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TRABEMABKED BY THB SPOUTING LIPB FtTB. CO, ENTERED AT PHILA. P.O. AS SECOND CLASS MATTES VOLUME 28, NO. 17. PHILADELPHIA, JANUARY 16, 1897, PRICE, FIVE CENTS. THE PITTSBURG PRESIDENT OH WHY BROOKLYN TRAINS WITH THE THE^SIIWION, "BIG SEVEN." DoesE©t Expect Any Trouble in the League Before Next Fall Even Minority Combine©s Real Purpose Taougli tlie Movements o! Some is the Dissolution o! ike Present (Ms Look Rather Suspicious. Twelve-Club Partnership System, I©ittsburg, Pa., Jan. 12. President Kerr, Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 13. Director Abell, of the Pittsburg Club, gives Httle or no of the Brooklyn^ in an interview the credence to the reports that the Brooklyn other day stated that a further reason why C3u-b is going to withdraw from the League. bi.s club intends to play Sunday games next He thiuks that, while th« troubles of the season was because certain big clubs iu club are a little bothei-soioe at present, the Kast are making a tiglit against Sun they will soon bo all right.© During- a con day games so as to drive out the old Anijeri- versation yesterday the local magnate said: eaii Association clubs and break the ten "Mr. Ab*ll is a gxx>d business man, and a years© agreement. fine gentleman, as far ss I have seen any "These big clubs," he added, "want to thing of him. I do not at all think that out the circuit down to eight ciubs, aud in either the Broklyn Club or any Oliver club order to do so they must get rid of four will leave the League this year, but we towns, all of whit* are dependent upon cannot tell what will happen if things go Sunday ball. As the Brooklyn Club came on as many people expect them to gx> dur from the Association ©to the League we ing this year. I mean, in the way of look consider that: we should stand up for the ing lifter the various clubs. Of course, the other ex-Association clubs iu tlie fight for national game is more popular to-day than their rights. it ever was. but some of the clubs are go "When the proprietors of the big clubs ing along very slowly and this is causing opposed to Sunday playing lift up their a large portion of the public to think thai voices their protests are not based upou there is something in the wind. Looking at morality, but upon the inability to play the surface of thiugs one would probably Sunday ball because of city ordinances. At tbJJik that there is. something brewing, bu©t the recent League meeting Pittsburg joined I do not think there will be anything iike forces with Boston, Philadelphia. Chicago a cliraaa before next fall at the soonest. aud New York. I consider I©ittsburg an ex- Association ctlub, and I believe tkat it sho-uld stand by the ©Big Seven.© " BURN HAM©S CLUB Wants No More of a 1/eague With CALIFORNIA CULLJNGS. Maine Clubs. The Outlook For a State League Not Brockton, Mass., Jaa. 12. Editor "Sporting Life:" While matters are still unsettled in the Flattering. New England league there seems to be oue San Franc?co, Jan. 9. The probabilities of a quite sure thing/ which is chat the Maine teams good base ball reason this year are grrwiag less, are uot likely to be with as when the glad May an©, it is doubtful if there will be a first class time conies again. ^eajfiie in this State, W©jen several managers Base ball aiianges come quickly and without "commenced laying plans a few weeks ago it warning, but at the present time this looks like looked as if there would be too much base ball a safe prediction. The Maine base ball mag on account of rival leagues, but now it seema nates are good fellows aud good sports, but their that none of the managers can make the neces geographical location is .against theiu for New sary arrangements. England League base ball, and the fact seems to Harris ?ays there m nothing new about his l»ave been realized by the Lewiston. Bangor project and Colonel Robinson is still figuring out and Augusta men. It will also come home as a some plan iu the dark. Mc\©ell. of Central Park, great truth, we imagine, to the Portland met) The Brooklyn Club has drafted James Canavan, who played second bnse last season season for and Rockwell. of the Presidio Athletie interested in base ball. The Maine section seems the Providence dub. lie is a well-known and clever professional player, who has at times been Grounds, who control all tke green diamonds in to be willing to establish a Maine State League, connected tvith several major and minor league teams. His first professional engagement was this city. »re awaiting deveJopuien-ts and putting and that is a sensible and may be a money with the Concord (N. H.) (Hub, in 1SSO. He was with the Manchester team, of the New England on none bnt attractive amateur games. If a new umkiug idea. League, iu 18S7. In 1S8S he was connected with tJie Portsmouth tea.m, of the same league. At league is uot organized within a month it ia The Western clubs in Massachusetts and Rhode the beginning of tlie season of 1885) lie set his face toward the "West, and signed with the Oma probable another year will pass before good pro Island are likely to coalesce suid form a league ha Club, of the Western Association, continuing ivjth its teaju until the end of th« season of 1890. fessional games will be seen. through this sectkva. in which ease they, too. In 1891 he was a member of the professional team that represents! Cincinnati in the American will have© a fighting chance for a profitable ex Association, the team tii.it has since been The lx>ne of contention between President Yon tier Abe LOS ANGELES TIPS. istence. In this vray there ought to !>t a chance Hud other major league magnates. During the following winter, when the differences between the to test. once, for all. the ability of base ball National League snd the American Association w ero settled. Canavau©s services were claimed by Los Angeles, Cal.. Jan 9. There are quite a in New England, 01 der the most favorable cir Dumber of Eastern professionals wintering here. the Louisrille Club, but Pfeffer, who then wanted to get away froni the Chieagos. was ex Among them are George Decker, of the Chicagos: cumstances, to earn its own living, instead of changed for Ganavan, the latter playing with t.he Ghfcag-os during the season of 1892. In 1893 being a drag on ite promoters and an expensive be was engaged by the Cincinnati Culb, aud was a member of its team for two seasons. In Whaling, of the Wheelings: Early and Pete 6uruia«r luxury. Lohmen, of Des Moines; Knell, of Kansas City; 1805 he was sent to the Indianapolis "farm." helping the latter ma.terially in winning the chain- Kayuier. of GaJvestou. and Krebs and Alien, »f puojiship of the Western League rhat season. He obtained his release during the following the Kansas State League. DECKER DOTED OV. winter, and signed with the Providence dub, at the Eastern League, captaining and pLayisg sec- There are several players here whom Eastern wad base on its team, which not only won the championship of the Eastern League, but the Stein- managers an the look-out for talent would do well Chicago Will Not Release Him Under <?rt Cup series as we-U. Canavan. therefore, has had experience enough to e-nable him to keep to correspond with, particularly Jay Smith, Ed. np to the fastest pace that may be set for him next, seasoa. Moore, Charles Franc* aud William Wilson. Any Any Consideration. of the above players is strong enougli for any Chicago. Jan. 12. President Hart bss put a minor league. puncture in the story about Decker©s arm being TIME©S CHANGES. FASCINATING AS EVER. in bad shape with the following statement: "Tuere is no trath iu the numerous reports that ZERR QUITS. Ihe Chicago Ball OluD will let Decker go. Per- But Few of the "Old Guard" in Base Baltimore Women Still to the Front liaps the Detioits would like to secure him No Central Leajrue Team Likely For for a player-manager, bnt hare never made any Ball Left. as Charmers. direct offer. The stories about Decker©s arm Anson and Connor are the only two men who Baltimore. Md.. Jan. 12. John .7. McGraw, the Reading. lire amusing. Tt has been hinted that his In were playing ball iu 187l> that were found in popular third baseman of the Baltimore team* Reading, Pa... Jan. 12. Ben H. Zerr, who haa juries would affect his throwing, when, as a the major League this year, while Glasscock intends to follow the good example set by been laboring industriously to secure a base matter of fact, the fractures were in his left and lliues, who were playing from 187G, were catcher Clark and marry a Baltimore girl. Mc- ball nine for Reading next summer, ka,s about arm. Decker being a right-handed thrower, the with minor league teams during the past season. G raw©s bride will be Miss Minnie Doyle, the given it up u-s a ted job. He received no en stories are thus ehown to lie groundless right at Of all the other players of the leading teams of daughter of M.