Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-08

!: CAPTAIN JoR KRLLEY. =:
engendered by the struggle: 1t did the
ball player no good, for it saw salaries;
reduced all along the line anywhere from
10 to 40}per cent.
In settling the war some Of the club
owners thought it necessary to combine
the two leading organizations in order to
provide against any such rebellion In the
future. The result was the consolidation
Of the League and the American associa-
ton. which, have always maintained,
was anything but a diplomatic move.
Now It must all be undone, and the SOON
er it Is undone the better for the game.
Several cities that have been struggling
along in the League class never have
made success Of 1t and never will. In
practically killing off the old American
association the League magnates did
away with healthy but friendly rival
which did much to increase the general
interest In the game. The club owners
realized three years ago that the sooner
they got back to old conditions the better
1t would be for every body, and it Is be-
ginning to look now as IL the needed
changes will be made before another sea-
son comes around. The old eight club
League must be re-established, and In do
ing this enough will be left to reorgani0e
the American association.
After this has been done I think that
the club owners will have much easier
calling. The old rivalry will be stimu-
lated between the two organizations, and
the game will be helped all along the
line. The benefits will descend even to
the minor state and interstate leagues.
THAT agreement does not expire until the
fall Of 1901, but with the experience
gained this year it ought to be less
difficult matter next fall to discontinue
that agreement to the satisfaction Of all.
1T could not be done last winter. as the
sensible men Of the game realized, but
the conditions will be different next win
ter or I am much mistaken.
There has been an old time superstition
In baseball that between the middle Of
July and the LIST of August the critics
would be able to determine with a. con-
siderable degree Of accuracy the pennant
winner in the big league. 1t does ms
look so easy this year. While nothin&
has happened to change my prediction
made before the season started that Bos-
ton would do something which no team
ever did before-win the championship
lor the fourth conservative time-there
are many people who think that Brook.
Ign will beat out the Bean Eaters. 9th
ers have watched the generally fine
work of the Chicago team and seem con-
WINGED that Burns men will land in
front. At present the Chicago and Phil
hdelphia teams must be considered the
dark horses In the race. but there Ia
something about each team! which does
mot appeal to me at this time. Chicago
is handicapped by the fact that she has
mo ruaning mate in the west Of the cali
her Of either the Boston or Brooklyn
team, or of the Philadelphia team ell
ther, for that matter. In struggle fol
pennant Of the League sort this is q
hard handicap, especially on tour. Chi
cago's pitchers have done splendid work
and the all around play Of the team war
rants the splendid support given to the
players and management Mt the Windy
City. A Rusie in that team would NEAR
lot at this time.
The same trouble exists In the Phila
hclphia team. With the best set Of play
ers ever seen in the Quaker City the cluf
heems likely to faIter just Ut the tryini