The Washington times., 1902-07-28

Western Division.
The Senators will play only two more
games in this city before leaving on a
trip that will include all of the Western
cities of the American League.
The Chicagos and the locals will have
a pair of warmly contested games to-
day and tomorrow. and the Senators will
put forth their best efforts to land both
games Manager LOTUS men feel, ami
quite rightly, too, that were it not for
Umpire Connolly's defective vision. the
Washington-Ch Chicago game on Saturday
would have resulted in a local victory.
And on account of this bad judgment on
the part of Connolly and its resultant
White Sox victory, the Senators will
leave nothing undone to defeat their
guests this afternoon and tomorrow.
Tomorrow night the Washington club
VIII leave for Detroit, playing the first
game there Thursday afternoon. Then
will follow three games in Cleveland
SultdSO, anu 1l. l<OhIS. III iiAt olhti
named. The club will return home Au-
gust 13, and will play three games with
each of the four Western trip clubs.
1t is now Il battle of money between
the warning baseball leagues. In the
spring the war was all in the law courts,
but it has shifted to the distribution of
shekels. 1t was announced some time
ago that the National League would get
up a fund Of 500, 600 and spend it to get
the best players away from the Ameri-
can League.
Though big efforts have been made.
but few stars have been secured. Still
there is a chance for more. AS q rule,
all men are ungrateful. and the ball
players are no exception to this rule.
Money is what they are after, and senti-
ment cuts no figure, Show them that
they can improve their position as far
as getting bigger portion of the world s
goods and that they will be protected
when they make that move-why it is
all over
Should the two leagues go into open
warfare and bid for players services it
may prove a serious blow to the game
it will be the old Brotherhood business
over again, and, after thousands are
squandered, a compromise will be eff
fected, and then the salaries will 90 TO
the other extreme.
As stated on many occasions the pub
lie cares little as to where the players
come from or how they are secured.
1t wants to see a winning team.
Stalling's Buffalo team is making a
runaway race of il in the Eastern
League, and the ex-Detroit magnate is
coming money.
Barney Dreyfuss. of the Pirates. is
the foxy grandpa" of the National.
When he paid off his men last pay day
he added a little extra 20 each mans
check just because they had been play
ing good ball. That is the kind of salve
the players like.
Cy Young is far ahead of all other
pitchers in the American League in the
number OF strike-outs to his credit He
has retired 104 batters that way
my contract with the Cincinnati club
for this season stands good" said Beck
ley, "and while the American has offer
ed me most flattering inducements to
jump the Reds at once, / have no idea
of accepting them. OF course, / can
not say what ! will do after my con-
tract with the Cincinnati club expires"
ball player gets about as much sal
airy for one afternoons performance on
the grassy sward as 6 mill. factory or
any other hand does for weeks work
in the shop. A ball game lasts. as
rule. an hour and three quarters. Ten
hours to twelve is the limit OF work
ing mans daily toll. Keep moving all
the time. We diamond men 1t pleases
the fans" and helps to win games.
The attendance at the four conflicting
games in Boston this week was 22.02l
for the American, as against 700 for
the National. Monday there will be no
conflict. as the Boston National have an
open day and VIII play at Woonsocket.
but Oh Tuesday the Chicago Nationals
and Detroits viii conflict.
President Ban johnson arrived in Bos-
ton Saturday. He sTas In no hurry TO
get up. SO he was carried to the train
yard ard when he got ont found himself
right adjoining the grounds of the Ma
tional League club. He saw Jimmy Col
lins at the Parker House in the morn
ing, also Manager Dwyer. OF the De-
troits. He said there was no signif-
cance at all attached to his visit He
was in Boston simply for the reason that
as he had visited the other cities in
the East he did not want to give Bos-
ton the go by. He expressed himself as
highly pleased with The state of affairs
in that city and said the magnificent
showing Of the American League there |
on conflicting dates, was proof 4
positive that the Boston public was sick |
and tired Of the National League and its |
methods and appreciated what the |
American League was doing in that di- /
reetion.
The reaction is making itself felt |
MIR. Brush's method Of aiding the Ma
tional League does not appear to be !
thoroughly appreciated by some of the |
other club owners. who. oddly enough. |
look upon the Baltimore grab method .
Of aiding the National as more par
ticularly 4 method OF aiding MessTs. /
Brush and Freedman. These other
club owners are slow TO learn that In
the eyes OF the New York and Gin
,innati magnates the National League
consists OF Messrs. Brush's and Freed
mans clubs with six others thrown
n TO make up circuit