Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-21

JOHN MMAHcN OF THE BALTIMoREs.
 ball in the largest cities That object was gained, Us subsequent events have clearly proved.
 The question now bnthCring the minds of the nIagnatCs Is, Can tho I.caEuc rc ducc its territory to eight clubs and take in an equal partner, like q new American or National association. and run no risk of another costly, ruinous baseball war? The general opinion Is that it can, bccausc an impression prevails that the l,s>uns uf the previous wars have lRTn too cxpcnsiyCly learned to bc souu forgotten.
 Too many tail Cntlrrs is tho trouble with n l2 club circuit. To be in what is called the second division of the big League is almost n disgrace, and six clubs must all the time occupy that position. Then an impression prevails in some of the west crn cities that their teams arc outclaSScd and always will bc, which, of course. causes apathy among those clubs patrO This state of affairs k especially true in St. Louis, Louisville and Cincinnati, where memories of former glorics in tho American association are still green.
 The Bostons, New Works, Philadcl- phias, Baltimorcs, Chicagos and Pitts. burgs will surely he six of the eight clubs to remain in the National league. Tho Brooklyns and ClcvclandS arc problem atical. believe the Brooklyn club would like to enter n new association. Brooklyn is largely n 25 cent city in baseball, and If Sunday games could he arranged at homo tho Bronklyns would jump nt tho chance of bCinG tho big fish in tho new pond. think Cincinnati also has tinCd of rattling around at tho bottom of the League bucket and would welcome n re- turn to American association principles, The most feasible division would he 10 make up tho National league circuit of clubs at Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
 Brooklyn, Baltimore, Pittsburg, Chicago and Cleveland and form a western major association, with n circuit including Gin cinnati, Louisville, St. Louis, Kansas City, Detroit. Milwaukee. Indianapolis and Columbus That, of course. would leave Washington out of tho count. But the national capital has not been n money maker in baseball for years.
 Something must bc done to strengthen the National league circuit by trimming it down, and something will bc done. Since the Baltimorcs. the leaders in tho race. recently visited Louisville and play cd to ij0 spectators the impression has be- come stronger than ever that the baseball surgeon must hc called in when the an nual meeting occurs in November. Meanwhile the revival has evidently como to stay. Bcfore the 1894 season Is ended thcre arc contentious over the lSSo programme The new Atlantic league | and tho Eastern league have already lock | ed horns over the Now Jersey territory and the national board will bc called upon to parcel of that section in its great wis dom.
 The tremendous patronage in some of l the eastern cities Is well illustrated by the | fact that the New York club up to Sept. | 10 hnd paid into the National league treasury moro money under tho 10 per | cent of tho gross gate receipts provision | than all tho six western clubs combined; | also that tho Baltimorcs had averaged 5000 spectators to a game throughout | their season at home. O. F. CAYLoR