Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-05-31
Brotherhood

70 per cent added for grand stand. tas-cent
eArin.
These figures are pregnant with mean
i ing. They show first, IL they show any
thing, how futile is the hope that two clubs,
both having the same name, can play on
the same days and live under the present
basis Of expenses and high salaries. To
/ fully comprehend this self evident fact 1t
ID only necessary to reflect that the ex-
i penses of the clubs which are parties to the
conflict average at least s75, 900 for the sea
ron of twenty-five weeks-some of the
i Brotherhood clubs, indeed all but one or
two, will run nearer $s5,0O0 this year
i which means a weekly average Of g. 600.
IL will be seen that during the time covered
< the clubs playing at Boston On. l.. and
I r. L.), at New York (P. L. and at Phila-
( dclphia IN. L.) were the only ones which
4 came anywhere near receiving enough
money through the gates to pay combined
sxpenscs, say % 600 per week, and that the
total loss to tho clubs, collectively, was
i = ,4A in the Brotherhood, and So less in
the League. OF course, these figures are
A not exact, but they are figured on tho pay
Ing attendance rs given out officially by
Z both leagues and are near enough to show
how the fight progresses.
1t is evident that unless there is an enor-
IS
during the balance of the season, that both
( Jeagues stand to lose great deal of money
* they continue the cuttbroat policy OF
conficting dates. Unless a change is made
- will be a case where the longest purse
p will win.
lido not propose to discuss here the ques.
B Sion a. to which side has the most right to
~ dates in the east generally known as
splums" In baseball parlance. The League
pecple say they cannot afford to change
their schedule; the Players league doesn't
oeem TO know whether it can afford to do
- or not. In my opinion the Players
loaGue. with tho exception Of two clubs,
Will not come anywhere near paying ex.
/ Hon1cs unless II does
This IN true also of the League; but as
q ~ heen aptiy said by that brilliant base
Ill wit and philosopher, Frank Hough:
rho League magnatcs are losing what
sthoy have made, while the Players are los
ing what they expected to make" How
long will the men back Of the Cleveland,
Rfttsburg, Brooklyn and Buffalo clubs go
DOWN Into their pockets to mako up de-
!Ac1t that Is apt to run up to 81 500 week
II most of these clubs? The Players league
AAs NO profitable future as long as IL Is run
~ the policy of anything to beat the old
Le4gae," and, on the other hand, the old
League cannot live at n profit so long as q
Hike policy is pursued against tho Brother
hood
Il The Brotherhood has everything to gain
~ changing its schedule and very little to
los except its pride and the very doubtful
qualification of its revenge towards its old
employers for real or fancied grievances.
The new organization should take the ad
vice OF The Sporting Life, which has fought
- hard for 1t, and, putting aside its pride,
proceed to reorganize its schedule in way
that its existence may be prolonged and
very probably be made permanent
The figures have given above show a
large falling OF in public interest over the
same period last year, but they are mis-
leading in this respect as during the en-
tire time they cover the weather was
hrsntening and rain seemed likely thing
every game, and as matter Of fact rain
prevent games on one or more days in
city except Philadelphia
pc weather handicap kept away many
Ne. There is some apathy, of course,
Nit is likely to increase as a result OF
oDaseball war and be shown in the state
ase turnstiles, but the general interest
irR great as ever. Warm weather will
-, gleD. part of it into action A change
-a.iad ~ t6eaair egtxe it renewed Iife.
". 4. HARRIS.