, 1891-07-18

That baseball is again a popular Auleri
can game goes without saying, aud tn
crowds this year have been more than tn.
most ardent crank expected In fact tn.
crowds that have turned out to see tn,
latest games in the east AVE beea O
the largest in the history Of baseball
The League magnates are we'll pleaset
with the outlook, and many OF the dollar
that were lost last year will surely return
before the grand windup this fall. Not
only is the League making money and
playing good ball, but the American as
ISOLATION, Western association, Eastern
association, New England league and most
of the minor organizations are doing cN.
cellent work and drawing good crowds
This is quite a contrast with the state OF
affairs at this time last year, Those who
remember that disastrous season will
readily recall that smashup was the order
of the day then. Many went under before
the Fourth OF July was reached.
The only event that has SO far marrei a
successful season is the action Of the
American association in going it alone
and defying the national agreement The
Association magnates profess to be well
pleased with the state OF affairs; but It is
nn acknowledged fact with those on the
inside that overtures are now being made
and that before the end Of the season the
SluGTlChl hhSoClhLlpu VIII plbbhblN ht uu
der the wing OF the national agreement
again.
OF course, before n settlement comes,
many hard nuts will have to he cracked.
There are the Cincinnati mudd!e and the
contract jumpers. Both the League and
the Association swear they viii not give
up Cincinnati. Both Of the home mag
mates say they will stick. Well. let them.
That can be easily arranged. There is no
doubt that with perfect harmony existing
two clubs could live in Cincinnati u all
were under the one agreement banner
The Association mAgnatcs all over the
country, while claiming that they arc all
right in goi it alo realize the fact that
things wou.- much better II they were
not fighting the League and Western nsso
citation. In fact in a published interview
with President Ed RenAn, OF the Ciucin-
natl club, he advocated n new national
agreement, and said it would have to come.
But the nut that will not crack will hs
the contract jumpers. Meekim Id Ray
mond, with their eyes wide open, jumped
their contracts to play with jack Chap
mans Louisville team. The national
board at once blacklisted 10th Of them,
and any one that has followed baseball
knows what that means-that they VIII
never play ball under the national agree
ment again, and will follow in the fo5J
steps OF Devlin, Hall, Nichols and Crayer.
These four men were blacklisted years ago
and have ne -er been reinstated.
Players, no matter who they are, will he
foolish to jump their contracts, for in the
long run IL will mean a great deal.
The race for first place is more than in
teresting, and the respective followers Of
Chicago, New York, Boston and Brooklyn /
all claim that their team will land the pen
nant. The teams are closer this year than
ever before, and no doubt the finish will be
a close and exciting one,
The followers of Captain Ansun-and
they are many-look around aud smile
when you mention the possibility OF Chi
cago losing the pennant this year. why"
said Tom Burns the other day, Chicago
was never better of. You know we al.
ways make a strong finish, and this year
old Anse will hustle us along just tho
same. You can gamble the pennant will
float over our grounds"
In New York the cranks are just as con
fident. II the flag does not 20 to the Polo
grounds there will DO weeping and wailing
in Gotham.
Johnny Ward is on deck ngain, and
since his return the eli has been playing
better ball and much is expected from
them.
Most Of the clubs are after pitchers. Ia
fact all the Association teams are looking
for the youngsters that can twirl the
hputIt. l ne tlub lhtlL can Iblu us young
blood will not only land well up this year.
but will make = greater showing in ISy2
Young blood will tell, and already several
OF the old timers have been rclrgutcd to
the rear and the youngsters that wrre
brought out last year nre more than iilIiug
their places.
An association that Is playing good bal
and making good money is the Eastern us
sociation, comprising Buffalo, Syracuse,
Reyg Haven ALBANY pr,vtI.r4. YA1 N
non This coterie has been going ri-ht
on minding its own business, and from all
accounts making money. Pat Powers, "a
well known hustler, is mt the head of the
Buffalo club, and they are well up Ia the
front. President White, whose Office is In
New York, said last week that all the clubs
were playing to large crowds and making
money.
The New England league has not been
30 fortunate, and already the flag Of Iii,
tress has been flung. Tom Lowell, the
president of tho league, is we'll known i'm
eastern baseball circles, and is now work
ing hard TO keep her aflunt. Some time
ago Woonsocket and Lewiston were taken
in and an eight club league is now in work
ing order.
There was a chance n few weeks ago Of
the Western association losing a great
many of its stars, as two or three Of the As
sociation clubs sent agents ont to steal the
cracks. They could only induce two Of
them to go-Meekim and l~tnympud-but
others would surely follow but for the
prompt action Of the board Of control in
blacklisting. This order has had its ef
feet, and it will be hard to get any player
that is now under contract to jump
How the stars have fallenl Take Mike
Kelly, Dan Brouthers and Jerry Denny
The latter to a certain extent i not in II.
although playing with Cleveland. lie
seems to have lost that snap and dash that
years ago earned for him the title of the
greatest Third baseman In America Al
Cleveland he has not created a favorable
impression. The cranks there claim that
he not only has lost his hitting powers, but
that be cannot throw across the diamond
II this is true Denny will go down the slide
There is no truth whatever in the report
that the Boston League club wants Kelly
One of the directors said last week tina.
King Kel would never wear II Boston
League uniform again, and that they coul,
nave had him n dozen times II he wa
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