Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-07
MINOR LEAGUES
MAKING money.
Majors Got ii ii Few Years Ago but
Now Things Are Different
Remarkable Season.

The ambition Of most base ball pro-
mot ers. or men willing to invest their
money in baseball, is 10 get control OF
a major leigue club, figuring that the
4 big fellows areftile sure money makers,
writes Tim Aiurnane That !ght have
been true a. few years ago. hut times
have changed, until the most sat sfac-
tory returns come from we'll regulated
minor league clubs, A close race be-
tween four of the eight clubs of a
league Will bring good financial re-
turns to the entire organization. This.
3cond ton counts for successes in the
major league as we'll as the lower
classes, but Is seldom enjoyed The
5Penntlnt winners Wilt lose no oppnrtun-l
sity to keep their best men together
with he pick of the youngsters always
anxious to goWith the leaders, A first
class team is usually good for three or
four year. and will 5take8pery little new.
blood to keep Up Il killing pace. Infthiss
way two Or three clubs are more than.
likely to have t fings their own way
for the big honors, and naturally the
best financial returns. IS 8 81 3
In this way the strong Clubs remain
strong and the weak clubs keep ever on
the hustle to try and build up the inn
possible stand ard. Now and then dur-
Ing the last 10 years some club would
come out Of tfe5rlts and forge into the
money! lakingfc class, only to fail off tho
next year. Last season was an en-
8phat ically good one for the major
leagues. as there was race on be-
tween four lubs in each league, and
the whole country was talking base
ball. 1T is quite different this season.
The race is too one-sided in both
leagues for the best interests OF the
sport ss,5 4s3 s. 81
Now see the difference in the minor
leagues. 4 I'd 81 s3iiS N
CLOSE RACE: BIG RETURNS.
The American association is enjoying
a Remarkable season as q resultsof a
Close race. when at least six clubs
have a.Ilook- in y for the honors, and
every club Will have a. good financial
season. The same conditions prevail
In the eastern. southern and many
other smaller eagues to a.llesser degrees
Let one or two clubs start off with
superior teams in q minor league and
n the opportunity for the weak clubs to
siren CITIZEN is 1 al ways in sight, as the
major leagues must let out n large
number of players that failSto show
real major league form These same
men will my ariably make good in the
minors as they were given the work
required to bring out their best points
yssbuilding up the Weak clubs from
young players and those turned loose
by the ma OrS the class a leagues Ire
pretty sure Of continual satisfactory
return s. The class 3 league can
Sstreng then with the players let out BY
the class A leagues and at the same
I Tune me develop young players forsthe ma
t1or league market, where there Is ever
ailookout for young phenomenon
hen you stop to figure out that less
ttlan loo first -class ball zpla els are 20
pc had at any price, 1t will be appre-
ciated how valuable an asset the real
thing is to any bali club. Some play
ers shine as btltsmen, others as f1elders
The prize players can hit, think, show
speed, fkeepsin condition and play from,
start to finish as naturally as al.duck
takes to water. Less than 100 OF this
breed of the human race can be found
on top OF eartR at the present time. 3
Hugh Jennings is evidently convinced
that the Detroit team needs bolstering
UP, Inc inf1eld has undergone many
changes in the last year, until not one
of the boys who helped to win cha M
pionships can be found doing regular
work around y the inner circle. with
Bill Donovan on the tender list ana
Mullen overworked, 1t comes down 10
the outfield to hold the old champs IN
line. In Mcintyre, Crawford and Cobb
the tigers have without any question
the finest outfield In the business All
are 'hitters as well as fielders and we'll
seasoned. The loss of either Cobb or
Crawford would put the tigers out OF
the money.