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This Entire Document ENTERED AT PHIL A. POST OFFICR AS SECOND CLASS MATTER. THECOPTRIQHT, 1888, BY THE SPORTING LlFK PvBL18HIN« CO. SPORTING LIFE. VOLUME 11, NO. 20. PHILADELPHIA, PA., AUGUST 22, 1888. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. with the eiceptfnn of Walker and Wrl?ht, made such of base hall staring them dally in the face naturally a disgraceful exhibition of themselves that It should not disheartened them, au-I the poor pluming of the home go by without comment. team, wbo were invariably losing, decreasing the patroimge thereby, disgusted thorn, and after the clos­ LATE NEWS. BASE BALL LAWS. Brady, the new umpire, is the best I have seen thin season. He la quick and impartial In bia decision*, ing game with Dallas, Aug. 7, In which the home won't stand any talk, and keeps the game on the jump team was unmercifally trampled on, falling victims by all the time. a score of 18 to 0, the directors ealled a hasty meeting, Questions Before the Board Walker is the most gentlemanly player on the Syra­ and summoning the players ia a body to their august The Tri-State League to cuse team. presence they kindly but sadly told them that they all Mickey Jones is pitching great ball. Hla feat of were raleared, and ;hat the Houston team was ft thing of Arbitration. beating the Stars two games in succession hai made of the past, to dwell upon and to be extravagantly re­ Go On. him a popular h&ru. PETE. membered. Hou>ton began the season well, but they had THE EIGHTH ASSOCIATION CLUB. competent manager to select players, only selecting Amendments to the Qualified those who sent them overwhelming records of their Two Rising Pitchers Secured Omaha Anxious for Kansas City's Berth- remarkable playing and who afterwards proved use­ Anxious Seat. less, but costly experiments. And besides our salary Articles The New Orleans The Cowboys on tlie Hat was too large at tbe commencement, far too lar^e, Base Ball and General OUAHA, Aug. 14. The rumor that an effort but we had to compete with other teams and tbat tells Transfer and the Wid- will be mado to establish an American Associa­ the tale, two thousand dollar* monthly Is more than a Sporting Intelligence. tion Base Ball Club in this city next season, has minor league club in capable of paying. One thousand created a great deal of speculation and talk in » as the limit, but all passed the limit, and toe result ner Suspension. was the death of the original San Antonio, nine, fol­ The Tri-State League to Go On. base ball circles. Omaha is the best paying base lowed by the transfer ot the Anhtin team to San An­ bidl city west of St. Louis and Chicago, and the tonio, then the collapse of the Fort Worth aggregation, Special to SPORTING LIFE. and !&at the pride of the MagnoUa City, tbe Houston CLEVELAND, Aug. 18. The Tri-State League held an Appended will ba found three important offi­ experiment in Kansas City this season with an important meeting at Columbus yesterday. All tho American organization proving an unqualified team. Bat jrobably experience is a good teacher, and cial bnse ball papers, viz.: I. A statement as to should there bo a Texas League next season, Houston clubs except Toledo and Wheeling werj represented. the status of the Widner and Werden cases, un­ failure, it is thought thnt a transfer of the Kan­ will undoubtedly be represented, and profiling by her Sunuusky made a motion to disband Hie ^fegue. It sas City franchise to this city would prove a pay­ past experience, will have a team who will play better was for that purpose that the meeting was called, but der the suspension of the New Orleans Club. only Stinduaky voted ]Q favor of di?ttandment. It was II. Action of the Board of Arbitration as to the ing investment. Omnha was spoken of in terms ball for less money. Of all our playe'ra Lohbeck, one of the finest catchers given pt-rmissif.n to withdraw on {.a.tment of $,r>00 for­ right of the New Orleans Club to transfer its of commendation ft year ago during the uncer­ feit. If Sandusky should go, either Springfield or tain days of establishing an eighth club, but the South ever eaw, was instantly gobbled up by Dal­ membership from the Southern League to the las. New Oilcans and Galvcston also made him flat­ Davton will fill the gttp. A resolution pledging all there being no lmlu;cmerits held out by this city, the clubs not to engage a player released by another club Texas League. III. An amendment to Section matter received but little encouragement Now the tering offer?, but Dallas captured him by giving him 2 of Qualified Articles of Admission as to play- the most money. In tbe League was adopted. This Is to prevent tam­ project hue been Hguin proposed nnd as there is a lar^e Weikart and Flood have been signed by San An­ pering with plave.-s. The season of the League uids era under contract at the end of the champion­ element in this city, its well a« other towns inclu-Iel in ou Oct. 16, and it now looks as if the League will the Western Association, dissatisfied with tho rudder­ tonio, while Galveston ts after Whistler and Godar. ship season being subject to reservation: Douthett, Murpby, Crcwe, Flaherty, Horun and Kyan finish aa it elands, with the {os-idlo exception of less and apparently headless condition of this organiza­ are still lingering here, absorbing the atmosphere of fandnsky. A committee waa appointed to prepare a THE NEW ORLEANS TRANSFER. tion, It may be that tho matter will culminate In some­ contentment and idleness. CAASI. new schedule in ciise Mansfield and Sauduaky with­ thing tangible. It is suid th;it a syndicate of young draw, all the games playfd BO far aro to couut In tha butiiiiBw men of this city wilt roak^ every effort t> pro­ The Board of Arbitration Divided on the MUCH IN MANAGEMENT. general result. Question. cure the Kunsas City American franchise and put in a team here next sea-oa. In this enterprise they will be A Manager Released* Tho cases of Widner and Werden brought be­ materially aM»-d and encouraged by the Western wtn< The Point Illustrated by the Relative Show­ ing of Detroit and St. Louis This Season. Special to SPOUTING LIFE. fore the Board of Arbitration an important of the Agiocmtion. It is said that Stern, of Cincinnati; JACKSON. Mich.. Aug. 18. Manager Curry, the ex- question as to the legality of tho transfer of the DaviJsun, of Louisville, and Von der Ahe of St. Louit; A Boston writer, in comparing tho Detroit Columbus manager, haa been released and the team New Orleans Club from the Southern to the KAK8AS CITY GETTING ANXIOUS. and St. Louis teams, pays the Browns a graceful placed in charge of SI. J. Mo -re,a local enthusiast and KANSAS CiTY,Aug.l6. Mr. Speas will ask Cleveland, tribute. Says he: "The captain of tho team is an old ball player of expt-iience. He will have Texas League, and the following question was Louisville. St. Louis and the Athletic management to the man after all, and to him alono belongs tho full charge of the men and it is to be ho[ed that the submitted to Chairman Rogers, which, owing to join him In a call for a meeting of the American Asso­ work of the team will improve under tho new manage­ Its importance, was referred by him to the en­ ciation, to be held ai St. Louis while the Eaatern clubs credit of the fine work a team is capable of do­ ment. The boys were called togethtr alter the release tire Board for settlement: are la the West on the present trip. He ie deeirous of ing. A manacer may help things along and of Manager Curry aud told that there had been alto­ PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 6. The New Orleans Gab was securing a report from the Finance Committee on the make many wise suggestions. Let us compare gether too much idrmklng since he took hold of tha of Base Ball Hubs, perpetual franchise question. There will he many op­ club and that the rule from this on would be: For the » member of the Southern League portunities to Htrengthen tho tenm at the close of the the work done by the two clubs who fought so and on the eva of tbe dlsbandment of the latter re- JR., hard far honors last fall Detroit and St. Louis, first offeiise, ?'2o fine; for the second offenso, S-V), aud igoed Ita membership, aud waa on Julf 7, 1888, ad­ teas<>n, and If the franchise comes to Kansas City, . MULFORD, for tbe third, su-peneion; and that they were in earnest mitted as a clubjpeinber of the Texas League ot Base there is no danger but thttt the team will get the te*t The Able Cincinnati Correspondent of Tho League club retained all its etar players, aud that these fines would go if they were caught. Ball Clubs. Both of said Leagues were admitted to men money can buy. If Kansas City gets the per­ while Just the reverse was the case with the Aasocia- qualified membership under the National Agreement. petual franchise, ft will ba with Ihe provision that the The Sporting Life. tion club. With the same men who wou the pennant New Association Pitcheri. The question Bubrni'ted is whether thu Southern club secures a ne,w park.
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