The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-17


Yorlxs have signed a second Mike Kelly.l
have been tie after the first Baltimore
game, and at Least two more games would
have been necessary TO decide the issue
AS it was, but little more than S5, 600 was
realized at Baltimore where close contest
would have been worth at least Sl5, 900.
And the Clevelands by winning three sue
cesslve games on their own ground abso-
Iutely knocked the bottom out of gate re-
ceipts at Baltimore.
There arc few shortsighted critics who
deplore the highly partisan feeling be-
tween the two teams and their respective
following which led to some rough con-
duct on the part of a few spectators in each
city. 1 believe few inoffensive missiles
were hurled at the visiting players of each
team, out of which elimination and re-
elimination were manufactured. That,
however, shows the great interest which
the American people take In the national
game. So long as such leaven Is found to
keep the mass of rooters seething, the in
terest will not die out or fall Cat and soggy.
Farmerboy Young, who has on several
occasions furnished an inspired ject for
my pen, was the hero of this series. He
pitched in three of the five games and won
the trio. Cuppy won and lost game. If
temperance apostles want another good
example in their business, let them take
up Pitcher Cy Young, whose only dissina-
ton, they say, Is to ride through the
streets of Cleveland on bicycle with his
baby strapped on before him.
During the recent international athletic
contests at Manhattan field, in New York,
between English and American teams, re-
gret was freely expressed that tho two
countries could not meet upon pretty equal
terms on the baseball field II 10, 900 peo-
pie went to see the athletic continental
contests, what a multitude would gather
TO SEQ contest between a representative
nine of England and one of America! Why,
10, 900 spectators, have many times during
the past summer filled the stands of the
various National league grounds in New
York, Brooklyn, Boston, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Pittsburg, Cincinnati and Chi
cago. No other sport in the world, devoid
of betting privileges, would attract 20 per
cent of the daily attendance which was be-
slowed on the National league clubs from
the latter part of April till the 1st of Oc-
tober. Athletics and football will do for
a few days or few weeks, but neither
could ever be made to support teams which
cost $75, 900 a year 60 maintain.
III Is DOb llhtly iuiu Wc SNAIL soth stc
England and America oontending on the
baseball diamond. The English take to
our national game very grudgingly. The
latest reports sent out from London are
that baseball has taken great stride in
that country this year, but is still very
crude. Even the third class semiprofes-
sional team which went over there from
Boston several months ago had no trouble
L.. IL -. Efe.1iah vinn thnxy YS,at
What a farce it would then be to match
one of our crack professional mines against
tho best nine which could be picked from
the English ranks. cannot understand
why a country SO proficient in cricket can
not develop good ball players. The late
Harry Wright insisted once in my presence
that q good cricket player ought to be a
good baseball player and pointed TO his
brother George as an example. He was
too modest to include himself But l am
convinced that man who once becomes
enamored OF cricket, in thousand in
stances out Of a thousand and one, will
never succeed as a baseball player. VIII
somebody explain why? l can't IL Is
merely deduction which have made
from observation.
Speaking of good ball players reminds
me that there is great demand for them
This fall, and the demand Is going TO ox-
tend into the winter and spring. The
stronger clubs are securing the minor
League and semiprofessional ranks for
young players New York has already
SIGNED seven who hail from Indiana TO
Virginia and Vermont. Anson has drafted
about as many more from every corner of
the land. Cleveland has four youngsters
corrnlleh and is looking for more. Pitts
burg and Cincinnati also have agents out
on the hunt, and Boston, through Mana
gcr Selee, intends 60 recruit from the back
woods. The intention Is 90 wash for gold.
III in dozen thus selected one star Is found
ft 10 play, the trouble and expense will be
repaid.
The managers have at last abandoned
the old plan of waiting I'LL the clubs Of
tho minor leagues have picked up these
young country stars and developed them
before they get u chance In that direction.
So they are dispensing with tho middle
men, as IL were, are going out among the
villages and towns and gathering In the
promising young players. These will be
"farmcd oot" next season 10 minor league
clubs of the "class B" kind. The advan-
tagc in this plan over tho old one Is that
whenever one Of the youngsters develops
OF shows high class abilities ha can be