Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-26
The New Base Ball League.

to hold a meeting in New DIRK. AT least
that's the information that comes from
Milwaukee. 1t may be as we'll understood
in advance that this base ball league does
not contemplate any emancipation of
shackled ball players. IT'S agreed that the re-
serve rule is to get black eye, but outside
Of that the new organiza ton will confine it
self strictly to promulgating the doctrine
of live and let live" Unquestionablyc certain
persons are determined to make some sort
of an effort to start up a new league. Just
what they will do further than esta blishing
themselves on paper is a question that re-
mains to be decided. Advices received In
this city point positively to the fact that
an effort will be made to put a second club
in Boston. There has been talk about put
ting another club in New York, but the
cost of the investment here, with the pos
stbility of heavy financial loss. has shaken
the faith of some who were willing, until
they investigated, 10 become rivals of the
New York club.
In Boston the same old crowd that has
always fought the triumvirate are inter-
ested In the new organization, and would
like nothing better than to make it I'M
comfortable for the triumvirs again. One
thing is assured in case Boston gets a sec
ond team. That is the inauguration of an
other base ball war. President Soden has
stated repeatedly that he would never
agree to a second club in Boston, no mat
ter who wanted to put it there. A few of
the players are holding off in the matter
u
lous to see what the new league Is going to
do and reckon that they may squeeze $500
or $500 bonus out of their former employers
by waiting developments. The National
League has SO arranged matters that 1T is
already in good position for little war,
II the new organization wants to feel the
knife. 1t is on better terms with the West
ern League, or American League, as it is
now called, than 1t ever was, and has got
enough players under contract not to feel
much concern about the remainder. Advo-
Gates of the new league still contend that
most cities are willing to support two teams
IL the dates are non-conficting. Never has
a greater fallacy befuddled the brain of the
would-be base ball manager. That doctrine
was well exploded during the Brotherhood
League war.
Deer Season Opens November L.
Next Wednesday, November 1, will be the
first open day of the present season on deer
on Long Island, and the scenes of past
Initial days there may be safely anticipated.
The section is within such easy reach of
New Workers that hundreds of hunters in
Varfably visit the grounds on the day when
they may legally kill deer Of course, there
are no guides and but little, if any, system
is employed. Most of the visitors Law but
nttie claim to being sportsmen, and most of
them are youths and young men but little
skilled in the use of the rifle, with the re-
suit that the open days on Long Island
record greater or less number of acct
ueHtS, Wnfle the slaughter of deer is not
nearly so great as the number of hunters
In attendance would seem to threaten A
record of the instances of buck fever"
could such be compiled. would probably be
amusing to the experienced sportsman
No self-respecting buck" says a mem
Der OF prominent Long Island sports
mems club, is in the least perturbed by
the presence of these hunters. He does
fear the native, who knows the haunts and
habits of the Long Island deer but seems
to regard the presence of the rabble as
huge joke. Perhaps $50 deer will be shot
on the island this season-say forty for
each of the open days, the first two Wednes-
days and the first two Fridays in Novem-