Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-15

Chicago because a majority opposed
their demand to advance these two organ
i~gations to Glass A and reduce the Western
and Southern leagues to Glass y. But
that's as far as they went. The ultimate
end Of the controversy Is indefinite. The
status Of the four organizations involved
the same for at least another year,
so far as the. National association is con-
oerned. The American association threat
ems rebellion and invasion of major league
territory, while President Pat Powers Of
the Eastern frankly says that while the
situation must be changed soon, he favors
an amicable solution and will not Join any
movement calculated to precipitate a base
ball war. The national agreement expires
in 1910. Powers virtually admits he will
live out that agreement and then exert his
influence for a change 1t is up to the
American association then to unite with
Powers in abiding by the law or becoming
an outlaw. 1t is hoped sober judgment
will prevail and lead to the former course
It would seem that both of these disaf.
fected leagues have far more to gain by
carrying out the agreement for Just two
years more than by attempting to take the
bull by the horns before that contract ex-
pires. Certainly the amicable course would
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league has nothing to fea-, however, for
there is no danger of its be'nE reduced
from It's present class.f.cati.n n. The fact
Is, even the American and Eastern mag.
mates do not desire this SO much as they
do the reduction OF the Southern and larger
drafting privileges. As things now stand
IT seems unwise to disturb the equilibrium
of base ball for the purpose of putting
two ambitious minor leagues on a level
with the majors, especially when so much
doubt is at stake I'm the ultimate wisdom
of such a move.
Schools Of journalism have come and
gone and some have stayed, but not as
yet has any produced a really serious i'm.
preston on the profession they seek to
teach. Now a school OF base ball Is being
established, the first thing of the sort in
the history OF the game. This school ought
to prove more successful in actual results
than the other one, for the reason that Il
will possess a more practical character
II has been organized at Los Angeles by
Henry Berry. manager of the Los Angeles
Pacific coast leagu team and will be main
tained by n faculty OF professional bail
players. They will he such men as are
capable OF instructing ambitious youths In
oil the arts and intrigues of the game. 1t
is not as yet known whether Mr.. Berry
contemplates a regular curriculum and the
division Of the school year into semesters,
nor has he announced that he will insist
on calling his instructors professor" but
it Is presumed these customs will be pur-
sued. OF course thore probably will DO a
rigid adherence to college amenities. both
as between students and faculty and menu
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exchange OF courtesies be maintained as
between player and umpire or faculty and
umpire. Only by such a code of ethics
could the true college spirit be impaired
end preserved. For Instance, IL a manager
becomes too. insistent in an appeal to the
umpire and the cpposing manager should
have cause for remembrance. It would be
his duty to deal with The matter thusly:
In my judgment, Mr.. Umpire, Prot
Kickem, my distinguished adversary, is en-
tIrely in error in his protestations, and, as
sec II. II Is plainly your duty to enforce
your decision and insist that Prof. KickeH
cease his impcrtunate appeals" Or imagine
q coach on the lines addressing a base
runner in this wise: Mr.. Brown. l am in
structed by Prof. Jones. chairman OF tn,
faculty. to urge you TO proceed with al
possible haste and agility TO second bast
Immediately the pitcher delivers the ball
or. in fact, gets In a position so to do
One thing is certain, whether Henry Berr,
adopts the polite rules of a college life, Of
whether the game Of base ball reaps practi
cal benefits from the innovation, Colone
Berry will garner a harvest OF particu
iarly practical character. For Berry.
fire fellow and a thorough base ball man
Is yet one of tho boys with a splendid
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main chance. He is a brother OF Clarenc'
Berry, the first man to drug a fortune IL
real money out of the Klondike. and al
other one out OF the magazines answering
the question that led Mr.. Dick Croker L
go from New York TO Vantage: "Wher
did you get it?' at 81 a line And here
hoping he does.