The Washington times., 1903-01-05
PfSburg Iron Millionaire
and F1IeHd Of Baseball Be
HeVes Bob Leagues Should
Make Concessions.
Passes Through Washington
on HIS Way 10 Florida to
Spend The Remainder o
The Winter Months,

are OF EltlSLA4 81 anu ALLE % III mus
loyal supporters of the national game of
baseball, stopped in the city yesterday
on his way 10 Florida. where he viii re
main a month or more Mr.. Temple is
accompanied by his family.
AS at all times, M Temple is
most willing TO talk about baseball.
There is no subject dearer 10 his heart
than the game that numbers its follow
ers by the millions. And Mr.. Temple can
talk entertainingly of the sport. as well
as furnish you with interesting data and
accounts of the doing of players and
managers
Mr. Temple vas at one time interested
in the Pittsburg club, and was recently
doomed for the presidency Of the Ma
tional League, but when he declined the
place fell to the lot OF Col. Harry Pull
liam. Mr.. Temple there is no doubt,
would have made an excellent official,
and could have been elected had he bur
said the word. He has long favored
peace and was opposed to the tactics
of the league. With which he has always
been more or less associated.
In speakin Of the situation, yester-
day, he said.
It's high time for the promoters Of
baseball 10 know that they cannot con
duct a ruinous policy and win cut in
the long run While the players get
enormous salaries. the owners are
emptying their Owl purses. It's all right
as far as the player IS concerned. and
none favor a higher salary than I. but
the everyday fan knows that club
cannot pay. salaries ranging from $1,000
to s., 600 and make money-oT even break
even-which is situation TO be de
voutly wished in war times"
with the many rocks that seem to lie
IN front Of the rival magnates Mr.. TEN
pie is nevertheless optimistic. He says
he can see peace ahead, but for the sake
of the game he wants it TO come soon
He believes that both sides should make
sacrifices when they meet in peace con-
ference. This he contends is the only
way to bring about dstTed results
Mr.. Temple after talking over old
National League times when Baltimore
and Cleveland were fighting it out for
the pennant said:
Those days marked new era in base
ball, my boy. They could play the game
for all IL was worth. The teams put
on the diamond by Baltimore, Cleveland
and Boston 1t would be hard to dupH
cate. They knew every department Of
the game and it was a pleasure to watch
them"
II was with the Giants on one oe-
casion and twice with the Spiders that
the Orioles battled for the famous
Temple cup given by Mr.. Temple to the
club that could win II three successive
times.
Baltimore only won one series" con-
tinued Mr. Temple, but what a ball
club. They were managed by my old
friend Hanlon. and he could tell ball
player by the shift OF his fet. Hanlon
was one of my old pets in the earlier
days and could play the game himself.
I always felt that he had the making
OF a great manager. He deserves all
and more.
Much of the credit Of the famous
orioles should be placed at his door
. Then that famous Big Four-Iook at
them today where they stand in base
baII-brains viii win every time. See
that Big Four today and you know what
they were in basebalI-KelIy, Jennings,
KeeIer. and McGraw-alI high up and all
well-fxed."
Fred Clarke, leader of the present
team Of Pirates, is another one for whom
Mr.. Temple has high regard
There's ball player" he said Just
watch him IN next seasons race, with
even fair team he'll be up in the run
ming. He's always in the game"
Mr.. Temple ventured the opinion that
It would not be long before the rival
nagnates talked Of a tweIVe-club league.
This, he thought, impressed itself on
baseball men more as matter OF self
protection than anything else
He said he hoped 70 be back by the
opening of the season, by which time
he thought the dove OF peace would be
flying over the ball fields OF the country.
In the official averages Of the National
League Just given out, Beaumont, OF the
Pirates. IS given top place. His average
for hitting Is put at 1857. Willie Keller
ranks third. He is surpassed by Cy
Seymour, the Baltimore jumper. who al
though he played in only sixty games,
developed g batting streak that put him
away up among the leaders. Kelly,
another jumper. Is in ninth place
The ten leaders IN sacrifice hitting
were: Tenny. Of Boston, with 20; Dobbs,
Cincinnati and Chicago; DeMontreviue.
Boston, KeeIer, Brooklyn; Dexter, Chi
cago and Boston; Flood, Brooklyn,
Dunn, New York; Ritchey, Pittsburg;
Tinker, Chicago, and Smoot, Of St. Louis.
The ten leading run getters were: J.
Wagner. Pirtsburg. leading with 105:
Clarke. Pittsburg; Beaumont. Pittsburg;
Leach. Pittsburg: Crawford, Cincinnati;
Tenny, Boston, R. Thomas, Philadelphia |:
KeeleT. Brooklyn; Sheckard, Brooklyn;
BeCkley, Cincinnati.
Those who lead in stolen bases are:
Wagner, PittsbVrg, 10; Stage. Chicago;
P. Donovan. St Louis: Barclay. st.
Louis: Clarke, Pittsburg. Carney. Bos-
ton G. Smith New York; Beaumont
Pitts0urg; Lush, Boston. Dexter. Chica-
20 and Boston.