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The Washington times., 1909-09-26

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The Washington times., 1909-09-26

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ROBERT HICKS. St. Louis. No 1ts
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PART l.
By John B. Foster.

With the most perfect organization Of
any professional sport in the world. and
with more capital Invested to secure its
future than is invested to further the
requirements of any other organized sport.
the base ball season of 1909 in major and
minor leagues is shortly To begin.
While the layman in base ball who sits
on the bleachers in the grandst and
processes to entertain certain amount of
scorn as 10 the money end of the sport .
and the sums which are needed 10 MAIN
tain il successfully. it is fact that. from
the humblest cheering boy to the best sat
isfied millionaire who admires dads first
game" there is a certain element of pride
in the fact that the home team IS doing
we'll and that the national pastime
thrives from away up in the corner of
Maine TO away down in the corner of
California.
At this particular time it IS worth the
attention of the base ball fan to note
the tremendous strides which the sport
has taken toward a permanently success
ful establishment. and the writer purposes
to do so by bringing out the salient fea-
lures of a wonderful year.
Offhand it may be said that sum ap-
proXimating s2.OOO.0OO has been devoted in
the last twelve months i'm a general way
10 the betterment of the accommodations
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CHIPS FROM THE DIAMOND.

"A "Cy Young w. has appeared in the
box for the Youngstown, Ohio, team
Lange, by many placed on the All
America foot ball team last fall at quar-
terback, is playing left field for the
Nays nine this spring.
1t really looks as though the Maps are
up against it for another good inf1elder
But Stalings is too wise to part with Ell
berfeld. the only veteran, excepting Chase
he has on the diamond
season in base ball. Jimmy has an ambi-
ton to go into some other business in
New Orleans, which he intends to make
his future home next year.
In the American League this year
Cleveland is the only club that has four
pitchers who won 60 per cent or more
of their games last year. They are
Joss, 6S.S; Young, 6o.6; Berger, 619 and
RhoadeS, 60.
Ty Cobb is still up to his old tricks He
is losing two and three balls every day
in the south and Jennings is yelling muir
der because all the small boys make away
with the horsehides that soar over the
fences.
Cole. the former Princeton star is a
member of the Mobile team So is Sen
tell, formerly with the Phillies. Sentell
plays short and captains the team. Cole
is the regular center fielder.
II Baker fields and hits as we'll right
along in the future as he did on the
southern trip he will become one of the
most popular players with the Philadel-
phia fans that ever wore an Athletic
club uniform
Yesterday Elmer Bates of the Cleve-
land Eress wired to his paper from New
Orleans. where the Maps are training. as
follows: IF the Cleveland team was
only fixed in the infield like Connie Mack
and his Athletics. Connie has five candi-
dates for the shortstop position. and they
all look good. First there is Barry. With
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Murphy at second. Nichols is free to take
the shortstop's job McInnis. Collins and
Lynch are the other candidates. They
are a fine lot"
Last year the Cardinals carried more
pitchers than any of the other major
league teams. Manager Griffiths of Gin
cinnati says that he will keep all nine
to do as well as they have shown in the
south.
The report is still in circulation that
Jake Stahl is playing in old-time form at
first base for the Boston Red Sox. DAN
zig will probably be sent to Providence.
President Taylor is authority for the
statement that Danzig will be with the
Red Sox this season.
Bull Pefrine, Ban Johnson's latest ac-
QUESTION to the American League umpir-
ing staff. is a strict interpreter of the base
ball rules, and Is boss of the diamond
when he is in charge of the game. He is
only about five feet seven inches tan,
but has all the nerve of a Silk O'Lough-
lin.
The point of view is passing odd New
York surrnises that the Cubs are des-
perate for fear that the jig is up, while
Chicago apprehends that the Giants won't
tag along close enough to make the tally
even mildly interesting.
Stalings held a secret session with his
players yesterday, and the result is that
they put little ginger into their work.
Ginger goes for whole lot, but the men
have to know something about how to
play the game, also.
Don't be surprised IL 81 Seymour is an
nexed by McGraw in a few days. Sey-
mour has been punished severely as it is
and needing a veteran in his outer works
it's dollars to doughnuts that ST will he
back in the lineup before the Giants re-
turn home.
1t begins to look like gray clouds on the
horizon for the spit-ball dispensers in
the American Association. The prelmi-
nary salivating of the fingers takes up
too much good time and the umpres will
have instructions TO hustle the action Of
the games.
Capt. Currier decided that he would not
take his Harvard team out to Seattle
Wash this summer for the round robin
that the exposition people are trying 10
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arrange for eastern college mines. Yale
and Princeton probably would have re-
garded the proposition with favor had
Harvard decided to send team.
When the St Louis Browns are called
upon the ball field for the first battle OF
the season 1900. about to begin, there is
little doubt that Bill Graham, the young
southpaw twirler for McAleer's club. will
be assigned the job In the pitchers box.
Criger will he behind the bat and this
pair will take up the task of launching
the Browns auspiciously on their most
important year.
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for the game throughout the United
states. IL is good big roll of money to
be distributed solely 10 further recreation
and pleasure for the masses. and sum-
mary of the ways in which the expendi-
lures have been made is not uninterest ng.
First. let US look at the purchase of a
splendid field and the erection of mag
nificent stand by the Philadei phia Ameri-
can League club .'Cncle Ben Shibe. the
principal owner OF that organic ton, will
see dedicated on April l. structure
which is a monument to base ball ~ rea-
son of its magnitude and luxuriousness
-trchitecturally beautiful practica liz
adapted 10 the uses TO which il is 10 he
put IL will be one of the sights - line
substantial Quaker city. The present Ma
tional League stand in Philadelphia. AL
hough older, of itself is tribute - thu
game. and base ball patrons in tie me-
tropolis OF the keystone state are pro-
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proving the structures on that historic
field. which is known throughout the
length and breadth of the United States
a IS the Polo Ground Owing to the imDos-
sibility of purchasing the real estate on
which base ball is played in New York it
was not deemed advisable to build anew
from the ground up. but the additions
which have been provided for the patrons
to the club and the reTnodeling of the
architecture have transformed the field
into one of the show places of the me-
tropOlis. When the ground adornments
are completed John T. Brush believes that
he will have the handsomest base ball
field in the world even if his stands are
not substantially constructed as they
would be If they were wholly freproOf
and that base ball enthusiasts may have
idea of their capacity 1t may be said
that the builder estimates that thirty-flve
thousand may be provided with seats.
There will be standing room for more.
The Cleveland base ball club has ex-
pended large sum, not only in enlarging
its beautiful park in the Forest city, but
in rebuilding the stands and making them
more comfortable for the patrons.
Chicago to Have New Park.
The Chicago American League base ball
club has purchased valuable plot of real
estate in that city on which new stands
suitable to the uses of the club will be
built ere long. The Detroit club has in
vested large sum in real estate for
new field, and when ready the buildings
for that organization are promised to be
erected on a scale commensurate with
that which has been adopted IN the other
large cities Of the United States.
The ST. Louis National League club has
secured it's holdings the real estate
which is under its control, and better
stands are a future gift to the patrons of
base ball there. The s.. Louis American
League club has amDlifed and rebuilt It's
stands. Cincinnati already has one of the
most elaborate stands of the ma jor league
circuit, and the capacity of the Chicago
National League ground was increased
hugely by the rebuilding of a greater part
Of the structures on that area.
Nor must it be considered that the
major leagues are the only organizations
in which the stability OF the game has
been assured by the establishment of
greater conveniences for the public
indianapolis has spent thousands of dol
lars building new stands. Columbus has a
grandstand of which any major league
city would have been proud a few years
ago. Baltimore is better equipped than
some major league cities were equipped
within the present decade, and AT New
ark. Rochester and half dozen other
cities of prominence the base ball hackers
have been keenly active TO meet the neces-
sites OF their patrons
In the smaller cities and towns. where
the leagues cannot expect 10 obtain the
patronage which is the lot of those who
promote clubs on larger scale. the ia
,,ilitieS for patrons have been improved so
HAT the general comfort Of the public is
better secured than it was when a shaky
FENCE and an opportunity 10 stand behind
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lie season continued championship con-
tests in tie minor leagues would be aban-
dnned and the game resolve itself into a
hodge podge of independent struggles
meaning nothing and more largely exhib-
live imam endowed with attributes of local
nide in which defeat turns a whole COM
munity into detection and success makes
il iublant.
This is what professional base ball does
Tor the sport in general. AT the begin
ming of The year il is timely TO call at
tention 70 it. Every good base ball fan
i interested in everything which is for
= general good OF that in which he takes
pleasure.
Will that high water mark of S11000
Tor the release of a minor league player
he surpassed the coming year?
II is doubtful. Yet if there Were a
known second Christopher Mathewson
somewhere among the minor leagues,
pitcher with the skill and the inteii-
gence and the tine character of the
star of the New York team. the writer
would estimate that not less than
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being the best season he has ever
had in base ball. He has grown big
and robust and, his arm being stronger
this spring than il has ever been be-
fore. Jack believes he is going to
make a great pitching record for himself
next summer. As Bender, Plank. Schlit-
ger Eickers and Dygert feel the same
way. the Athletics pitching department
this year ought to do great work and
rank second 10 none other in the country
II Bender retains his present good
health keep an eye OH Chief this year.
He'll make the bali sizzle as he shoots
it across the plate.
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unrelentinely to extricate themselves from
their low estate. Stallngs. by the force
of the dominating spirit which is within
him. will be likely to arouse enthusiasm to
The pitch where the players will not be
denied their quota of victories.
Minors Never So Well OFF.
The lot of the minor leagues is as bright
as that of the major leagues. In some in
stances. perhaps it is brighter The re-
construction of the minor league situation
is one of the finest results of the winter
The Eastern League and the American
4 association stand better today with their
patrons for what has been done for them
tnan they have at any time within their
existence.
Owing to the necessary graduation by
which the various leagues lead one into
another by classification. it is essential
that there shall be minor leagues. but a
mere name bears no significance as to
the quality of base ball that is to be
played
up to the standard of the major leagues
of twenty years ago. They are following
slowly but surely in the trail which has
been blazed out for their guidance.
than if they were trying singly to cope
with cities Of larger population and
greater resources financially.
They are assured of their position and
protected absolutely in their rights. Their
expenses are smaller than they would be
if they tried to founder in deeper water.
and their receipts go as far toward as
sisting them as they possibly could If they
were compelled to reach further for great
er attractions than they possess now
There was a time when cities of the size
of most of those which comprise the class
IA circuits did not expect to make money
in base ball. They entered clubs in the
leagues because they desired to enjoy the
game, and they expected to pay the fid-
der something at the end of the sea son.
If all of these cities do not make both
ends meet now and add a little to their
profit there are some which do succeed.
Indianapolis did so we'll last year that it
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Catcher Lapp a Conner.

Lapp is making strong bid to become
the Athletics first string catcher. This
youngster is a corking good backstop.
He has the ginger Of Charley DOOM in
him. and is getting to be steady In his
work as a clock. Lapp is throwing beau
tifully to bases. One thing In his favor
that operates strongly against opposing
base runners is his quickness in getting
the ball away from him. Then. too.
Lapp is a rafting good hitter and pretty
fast on his feet In running the bases.
The fans at home will see a different
Lapp this spring than they saw last fall
Lapp was worn out then from catching
every DAY for an entire season. and be-
sides was not feeling well. Not only was
he i'll, but his hands We're in bad shape
from catching lot of wild minor league
pitchers
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call the time when 10000 spect ators would
have been considered A multitude for half
a state, 10 say nothing about a single
city.
1t is within the memory of citizens 80
are less than fifty years old when ts
most populous city of Ohio proudly called
attention to the fact that 10000 spectators
had attended one game OF base ball. Now
if there were room enough there would
he 1000 playing il every Saturday in tie
same city, and there are some who estl-
mate that there may be that many.
Popularity Makes Responsibility.
The vast interest that is taken in the
game is a splendid check upon those who
have its affairs I'm charge. The trust is
becoming SO great that they are impressed
deeply in caring for it. Now and then a
petty rivalry Is manifested In securing
players. and there are occasional sputter-
ngs of wrath. wherein some owner. who
is not a good loser, becomes splenctic and
p7eviSh. but there is no tampering with
players or officials. The mere fact that
one owner may swear by all the base ball
gods that some umpire is stupid and thick
headed does not imply that he believes
the umpire to be Wantonly unfair or dis
honest. Pin the blustery owner down
to facts when he is cool and he VIII
answer candidly enough that he was prob
ably wrong. Ii is only the same spirit
dominating him that dominates the fan
on the bleachers, vino tramples upon his
hat when the home team is being beaten.
When it seizes him it impels him to spui-
ter without rhyme or reason. and the next
day he is the first to laugh at his own
folly.
When the army of millions of fans"
marches forth to the tap Of the gong this
month let them consider that they
are just much part OF this big game
which they support IL they We're the
fleet footed fellows out in center field who
are catching the ball after almost super
human efforts, and when they feel that
way every bit of their support will be Of
the nature which shall continue base ball
as the greatest outdoor game of the
world.
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The Pittsburg base ball club has ptr-
chased ground for a new. and capacious
field and is building as rapidly as possible
a grandstand and field stands which are
but little less ornate. if any. than those IN
Philadelphia. Reared aloft in steel and
concrete the Pittsburg club will have an
enormous three decker before the year
is over. which eventually may accommo-
date the huge number of nearly $4,000 pa
irons. This. too will be of type which
will make il show place, as we'll as
practical outdoor amusement pavilion. and
the future of base ball is not likely 10
suffer for years in Pittsburg in the mat
ter of accommodation.
The New York National Ieag que club
has expended thousands of dollars in i'm
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KEEN CONTEST EXPECTED.
By Fred Tenney.
iGiants' First Basemau

AS player of many years
standing in the National Lea que, it
seems to me that the coming con-
test for the championship will he
one of the most interesting which
has taken place since the National
League has been in existence.
Everybody knows what great
three-cornered fight 1T was last
year. and this season 1t is probable
that four clubs will be in the thick
of the battle all the time. be-
lieVe that the Giants are stronger
than they were last year, and L
would not be surprised to see the
Chicagos defeated this season. as
every club which has been together
that long begins to go back after
three years.
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HOPES FOR GOOD RESULTS.
By John J. McGraw.
U;iantS Manager. ,

In spite of many statements to
The contrary. / never have claimed
Il base ball championship in my life
before the beginning of II season.
have strengthened some weak spots
in the Giants, So that in general re-
suits l shall be Il trifie better off
than | was in 1908, with the same
amount OF work on the part of the
players. | think that our outtieid is
much better, and / have greater
hope for the success of the pitch
ers. ! expect TO do my best. and
expect that every player on the
team Will 90 his best TO win That
is always the aim of The New
York ciuo.
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BRIGHT BASE BALL OUTLOOK THIS YEAR,
COMING SEASON TO BE A BANNER ONE

cleared handsome net income and ap-
piled a portion of it with good sense to
the enlargement of the conveniences OF
its park.
are in better condition than ever they
have been. Some of them are able 10 net
a profit More than one-half of them are
able to play the season through from the
first game to the last. Now and then
there is one which runs on the shoals by
the Fourth of July. but how different
that situation from the days of the past,
when the prayer of the minor league own
ers was 70 last until the Fourth of July.
Facts Worth Noting.
sThese are facts worth bordering over
on the eve of the opening Of the season
of 1869. They are the strongest proof that
can be brought TO bear of the stability of
national sport, and they help 10 make II
plain to the reader how great this nation
al sport really is.
When one of a crowd Of % 0o0 who may
be witnessing some particular game on
some particular Saturday afternoon, has
ii never occurred to the reader how many
spectators may be gathered at base ball
games all over the United States on that
particular afternoon?
4 statiStician-one of those chaps with
the curious ever tumbling over in his
Uranium in thought waves-began 10 figure
one afternoon on possibilities. He was
very conservative in his estimates, and
before he had got out of the state OF New
York he had pictured 100000 persons
cheering contests from Lake Erie to the
ocean and he was satisfied to go no
farther.
Suppose he had included all New Eng
land. Pennsylvania. Ohio. Michigan, In
diana, Illinois. Missouri, Wisconsin, Min
nesota. Kentucky, Iowa, Nebraska. Kan
sas. Arkansas-whats the use? 1t is SIM
ply a jump from one state to another
where base ball thrives, but suppose that
he had included all. would 20.WW.om have
been too many? He did not think so. and
it looks as If he We're not far from right.
Your father or your grandfather can re-
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WATCH SECOND DIVISION.
By Harry Davis.

There seems TO be a disposition
to count the second division teams
of the American League out of the
running in the race for the cham
pionship this year. Base ball ex-
pel1s should not be too hurried in
their estimates of the strength OF
those teams. All last season they
kept the other fellows on the jump
10 beat them. and il looks To me as
If they would begin the race for
1900 with their strength approx
mately closer 10 tho leaders than
il was in 1905. / think we can stop
Detroit Chicago looks as IL IL
will have to get along without
Jones. Cleveland has only two
pitchers, and St. Louis is too slow.
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LOOKING FOR A RECORD.
By Hugh Jennings.
1Detroit5 Manager

tDetrOIt-5 Manager.J
If We win the championship for
tile third time in succession in the
American League it will be a new
record for our organization, and l
hope that our players will be able
TO do SO. l would like to meet
the Chicagos again If they win the
championship of the National
League. although they may be dis
appointed this season / think
Detroit is a stronger team today
than it was at the close of 1905,
and feel confident that we shall
play faster game than we did
while we were making the great
battle for the pennant last season.
Neither our infield nor our outfield
will bother us this year.
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CLEVELAND CHANCES BETTER
By Napoleon Lajoie.
tCleveland's Manager

We have a better team this year
than we had last. How could II be
otherwise in view of the fact that
we have secured one of the best
winning pitchers of the American
League? With the record which
Young has made in base ball since
he has been i'm the thick of the bat
tie l do not see how it is possible
to expect that. with team behind
him like ours of this season. he can
win much less than two-thirds of
his games. See what that means
to MS. If Joss is in as good form
as he was in 1908 it will he A strug-
gle for every team in the league to
break even with us in every series
that we play.
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REALIZES HIS RIVALS.
By Frank L. Chance.
urbi,aco Cubs Manager

a, hiraco Cubs : Manager
az course 7 am anxious that the
Chicago nine shall win the cham
pionship for the fourth time in
succession. and the worlds cham
pionship for the third time III
succession. because il would create
a new record. ] believe that New
York. Philadelphia and PittsburG
are the teams that We have 10
beat. New York will be after us all
the way. It's silly 10 beat about
the bush in any effort 10 discount
the strength OF the Giants. They've
got A good team and they will be in
the thick Of the fight every minute
from the beginning Of the coming
season.