Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-14
BASEBALL A GOLD MINE
League Clubs Will Probably
 Make Big Money In 1894.
THE LAWMAKERS TO MEET SOON.

Will Bc Handicapped Next Year or That
 the Double Umpire system wnI He Re-
 Vivcd-Other New Schemes.
 Though the baseball championship sea son of the National league as well as of all the minor leagues is ended, there remains an abundance of general interest in the great American sport. Indeed from this date until after the Leagues annual meet ing on Nov. I5 there will he more baseball subjects up for discussion than there has been before the baseball public in a similar length of time since the Brotherhood re- volt in the fall of lSSg.
 Briefly summarized, these topics so far Cs already sprung are as follows: That the Boston team should in some way be handi- capped in next seasons race; that the bunt be abolished; that the Washington club be punished or disciplined for transferring games from its home grounds to other cities; that the double umpire system be adopted; that baseball players while under contract be forbidden to own any interest in saloon; that Tucker, Tebeau. Vaughn, kiuslow aud other players who have dis graccd their uniforms on the ballfield be penalized in n way that will make offenses of that kind odious and uncommon in the future; that the double championship sea- son be revived; that the president of the LcaGur be required hereafter to exercise closer watch over his umpires' work, and that umpirra be scheduled throughout the season as soon as playing schedule be adopted.
 Before the annual meeting many more new ideas will be ready for consideration Whatever k done in any of the above men tioned points for legislation will interest every baseball enthusiast in the country, because in all matters of law and legislation the National league leads, while the others follow. The proposition to handicap the Bos- ton team is not n new one. but it has never had official uOtiC, from q League meeting of maEnatrs. This time il is almost sure to be sprung, hut l think it will get short shift. The wiser course to pursue Is to en- courage the other clubs to strengthen their teams. Against that plan, however. will be urged the argument that while the other teams are being strengthened the Bust ons arc also strengthening, as witness their en- Sagcmrut of Banuon to replace Carroll As" that new material k not at hand in such quantity or quality that il can be used to pull mp other teams on an equality with the three times champions
 Some one has figured out that the aboli- tion of the hunt would pull the Bostons down to level with some of the other teams and suggests that the bunt there fore hr tabuOcd No doubt an effort will be made to have the League wipe out the bunt l doubt whether il will succeed That would l'a retroErcs>ion The legisla- ton in baseball for years has been progress ;ve-not backward. While it may be true that the Bo>tons use the huut to more advantage than any other team. the bunt k rccoGuizCd as n scientific part of the game, and 10 legislate il out of existence would be tn strike d blow at one of the most popular features of the sport
 There k no Ioljbt that the Washington owner, George Wagner, will get a call down" from the League. His action in transferring championship games from Washington tn Philadelphia, Chicago and other cities for the mere advantage of a probable gain of a few hundred dollars al most wrvCh vd iHtCrt>t in that city. As a consequence other clubs which had dates in Washington during the latter part of the SeI>vu >utlvtd financially thereby Some thing will bc done next month tn make a repetition cf Wagner , mistake an impossi- biNiy
 The duulic ump!r, Sy ~tr!n has some ad- vurHIv~. bat ,.vt enough to make it become q law. believe. l. has already been shown that Jhr increase would entail at least Sl.luu more expense To each club It iS mOrc rroh&l.c that the League will ask their president tO schedule umpirps throughout the season and make no changes or transfers a; the request of the clubs interested; also that he travel around among the different cities and personally inspect the work If the members of his staH. The revival of the double umpire system k a ;et idea of Mir. Won der Ahe of St Louis. H. will urge it, but the scheme has no possible chance to go through It has been t.!Vl and found wanting.
 The caScs uf offending players are surc 10 be called Up for the consideration of the board. For the first time in years the press has UnlI,yI in n demand for discipline in the case of Tuc.rr at least. and the raGnatS~ cannot atlord to iCnorr il. The evil of iIa! yr., owning interests in saloon property has ul~n come tu tha; point where il srvm.S ucc, >~ary for the clubs To take ad. verse a.IiaN.
 The >;Il .I"rnt k made that not one club of the !- III tn. League lest money this sea son, and most of them are large winners. When it k hu.'wn that out of their receipts the l2 C,T'~ laia of remaining debt of over S.Ntrs' tr,m May till October a better idea of tnc profits of baseball can be had. That means an ANCra-" Ot receipts of S1,5n over ami above expenses to the poorest drHW'n-- J3Gi' Cf the lot. The League hc- gan tpr ~,a-nn with lo per cent take
 
 the last lnu.th> It was aE.-in reduced to 10 Der cent. N h!vh wIs sutiiC tent To wine out Inc Cu:.rN iaIuciIl incubus. Next season that >,puV lpyrharS JLc rerccntaSe will be more v!N lrc 'vvlvet Inl div!sible by l2 l. !t d " >Ittr lhIt the bICktre of the clubs haN, thar, ,s uu Ie.4 with eager vNpecta~ tlun-v>p,,iL..y as all signs point Ia an ln, crease in s,yu>yLl interest >vca over this rc- mArknblC sra>uus
 And b,.t l,.aZ q. ,,,I h., baseball watermelon iS sliced, don't forget your Uncle Auson. He'll he thcrc, reach ing for q chunk of the rcd ripe core. This year has been to him sr:tson of prepara- tion. He has been getting his team togeth- CT the gold hunter gets his Cold-wash- ing ton of dirt for a thimbleful of the yellow metal How many second hasemen do you suppose he tried this year? Only cight-viz, Decker parrott, Dahlen, Fay Tor, l.0nge, O'Brirn, Gleualviu and Eagan. And it is uo sure thing that he has secured asuitable man for the place yet. Ishouldn't be one bit surprised To seu the old man go in and play it himself next year.
 c. P. CAYLoR.
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