Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-24

teStant. This is the TACT to look at now, moi
how that league came here or whose right
it usurped. The causes of its advent,
whether they were right or wrong, are moi
the things to discuss at present. The great
question is: Can those who have most to
gain in the baseball business afford to keep
up the present conflict? don't think they
can, and evidently the new league is in the
ring to stay q long time. Well, now look
ing at matters from the above point of view,
would it not be the most manly and intelli-
gent part on everybody concerned to get to-
gether and have mutual arrangement as
soon as possible. Even conquered people
have ere now met and agreed with their en-
emies that hostilities should cease I do
not mean by this that the National League
is conquered. 1t is no such thing; but / do
mean that the new league is a much strong
er opponent than was expected, and that to
down it may cause the almost absolute ruin
alton OF the game. But there is another
reason why consolidation of the American
Association and the Players League would
be wise step. It Will always be we'll to
have two leading base ball organizations,
and the consolidated body would be first
class to run against the National League in
friendly lines of course. Ofcourse only one
of the two organizations could be rep
resented in cities like Pittsburg and Cleve-
land, but it certainly could be decided as
to what cities the two organizations could
respectively lay claim. This would be one
of the matters of detail and could be mu-
tually settled. Theforegoing are briefly my
opinions on this very vital matter; but
while they are my opinions do not intend
to allow them to crystalline into q creed on
the subject. Like few other writers on
baseball topics 1 am anxious that the con-
fict that has injured and is still injuring
the national game should cease. IF there is
better way to attain this end than the way
above outlined will heartily support it.
The conflict can only be settled by the exer-
else of a give and take spirit all round and
those who aid in bringing about the termi-
nation of this quarrel are friends of baseball,
and>those who don't have very little love
for the national game.
Brooklyn's Collapse.
There are two or three things to be
learned from the collapse of the BROOKLYN
team as member of the American Associa-
ton. In the first place it shows what ex-
travagant notions prevailed about the sea-
sons prospects just before the season
opened. I think said at the commence
ment of the season that one of the most stu
pid things in baseball history was the
planting of three clubs in Brooklyn. There
were two fully organized there when the
American Association people rehoisted
their flag. Certainly it was fully expected
that John M. Wards team would have q
very brief existence, and when Its death
knell was sounded Brooklyn City would
be left to the National League and
the American Association. Matters
resulted different, however. Mr.. Ward
and his fine team are still there and
the Association member is gone. This TACT
reminds me that in every city where Play
ers' League flag was suspended the same no
tion prevailed that prevailed in Brooklyn,
viz: That the flag would soon be furled and
laid away as thing of the past. All the
flags are still floating vet, and none of us
can gainsay this fact. In one sense the col
lapse of Brooklyn is very desirable thing,
and it might just be as we'll were. a similar
collapse to occur in Philadelphia. OF
course the Association will gain by the re-
admission OF the Baltimore club but it NAV
De safe to say that Manager Barnie will not
find things SO satisfactory In the Association
this year as he found them in the past.
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League Losses.
It is customary for very many people to
give TO the world statements, clinched and
sealed as solid facts, regarding matters of
which these people cannot possibly find out
the true state of affairs. During the last
few days we have had good instance of
this. A certain Judge Cullum and Mr..
Lully have complied table showing exactly
the losses of the League clubs so far this
season, and an estimate of what the aggre-
gate for the entire season will be. These
gentlemen estimate losses already suffered
at S201, ,713, and they tell us that the total
loss during the year will be no less than
100000. Pittsburg's total loss is figured
out to be $21, 1853 for the year; New York is
to lose S65, ,535; Cincinnati, S43. $40; Brook
lyn, s31 ,263; Boston, $53, ,614; Philadelphia,
S33, 1873; Cleveland, $29, ,693; Chi
cago, S33,377. Now figuring of this kind
is often very interesting to some people. To
me it would be exceedingly interesting were
it true or likely to be true. But there is an
interesting feature in it. Where have these
enterprising ststisticians gotten their infor-
nation from? What authority have they
for either estimating the receipts and expen-
ditures of the various clubs? venture to
say that they have no authority whatever
except their own imaginings and what they
read in the newspapers. Too much of this
wildcat method of dealing with important
matters has been INDUCED in recently. Ger
tainly. it is fair to assume that the Nation
al League has lost money, just as the Play
ers' League, and almost all other leagues
have lost it this season, but to say that the
Leagues losses will be over $500, 900 for the
season, without anything like definite au-
thority for saying SO, is going little too
far.
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