The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-16

first honors than the Clevelantls by eleven
of every twelve baseball crtnks-namely,
the Bostons Brooklyns and Philadelphas.
But the Cleveland cntry-as they say ut
the race track-cut out the pace from the
fall of the flag, and, making all the run
ming, were never headed.
Just what excuse can be made for the
three favortes is hard to decide 1t may
be that the Bostons were bumped against
the rail at the far turn. Possibly the Phil
lies got into IL pocket and failed to get
through their field. The Brooklyns may
have swcrved in the stretch. At any rate
the three stale horses were ingloriously
beaten by the Cleveland selling platter.
There will probably be no series OF finals
between the Bostons, winners of the first
season, and the Clevelands, winners of the
second race The Bostons are not dead anX-
ious" TO face their western rivals. In the
first place there would be no money in Il Sc
ries between the two Cleveland and Boston
i'll the latter part of October have climates
not ut all calculated to draw out much
patronage to the baseball grounds, and with
the present low stage OF interest in the game
the chance for u financial fizzle is too
great. Besides the old precedent set by
former. worlds series Nf giving part of
the proceeds of such games to the players
of the two clubs still holds, and there is
III Boston and Cleveland to share with
their men amy part OF the money which the
games might bring in.
The CicvelanlS would be willing but
the Do,tons have not been anxious and
for good reasons. The lattcr's pitchers are
III wcHk condition, and only one catcher Is
able to 90 his reputation justice-namey,
Camel. The impression is that the Clcve-
lands would walk away with the Bostons
in such il contest. The former would 20
into the series flushed with recent success,
and with the prestige and confidence OF
fresh victors to back them up, whereas, us
l showed once before, the Bostons would
still be afflicted with the weaknesses which
led to their defeat in the second season.
Therefore do not expect any series of finals
between these TWO teams this fall, no mat
Ter what noisy challenges may pass be-
| tween them.
There are more serious considerations
racing the mHgnates than the question of
superiority between the Bostons and
| Clevelands. The very latest secretly called
meeting of the League bosses" in New
York city is disclosure of disaster more
astonishing than any which have preceded
it and knocks the hot air out of President
| Nick 1oung's August prosperity balloon
which went sailing up so grandly.
| First, the 10 per cent. sinking fund taken
| off was raised to l2il per cent Then it
was "fattene'i" to 1913. Now it is an as
| scSsmcnt To meet indianapolis obligu-
| tions. This is the year when / he owners of
huge blocks of baseball stock are not
classed with the Nanderbilts, Gonlds,
Astors and Rnckcfellers. Every one OF the
holders has been touched" heavily, more
or less, by the financial disIppointmcnts OF
She year.
| Naturally they are asking each other,
| What shall WE do to he saved? That uucs-
| ton will furnish them with mental worry
during the long, cold, weary winter. AS /
said Il month ago | will say again, with
still more emphasis, The chances are that
some steps backward toward abandoned
| principles will be taken. There will be
but one championship season next wear.
and nobody need be surprised if the old
| eight club League circuit shall be restored
In spite of denials which will be made it
is almost certain that two of the four old
| Association clubs are willing to head an
| other and separate strong circuit, built
| upon Old American association principles
| The other two would not require IL large
| sum of cash to consent to 20 out of bust
ness altogether.
Salaries will come down. Yes, that is a
| necessity. 1t will be in many cases n
| troublesome task to force the reduction all
| oIPiS iliC DtlO tUlllk IL VIII ne nc
complishcd. The reasonable player, who
looks into the future, knows that his in
tcrcsts demand Il paying basis for profess
sional baseball. Receipts at present do not
justify this years salaries. Baseball is a
! business like any other vocation, and when
| 1t doesn't pay and can't be made TO pay it
! goes out OF existence.
Harry Wright says there may be trouble
with some Of the old stars, but that young
blood" will be tried instead unless the old
| stars come to very liberal terms. Harry
| has said that for effect. Old stars cannot
| be spared i'll any large number III the
| Philadclphas have To let Connor Thomp
| son, kecfc, Clements, Mailman and Ham
iton go next year and replace them with
new and untried men, they might as well
| close their gates and save what little money
| III salaries they would pay out.
TEis Is Cleveland's first "win" after
many weary years in baseball and several
| close races in which their team either
held II lead awhile or ended well up among
the leaders. Naturally all northern Ohio
Is rejoicing, and there is Il plan on foot to
give the team public reception and benc.
fit. at which the mayor of the city vii.
preside.
am told that the Rochester and Provi-
dence clubs, of the Eastern league made
money this season, and that several South
ern league clubs bore II balance on The
profit side of heir books These are IL few
stray bits Of encouragement for the profcs-
sion--a few crumbs III IL famine. II is
strange that clubs made money which
were expected to disband before Augu.i
and that the TWO promising Organization
met with such an astounding :ililUrc
In baSch'.!l we are 10 sooner cone with
one season than detail. uno,it next season
becomes general. IL Will be Il lon., cold
winter and Irt ion sl,,,t f,r ..ll ,I,., ,iti