The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-29
COMES TO END.
The Attempt to Revive Baseball In CALI
fornis n Failure.

fornis Failure.
From the San Francisco Chronicle
The attempt to revive baseball on
this coast has proved a failure, though
peculiarly enough the rupture came
Just when things were beginning to
look brightest. Captain Comiskey has
gone TO Chicago and many OF he play
crs are wondering how good the walk
Ing Is over the Sierra and the Rockies.
The California Baseball league, fer
the winter of 1895. has come to a sud-
den end. No more games will be play
ed by the four clubs OF the recentIv
defunct league. though II Is probabIe
good games Will be played every sum
day by the San Francisco. the Olympic
and the Pacific clubs. No definite ar
rangement has been made ye.. srt 1t
Is understood that the San Fra7clzcos
as reorganized and the Olympics will
meet at Central Park next Sunday
There were two causes leading tn the
breaking up OF the league. Coniskey
and Engle. managers OF the Oaklauds
and San Joses respectfully, casne TO
California with the rather u7rsasora-
bic expectations OF getting rich n an
attempt to revive the national game In
this state. The PLAYERS believed they
We're coming to the coast 10 live In
luxury. and to have a round ~ pleas
ure. Bon managers and players we're
disappointed. II Is needless to say.
To revive a dead snort - uphill work
at the best. and Manager Barnes. who
organized the league more for he pur-
pose OF preparing the people for next
season than anything else. recognized
this fact. and was satisfied with the
result.
When Comis1rey and Engfe found
they were not going 10 amass wealth.
n NJ - II
would have TO plav ball and leave the
amber liquid alone. they became dis
gruntled. Growing. chickering's and
friction OF all kind resulted, until at
last the end was forced.
Comiskey secretly prepared 10 leave
for Chicago. but he ala not announce
his intention Of so doing until an hour
before his train left. Near the close
OF the game Saturday Comfslxey said
70 Rockwell: Hurry up and divide
the receipts: / am going TO Chicago
this afternoon" Rockwell said moth
ing. but let him depart.
Engle and Comiskey evidently HAD
a secret understanding. Engle remain
ed and tried TO take charge OF the box
Office so that ne might handle the re-
ceipts OF Sundays game. Barnes and
Rockwell blocked this by putting an
Olympic club man to receive the gate
money.
Engle stormed. but II ala him no
good. Out OF revenge he refused to
pay his share OF the small bills stin
standing out against the league, but
Manager Barnes and President Rock
well will compel him to settle up or
trouble viii result.
IT is reported here That the occur
rences at Los Angeles 20 TO show that
Comiskey and Engle combined to get
all the money they could together and
then leave. Pat Comiskey was in the
box Office at the Los Angeles game.
and II Is reported that he quickly dis
appeared.
When the PLAYERS learned Saturday
night that Charles Comiskey had left
this city. many OF them turned loose
and enjoyed themselves. They had
been under restraint too long. and beer
was drunk by the keg. This accounted
for their condition at Sundays game.
Some OF the better class among the
players are sore at heart. but they
have not sought TO drown their sorrow.
Irwin is said to be out 500 that he
advanced Comiskev.
President Rockwell said yesterday:
There was no reason why the league
should have broken uD. A little money
was lost on the trip OF the clubs to
this city. but none has been lost since
the league was formed. and things
were beginning TO pick up. There were
5000 people at the game Sunday. and
they were enthusiastic at first. They
should have been given a good exhibi-
ton by the players. but they were not
II was a shame. and no man was more
Disguised than I. However. every
thing win be settled up honestly by
Barnes. and this viii not in
terfere with starting a league here
next spring"