St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-20

ugly quarrel which has been going on
between the National league ana Amer
lean association, the "peace. congress
did a great many other wise tillueS
which will cause it to be remembered
for the next twenty years; Among
these may be mentioned the DIVISION
of the season into two parts. here
tofOre the game has shown disposition
TO lag after the 18th OF July each year:
mainly because all but three or four of
the clubs had dropped so far TO the rear
that thew had no chance to win the nag.
This state of things had very depreSs-
ing effect upon the players and acteo as
a great check to attendance. 1T can
readily be seen that the new Scneme
will work to advantage. CUPS that
prove disappointingly weak IN the early
games can strengthen their bad Spots
as the season proceeds, playing niue
better game each day, and when the
second series begins may be among
the best clubs, and nave
good show to win the pennaht
of the closing half of the year. The
GLOBE believes that under the new
system clubs which under the old be-
came discouraged and died will keep
well at their work in the hope OF being
in the front rank on the second bout;
And very often, too. they Will succeed
in their hopes. It will be found that the
club which wins in the first half VIII
seldom win in the second, and III such
cases the wise provision is made That
the winners of each shall play Tor the
worlds championship at the seasons
end. Heretofore twelye-cluo leagues
have proved very unwieldy, but under
the new plan it is believed they will be
q success.
The agreement reached to apportion
PLAYERS is another move in the right dl-
reciion. which, by the way. has been
advocated for years by several of the
closest students of the game. If the
PLAYERS are assigned TO the various
clubs in a careful. judiciOus manner
there is no reason why the clubs should
not be pretty evenly balanced at the
ontset. At least the days of buying
nIayeTs at enormous figures are over,
and it is probable men III the future VINO
make base ball a business will have to
work for salaries which are not so
ridjculOusly high as those which now
prevail. There is a deal of interest
lust now, however, IN the method which
will be pursued by club managers in
breaking the three-year contracts sew
eral clubs have made to pay players
sums ranging from $500 TO $500. Of
course there will be large number of
law suits, in the trial of which lot of
mirth-prOYOking contract secrets Will
for the first time reach the public ear;
but the new League and American AssO-
citation of Base Ball clubs can better af-
ford to iOin in the laugh than TO have
travelled further the road to bankruptcy.
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The name of the new organization Is
an unfortunate one. 1t is too long, and
it is bad English to speak of one thing
as q league and association. The terms
are SYNONYMOUS. Part of the name OF
each could have been retained by call
ing it the National association, or, bet
ter still, the American league, or, by
dropping both, the Columbia assOcia-
ton. The organization deserves to live,
and if it should die, the charge might
be brought that it was smOthered to
death by its name.
Nobody in this section of Uncle Sans
domain will be sorry that Milwaukee
was dropped like superheated cake.
The Cream city management treated
The Western association with scant
courtesy in getting out of it, and the
greeting between the runaway and the
association at their next meeting is
likely to be far from cordial. II the
Brewer organization seeks to get back
into its old company there is little
doubt it will be asked to sign an IRON
clad agreement that it will stick to its
text at least through season.
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The gossip going the rounds that
big league extending all the way from
Detroit to Kansas City is in contempla-
ton probably has very little basis on
work done to that end. Such league,
however, could probably be made a
success, and there will doubtless be a
meeting within the next month looking
to the formation of such an association.
st. Paul, Minneapolis, Omaha and Kan
sas City, of the Western association, are
entitled to be in fast company, and they
may unite with Milwaukee, Columbus.
Indianapolis and Detroit to the mutual
advantage of all concerned. All patrons
of sport in st. Paul hope that this city
may soon join base ball organization
containing so many cities OF the first
class.