The Washington times., 1906-06-11
MERRY BALL WAR
BREAKING FORTH
How Long Can Tri-State
0utbid Majors?
SUNDAY GAMES PROFITABLE
New York and New Jersey Independ-
ents Pay Surprisingly Large Sums.
Case of Pitcher cCoy.
BY THOMAS S. RICE.

The merry war between the major
leagues and the Tri-State outlaw league
will be watched with unusual interest.
II seems destined to burst in full fury
in a few days. and the fans of the
country viii have n chance to see wheth-
er the present baseball trust, headed by
the American and National Leagues. is
strong enough to crush all opposition
when il really makes up it's mind TO that
effect. Certain it is that salaries are re-
markably high now in the Tri-State
for the size of the cities represented,
and it is also certain that probably nine
tenths of the stars on it's rolls will not
hesitate to play off a major league offer
for a boast IN wages in the Tri-State
The question viii then narrow down tc
one of funds and gamcness
Ihere are several major teams which
are so palpably in need of Strengthening o
that it is almost a safe bet that they are
az this moment engaged in exercising
Inelr wlles upon outlaw stars. Stories
from rom the Pcnnsylvania towns indicate
mat the outlaw managers are fully wise
10 the situation and are meeting raise
f0r raise as If they had John d. looking
hke a ballroom boy when il came TO
cash. How long can 1t last?
The stopping of Sunday baseball games
IN Brooklyn is apt TO have a much wider
enect than the mere diSarrangins Of
the schedule OF the BROOKLYN National
League club and the loss of the
money that team expected 20 make out
or Sunday contests. There is a large
amount Of money invested around New
York and Brooklyn in independent teams
Of various kinds, and if the National
hard to see how the independents can
get away with il
These independent games are in many
instances surprisingly profitable and are
much more important than would be
imagined by those who have not seen
them. There are dozens OF fairly good
players who make an excellent living in
the summer by simply playing on Sat
urdays and Sundays. and the managers
Of number of the best teams are ex-
tremely prosperous-looking persons.
should they be prevented from giving
their exhibitions on Sunday a tremend-
Gus dent would be put in some fat bank
rolls.
An Illustration Of the value of en-
CagementS with independent teams in
New York and New Jersey was furnish
ed last week by Mccoy, the yOungster
Washington had in the spring, but shift
ed 10 Newark before he got a chance to
show what he could do in fast company
Mccoy did not get along well with Man
aEer Burnham. or Newark, and was
very anxious to go somewhere else.
In speaking Of his plans Mccoy said
that he would like to get an absolute
release from Washington and that IL
he got IT he would probably accept an
offer to pitch on Saturdays and Sundays
aAtu4ll -NtN I fih ne StllQ ne COlliO get
as much money out of that as he was
drawing from Newark. and could do
other jobs IN baseball on the side He
showed an offer from an indeDendent
manager which was highly attractive
and he could not well be blamed for
wanting to accept He is still dickering
for his release and may get IT, as he
has not been successful in Newark and
does not care to go into the Southern
League again. as the weather there put
his health out OF keller