The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-14

tendance at the Washington ball games
is sufficient evidence of the wisdom-or
rather, lack OF 1t, shown in the Wagnerian
idea. II the Wagners were to pay $4,000
for a Clarkson-Kelly combination they
would Immediately notify the other mag
mates OF the league that the team could
be had for $11, Buy beef on the hoof,
Kill 1t and sell the steaks and roasts
for more than the beef cost, Is the grasp
OF the millennium as seen by the Wagners.
TWO CITIES REsENTFUL.
Baltimore aad Cleveland are disposed to
resent the treatment they have been &C.
corded by Robson and Hanlon, respec-
lively. Baltimore has the better of the
Cleveianders, for the reason that the
patched-up team remaining there has
some merit, while that given to Cleveland
is the worst ever. There is but one real
base ball player in the bunch-Tommy
Dowd. He is popular with the patrons of
the game there, as we'll as elsewhere but
he cannot play ball alone and win Cleve-
land may not be star base ball town.
but 1t will not give the Robisons a cor
poraIs guard at the games to be played
there the remainder of the National
league season. Baltimore will abide by
the decision of Hanlon If its team does
as well as 1t started out to do. There
Is a chance for Baltimore. Some of the
popular players are left Among them
might be mentioned Robinson and Nc
GraW. They are among the idols of the
Baltimore faithful. For their sakes there
may be revival of interest in base ball
IN the Maryland city, but there can be
none of the enthusiasm of old
BRUSH A DIsoRGANIZER.
Brush, of Cincinnati, is not the man to
sell his best players. o, MOI He Is en-
tirely too clever for that. And yet Mr..
Brush is about as unpopular a man as
there Is in the big league today He is
a olsorgan1zer. He Is man who has no
respect for the wishes of the base ball
public. He favors any move that will
bring him immediate returns, whether 1t
be detrimental to- base ball or no. Brush
Is wise In keeping the players the Gin
cinnati faithful demand, shall be retain
ed. His gate receipts are up with the best.
cincinnati is regarded as one of the best
OF the base ball towns And vet Brush
would not yield a player to save another
city. That is one point upon which he
cannot be swerved. And that is a most
serious issue to be faced by the big league
IN the near future. Either the weak teams
must be strengthened, or the interest is
the game will die completely out, and
base ball will perish.
WHAT THE PUBLIC DEMANDS.
Those who patronize base ball will be
heard, or the National game must lose its
standing as such. Managers must be the
rear. They are not wanted, save in the
box office or in the dressing room AS
attractions" they will not do. They must
give their patrons ball players as attrac-
tiens. One star player is worth more than
all the managers in the base ball business
as drawing card. Managers are puffed
up with the idea that because they meet
somewhere once year, and agreed to not
pay ball players what they are worth in
the market, basing that worth upon the
estimate fixed by public patronage-that
they are the whole thing. They are mis-
taken, and someone must do them the
Kindness to tell them about it. They
will never find it out for themselves. Man
ayers would do well to meet less and do
more. And this applies to the Western
league. as well as to the major organiza-
ton. II base ball is to live the old en-
thusiasm must be revived. And the only
way to revive 1t is to get ball PLAYERS
VINO can play ball. Let it be known that
there is no salary limit-that a ball PLAYER
Will receive what he is worth-and then
we Will have revival of the excitement
OF the olden days, when there were $40 :
OoO beauties In demand In the base bsi,
world. Pay managers less and nav hail
players more. white CYraa,,