The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-24


snd associations thereby banded together
and Of the l07 clubs and cities therein
represented Is hereby furnished through
the courtesy Of Chairman y. X. Young.
National League. New York, Boston,
Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
ington, Chicago ST. Louis, Louisville, Gin.
cinnati, Cleveland, Pittsburg.
Eastern League. Toronto (the only city
of the 107 which Is not In the United
States), Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse,
Scranton, wilkesbarre, Springfield, Mass;
Providence.
Western League. - Minneapolis, st.
Paul, Milwaukee, Detroit, Indianapolis,
Kansas City, Columbus, o.. Grand Rap.
ids.
Atlantic League. Hartford, Newark,
Paterson, Philadelphia (Athletics), Ian.
caster, Reading, Richmond. Norfolk.
Western Association. Burlington, Co
dar Rspids, Peoria, Dubuque, Des Moines,
Quincy, st. Joseph.
Interstate League.-Fort Wayne, Toledo,
Mansfield, Youngstown, Springfield, o..
Dayton, Wheeling, Newcastle
New England League. .-Pawtucket, Fall
River, Brockton, Newport, New Bedford,
Taunton.
Central Lcague.-Terre Haute, Cairo,
Ills; Paducah, Washington, Ind; Nash.
vile, Evansville.
Texas Association Antonio, Gal.
weston, Houston, Austin, Fort Worth,
Dallas, Sherman, Denison, Paris.
Michigan State League. Kalamazoo,
jackson, Saginaw, Port Huron, Lansing,
Bay City.
New Jersey State League Trenton,
Elizabeth, Millville. Atlantic City.
New York State League. Auburn, Can
andaigua, Lyons, Palmyra, Batavia.
Ohio and West Virginia League. -Zanes
Vile, Marietta, Canal Dover, Parkersburg.
Connecticut State League. derby, Wa
terbury, Corrington, Bristol, Meriden,
Bridgeport.
Central Pennsylvania League.
Transport Milton, Shamokin. Pottsville.
Maine State League. Portland, Lewis
ton, Augusta, Belfast, Bangor, Rockland.
Excepting the southeast and the Pacific
coast, the United States is pretty well oc-
cupied by this great baseball confedera-
tion. There has never been any profes-
sional sport which occupied one-fourth SO
many cities in IA single central organiza-
tion cooperating as one body.
Jesse Burkett and his fellow veterans of
the National league, who for several years
have been monopolzing the first positions
in the batting list, must look close TO
their laurels or have them wrested away
this season by several of the newcomers.
Especially Is Philadelphia's new first base
man Lajolo making a high bid for tho
lead. What is more no seems TO be able TO
keep up his heavy work and Is confessed
TO be "born hitter" Up to this date
Lajoie's batting has been "A leading feature
OF the pennant race.
Next to Lajoic as a new batsman comes
Clevoland's Indian, Sockalexis. Some of
his batting fcats against the best or the
League pitchers have been noteworthy. In
addition To his excellence with tho bat
"Sock," as he has been abbreviated, is q
skilled base runner and a fine fielder. His
fleetness of foot is doubtless Inherited from
long line OF primitive ancestors. The
great success mado in such n short time by
the only Indian playing professional ball
raises "a rumo- that Uncle Anson has sent
an agent into the reservations in search of
talent. The rumor, of course, is not true.
The grand old inan has trouble enough at
home to keep him busy by day and wake
ful at night. IL was IA new and not at all
pleasant experience for the veteran Of a
quarter of n century 10 view champion
ship race from the rear-from the very
bottom. No one probably realizes the
bitterness Of this position 10 Anson. OF
course hc will not stay there with his Colts.
But these excessive defeats at tho start are
severe handicap, which no one but a
born fighter, as be Is. could overcome or
would stand mp against gamely.
Early In tho season Mr.. Anson, in all
apparent enrnostnCss, expressed n fear that
bis Colts might take the bit into their
mouths and mako runaway race OF it,
thus taking all interest out of the race.
Now there are those cruel enough To sug-
gcst that he meant "thc cruppcr' when
he said the "hit." But such little in
cdent as that Of Icing last In the procession
docs not feaze the claimants professed
faith. He now snys 10 will make the race
all the more interesting 20 Chicago to see
him lead his Colts around their field and
win on tho post. Such feat Is not Inn
possible howeyer improbable - may be,
Tor 10 was accomplished once before. In
orc Of the years when the New Iorks won
tho ncnnnnt-- 1888 or lSs9-thcy were abb
solutely last in June, and then slowly but
surely went 20 tho front. But the Giants
that year were clearly tho best team and
had bat seven opponents TO NOW down,
two conditions which Anson cannot claim.
Anoihcr surrriso play or In the League
a. Il. Il