The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-08

PITCHER JOHNNY FOREMAN, PITTsBURGs
fOnly ~ years old, but very puzzling left
handed twirler.
championship gives great pleasure to not
only the people of Baltimore and Mary
land, but the followers of the game on the
southern central seaboard. Although ev-
cry section of the country east Of the Mis-
sissippi has its own leagues and minor
professional clubs the whole country looks
up to the National league and divides its
fealty among the clubs of the latter body.
New England pulls" for the Bostons.
Now York IS Giants monopolize the atten-
tion of rooters in most Of New Jersey,
Connecticut and all of New York state.
This was aptly illustrated last May, when
500 Buffalo excursionists to Cleveland at
tended game I'm that city between the
local team and the Giants and made them
selves conspicuous by "rooting" for the
New York team.
Delaware, eastern Pennsylvania and south
ern New Jersey worshiping at its shrine,
whereas Maryland, Virginia and North
Carolina swear by the Baltimores. The
Pittsburgs have parts of Pennsylvania,
Ohio and West Virginia in their partisan
territory.
Ohio Is divided in its loyalty among
three clubs--namely, the Pittsburgs, Cleve-
lands and Cincinnatis. Cleveland draws
also on Michigan, while Cincinnati reach
es over into Indiana. But no Cincinnati
club has ever been able to control the base
ball pulse sputh of the Ohio river. Even
Covington, which is the Brooklyn OF Gin
cinnati, is antagonistic TO the Cincinnati
club every time the Louisvilles visit the
Queen City. No matter how unsuccessful
the Louisville club may be, Kentucky
stands Loyalty by IL.
There was time when the entire south
west and the whole of the Mississippi val
ley gave allegiance to the st. Louis Browns.
But the fading of that teams glory dur
ing the last six years has weaned much of
the large territory from its devotion. The
people cannot well grow enthusiastic over
St Louis team as it exists when they call
20 mind tho deeds and glory of Comiskey's
famous Brown Stockings.
Probably the widest territory to pay
tribute to a National league club is the
northwest which gives its devotion TO
Anson's Chicago team. There is nothing
north or northwest Of the Colts territory
TO detract attention from them. Two of
the IL Clubs htto only "A local following,
namely, the Brooklyns and the Washing
tons. Brooklyn is so peculiarly situated
that the New York club cuts IL off from
the state, and unless Long Island may be
said TO hurrah for the BridccTooms they
have no devoted friends outside of the city
they represent.
Final reports from tho clubs show that
the season of 1895 has been unusually sue
cessful. President Murnano of tho New
England league assures me that nearly
every club in his circuit maGe money this
year. President Powers of the Eastern
league reports that not one club of the
eight lost money and President Johnson's S
statement at the annual meeting OF the
Western league recently gave assurances
that tho eight clubs of that organization
were financial winners for the year. On
top of this comes the positive announce
ment that not one National league club
will lose a dollar while most of them will
be large winners.
There Is cause for general rejoicing at
this healthy state OF the national sport. IL
shows widespread interest and universal
belief In the purity Of baseball. IL proves
that the game is winning moro patrons
svery year and is the only sport which can
be sustained by daily exhibitions from
April till Octobcr. IL the weather permit
ted have no doubt that the championship
season could be prontably extended But
there must be tho incentive OF cham
pionshlp to make baseball attractive. Post
season games and junketing trips for ex-
hibition games have never paid, yet they
arc attempted year after year. The Balti-
moros and Philadelphias will make late
October trip through Virginia and two
teams, l understand, are organizing for q
winter In California And yet, though the
championships take n rest, tho lovers Of
the sport lose none ~ their interest. No
sooner Is one pennant race endd than