El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-09

and he is said to be a first-class player
and good sticker. There are also
several outfielders here, some of whom
will remain all season, and now the
most important thing is to get some
one to fill the pitchers box. 1t Is
said that there will be several candi-
dates by the time the season opens VI
and it is to be hoped that FL Paso will
fare as well this season as she did last
in regards to the pitching corps.
The time is rapidly approaching
when the baseball players will replace
the magnates in the center of the
stage" says the Cincinnati Enquirer
''aIfa for this the public will not be
sorry"
All the winter the glare of the cal
cium has been on the men who are in
baseball for the money that is to be
made Naturally, the club owners are
interested i'm baseball sadie from the
profits that accrue to them, but the
primary object in investing money in
a franchise is TO realize on it finan-
ciauy. On account of the chaotic con-
dition of the game the names of the
msgnates have appeared in public
print SO often of late that the public
have tired reading them. People who
pay admission to baseball parks do not
do so because they will see this or that
msgnate at the gate, watching the
turnstile click. The idol is the mar
who smashes out a home run or a
three-bagger with the bases full at a
critical stage of the game. The mag
mates are all clever gentlemen, but
they will be doing baseball a service
by keeping their own personalities
more in the background and allowing
the players to be talked about. At
present. and for some time to come.
however. the club owners will have
their troubles. and the various papers
around the country will doubtless deem
it necessary to chronicle them from
time to time. At present there does
not even appear to be a remote chance
of the magnates of the National and
American leagues adjusting their diff
ferences as to playing territory and
players. Relations between the men
interested in the two major organiza-
tons are becoming more strained daily
and every interview given out by
representative of either faction simply
adds fuel to the flames. The National
league men, who have had an undis-
puted sway for so long. still maintain
a dignified and Independent exterior,
while representatives of the progress
i've American league are boasting of
future prosperity. There is no doubt
that in the American league the parent
body is confronted with a more formid-
able opposition than it was in 1891.
when the Brotherhood was organized
and launched. This is due to the fact
that discipline and executive ability
Will be found in the new organization,
which has recently expanded On the
,ther hand. the American league is up
against tough proposition in fight
ng the National. and those who have l
money invested in the first-named or
sanizatiOn will realize the fact before |
onS. Events of the past week in New
York show conclusively that it is TIC be
var TO the knife between the two rep
baseball bodies"
Word from Chicago says:
Over thirty baseball stars have been
asked to leave the National league for
he American league. The list to date
IS as follows:
Chicago-Griffith. Garvin, Bradley,
Green. CAMEL and Mccormick.
acknowledgements, Scott, Stein
feIdt, Hahn and Kahoe.
ST. Louis-Criger. Wallace, Jonese,
Heidrick and Powell.
Pittsburg-Tannehill and Wagner.
Boston-Duffy. Collins. Stahl. Willis.
Dineen and Clarke.
Brooklyn-Jones. McGinnity, Sheck-
ard. Howell and Kelley.
Philadelphia - Delehanty, Lajoie,
Thomas and Flick.
New York-Mercer, Gleason and
Doyle.
Clark Grifith's open avowal of allie
glance to the American is likely to has
ten the PRONUNCIATION of new acquisi-
lions by the Nationals rival. Presi-
lent Johnson's aversion to making the
names public at the present time has
sad practically no effect, and new
names are being daily added to the
-oster of the organization.
The reason for not making the
aames public at the present time is
hat hardly any of the men have yet
;igned a playing contract The Amer |
can league. in order to circumvent the |
rider of the Players Protective asso- |
:iation not to sign any man until the |
'layers' union had SO decided, was |
compelled to adopt a new course in |
Iealing with players.
Instead of asking the men to sign a
the players merely gave the
american league an option on their
ervices for the coming year. and, al
hough this would hardly hold in
curt. it has been binding for the pres
MT
On the strength of the option. the
layers. as given in the table above.
rere asked to ally themselves with the
merican league. Some have signed
rovisiona1 contracts in addition to the
ption. but the majority have not af- :
acts Collins. Duffy and Clarke are
nown to have signed several days ago. I
larke signed a contract by proxy in
aftimore last week. and Slagel has I
$50 been cornered by Jimmy Manning.
radley signed with Somers Saturday. Il