Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-07

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PITCHER JOHNNY FOREMAN, PIrTsRURGs.
lOnly 20 years old, but very puzzling LEI;
handed twirler.l
championship gives great pleasure to not
only the people of Baltimore and Mary.
land, but the followers OF the game on the
southern central scaboard. Although cv-
cry section of the country cast of the Mis-
sissippi has its own leagues and minor
professional clubs, the whole country look,
up to the National league and divides its
fealty 2mong the clubs of the latter body
New England pulls for the Bostons.
New YorE's Giants monopoli2o the atten-
ton of rooters in most of New Jersey.
Connecticut and all of New York state
This was aptly illustrated last May, when
800 Buffalo eXcursionists to Cleveland at
tended game in that city between the
local team and the Giants and made them
selves conspicuous by "rooting" for the
New York team.
Philadelphia club has the people OF
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-namcly, the Pittsburgs, Glove
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 south of the Ohio river Even
Covington, which is the Brooklyn of Gin
cinnati, is antagoniStic to the Cincinnati
ciup every time the Loulsvilles visit the
Queen oi'y: NO matter now unsuccessful
'he ionlsNlle club may be- kentucky
sUalius 'oyallF oy H.
1hero was Il tllhc when tho entire south
west ana the Whoie oil the Mississippi val
icy gave aileSl&hce to the 1t. Louis 8rowis.
put inc laulng OF that team glory dur
ing inc last SIX years has wsined much Of
the large territory from Its devotion. Tho
people cannot wen grow enthusiastic over
ot' LOUIS team as III exists when they call
20 hilho tEe aceds ana glory OF ComiSkey's
famous Brown stockings
frooaDiy 'ne widest territory to pay
ulou'9 10 Natloilal league club Is the
northwest, winch gives Its devotion to
Aisoi ; Ciici'go team. 1hero Is nothing
horth OF northwest OF the Coifs' territory
10 uclrhcI aeeehtloh from theh. Two of
inc ~ cluba nave only a loca! following,
hahlely, me i'rooklyhs ana thc Washing
IONS BrooNIyn IS so peculiarly situated
ti'aV .ile new ork ci'lp cuts 1t oil from
the STAGE ana unless Long lsiana may he
5aiu 10 hurrah Tor the bfldegrooms they
n'No no uoNoteu lrleiloS outslde OF the city
.hqy represent
MAJ reports rom the CLUBS snow that
'io season "a 1890 mas peeh unusually sue
CesSiu4- tFe9iUchO -hGrhapc OIL TIE New
England league assures me that nearly
every club in his circuit made money this
year. President Powers Of the Eastern
league reports that not one club Of the
eight lost money, and President JohEson's
statement at the annual meeting Of the
Western league EacUntly gave assurances
that the eight clubs of that organization
We're financial winners for the year. On
top of this comes the positive announce
ment chat I;ot one National league club
will lose dollar, while most of them VIII
be large winners.
There is cause for general rejoicing at
this healthy state of the national sport. 1t
shows widespread interest and universal
belief in the purity Of baseball 1t proves
that the game is winning more patrons