New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13
NOTES ABOUT ATHLETES.
UNSATISFACTORY BASEBALL AFFAIRS.
PROBLEMS WHICH PUZZLE THE LEAGUE MEN


basis for settlement, the consolidation, or twelve.
club idea seems to find general favor. 1t is the
pet plan of the League, but the Association
most of them would rather have the war ended in
some other manner. In the opinion of the writer
there more sensible ways of saving baseball than
by the twelve-club league. Such an organization
would be lky and unnatural, and it is safe to predict
that If the plan is tried it will not live two seasons.
SUI sui settlement cannot be arranged on any other
welcome the twelye-club league Il such scheme would
put an end 10 the wrangiing. Two Independent
CARNATIONS wording under one agreement and respect
ing reservation and contracts would be decidedly the
better plan One club In city is Of course desirable,
The real onbe q that g neither Sa + asTe So
has competent arbitrator in whose hands to leave
one man and then let the two agree upon one rdsn
s tefI rise S say man like Mills s and let
to all baseball men, and his honesty love of the game
and his diplomacy are recognized.
p. T. Powers, the newly elected manager OF the
New-fOrk Club, has been unIusty criticised for his
actions in engaging players for the local club The
criticisms generally come from Association SYM
pathizers, who have mote in eye and mag
nifyng mon0cle stuck in the other Powers took hold
of the local club when its affairs in decidedly
mixed up condition. Several of the best players
In the club had been tempted away by Association
men, and Powers's reputation depended in way upon
his securing good men 10 replace Rusie Buckley, Con-
| nor, Richardson and Whistler, taken away by the
| fable in DISCRIMINATING guerilla. Powers had
sympathy for the Association, and he has gathered
In good men wherever he could get them. II he lad
not done 10, his critics would have called him slow,
incompetent and man wholly unfit for the place
he now occupies. 1t takes hustler" nowadays sue
cessfully TO manage baseball club, and Powers Is
team S for NEXT SEASON. n, and the 'G men viii
play baseball, too; That, BY the way, is something
quent intervals. The Association can expect
mercy from any baseball organization after its ven
leagues last year If the Association had been guided
by q manly spirit; and had stood up boldly and md
the poorer and defenceless smaller clubs, it would
occupy more dignifed position than 1t does Mt
present.
The scheme to fern an eightclub amateur
league is bearing fruit and it Is one of
the most sensible moves which the local anna
teurs have made. of such n movement
means the virtual death OF the present Amateur
Union League, but it also means the strongest
and best equipped amateur baseball association ever
seen in this or any city, The present members
Of the Amateur League are the Staten Island Athletic
Club the Staten Island Crckets, the Englewood Field
Club and the Crescent Athletic Club. The Manhattan
Athletic Club has already put Itself on feeoia as
fayofing such league and Mr.. Chessaud, the manager,
SAYS that Cherry Diamonds viii cei Idiny JON te
new league rather the regular Amateur League, no
matter whether the other suggested clubs do or not
The New York Orange and New-Jersey Athellc CluD
mines wanted TO make the circuit complete.
College men seem to have less trouble in
the management of all athletic contests The present
controversy over the Thanksgiving football game re-
cepts is only one ease in point The suggestion that
next year Yale and Princeton hire ground outright
and take the full management of the game themselves
looks better in theory than it Will In practice Ihe
first obstacle and probably an insurmountable one VIII
be found when college try 10 hire the grounds
There are only sour desirable grounds in this neghbor
hood the Polo Grounds, Manhattan Field Eastern Park
and Washington Park. The first is controlled by the
New-York Baseball Club the second by the Manha' tan
Athletic CluD and Eastern ana Masinne.1I Iaah "
lease teir grounds for such great contest except AT
heavy rental Inc evidence Is clear .d on So ane ,
but 1t Will be deult matter TO place lhe spoisi
of ticket Spectators like the which happened at
tie Polo Grounds several years ago when efeat
New York and Detroit Probably several thousand
people entered the grounds for whose admission the
New York Club never received a cent
The coming election of the Manhattan Athletic Club
is arousing general interest than any election
since the organization of the now famous Cherry
Diamond Club Tho opposition 10 the regular ticket
objects TO being called "kckers," saying that it Is
more in the line OF reformation. The opposition
movement is directed principally against DIR. f. f.
Hoyt the candidate for vice-presdent on the regular
ticket. The opposition counted on Herman. Oelilchs
10 head lis ticket but as Mr.. Oelros has declined TO
rum the "reiormers campaign is not likely 10 be as
iery as was at first anticipated. The reforners VIII
now concentrate their efforts to defeat Dr. Ioyt The
of The ticket ought 70 90 through with nylns
dent, George W. carr vice president. Dr.; F. iloyt:
secretary, c. c. hughes Teasuier walton storm
Anderson; second lieutenant, F. K. Formeyer; board
OF goyernosG ITocr caa Mo T. wSsTy; Wells
Colonel ii. b. Beeoher, E. T. Bigelow, j. II. fiaser;
L. {. Converse, W. c. Page Herman KnuDel ana
Air. Car's long and honorable connection with the
club, having been president ever since Tue 0iuo was
organized, ipsures his re-elecuoh
The athletes who competed in the recent 7th Regi-
ment athletic games in no pleasant frame OF miha
especially the unfortunate ones VINO did hot capture
any of the rich prizes. AL Of them who competed
have been disqualified by the Amateur Athletic Unlon
the latter having taken exception to the costly prizes
offered by ,he regiment The chances are thai inc
amateur athletics for at least year. The sng.
scston made by the 9TH Regiment for all regmehtai
inden@ndent association will hardly be carried out
Outside OF the 9TH 3D. few athletes are members
Of tue other regiments.
The determination of the famous little runner
"Tommy" Connect to turn professional was heard with
regret by every follower of amateur athletics Con-
nen Is undoubtedly the greatest amateur runner ever
seen in this country not excepting NewJer'eys great
over "WiIIics Day. Connects friends say that no can
oa than hold his own with any OF England's great
runners They also believe that he can deieat any VI
Americas professionals except MeCe' OF ntS
Mcclellan Is the who defeated DARN few mohls
ago.
A novel association formed last week Tor Tue
uro ectlon Of wheelmen against bicycle thieves. Ihey
haze formed a society TO be known as the cycle ITO
tectye Association. The objects OF the organization
are the prevention Of bicycle thefts the detection ana
conviction of bicycle thieves the compilation Oh IS
NJ esponslbe persons for the OF members OF the
organization and Tic prosecution Oh aSi g Tse next
meeting will be held at the Manhattan bicycle CiuD
M o43 Wet FIfty-sxth.st, tomorrow night.
Those I'm attendance ut the recent meeting OF the |
road q, pev,e,y NJ the National Troting Association
at the Murray Hill Hotel amused at some things