Evening star., 1900-06-30
ANOTHER WAR LIKELY.
Base Ball Players brotherhood to
Backed by New American AssOclu io

Base Aail Players brotherhood to Be
Backed by New American Associations.
Base ball may be on the decline this
season. but from present indications there
are lively times ahead for the National
League magnates next season. Danny
Mills of the Philadelphia Times, one of
the best posted base ball writer's in the
country. has the following article in to-
days paper. which will be read with inter-
est by those who are close followers of the
national game. The article says:
The proposed American Association Base
Ball League. which caused a great deal
of talk and sundry agitation among play
ers and managers at tHe beginning of the
present season, and which had aDpa rently
died out of all thought for time at least
has come to life again and at present is
agtating the minds of professional base
ball players all over the country. New life
seems to have been infused into the aSsocia-
ton since the organization of the new
Ama!gamated Association Of Base Ball
Players. which was organized in New
York, and whose purpose has just been
developed.
1t was announced that the new body was
only organized to protect the men from
unjust actions by club owners, but its pur-
pose was much deeper, inasmuch as 1t
means another brotherhood revolt. The
projectors have been working secretly, and
will not make public their plans until they
are ready TO do actual business. Last
springs tiasco has taught them a lesson,
with the utmost secrecy.
1t is claimed that the circuit is assured
and that in six out of the eight cities the
grounds have been secured and in the other
two are SO far advanced as to be practi-
caily assured. Although the circuit Is not
positively known it is certain to include
Boston, Philadelphia. Baltimore and pos
sibly New York Brooklyn in the east; !;
Chicago st. Louis, Louisville and Detroit
or Milwaukee in the west. The promoters
claim to have fully 80 per cent of the play
ers now under National League contracts
under contract or promise to play for the
new association next year Until every
detail has been arranged no publicity will
be given the movement.
Financial backing has been assured in
this city. Three prominent men are con-
nected with the movement. OF the three
one is a prominent sporting man and poll
tiCian. and another is well-knOwn poiti-
clan in Gloucester county, N. ]. Both of
the latter two gentlemen are wealthy and
could finance the club without assistance
The plans to be followed very similar
TO those of last spring. although no ink
ling of the true status of the association
will be given until late in the faH-by
which time 1t is expected that every de-
tail will be completed. and the newcomers
will make a bold bid to compete with the
National League.
Easterns Defeat Alexandria.
Contrary to expectations. the game at
National Park yesterday afternoon between
the Eastern Athletic and Alexandria teams
of the Amateur City League was a poor
exhibition, both sides fielding s,ovenly and
careless!y, the score being 10 to II in favor
of the boys from the east end of town.
The only redeeming feature of the contest
was the batting of both sides. tho ball
being hit for keeps in almost every inning
of the game. Burdette. center Held for
Alexandria, was hurt recently and should
not have played, his injuries preventing
him making easy outs Boucher was hurt
during the game and had to retire. The
batting of McCawley and Collifiower was
the best of the afternoons play. the for
mer getting a triple. two doubles and a
single About 300 spectators witnessed the
game. majority Of whom were from vir-
ginia. and right loyalty urged their repre-
sentative team on to victory.
Base Ball Notes.
All the National League teams had close
scores yesterday.
Sporting Life has q fine picture Of ex-
Senator Jimmy Barry this week.
In a recent game Buffalo AtAhYton this