The times., 1899-09-27


Third Baseman and Shortstop AL Wag-
ner who enormously imagines he is the
real thing, lost a good situation with the
Louisville club On account of his extrava-
CANT salary ideas.
Mr. Soden, Of the Boston club, is OBJ
livious TO the petty filings that are directed
at him through the newspapers. He sell
dom sees them unless his attention is par
ticuiarly called to the matter.
In an Interview with the New York
Evening Telegram John T. Brush dis
cusses the situation with reference to a
rival league. He says: mo organization
can make any money with fight on its
hands and anyone who goes into such
scheme with the expectation Of making
big money must expect TO first sink thou
sands in establishing it. The experience
of the Union Association and the Players
League indicate that the plan, even under
favorable circumstances. is not feasible.
During the Brotherhood fight there was
strong organization of unionized players
and they ALL or nearly all, went to the
new league. Fhe National League was left
bare Of players, but still won its fight
against bo.h players and plenty of capital.
Today there is DO organization of players,
and even If there were past experience has
shown that there is little sentiment in the
matter. The player wants the money and
the certainty with which it comes from
responsible employers. The club owner
wants the players who excel in the game
and the result is that all leagues formed
10 fight the reserve rule, the national
agreement. and the National League sim
ply stimulate the market by making it pos
Gil for r1l.. To- g.
yond the ability of any club TO pay with
profit for the investors in the game There
fore, the hackers who go into the thing
under the impression that with the players
on their side they can break up the League,
seen tire CT paying out money without
return and the end follows quickly. Men
like those who own National League clubs
have spent years in developing the game,
have invested thousands of dollars in
equipment and other stock in trade, and it
is but fair 10 assume that these men will
fight for their investment. The League has
the organization and the experience Two
fights have been made, but it is stronger.
and. singularly enough, those who once
fight il never try it again. Nest of them
have little left to fight with"
In an interview Win Mercer has this to
say about the personnel of the Wash
lngion team: "As il stands now the team
Is the strongest one that Washington has
had since my connection with It, The
infeld. except third base, which has been
assigned to me- is exceptionally strong
McGann. Padden, and Schiebeck are
trio that is as strong as any in the League
Big Dan has no superiors and but few
equals at first, and now that he has re-
4 covered his batting form he has added
much strength 10 the team. The back
/ stop department, too. is all right | re-
gard McManus as one Of the most prornis-
Ing young players in the country. Of
course the team could be improved If the
proper material could be obtained. There
} is no team in the country that is not in
the same fix. good left-hand pitcher
4 is badly needed and Mr.. Irwin is now out
I for that kind OF game. have no fears
for the pitching department. / am stuck
on MCGEE. He has everything needed by
! a pitcher-curves, speed, and control He
only needs practice and experience With
this team of fast men We are bound to
come to the front. never was with a
more gentlemanly and harmonious party
I in my life, and there is not a lusher in
the nine. / don't mean we are a lot of
Sunday school ball players. We have sew
eral excellent kickers with US, and can
make the life of an umpire as miserable
| as is necessary when IL comes down to
| Eases washington deserves good baEl
club and believe. that ii now has one"
4
The despatch from Cincinnati announc-
1 ing that the Cincinnati Club has offered
$40 600 for the release of McGraw and
agreeing TO pay that player $1,000 as sal
airy viii be sensational news in baseball
circles II the deal is consummated il
doubtless means that McGraw will succeed
Buck Ewing as manager, as il is not prob
able that he would give up his bright pros
poets at Baltimore to play under the man
agement Of anyone.
Steinfeldt has been relieved from further
duty with the Cincinnati club this season
and has gone TO his home In Fort Worth
Texas. to reeuperate from his recent attack
! OF malaria.
The Cincinnati fans are going into base
ball ecstacfes over the splendid work OF
Centerhelder Barrett. The young man Is
truly wonder.
Pat Tebeau announces that Fatty
Chiids. the great second baseman, will rot
be with the ST. Louis club next season
J Tom Ford. OF Fort Wayne, win likely bs
his successor
Arthur Alloway. Toronto's crack pitcher
viii likely Join the Cincinnati Reds if his
/
Big Wahoo Crawford is playing a grea
centre field for the Reds, and is hitting al
! a three-hundred clip. He viii doubles.
be a member OF the team in 1900.
II Frank Robson would interview Johr
T. Brush he might learn something of in
terest in a baseball way.
Scrappy Joyce tried very hard to breal
into the game at St Louis on Monday
but was restrained by the stern majest,
Of the law. A scrap upon the diamons
has strange fascination for Joyce.
All lovers OF the national game will
D deprecate the frequent scenes of disorde
that have occurred upon the diamond dur
ing the present season.
: J. Earl Wagner and family will return
1 10 Philadelphia in g few days to spen,
: the winter.
: Manager Irwin viii round up his ney
! recruits before the season Is over an,
give them final tryout In game betweel
! the old timers and youngsters. and as tn