspapers throughout the country
ought to refuse to publish the false attend
ance figures now given out by both sides
and give their own estimates. Several of
the New York papers have already adopted
this plan in regard to the attendance at
the New York games.
They are building a viaduct to Washing
ton Heights, in New York, which runs by
the entrance to the Polo ground. Old
say that during the recent Gin
cinnati series it was horse and horse be-
tween Arlie Latham on the inside and the
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the most noise.
Latham makes better captain than any
one imagined he would. He watches every
point closely, and his side never loses any
thing because Arlie does not claim it.
The wonderful work Of Whistler at first
base has been the best liniment that could
possibly be applied to Tommy Esterbrook's
hand Within five days, a week
after Whistler made his first appearance
in New York, Tommy had discarded all
the bandages from his hand and was talk
ing about getting back TO work. If the
new man holds his gait, Esterbrook vii!
not get back on first again this season.
bug" Holiday has quieted down since
Latham Joined the Cincinnati team.
Frank Foreman says the reason is not that
Latham has abashed Holiday, but that
The bug" has not been hitting 'em out
with his usual frequency.
Buck Ewing is now playing a wonderful
game of ball, while Mike Kelly seems to
have let up in his work Perhaps Buck
would weaken, too, if his admirers would |
get together and present him with SlO,-
100 cottage.
Buck Ewing in consecutive games !
rom Aug. - made 16 base hits, Is runs, |
sacrifice hits, stole bases, had 33 put outs, |
8 assists and l error. His batting average /
or the games was 421 and his fielding |
was $3.50. Where can you beat
nm?
Whistler in five games has made ten hits. /
dis batting average in his first thirteen
games was 800. He has made some of the
greatest stops and catches of wild throws
.ver seen on the Polo ground
Tim Keefe's accident was not so serious
IS was thought at the time. A delicate
urgical operation has been performed on
he injured finger, and the surgeon prom
ses Tim that he can go to work again
hortly.
The release of Sunday to the Philadel-
'hia club is an indication that Pittsburg
will not have a National league club in
S9l.
If Harry Wright could only persuade ].
Palmer O'Neill TO sell him the release of
Fog Horn" Miller, and put that noisy in
ividual on third base, the Phillies might
ct finish first or second.
The Boston League pitchers seem to be
Osing their grip. If they DO not brace up
oon the team will not beat Brooklyn out
The Boston Brotherhood team is not bat
ing anywhere near its speed. An improve
lent in this respect must be made, else
nth the decreasing power of the pitchers
never great at any time-the Bean Eaters
nay be overhauled and passed by Wards
Wonders and the Giants
As predicted before the season opened,
be jarring elements in the Chicago
team, together with the lack
reliable battery strength, is playing
avoc with the pennant aspirations of the
II stars. -Four defeats in one week and !
yo of them disastrous shut outs indicate
lat some of the player stars think that
Dme of their companions are not stars. !
erhaps, however, its all a case of hard |
lck.
l was told recently by authority that
lght TO be good that the Players league
ave the promise Of one Of the greatest
ars in the National league, who has only I
gned one year contract, that he will |
in MS fortunes with the new league next
ear. The same authority told me that {
/. ard had haa yzE