Wichita eagle., 1890-02-25


OF course, these figures may vary, but are
Substantially correct. Both leagues will sirn
more men, but they will be mostly minors
and Youngsters. The Brotherhood viii re-
quire about 125 men for eight clubs and the
League viii need about Ito for ten clubs. The
latter viii no doubt sign an unusual number.
OF uutried men and endeavor to develop some
extra players.
Now, on the face of things, it really doesa't t
look as if the claims of Messrs Ward. Keefe,
| Pfeffer, Ewing Brouthe-s and Hanlon that
the Brotherhood have all the great and best
players, and must therefore draw the public
and dumpthe League were true And when
you look into the matter carefully YOU find
that while the brotherhood has the advan-
tage it is not an advantage that will wipe out
the League in any such short order as the
Players claim. Indeed, do not think that
they believe so IL they told their real senti-
nents.
1t cannot be denied that ell the League
players of 1889 were not stars. In the Brother
| hood list of seyenty-eight we find these
names: Seery, McGeachy, Willard Brown,
| Hatfield, Mailman, Wood, Farrar Bastian,
Dwyer, Darling, Flint, Tener Morris, Maui,
Fields, Haddock, Beecher, Clark, ]. IRWIN,
|
Daley, Joe Quinn, Nike Madden, Arthur
Irwin, Gruber. McAleer. SutcliTe, Snyder
and Tebeau. These thirty-one men are only
average ball players. Not one of them rs a
star player today, and Only five of them,
| Charley Snyder, Gus Krock, Arthur Irwin,
| Frank Flint and George Wood, ever were
star ball players in the sense the word is gem
| orally used, and while they are al good men,
the entire lot could have been dropped out OF
the League this year aud their places filed
with other men in minor leagues without dis
turbing to any very appreciable extent the
| quality of League ball playing.
The places of these men bave been filled by
men who are none tine less good bali players
because most of them are not well known TO
League patrons. Kittredge, Nagle, Hardie,
Shellhasse, Berger and Ivory, new men of
the League, will make good the six catchers
of the thiEty-one non-stars gone TO the Broth
erhood The places of the nine pitchers are
filed by Burkett, Eiteljorg, Inks, Nichols.
Vieckery, Parsons Schmidt, Coughliu and
Grey. The eight infelderS are surely equal
lied by Cconey, Earl, Long, McGarr, Vesch,
Smalley, Stockwell and Weckbecker The
eight fielders will not be missed except by
their particular personal friends when the
playing ability of j. Ii. Murphy, Dooley,
Lowe, Probe, Donovan, Burke, Davis and
Miller has been sized up.
l do not contend that the 81 new men
have named are superior to the 81 tried play
ers that | have set against them. But do
contend that the difference between the two
lists is not very material one, and that
when comparisons are made the public viii
find that one set will give them quite as good
ball as the other
Now, then, as against the f7 real star play
ers, the League has the men who have de
cided TO remain with them ard four old
timers who have returned from retirement,
numbering 47. Here are the two lists;
CATCHERs.
National Lesgue-Nurphy. Camel. Decker
ZiInmer Buckley, Daily, Lauer, Clements, Schri-
Yer, Miller, SomerS
Players Ieague-Dafy. Farrell, visner, Kelly.
Mack, Ewing, Carroll. Quinn, Bennett.
PIrCRxEs.
National Learue-Wech, Garrison. Gleason.
Beatin, Boyle, Rusie Hutchinson, Anderson. Day,
Sowd wders, Fee, GetzeiH, Conway
Players Leagne-keefe, O'Dayt Sanders, GA
win. Radbourne, o'Brien, Crane Buftinton, Staley,
Ferson, Ba<eiy, Gumbcrt.
IsF1KLpERs.
National LeagUe-Fa<rsll, Ansou, Smith. Ny
ers McKean. Bassott, Glasscock Crane Burns
Mufvey, Delehnnty. BecIdcy, Denny. Hines.
Players League Whitney, Rchardson Hat
fold. Williamson. Kpehne Rowe, Wise, Faa;z,
Couror, Ward Dunlap. PfeffeT. Carney, White
Brozthcrs, Stxlcker.
oUTFTLDEEs.
National League Tiernaa, Thompson, Sunday
Wil-not, Gihs, George,
Players Leayue-Ao5rees, Sla;tsry, Foearty,
Duffy. Harlon, Richardson Twitchem o'EOarke, |
Core, Ryan. Van HaIcreo, johnson. Hoy.
1t will be seen that the Brotherhood has |
not q very decided superiority over tns |
League, although they have fo.ty-seven stars /
agaiTet tnirty-six, fer while I include them 1
a. a partial Offset, &eSsrs. Decker, Laaer, !
Somers, Gleason, Anderson, Day, Sowders, |
Fee, Farrell and Craze are not really star 4
players, although thev are high grade nnea /
Ike the tnl-ry-one previously naned. Tne /
League has triis the best Of Il ia Acacia /
mostly IN two complete teslnas 10 tais respect
II IS I. stand of.
Taken collectively an unpre judicod judge |
Of playing strength would. thiak adEni; 4
that the League have pEstEy uesr a. good
rnea as stJe BFo-eeThooG and that tie coFzIrg /
fight viii net bs bed G. rsees for 81 s-r ss1s.
That the League viii get Some E-s-s gu; Of its
three cozsn new Isu for use in 1891 Is err
tain and that thess rev men wIll mary o.
then, so1nt IN lSSo N equally sSET~ u ia
tree tina: the Leag1ss teams a-s dLsorg anized
to the extent Ct DssnS new 70 each osaer's
style Ct play, b1t j. Is also true fkzt ths
chances usa1e su >: leas; Esis tie elnhs put
the Bro:aaraocd teams On sbogt tie zss