Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-16
THE DIAMOND {

The Cincinnati Enquirer sums up the
ba seball situa ion as follows:
1t viii only be short time until the
baseball season opens, and enthusiastic
all over TN. country are more or less
perturI'ed about the personnel of the
various cluus. There has been so much
war talk all winter that lovers Of the
greatest az outdoor sports are wonder
ing what the outcome will be. The re-
latons be- Wen the National and Amer
lean leagues are becoming more strain
ed daily, and of late agents of the vari-
Gus clubs have been skirmishin9 around
the country in quest of playing talent.
Many pipe stories have had their
origin sine the National league meet
ing, and those who only read about the
game once in while are even at O.
loss to know how many league VIII be
in existen'e this season. According to
President fian Johnson and others in
terested in The American league many
stars OF III. parent organization, whose
nam2s ar well known, will jump to
their organization. At present the plan
seems to - 10 make the name slf these
players Known at short Intervals ard
not all AT once. A number Of big league
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American league teams, and at present
the Boston cub seems to be in a fai,
way to lose most of it's stars. Just how
many OF these men will actually join
American league teams remains to be
seen. The war between the National
and American leagues has had the eff
rect OF becoming salaries, and for tha'
the players should he thankful After
the war has been ended. and one or the
other OF he organizations triumphs
there is every reason to believe that
thefe W!b l." a reaction and salaries
VIII again take slump. The thinking
players entertain this opinion and are
endeaVnr!nE TO get as much as thew
can at present The sA:ary list of all
the clubs VIII be Materially increased
and with interest in the game at a low
ebb on a"eount of the present condi-
tons. matters do not look promising for
the club owners.
Not since The days of the old Brother
mood WAY mas the baseball situation
hcan N Surh muddle. With the OPEN
ing OF the paying season close at hand
National league magnates are Devil
derHd aU"mt their teams.
Instead - beginning the Shaking.
down Process 50 necessary at this time.
'i''' 'tN ming al Ter tne prayers on
their reserve list. with considerable
doubt % their success in securing sig
natures tn contracts. The promise of
harmony - swept away and war is on
in earnee! between the American and
National leagues. with the players on
the fenc" in command of the situa ton
Star p'ayerS are jumping the National
organizati'', az announcing their inten-
ton of G0iDs So. and if it keeps on the
league clUts will be crippled.
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Tive schedule. meeting of the American
league is /" ne held at Philadelphia on
the 2ith ,'.st. y that meeting Ban
johnson anI mis- co-Workers in the cause
of eSpansi.r. will announce their dates
for the "'Jns1a, season. viii the home
dates Of tie Chicago. Philadelphia and
Boston r,,i'S conflict with those of the
teams Of 'he National league? That is
the nueStj'yl bow agitating the mag
mates o. ths National league. In the
event of conflicting dates rival clubs in
the cities ua:llea will Undoubtedly lose
money. Tb:.t VAS the case in 1891, when
the brotherhood was launched and his
tory VIII u. doubt repeat itself. Ma
tional league masnates now all regret
that the American league was allowed
to place :"am in Chicago last year.
Messfs. hHWn. Conant and other long
headed u .'sn";es of the parent body
predicted al that time that further
encroachm-n; on National league ter
ritory w"nli' Ha the ultimate result and
their pr"tsi.' ions have come true. VIII
such cities as Boston. Chicago and Phil
adelphia SCI port two teams in such a
manner as 81 Justify the payment of
l0r0p S1'atiaS no nj,
mates of the Old league take the mega
tive end IS This argument Those on
the inside claim that the Philadelphias
and Old Athletics did not both make
the money that some people suppose.
At any rate Col. John T. Rogers pre-
tends to he looking forward to dis
astrous financial season in the Quaker
city. Messys. Soden. Billings and Co.
nant. the Boston trimuvirate, entertain
a similar View as regards the city of
beans and culture. President Jim Hart.
OF the Chicago National league club,
Is not Jnbilant over prospects in the
Windy city. and even Can't. Charles
ComlskeT. a the American league, has
come ont openly and stated that his
brother n@cnates have acted hastily in
this matter of expansion. President
John I. Brush realizes that this season
Is going 10 hs hard one on the men
who have heir money invested in base
ball Il 20r's think that a club in the
National league will make any money
this year. with the possible exception
of Pittsfnrr,' said Treasurer n, Ash.
ley Lloyd. q the Cincinnati team, yes
terday. y have no doubt that the Ma.
tlonal league will triumph in the end
put these wars are expensive. This will