Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-10-15
BASEBALL AGOLD MINE.
LEAGUE CLUBS WILL PROBABLY MAKs BIZ
MONEY IN 1894.
Tn. Lawmakers to Meet SOon-Oaylor Does Not
Think ths Boston Club Will Be Handicapped
Next Year. or that the Double Umpire System
Will bs Rsyivsk-0hsr New Schemes

Ne1t lear, OF NAV US DOuOIe Oupuo SgseM
Will Do RsyiVsk-0ihsr New Schemes.
Though the base ball championship
season OF the National League as we'll
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 meeting on November
Is there will be more base ball subjects
up for discussion than there has been
before the base ball public since the
Brotherhood revolt in the fall OF 1889
Briefly summarized, these topics so
far as already sprung are as follows:
That the Boston team should In some
way be handicapped 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 base ball players while under con
tract be forbidden to own any interest
In saloon; that Tucker, Tebeau,
Vaughn, Kinslow and other players
who have disgraced their uniform on
the ballfield be penallzed In way that
will make offenses Of that kind odious
and uncommon In the future; that the
double championship season be revived;
that the President Of the League be re-
ouired hereafter TO exercise closer
watch over his umpires' work, and that
umpires be scheduled throughout the
season as soon as a playing schedule be
adopted.
Before the annual meeting many more
new ideas will ba ready for considera-
ton. Whatever is done in any OF the
above mentioned points for legislation
will interest every base ball 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 Boston
ton team is not new one, but II has
never had official notice from League
meeting OF magnates. This time IL is
almost sure to be sprung, but think II
will get short shift. The wiser course
to pursue Is to encourage 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 Bostons are
also strengthening. as witness their en-
gagement OF Bannon to replace Carroll.
Also that new material Is not at hand In
such quantity or quality that 1t can be
used to pull up other teams on an equal /
ity with the three times champions.
Some one has figured out that the
abolition OF the bunt would pull the !
Bcstons down to a level with some OF |
the other teams and suggests that the |
bunt therefore DO tabooed. No doubt
An effort will be made TO have the |
League wipe out the bunt. l douot |
whether II will succeed. That would |
be retrogression. The legislation In /
baseball for years has been progressive |
not backward. While Ii may be true /
that the Bostons use the bunt to more /
advantage than any other team, the
bunt is recognized as SCIENTIFIC part
OF the game, and to legislate II out oil
existence would be to strike a blow at
one OF the most popular features oil the
sport.
There is no doubtsthat the Washing
ton owner, George Wagner, will get a
"call down" from the lesgne. dis sc-
ton in transferring cham plonshlp
games from Washington TO Philadel-
mia. Chicago and other cities for the
mere advantage OF probable gain OF
few hundred dollars almost wrecked IN
terest in that city. As consequence
other clubs which had dates In WASH
ington during the latter part OF the sea-
son suffered financially thereby. Some
thing will be done next month TO make
a repetition OF Wagner's mistake an I'm
possibility
The double umpire system has some
advocates. but not enough 70 make u
become a .law, / believe. 10 has al
ready been shown that the increase
would entail at least $1,000 more eK'
pense TO each club. 1t is more PROBABLE
that the League will ask their presl-
dent to schedule umplres throughout
the season and make no changes or
/ transfers ct the request OF clubs In
terested: also that he travel around
among the different cities and person
aUv inspect the work OF the mem oers
Of his stan. The revival OF the double
umuire system is pet idea OF Won der
Abe az ST. Louis. He will urge IL, but
the scheme mas no possible chance to
90 through. 1t has been tried ana
found wanting
The case Of offending players are sure
to be called up for the confederation OF
the board. For the first time Ia years
the press has united 10 demand Tor
discipline In the case OF Trucker At least
and the msgnates cannot afford to ig-
more It. The evil of players owning In
terests in saloon property has also come
10 that point where It seems necessary
for the clubs 70 take adverse action.
The statement is made that not one
clnb of the twelve in the League lost
monav this season. When IL Is known
that out OF their receipts the twelve
cIuos paid of q remaining debt OF over
500. 600 fro- aay I'LL October, better