The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-21

About the most important thing in
the baseball world in this neighborhood
at present is the proposed game be-
tween Butte and Salt Lake, which is
to take place at Salt Lake on Decora-
ton day. Salt Lake is said to have a
z very strong team and Butte will un-
doubtedly make every effort to send her
very finest players
The Anaconda team formally organ
4 lied last Thursday evening by electing
Frank Collins president, Mike Sullivan
manager and George Long captain. Eff
forts will be made to arrange games at
an early date, but first the club must
have a bit of practice.
There is more or less correspondence
going on between parties once identified
with baseball with a view of reviving
the American association, says the
Sporting News. Every one connected
with the scheme has been in a failure
in baseball and is without fortune or
following. According to the plans, the
association will be launched after the
close of this season and strong teams
will be located in ST. Louis, Chicago
and Cincinnati and Detroit in the West
and in New York, Washington, Balti-
more and Philadelphia in the East.
Buffalo may be the fourth Western
city in place of Detroit. This would
mean another baseball war. What in
ducements could they offer the players
of the National League to desert the
clubs which pay them handsome sal
aries without missing a pay day? How
could they compete for patronage with
the National League clubs in those
cities, even if they succeed in getting
the pick of the cast-offs and promising
youngsters in the minor leagues? The
scheme is too visionary to secure the
cooperate of capitalists, who re-
member the experience of the hackers
of the Brotherhood, and few National
League players would take so desperate
a chance, unless guaranteed contracts
for term of years at salaries that
would bankrupt the organization.
Chris Won der Abe has, it is said, been
invited to assist in the formation OF
the new association and has been OF
fered the local franchise. Why should
he or any one else think that he could
make the business of baseball pay IN
this city with such a splendid team as
ST. Louis representative in the Ma
tional League as rival attraction!
His club became bankrupt through
mismana cement and Improbable pat
ronage when he enjoyed monopoly,
when 1t haQ no oluel CluD " SoiiPS'>
with, The schemers will never get sup
port sufficient to warrant serious con-
sideration for them from the National
League or ball players. The only
chance for baseball war grows out
of the conflicting cliques in the Ma
s6tional League When there is rear
rangement of the major league circuit,
these two factions will contend for
supremacy and rival organizations may
he put in the field. This could be
averted and peace and prosperity as
sured for all time, If the TWelVe-Ciup
League circuit was reduced by buying
out the four undesirable partners but
the refusal of some of the clubs to con-
t,.ih,1te to fund to be used to brlng
This about, prevents its accomplish
ment.
u,be New York, Sun says authorita-
#+ivelv that arrangements have been
nracticalIy made to reorganize the
baseball circuit into two bodies. Inc
National league is to be composed 81
Boston, Brooklyn, New YORK tundeI
nav MANAGEMENT and ownership and
Philadelphia in the East, and Chicago
Cincinnati, Pittsburg and St. Louis in
the West. The new American associa'
ton under league control is to DC
formed of Providence, Athletics Of
Philadelphia. Baltimore and Washing
ION in the East, and Buffalo, Indian
west. The Sun says that the question
of Sunday ball playing has entered
largely into the decision to split up the
present body. and the new PittsburE
and Philadelphia league franchises vii
be given to gentlemen who favor thi'
means of taking all the money in sight
The Sun also says that Won der Hors
has given assent to the scheme. ant
that Wagner of Washington will b.
protected and provided for" The lat
ter has received assurances that he car
have the pick of two other franchises
Philadelphia and Pittsburg-and is sait
to have accepted terms. Plans INCLUDE
syndicate to build new grounds TO
the New York club at a cost of $500 900
forcing Colonel Rogers of Philadeiphlt
ito sell out to Reach. who faVors sun
day ball, and Kerr of Pittsburg to pla!
Sunday games or get out of the bust
ness. For the new association 1t il
said Providence is in line, and Indian
apolis as a Brush club is, OF course
ready to do anything the head of th'
league may dictate
Baltimore has been the surprise o
the National league. The team, head
ed by MeGraW and Robinson has beer
putting up the fastest sort of ball ant
is about as popular at home to-day a.
the old champion aggregation. Balti
more was figured upon at the outse