Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-06

J" AAi-a-Ash ~ hA
quick disintcgration. Even Kelly and hi.
famous Allentown team cannot raise suffi
cient enthusiasm in several of the cities
where the local teams arc particularly
weak.
The Eastern league shows more strength
than any of the minor organizations, and
its chance to finish without n break In Its
circuit is excellent The Western league
also has done well and will try hard &c
play to the seasons end without the loss
of a member.
In the National league there Is not the
least prospect of n clubs failure. Every
ono Of tho IL will make money unless II
be the LsOuisvillcs. The western clubs are
not drawing nearly as we'll mt homo rs are
the clubs in tho east but the fact that Wis.
iting clubs always get 40 per cent OF the
gross gate receipts Is n great help as an
Equalizer to the members from the west
ern part of the circuit, for in the east the
attendance has been almost without prec-
cdcnt. Philadelphia and New York have
each turned out over 200, 600 spectators,
with their season only half over. Brooklyn
and Baltimore have Inadossthc number
nearly 300 900 together, while even Wash
ingtOn has drawn so, 600. This Is phcnom-
email attendance, coming rs it does in q
year of business stagnation and financial
depression. With the return of prosperity
to clubs of the National league comes the
old evil Of purchasing tho releases OF play
ers. Tho New Yorks started the revival
of that harmful method by paying 81, 800,
and giving two players Ito boot" foi
Mcckin and Farrell. Recently the Balti-
mOrcs gave 81, 400 for the release of Pitcher
Gleason by the st. Louis Browns, and the
Philadclphins paid the washingtons ST.
600 for Pitcher Sullivan's services. Con
sidcring tho worth of these two men rs
players, the price in each Instance Is as
excessively high rs was that which was
paid for Kelly and Clarkson.
II tho releases Of Hugh Duffy and Dele
hanty could be bought, bctray no trust
] I'm saying that the New Works would pay
| IS, 600 apiece for them and would take
the $40, 900 in mt tho gates In one month s
time after the team returns from the west.
That 81, 100 paid by the Baltimorcs for
the release of Gleason is n little confession
| by the Baltimore managers that they ars
| wee bit scared about their strength lin
the box" Mullanc has recently shown au
| inclination to 20 to pieces ut any stage Oi
the game, and the chances arc that the
once great player is going to the wall. lie
| lacks courage or sand. That always was
his trouble. And IL he once Is convinced
that his arm is weakening he will not b,
| worth $40 n month to any club rs a pitcher
Inks has not proved a material success,
and the team is not SURF of him at any
time Mcmahon has no doubt been over
worked, and 1t looks as if the strain werI
telling on him. II he wcakens, the clul
will be in u prcCarious condition and will
be very much in need of another pitcher
Whether Gleason can I'LL that need re
mains TO be seen. His work in St. Loui!
was very poor, but the excuse is made fo
him that he was dissatisfied and did no
have his heart in his business. To IN!
mind that excuse Is Il convicting fault 4
1t bc we'll based.
As 1t stands Hawke seems to be McMa
hons only reliable assistant, and thinl
he is not IL good alternate pitcher. Hi
reputation professionally can scarcely h
said to be we'll established. Hawke wen
into the National league from the South
ern league, where ho was not classed vcr.
high. Unfortunately no became a majo
League pitcher for n very weak and losing
club-tho st. Louis Browns. There b
had very little chance to make n reputa
ton, but Manager Hanlon liked his worl
for the Browns. Therefore, when Won dc
Ahe, in ono OF his frcakish fits, releases
Hawke, Hanlon lost no time In engagtn
the young twirlcr. So fur Hanlon's judg
mcnt has not been shown to DO wrong, 70
IstsWhilo Hawke Is not classed among tn
: Strong pitchers of the country he is a yer
useful man to the Baltimorcs ut this time
when clubs pitchers are Its prcciou
| Jewels
And that reminds mo that every ono {
, tho great pitchers is occasionally takin
, .his medicine. The Brooklyns "killcd
J Killen on several occasions; Nichols hi
suffered from the bats of tho Baltimore.
Kennedy was hammered out OF the box /
the New Yorks and Mcckin by the Brood
lyns. Young took n dose of tho Brooklyn
stick work, which for several weeks pa
. has been rivalcd only by that of the DO
tons. 1t is n bad year for good pitchc
/ and simply an awful season for tho pitcl
: ers of no star A magnitude prctcnsion
And the summer Is not yet half owe
3, This fact, coupled with tho narrow margi
n of half n dozen games which separates q
leader I'm the raoc from the seventh clu
g has a tendency to mako tho Nation