Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-07
A AREVIEW OF SPORTS,
Features of the Negotiations Between
the Association and the
Players League.
AN UEwIsE STEP POINTED OUT.
opinions About the Two Local Baseball
Clubs and Their Prospects for
Next Season.
TEE ATHLETIC CLUBS BANKRUPTCY.
NcLuIne and slayin Fight and Dempsey and Fits
simmons Talk
AN UEwTsE STEP POINTED OUT.
TEE ATHLETIC CLUBS BANKRUPTCY.
HcLulIfe and slatin Fight and Dempsey and Fits,
simmons Talk

simmons Talk
One Of the great features of the week IS
far as baseball is concerned has been the
unsnimity of opinion to the effect that some
thing must be done to save the national
game from absolute ruin. 1 would add to
save the baseball capitalists from losing all
the money they have. 1t really is the fnan-
cIal loss that has brought many people to
view the matter in its true light, and l ven-
ture to say that there are many, very many
baseball magnstes to-day, both new and old,
who are very weary of baseball business.
am very glad, however, that every base
ball official is convinced that there is some
thing wrong, because when that conviction
is certain we may expect something to be
done to set matters right again. OF course
still cling to nv original notion of making
the American Association and the Players
League one organization, and then let the
latter and the National League adopt new
national agreement. 1 notice with q great
amount of pleasure that since I dealt
with this matter two or three weeks
ago, many baseball authorities have
Endorsed the notion. don't know
whether or not this plan has been
discussed by the American Association and
Players League officials. ii it has not been
discussed bv them officially, 1 presume they
have informally talked the matter over, but
as far as l am aware we have not been told
officially what are the prospects for such an
hos Of
the Players League seems to spurn the idea
of an smalgamation such as 1 have just
mentioned, but this fact does not convince
me that il will not be effected, because there
is indeed little truth in baseball nowadays.
At any rate mean to persist in my ad-
vocacy OF plan that to me seems a sure and
successful method of ending a dispute that
has brought injury to baseball ana that has
sadly tarnished its fame. We must not for
get that almost every man interested in base
ball is in it for money. That is the primary
object; love of the game is secondary, and
very secondary at that. This being so we
we can easily perceive the injury that can
be wrought by contending and rival factions
whose great object is to get money from the
public.
Not n Wise Step.
While many Of the Players League off.
cials are denying that there is any prospect
of an out and out amalgamation between
themselves and the American Association
they are all willing to admit that efforts have
been made and are being made to arrange
8 series of Worlds championship games be-
tween the winning club of each organiza-
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many respects, a more stupid arrangement
could not be made by the American Asso-
citation. In such deal l fail TO see what
the Association could gain, and certainly it
would loose. Now let us look at the matter
closely. At present the Association stands
Just as solidly regarding the national agree
ment as it ever did, but it is by no means
as wealthy. To identify itself with the
Players League by playing games with it
would simply make it target for all the
organizations In the country; that is there
would be no sembanee of protection for it,
becuase whatever the Players League may
do in the uture it cannot protect ANYBODY at
present. Then, ask, what could the Asso-
citation possibly gain by becoming declared
opponent OF the National League and the
national agreement? The few games that
pionship games would not amount to any,
thing, because no sane man who knows
anything about baseball would for moment
Look upon a series Of games between
American Association and Players League
as contests for the real worlds champion
ship. in nv humble opinion the affair
would be more of burlesque than anything
else And l don't hesitate TO say that the
public would look upon the affair in the
same hight as 1 am now looking at it, 1 fail
to see what there is to gain by anything
short of an out and out amalgamation, and
that is quite distinct from the series of
games talked of. Certainly am aware of
another method that would terminate the
present conflict; that is to fight until one is
killed. But it is because there is a posi-
bility OF the same consequences that beiell
the traditional Kilkenny cats that many of
US desire a speedy and timely settlement. 1t
is easy to saw that an amalgamation of any
TWO organizations is impossible, but to give
solid reasons for such statement is another
matter. 1 would like to know why an
amalgamation of the Association and
Players League cannot take place, and why
it should not take Dlace. So far | have
been unable TO find a single argument
against such result. 1 have read assertions,
but they are not arguments. Common sense
facts are on the side of an amalgamation,
and
Facts are chiels that Wilma ding
And daurna be disputed"
Certainly, am of opinion that schemes
and plans are being Matched. An evening
or two ago Manager Hanlon intimated to me
that something would be done shortly, and
he added that something must be done.
Well, whatever NAV be done there is one
thing certain, and that is two clubs cannot
remain in Pittsburg. Any scheme that will |
retain two baseball clubs in Pittsburg next
season will, l think, be trampled in the |
dust far as Pittsburgers are concerned. 1 |
don't think that The gentlemen behind each |
club are stupid enough to have another year |
OF hostilities, but we are never sure of any
thing in baseball affairs The unexpected |
generally happens,
To Protect the Game.
In the midst of a hot and bitter contest |
many things may be overlooked at the cost
of the general veal, and fear that there is
a tendency among baseball organizations at |
the present time to overlook things that are |
aimed at jeopardizing the reputation of the |
game. refer to one organization engaging |
a player that has been released by another |
organization tor drunkenness or Questiona-
bic conduct. In cases of this kind there is |
9 very great principle involved and one that |
every baseball organization in the country
ought to recognize to rs fullest extent, l |
concede that we are all desirous of keeping
the national game as pure and as respectable |
as possible, and, this being so, l contend |
thai there is no justification for one or