The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-11
THE BASEBALL OUTLOOK.
Conditions In This City Are Very
Favorable to Success.
THE RESERVED LIST DECISION.
The Eastern League Got The Black Eye
After Aii-Players Must he onered
Their Last Seasons Salaries to be Held
Manager Burnham I'm Town.

There seems now TO be good reason TO
suppose that Providence will be inter
ested ia the Eastern League again this
season and have a baseball team in the
field which will make a vigorous attempt
60 land the pennant in this city. The prop
osition TO assess each share of stock S5
seems TO meet with favor among the
stockholders as tLey realizs that a ball
team cannot be run on wind but must
have a small capital at least. aud the in
dications are that they will nearly all
keep their stock aud aid in the recaptal-
izing of the club Several of the
smaller stockholders have expre' sed their
determination TO $ and by the club for
another season, aud the larger holders
are OF the opinion that under favorable
conditions this season enough money can
be pulled out of the wreck TO square mp
last years losses and paw expenses the
coming season.
The Eastern League received what was
thought to be a great lift from the Ma
tional League at the meeting of the latter
In New York few days ago when it was
decided that no player that was reserved
by the Eastern League could be signed
by the National League without the pay
meut of $1,000 TO the club to wnicn he
belonged IL was thus thought that
Providence would receive the above sum
been signed by Washington. but I, tier
from T.. ID. White, president OF the
Eastern League 10 Treasurer Johnson
explains why the league vas SO ready TO
make the apparent concession.
The Players Already Engaged.
Mr.. White says that unless the Easte rn
League clubs Offer the same salary to
their reserve players that they received
Inne Al.
other Organic tilon has a perfect right TO |
the players AS is well known. Mr |
White is a mem ber OF the firm of A. G. |
Spaulding ~ Bros, aud it Is not to be ex- |
pected that hs would be very decided ia
favor OF the Eastern against the National
League
In the case OF Sullivan. however. IL is
expected that the 81, coo can be secured If.
as is reported, he has been signe be.
cause the salary paid him last year was
notso large as That paid most OF the
players, and IL will not be impossible TO
comply with the conditions regarding
III the 81 900 should be secured, together
with the $1,000 To be subscribed, it would
start the club OFT for the season IN good
shape aud In the event OF the money not
being forthcoming,~s ~she grand stana will
be sold TO pay the debts of the company.
when number of the present stock
holders stand ready TO bid it in. In this
case team will be put into the field lust
.he same.
Pitcher Cross Of the old Manchester
'eam, Mccormick OF the Western League
and several other PLAYERS have. been Sc
;ured already aud there is every indica-
Ion that strong team will be ready ut
She beginning OF the season. The report
hat came by telegraph day or two since
hat Gross was TO manage the team is. of
,ourse. u mistake, but the twirIer
ias been secured. Several of the /,
,id team have also signed as
'ut for lareer salary, because the
eague cannot afford 10 pay them Every
Hort Is being mads TO place the Eastern
ssagEe on such "A footing that every club
an finish the season
Manager Burnham was In the city yes-
eriay for short time and left for Bos- >
On In the evening. lie says the reserve -
latter is ali right, and that the Eastern
'eague is welt protected. There is no
oubt that every Que OF the PLAYERS will n
g reserved and that the National League h
NJ be obliged TO pay for all that il gets. i
II the last years players have been ten
fred contracts ealing for the same
,iary as last year aud the matter will be n
iJusted later. The fact that the National
eague is paying lower salaries than lt a,
"a last year, aud expects that the re- .;
rye clause will be operative among it's
uDs, 50 that there is no reason 10 think
lat the same RUE VIII not apply | CT
Tue minor league The matter OF short d
ing the season from last year enters nj
'mewhat, some claiming that on thai -
count the players cannot be reserved.
n. burnham has full confidence in The
'iilty OF the league TO fix ma ters salts
ctoriIy. ManaSer Burnham ana Treas
rer johnson will attend the Eastern
'ague meeting In Buffalo on Monday