The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-10
BY TOMMY CLARK.

- ONSIDERABLE interest is be-
8 lng manifested by the fans on
- the National league circuit
~ arcnt the recent remarks OF
President Ebbets OF the Brooklyn club.
Manager Bresnahau OF the Cardinals
and hom several officials OF the Boston
club that despite their earnest efforts
to strengthen their teams several other
clubs are unwilling TO sell or TRADE any
cr their surplus players.
Manager Roger Bresnahan OF St
Louis hlamos tho stinginess and ehort-
sighted business policy" of several of
The National league magnates for the
fact that his team is not making a bet
ser showing than It Is. and Roger is
pretty near right. In talking TO tho
Writcr recently Bresnahan said: with
every team thnt visited ST Louis and
while on tho road-I havo tried to make
trades with or buy players outright,
and all my efforts have proved IN vain.
Fit;Sburg has q string OF thirteen pitch
cTS and some mighty clever fellows In
the lot. but Manager Fred Clarke would
not part with any Some of these men
perhaps won't even get chance to
play in a single Gamo this year, espe-
ci0lly il the team continues around tho
top with nghtlng chance for the pen
nant
"Chlcago also has several youngsters
whom 1 have tried to get hold OF, but
Chance. Ike Clarke. refuses to part
%ith any OF his young players. prefer
ring TO keep them on the bench. Now
York has great string of young stars:
but. as In the case of the other teams.
McGraw is holding every bit OF prom
ising material"
The st. Louis team IS not alone in It's
efforts to try TO build up a pennant
winning aggregation either, There arc
tho Brooklyn and Boston clubs Pres
ident Ebbets OF tho Trolley Dodgers
has announced time and again that he
has $4,000 10 spond on ball players
He has also announced that he'is will
ing 20 part with one OF his star twirlcrs
for good outileldcr But the men he
tried TO deal with wanted Jordan.
Rucker and LennoX. three parts of the
backbone Of tho club. for a fairly good
player Then there is the Boston club.
losing team In ono OF the best base
ball cities in the country Tho Boston
management has tried to put through
several deals that would strengthen tho
team, but all resulted in failure The
othcials OF the club also tried 10 buy
several players outright by Offering
sums of money far in excess of their
real value. OF course there were sew |
eral clubs that were willing TO part
with two OF three of their players, men
who had seen their best days or ones /
who were not good enough for fast
company in exchange for one of Bos-
tons real stars.
The Brooklyn team is much stronger |
Ia every way than either the St Louis |
or Boston club. In fact with one or
two gaps Glled up. there is little doubt
that the Trolley Dodgers would glvo |
the leaders a good race for the flag |
but on the Boston and St Louis teams !
there are many holes to bo patched up |
II something Is not done TO help these
two clubs 1t is a sure bet that National |
league baseball will die for want of as
sistance In two of the greatest base
ball cities in the country. two places
well able to support both an American
and National league team,
1t has been shown that American
league baseball Is nourishlng because
President Ban Johnson knows more in .