The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-12

League councils today are some OF the mis-
guided souls who plotted death to the old
organization brief year ago. Doctrines
denounced as slavish hive been accepted
as correct. In the Association the same
picture may be seen, but these old prints
are kept turned toward the wall. When,
however, a man boisterously advocates
principle be as warmly decried only few
months ago, the ludicrous side of the case
will not down.
In the spring of 1890 J. Earle Wagner
was the author of a story that our mutual
friend William Barnie had gone crazy over
the looting of the Baltimore club by the
brotherhood. and that he was in some asy-
lum playing marbles for the championship
of MARYLAND Before tears could be dried
Mr.. Barnie had started a few hundred
Thousand dollar libel suits rolling. To-
day we see new partnership for 1892
Wagner and Barniel When Columbus
was welcomed into the fold as the Associa
TONS baby was at the christening at st.
Louis. Warm indeed was the welcome the
Ohio brethren received. Now it is on the
docket to betray that CLUB to make room
for a new one in Chicago.
The American association, it must be
truthfully said, monopolizes the greatest
share Of current interest in baseball az
fairs. 1t is generally accepted that the
National league circuit will not be tam
pered with, but no less than nineteen cit
les have been mentioned as possible mem
bers of the Association next season.
The talk about Chicago is as warmly
plausible now as the July assertion that
Earle Wagner chad completed arrange
ments" for new club for Pittsburg next
season." Louisville opened its book to the
public some days ago and revealed loss
of nearly ST. $50, as the result of its partici-
ton in the skirrnish with the League this
wear. Since that hour a new regime has
been commenced and Louisville will re-
fuse to be frozen out"
Columbus has sunk thousands of dollars
in baseball and nc netter or more honor
able business men exist than "Cooney"
Born and Ralph Lazarus. If the Associa-
ton refunds good portion of the money
lost it is possible that Columbus may
gracefully surrender the franchise and
hail Chicago as its successor. There can
be no other way. The courts stand be-
tween Columbus and sandbaggers. It
would be folly TO attempt to outline the
course the Association will pursue. There
are so many irons in the fire that some
must needs cool and be rejected in the
framing of a new circuit.
On the 22d of October the Association
will look over the ground at Chicago-a
meeting having been called for that day at
the Wellington. In preparing to carry
the war into Africa the Association gener-
ais overlook one little idea. If it came
down to the question of a life or death
struggle the National league-with a sal
AIRY list no larger than the Associations
would be on a war time basiS-could GER
tainly meet the enemy with their own
boosted weapon-cheap ball. 1t is possible
that all this noise is made simply to drown
out sounds of preparation for peace. In
his thoughtful moments, no one has been
a more emphatic advocate of a return to
paths of peace than the leading spirit in
the projected Chicago enterprise-Christo-
pher Won der Abe
In one of his lucid intervals at St. Louis
last week he actually talked of quitting
the Association and returning to the old
commonwealth plan of playing independ
entlyl The cry for war may cover a null
titude of secret pipers for peace that is
mutually desirable. Unless the factions
have agreed by common consent to further
cripple the goose that lays the golden egg
for the sole benefit of the star ball player,
there will be "a speedy cessation of hostili-
ties and Thanksgiving day reception 10
the white dove of peace which was winged
at Washington.
When Jack Frost comes to town the
kings OF the diamond may as well move
out. The autumn days have slipped away,
and the only semblance of interest in the
exhibition campaign was centered out in
Iowa The Corn Huskers of Sioux City
won the pennant in the Western aSsocia-
tion, and when it seemed certain that Chi
cago would win the flag in the League
series of contests was arranged TO take
place during the Corn Palace exposition.
Fate was cruel to 1.-The old man" and he
stumbled on the home stretch. But Chi
cagO has met the western enemy and has
lost Six times did the Leaguers face the
determined westerners, and on four occa-
sions Chicago bowed low before the con.
Quering Huskers.
In two of these victories Will Hart, once
a Cincinnati Red, ofiiciated in the box.
Ehret and Meakim each won one game.
No other city save Chicago received rs
much as a bare bulletin during the progress
of the struggles, but the result has made
the western remains rise and throw out its
chest with the sepulchral observation, I'VE
will be the people"
1t would not be fair to Chicago to omit
remarking that neither Schriver nor Kilt
ridge took part in the games. Merritt was
behind the bat in two and Arson, who was
a catcher hack in his salad days, filled that
role in the other four Hutchinson won
one and Luby the other game of Chicago's
pair, while the losses were divided SOLD
Hutch" three and the Texas Steer" one
Ii was hard To see the League flag go To
another club aud it must have been gall
and wormwood to see the western honors
captured by a club in the baby of the ma
tional agreement family. Sioux City has
some old faveTites on the roll. Harry
Raymond, who did the double somersault
from Lincoln 10 Louisville and return. is
one OF them. Will Earle. who spanned
the globe with the tourists in 1855, is an
other. He caugnt in the entire series, and
accepted "a out OF So chances, building for
himself the great fielding average of Ell
At the plate he made y hits in - times at
bai-sn average of .Sa
In the cas- tho -ivsl cbs5,pipns have
been transforming" but meeting Is OFT
OF the question. RES MILFORD, JR-
a Fair FinSacier.
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