New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-11
!, the country. Baseball on Staten Island vas not
a success. and later the entire club franchise ana
players were turned ever 10 the Brooklyn CLUB

SALARIES GO Up WITH LEAP.
The bringing Of the Troy players down TO New
York the first step toward general raising
Of players salaries all the country. Al that
time the average salary paid TO hrst-clsss play
ers was proba bly, about 50 OOO for the season. We
paid our PLAYERS from $4,000 TO $500 for the sea
/ think that we .ecsived sI2 600 in cash from Mr..
A G. Mills s." and Mr. Huber, were the men who
S Ser Wss FOR i e mani ever
the presen! constitution and bylaws which have
the work Of those two men. After the retirement
Of Hubert. Mills was really the brains OF the
As a money-maker the New-York club was an es-
n16f wor success from the our ssr
year, never making loser; 1883 was our best
ss ns M fs SV %s.
one. as we again won the championship that year.
AN EXPENSIVE STRUGGLE.
Then along came the Brotherhood. and a general
upsettng of the conditions as they existed. That
cost everybody treat deal of money and prob
ably nobody knows how much. IT should mako
guess would say that the fight between the
League and the Brotherhood cos, between 100000
and ssoo,ooo. Others declare that sl.ooo.cco was
considered me their friend was naturally placed
IN peculiar position in the fight considered II
Of my friendship for the players They wanted me
sh YIN pef not s Sna matters mot III N ss.
ton with that fight at this time. My friends
know my feelings and they might no, interest
The war this yesr has hurt tho receipts Of Tn.
some people seem to think While the attendants
at baseball games his year has been less than In
noticeable than in the attendance AZ all other
sports 1t will be real benefit in the END and
and Cincinnati ought 10 make some money this
year. but doubt II any of the other clubs will
4kp u ING IN ha
I hear al times some OF the veterans claiming
that the game has rot improved as the Years 60 by
pro,yed, wonderfully, and the improvement can he
is brought into play more generally than was the
case years ago II is what they cal hesdwork
play Of science as well as weil.trsined MUSCLES
and then the men to-day are really more expert.
rs not So to knock ne the ball x;
fence The wrist novement is used instead 81
The snap hitter is ,ow tho man who can be found
playing season. men of the Burkett Tiernan and
Keeor stripe
MORE Science AND MORE SKILL.
believe that the catching department has i'm.
proved larger extent than possibly any ~
tho Others. This Is accounted for perhaps by the
introduction Of the padded glove and chest pads
A catcher nov go behind the bat almost
without fear Of having his hands battered out OF
shape and without taking his life in his hands.
speak. at the time. In tho olden time
thought that could not do without three or four
catchers. but now ole catcher does most OF tho
work.
The work of tho infelders has also improved
10 wonderful extent. The inheders work to-
gethor In unison. and each man knows what his
comrade will do in some particularly ricklish mo.
ment. Years ago each man did his work mechan-
icaly, and II did not concern him much what those
about him were doing Just put one Of the veteran
nfelders back into the game to-day and ne would
not know what do.
Pitchers are improving. although there IL not so
pie seem 10 think. The successful pitcher today
must depend largely upon speed as he did twenty
years ago Speed is still the main dependence ~
the pitcher. and it will probably be SO 70 the end
OF course. puzzling curves and change Of pace are
necessary, but speed the real thing. The bats
men of to-day do not fear curves
not In favor Of the double-umpre system, sc II Is
in vogue present. The assistant umpire IL all
troubles this year have been caused by the second
umpire. ! have always been opposed TO this s,s,
tenn. The Brush ruiz was happy thought and
It's adoption has had good effect upon the players.
obey the instructions OF the umpire. This has
been the good effect. although the rule in reality
sec that they are beginning TO discuss the pro.
priety of reducing The League 10 eight clubs. snd
the resurrection Of the American assoc alton
a at present handled Is n little unwisldy. and IL
Is hard arrange suitable circuit. stu. none
Of the clubs would wan; leave the League 10 80
would he 10 divide the League into two sections.
In the East and the other in the West Then
foT me a G9os h as Pa cb cos PS
same time he playing with each other. Then. along
in August or September let each section make a
trip to play with It's brethren This would conf
pei each section TO make only ono tour. and
perses would he reduced materially. Toward
the end Of the season the respective champions
which section could claim the championship OF
the country.