The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-15
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ARTICLE ".
Players salaries we're very low IN
the early days u baseball - 10 tiae
per meath being considered a. good
The schedules Nsra short and only
about thrsa Ealnsa pr wEsa sFre
played b each team.
charlie ceHsIzksf sas signed ~ Won
der Aas. IF =. Asnuias in iSsi. az q
salafN. II NJ msmeFy serves me night
ef - PEI nsaHta That vas multiplied
- = before - aait 81 Louis. and !
may add that hs safmed Il all.
The success q the American assoc
citation brought res l4fr 20 the Ma
tlouas league. thsy akaia Adnlttgd
season failures we're not 50 frequent
As Formerly. This pat HEusH usngr ana.
btfieaH peep3s 20 thinking. aaH in ISIS
the talon association WR2 ufEAHixrd
man of wealth. A threa-cnrmerrd flEht
WAS started which hruaght thn Ma
tioaal league Ard American sssocla.
ton nearer fnKefher and soon the
Union association. with the exception
u The r. Louis club. which ass al.
mifted % the National isaFaa. Was all
that Naa left Of the rival itaEus.
As in AL baseball wars. contract
jumping VAS laauIgsd IN - the play
ers. the Cleveland National league
club being The greatest sufferer al
that time fruu that cause The
quickest lump on record Vas made 81
Catcher Tom Euiau. Of the 81 Louis
Brouna@thc American association club
to the 81. Louis Aarnon4-thc Union
association eiab. The parks ~ the
two clubs we're in the same ueiahbur-
hood IN 81 f.ozfiH. DessifF. tho ether
catcher On the HraWus team. vas a
very eccentric fellow Of whom D0ian
Was VERY jealous. Deaaiey announced
that he was not feeling well, and for
that reason would not catrh that DAY
This Was pie FOR Dotau. whose bones
aehed 20 get 81 thu game. a. his rival
vas doing nearly all the catching and
taking all the applause. hich his c0-
cEiient W8FA caused ~ proved. how
ever. that Deasley'a Illness was not
genuine, Tar Nnen she CONS called the
Browns to practice he took his place
near this plate. putting poor bniau.
who vas iE uniform. Ia a most cmbsr.
raising position.
angry. made a bolt for the street and
started for tha rival park on the run,
reaching there In time 70 20 tn and
catch Tor the IHeaa team. though be
was In N0n der Abe uniform.
The next fiEht q importance was
the Brotherhood var u 1850. which
was disastrous % all persons who had
money invested IN professional base
ball This Was followed BY the war
between tie National league. which
had conquered the Brotherhood league.
and the American association In 1901
this war was settled - the formation
u the E-flHD league. known as the
National League and American Assoc
citation Of Professional baseball Clubs.
The membership Of the league was
eventually rndUeed 10 eight clubs,
which left 80 many vacant cities that
the Western. league. under the guild
ing hand Of Ban Johnson. took In the
vacated cities. changed its name TO tho
more high sounding one Of American
league. fepudlafed the national agree
ment and again war was on, and
much money was lost. as u usual IN
BASEBALL wars.
But peace was again established, and
today baseball il on tho best basis II
has ever had.
The Organization extends 20 n parts
u the United States. including ~
leagues and nearly 500 players
More people have attended baseball
games during the season just closed
than ever before IN any one season.
Rules are good. the game o. inter-
eHtinR and popular. and has gained an
undisputed right 20 the title Of '"The
national game ~ America"
During all these history making
events. and al the years n my life
prior TO this history, I have never
played In Rnme u baseball. pro-
fesaigual or amateur.
haYs never thrown a ball 100 feet.