Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-16
tion for the great injury already done the Asso-
ciaiion by the old League magnates.

tion for the great injury already done the Asso-
cia'ion by the old League magnates.
Old Lensue Policy.
There is not space sufficient to argue fully the
pros and cons of the recent policy of the Ma
tional League. intended to say a few words
regarding it last week. but / hoped for more
space this week, and am disappointed. A few
words on the matter may not be out of place at
present Some time ago. when / had much
fault to find with the methods adopted by the
Players League 1 confined my criticism
to that League simply because the older
one was doing nothing and there
was nothing to criticise. i don't wish to recall
one word that l have written regarding the
Players League. Well now the old League is
getting into battle line and We have a right to
take glance at that line The old League
magnates never in their history moved about
SO clumsily and with less effect than they have
done recently. Had all the clubs in the League
that is, the eight clubs, followed the example
of Pittsburg 1 venture to say that it would
have been better for the League. / will prove
this presently. The first and great mistake
made by the National League was the agree
ment to have ten-club League. Mark, / don't
say hat it was mistake to admit Cincinnati
and Brooklyn. What mean is it was a mis-
take to admit these clubs before other two
had been dropped. There is no doubt in my
mind now but that j. B. Day and others con-
sented to the admission of Brooklyn and Cincin-
natl with the understanding that Washington
and indianapolis wOlld quite easily be dis
pensed with. In figuring in this way the old
League began policy that will do it much in
jury. Why, the great object of the Cleveland
meeting was to get clear of two clubs and the
very false feature of that meeting was the
treme desire of everybody connected with it to
tell the world that everything in connection
with the meeting was harmonious. As soon as
the meeting was over, however, and the mag
mates arrived at their respective homes, We got
the truth about the affair. Not man, from
President Young down, was satisfied; every
body objected to the ten-club arrangement and
everybody was OF opinion that it could not be
success. Now if ever bad policy was demon
strated in the world it was done in the instance
Just quoted. But to continue a policy that
everybody connected with il says is bad is
take has been made and to correct it
at once would be the better plan, for constancy
in error is really the highroad of folly. Two
clubs must be discarded and the sooner this
fact is acted upon the better. don't see how.
from bona tide business standpoint, there can
be anything wrong in saying to either Washing
ton, indianapolis, PittSburg Cleveland, in
short any club: Now we are too numerous to
pay and business instincts tells us that you are
the club that we can best spare. Now We'll
pay every dollar to you that you can fairly
claim for any loss that the change may cause
you" ! fail to see that there is anything more
partner OF a business concern demanding the
other to sell ont, as they combined couldn't
make a success of il. There is deal of COM
mon sense in business principles, and think if
the former is speedily exercised by the mag
mates their baseball business will be the better
for it. Better cut off branch than lose the
entire tree.