Evening journal., 1892-11-12

I
-e'-'>s iers and travelling
solesmen in their use Of money During
the last week / have learned that which
makes 10 safe to announce as a fact that
the National league clubs viii next year
pay out not much more, If any more, than
half IA much in salaries as was paid this
year.
AS an instance, this years Brooklyn
players cost the club only q little less than
$4,000 The club officials declare they
will not pay one cent over $4,000 next
year. and the sum may be nearer s25, C0O
The St. Louis team of 1892 cost Won der
Abe over $4,000. He has promised that
his next seasons team shall not cost
$4,000 and may be kept down 10 $4,000
The New York team. though big failure,
was expensive, and over $4,000 was paid
by the club in salaries. There may be less
cut in the sum total of this clubs next sea-
sons salaries than i'm any other of the
twelve, because it is necessary tOstrengthen
the team from outside sources, and that
can only be done by liberality in salaries
for new players which will not be granted
20 the reserved players. The Bostons will
probably not get their sum total for 1893
below $4,000 A very clear understanding
upon this matter OF salary reductions was
had at the late New York conference. The
magnates then and there solemnly pledged
themselves to stand firmly 10y their roduc-
tion figures till the last horn blows or the
cows come home, as il were.
Only one or two clubs have lost over
100000 this season, and there will not be
one of the twelve clubs which next year
win pay within that sum as much in sal
aries as 10 paid this year. Hence the argu-
tercst in the game for 1898 there will be
no losses and nearly all the clubs will come
ont winners financially Such are the
dreams with which the magnates are going
| to while away the winter nights.
II has not been many years ago since, at
about this season, the professionals were
organizing, con their own hook, TO go to
| California, Cuba. New Orleans or Florida
on winter expeditions. II paid the players
then. Such trips now would probably be
expensive indulgences, and I'm anticipation
of next summers frOsts the boys are taking
no chances with their small surplus this
winter. The Brotherhood revolt knocked
| all the gloss off the baseball heroes and
stars. The public no longer falls down
and kisses the beautiful feet of the dia-
mond kings; there are no diamond kings.
| and there is now no patient awaiting ON
! the Pacific coast for the eastern heroes
| winter visit to the western slope.
There was a little earlier in the year
| some talk Of organizing team for "a visit
to Cuba But the report that bull fight
! ing on the island isnot so popular as it was
/ last year scared of the hackers OF the EN-
/ terprso, for when there is a slump i'm bull
| lighting at Havana baseball has no show.
The Cleveiauds had planned a joint trip
/ TO California with the BostOns The latter
/ demanded a guarantee OF railroad fares
/ both ways. The Clcyelands grumbled, but
/ granted the guarantee. Then the Bostous
! backed out That was before the finals
were played Now the Clevelands look
upon This back down of the Bostons as the
only real good luck they have had.
The New Works need a second baseman.
/ Anson's team Is weak at that point The
Bostons want better man than Quinn
for their nine But second bascmen of the
! Al brand are scarce lt is the hardest
place on q nine to an acceptably. The
| New Yorks would like TO get McPhee or
/ Richardson, and it Is almost sure thing
! chat they will get one or the other. pfef
fer IS likely Co leave Louisville next year
Boston would pay handsomely for Pfeher's
services.
I
| Washington park-expires with this
| year, and the noted playground will next
year be cut up into building lots 10 Is
| famous as having been the location OF
| Nashington's headquarters at one period
! during the Revolutionary war, and the old
| stone house from which he at that time
| issued his orders Is still standing. 10 was
/ used hy the players as a clubhouse. The
old ediGce will now be RACED.
Another baseball park which viii b,
given mp to the stride of building improve
monts is Sportsmen's park, the presen.
home of the ST. Louis club. 10 has been q
baseball ground since 1855 and is by fal
the Oldest diamond IN the United States
10 IS also probable that the Louisvillcs viii
by provision in their lease, be compelled
20 abandon their own grounds 90 the city
government next year. II so. the recent
destruction of their grand stand by fire VIII
turn ont 10 bee good luck.
no an of these departing playground.
must be added the Chcago's West Sid.
home, abandoned last season. II all On,
ground occupied by professional baseball
clubs during the last twenty-five years
were assessed at their present value. Oh,
sum total would be large enough to stocl
half "a dozen national banks
The rumor which started I'm Louisville
recently that another players league wp
secretly organized and would be launche
next year with enthusiastic hackers ait
"slathers' OF capital came seven months
( too late and five months too soon for a
April fool joke When any more capita
seeks investment by starting up ano,he
independent baseball circuit, money will b'
found on the streets and in the corn field.
Why, il is just like paying taxes TO ge
money now 90 cover the legitimate eN
peAses OF osta1i-ned clubs. The days O.
rainbow chasing ia baseball have gone 10y
They will come back again when we burr
witches Rnd return 60 tallow candles an,
dip lamps for household illumination.
O. u. CAYLOR