The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-05
MURNANE'S GOSSIP
Two Clubs i'm Same City Does
Not Hurt Attendance.
Over 100000 Have Witnessed
American Games at Boston.


nearly a dozen minor institutions.
Thanks to the ability and weIl-known
integrity of Garry Hermann, of Cincin-
!. natl, the two major leagues are on
peace footing a condition fully apprec-
lated by the lovers of baseball from
Maine to California. Mr.. Hermann is
broad-minded enough to note the good
the American league has done for base
ball and liberal enough to feel the
country is too large to be controlled by
the National league alone, as it was for
years. A keen rivalry between the two
big leagues is a good thing. for all the
rising players. are open to both con-
Germs alike, so that in time, so far as
players go the leagues should be even
ly matched and furnish about the same
style of attractions.
1 The man with the one big-league idea
is on his way to the tall grass, where ne
should remain. A few days ago Charley
Ebbitts, of the Brooklyn club, was in
Baltimore handing out talk to the effect
that time would bring about a 12-club
league, and he would do his best for
Baltimore. AS the Monumental City is
doing very well in the Eastern league,
/ the chances are 80 to 1 that neither of
the big leagues will ever again stand for
/ that city.
The man who has claimed that two
clubs in one city would never pay
should turn his thoughts to Chicago
and New York, for the chances are that
both New York clubs will make a lot of
money as soon as the subway COM
mences running to the American
grounds in that city. Philadelphia will
stand two clubs, but tail-ender is not
wanted by either league and naturally
will have all the worst of it where the
other club is playing good ball, as the
case is in the Quaker City.
Even St. Louis can afford two clubs,
and with good teams can make big
money.
Here in Boston two clubs can he
chances with one of two clubs in big
city than have one club in smaller
city like Washington or Detroit.
Just now every one in this part of the
country is talking baseball. GSlosing
! last Wednesday with Detroit over 440.-
| 600 people witnessed the games at the
American grounds here, Comiskey's
! Chicago team holding the record with
| $4,000 st. Louis played to $4,000, Wash
ington and Cleveland with still another
series played to 1000, New Y orlz,i with
four more games. drew $1,000, and Phil
adelphia, with four more games, drew
45, 900. = f--r
Washington has four games here the
first two days of the coming week. La
ter Philadelphia and New York come
here for important games, so that a
fair estimate of the attendance for this
season would be nearly 600 900, Almost
one-third more than ever before attend
ton, and / am inclined to think this
will be the record in baseball. When
the major leagues are doing good bust
ness the minors get the benefit 80 there
is more demand for young players at
better prices. Take the Boston Ameri- |
cans. Even with a we'll equipped club
the owners have spent over $4,000 for
young talent to strengthen up for next
season. The six new men secured will |
be given a good trial in the spring, and |
at least four of the number are more
than likely to stay, as this will include |
a pitcher, catcher, an infielder and an
outfielder. Clubs must have extra in |
and outfielders nowadays to keep in the |
race, as it has proper effect on the
Duke Farrell has about decided to |
give up catching after this season. Far |
rell has been a wonder, and now, after /
II years in the front rank, is entitled to |
a rest.
When Farrell retires from active ball
playing the game will lose one of the |
first dozen catchers the game has pro-
duced, and considered by many experts |
points were considered.
The finest ball put up in Boston this |
season was by Comiskey's Chicago
team, who won six out of the eleven |
games played. The four last games
were played without an error of any
kind, while some superb fielding was
INDUCED in The only weakness per
ceptible was in the box, where young
pitchers wavered at critical times, but |
all displayed fine qualities and should |
grow better with age.
Our National League team will come
home next week and be the fall attrac-
tion for the fans. In the West Chi
cago, Cincinnati and Pittsburg will con-
tinue to fight for second place, and the
club with the strongest boxmen will
win out. Pittsburg has suffered for the |
want of pitchers this season more than
any club in the business, and it must
make Barney Dreyfus feel sore when
he thinks of the loss of such pitchers as
TannehiIl and CHESHIRE.
Sunday ball is making trouble for our
Boston League club. Three players I'M
der contract, Captain Tenney included,
are exempt from playing on that day.
To make it worse, the club carries less
men on sthe pay roll than any other
major league club, and at Cincinnati
last Sunday made a farce of the game,
so / am told. 1t now looks as If Boston
would have to hire men who play Sun
day games or give up these dates in
the schedule which means a big loss to
the club. There is no good reason why
a man drawing money for professional
work should not play ball when the
schedule calls for his work, as there is
no law broken, or throw up the BUSH
ness.
The American league race is beauty.
with five clubs still in the running, and
the eastern clubs wise to the fact that
they must be well in the lead when they
go west for the last trip to beat out the
western clubs who finish at home, with
Chicago the favorite.
The champions made a game fight to
regain the lead. and after three weeks
pulled back into first place by defeating
Detroit in a One-to-nothing game.
Now that New York has practically
won the league championship, the
American league teams are figuring on
a bundle of money should the Giants
finally decide to play for the worlds
championship, although McGraw says
there will be no games of that kind
played. If the games are arranged it