The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-26

lieves that there would be anything in such
a course. In anticipation of the troubles be-
ing settled, L am going right ahead making
arrangements for my Southern practice
trip, and some day in the near future L
shall leave town on a little tour of inspec-
ton TO assist me in coming TO a definite
conclusion. The choice now lies between
two places with which am negotiating"
Eli Gates, who deserted the Toledo team
during the season of 1901, wants to get ack
in line again, and has written Manager
Strobel, asking him for place on the
american Association pay roll. Gates says
that he is sorry now that he jumped, and
that If he is given the opportunity TO re-
deem himself, he will make good. The
pitcher offers somewhat novel excuse for
his desertiOn He says that he had Just
been married and that he needed more
money than he was receiving here for the
support OF his establishment. He had a
chance to go elsewhere and get the in
crease. AS Gates left Strobel at a very bad
time and without giving him any warning
it is not probable that his application will
receive very much cOnsderation.-Toledo
Blade.
The Pittsburg Dispatch says Dreyfuss adj
mts that Spalding may be whipped In
sizing up the situation the Dispatch says:
1t would not be a matter of surprise if
Spalding had written himself out of the
support of Pittsburg. Dreyfuss admits now
that there is possibility of defeat for
and says new meeting will be called at
once IL this is the case. There is a very
strong probability now that if the New
York man is thrown out by the courts
and there seems little doubt but that this
will be the case-his name will not again
be advanced for president of the National
League. Spalding had failed signally to
make good. He has not buried either
Freedman or Brush, and in the mud-sling-
ing contest which he inaugurated he has
certainly got the worst Of the bargain
The New York Clipper has the following
to say regarding Spalding: Evidently, Mr..
ND of he OIL r,o1
League club-owners have forgotten the re-
suit or the efforts OF the old American
Association In trying to keep Mr.. Erastus
Wiman out OF that organization after he
had purchased Mets's franchise, or he
never would have attempted TO GUST Mr.
Freedman from the National League. This
thing of telling a man he doesn't own the
property he paid for, and that he has been
bounced, sounds like the talk of an asylum
candidate, and no sane business man should
indulge in il. Even if Mr.. Spalding should
be beaten In the courts he will be still away
ahead of the game, inasmuch he has
had thousands Of dollars worth of free
advertisement during the little time he
was IT. Had the Freedman faction only
kept their oral guns booming while longer
Mr.. Spalding would have been even a
greater gamer than he was"
Pat Powers and the rest of the National
Association magnates are going into the
Matchmaking business. How NIGEL Pat
talks about filming each player 81 900 or sus-
pending them for life. Ban Johnson sus-
pended several players for life last season,
but all of them will be back i'm the league
again next season. Just as if these players
had $1,000 to put into the Golfers of the Ma
tiOnal ACKNOWLEDGMENT on your life. Or
gained baseball is a good thing, and it is
hoped 1T will be brought about before long
but the minors are biting off too much just
now. Why should the American Associa-
ton be outlawed? Did Mr. Powers suggest
that the American League be Outlawed
when it dropped Minneapolis, Buffalo, Mil
waukee and indianapolis and expand? Not
much! Didn't the magnates of the Western