Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-09-07
HARRIS LETTER.
He Says the Union Scheme Is
Very Dead.
sPECULATlONs FOR THE FUTURE.
A Summary Of the Things That Arc Said
by the Enthusiasts Who Watch with
Argus Eyes the Doings Of the Men on
the Diamond.

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The past weeks sensation in baseball
was a revival of the amalgamation scheme,
which was spread before the public down
to its most minute details by James 4
Kennedy, manager of the defunct Brook
lyns. There was an immediate rush by all
parties concerned to deny the scheme. And
all parties told the truth so far as their de-
mails went. There had been no deal made,
and. as I have often predicted and insisted,
there will he none Of the nature outlined
In the plan OF union that has created such
a rumpus. But it is IA waste of breath for
the parties directly interested to tell MS
that they did not plan such deal and try
to carry it out. Mr.. Kennedy is a man
whose word will 20 ABOUT; As far rs those
who are now busy in telling the public
that he lied. II will be noticed, however.
that the five men whom Kennedy says
were trying to make the deal do not deny
the attempt. They all unite in saying that
nothing has been done and will not he.
This is true enough. The attempt was a
failure for the reasons ! have frequently
given, namely, that all the conflicting in.
terests could not he satisfied.
Union having been defeated. the men who
are never satisfied excep; when they are
Ahasing around the countrytrying to make
some secret arrangements-Messrs John.
son Ward and Brunell-will now devote
their attention to bringing about an al.
lance.
These men have one pet project which
they have ever before them. aud that IL to
break up the National agreement, which
has been such "A powerful factor in the sue.
cess Of professional baseball. and will con.
tinue to be such "A factor, ! hope, as long as
the game is played. II the American asso.
citation could be persuaded to play the
Players league club champions for the
worlds championship. the National agree
ment would be In great jeopardy. and per.
haps be wrecked. The prospect Of great
gains Is being held up to the Association
people, and from nov until Oct. 4, when
the season ends. the Association will be
bounded to play the worlds series with
the Players league rather than with the
National league, a. the Association has
bound itself to do. The attempt. however,
will fail. The National agreement will not
be broken in 1890.
There are as yet no positive indications
a to the intention of the Players league
In regard to its circuit for next season.
Several men connected with the organize
ton whose words can be relied upon have
told me that there would be but one GER
tain change. and possibly two. There is
little doubt In my mind that 1t Is their in
tention to abandon Buffalo. Where the
eighth club would be located In such an
event is q %conundrum, but from what |
hear ! am inclined to think that Baltimore
and Cincinnati have been partially given up
and that the Players league has turned its
&es toward Milwaukee and 81. Louis. IL is
only fair to say in this connection that the
Buffalo people insist that they will keep
their club going another season. The signs
Of the times point toward one event that
has not recently received much attention,
and that is the amalgamation Of the Ath.
letic club with the Philadelphia Up. H.
club. II looks To me is If the chances are
in favor Of such a deal. The Athletic
club could Withdraw from the American
association honorably in November and
join hands with the Players club. surely
neither of those clubs has made any
money during this season, aud no matter
how things 70 next year they are hot likely
to make n fortune then, or even enough To
pay a nominal dividend Oh the invested in.
f"rcst.
know that the Players league men have
been busy all season trying TO bring about
such n deal, and have n pretty well defined
suspicion that they will succeed. II will
be noticed that whenever Manager Sliarsig
is interviewed on the subject he invariably
says that his hands are tied and that his
lips are sealed. This and other things
that could be cited are significant that such
a deal is in the air, il il has not already been
agreed upon. Certainly it would be a wise
one for the Players league team, and I am
not sure but the Athletic club would profit
by the arrangement.
l have not been able Il arrive at any con-
clusion n to the policy OF the National
league for 1891 In regard to its circuit. The
indications are that Pittsburg will be aban-
doned, and yet Palmer 0'Neill has been
signing men TO contracts fortwo years. He
says, and somewhat emphatically too, that
there will he a League team in Pittsburg
next year. II looks as IL that matter would
be settled when the Players league make
their public announcements for 1891. The
chances are hat Pittsburg will he aban.
doned by the National league. Unless
Messrs. O'Nsill, Nimick, Brown and Con-
verse are able TO get together a bang-up
nine, one that can win more games than IL
loses, they only invite continued disaster
by keeping mp the fight.
Where the League would find a city TO
take the place Of Pittsburg without invad.
ing the domain Of the American associa.
ton Is hard to say. Certainly il would be
suicide To 20 TO indianapolis or Washing.
ton. Time will solve the problem. No
one can even giIess Mt 1t now. unless he
might venture on Louisville. And why
not Louisville; Now hear the enemies OF
the League shout in chorus. "They are
going TO take Louisville. Oh. the rob
bers'n
THING THAT Il SAID.
That when Ward, BrunnelI and John
son concOctei the a~malgamation scheme
they bit oil more than they could chew.
That they found that the arrangements
they had made" could not he carried out
when they presented their scheme 10 the
capitalists.
That the Cincinnati team has finally got
the ingredient IL needed. sand" II was
furnished when Latham was put In charge.
That had Latham been with them from
ths start the Reds wouM he either first or
second, with a good chance for the pen.
nant.
That Anson's team Is putting up a great
game Of ball, and that IL Luby and Stein
had been with him all season the "old man"
Monld have uiyen ihnm all "A husfla for fha