The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-16
THE ATLANTIC
LEAGUE'SFUTURE
The Prospects at This Time is Not
as Good as a Year Ago.
NEW VIRGINIA ORGANIZATION,
IL May Result i'm Injuring tho Ola
League TO Some Extent-Richmond
Club Selling Some Good Players.
The Other Clubs.

Though six months will pass before an
other game Of professional ball Will be
played in Richmond, one would think the
season was about 10 open. so much
Interest Is being manifested In tAe great
game. mere. occasloned by the reorgani-
zatlon Of the Virginia State League with
strong men back Of the proposed clubs.
Many who follow the game declare that
there will be great revival Of interest
when Richmond. Norfolk. Portsmouth,
Newport News, LynchUurs and Roanoke
commence TO battle for a state CRAM
pionsnip. In the National League TO-
Gay there are players Who were III the
famous little Virginia, and VINO are stars
in their work, Stahl, OF Boston McSai'n'
OF baltimore. PadGen, oi flttaDurs
shcckard. OF Brooklyn: for instance and
pitchers like rannehnl and McJames'
Then the league was In q low class but
now II Will be in Class Il. and those
interested declare that the play will be as
fast as wanted.
Railroad jumps will not be as great or
as costly and no city will have too much
OF the game al \ dime. no three weeks
on q stretch. but nice little bit ehch
week. The salary limit viii enable the
teams 70 have good men and the same
will 90 on.
THE ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
While all this Virginia League talk and
action goes on the Richmond Club IN the
Atlantic League is still declaring tnat
the team will be in the Atlantic League
but at The same time every now aai then
disposing of payer that would heip
win the nag again. Since The clos. ~
the season i've weeks ago five OF tn3 best
men on tha team Lave been let 60 ilrs,
Pitchers ChesDro. Sparks and Bishop
were disposed Of 10 big le1guers and now
comes the news that spike shannon
has been taken by Pittsburg. and that
Detroit mas purchased Gus Klopf. De
troit is a member Of the Western League
I'm the same class with the Atlantic
League and that club Is about like Rich
mond. probably not quite as fast as
we're the Champions. klopt was pur-
chased by Richmond from Galveston and
was captain of the team here, but SIS
now on Detroits list Thus every week
news cones Of the sale of some player
of the 'gS team. Seyb0ld, Harsr3ve,
Dundon. Hess anc Vientaux are the only
PLAYERS now owned by the Richmond At
lantic League Club. Baseball cnthu-
siasts are watching the sporting papers
carefully 10 find more news about the
club very little can be learned here at
home
Manage; Jake wells has nos been IN
Richmond for some weeks. IL was thought
that ne was in Washington on baseball
business. but It has been ascertdined that
he has been on the road in the interos SO
Of publishing house.
The Atlantic League as a whole IS APP
parcnuy in trouble None Of the clubs
made money last season. and none have
been making the usual pcnnant predic-
lions for 99's season.
no FUTURE FOR THESE.
Newark IS certainly not in q healthy
condition with an inexperienced man at
the head. The league has offered for
sale the Hartford franchise. and when
the reservation lists were published some
weeks ago. by the way, there was H.
noticc of reserve for that club. Patcr-
sons p.a yers, in a card In the Sporting
Life recently declared that they had not
received cent from the management
FOR services In August. and the ten DAYS
IN September, and were consequently az
liberty % play where they could secure
positions In the current issue Of the
Sporting Life. IL Is stated tina the Lam
Cunningham the Norfolk franchise OWN
or. has 10y his action I'm the reoreaniZa-
tion Of the Virginia League. Withdrawn
from the Atlantic League, and. summne
up the situation. IL results in the fact that
one club has Withdrawn; one without
players because IL did not pay the men
for their services: two ready and willing
TO sell out; one without owner or players
on the market and another selling IT'S
most valuable men, Really the Allentown
club Is the only Atlantic League organi-
cation that has started on the 80 club.
Seven players arc under contract and
Manager Sharsig Is now engaged hunting
up others. Not another club has publicly
given notice OF 90 work.
A WARNING.
John r. Foster the well-known Greater
New York sporting writer recently hand
ed out an awful roast on the management
, Of baseball under the arm Of Brush. In
part he says:
1T is astonishing 10 note how jealousy
certain % the League magnates refuse 20
see anything that should teach them a
lesson regarding the present season. sup
pose We sum up few things pertaining
10 baseball and deduce az least one con-
clusion To begin with make this array.
Adoption Of the Brush resolution
Creation Of n board 10 punish obscenity.
Agreement TO prevent kicking and row
dyism.
Adoption o. double-umpire system.
War.
Unanimous adoption OF resolution TO
permit indiscr.minate transfer OF games.