The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-03

(. ~ F/ ton Of American
mankind. II Is futile
I've = Sssss See TO try to get away
from them, and 1t Is useless They are
fishing, making garden and baseball. and
the greatest OF these IL baseball
Don't try to evade the direct accusa-
ton and by subterfuge attempt to make
people believe that you are not interested
IN the national game, but manfully admit
that the very first time the southern
breeze blew into your nostrils the odor Of
spring you began to think OF the chances
Of the home team in the summer to come.
am going to pitch headforemost into
the subject ut once by stating that this
will probably be the greatest and best
year that baseball ever has seen. It would
b folly 10 keep away from such q candid
statement of the 1910 platform. for sooner
or later this would be bound to come to
the surface.
There are reasons. many and potent.
why this 10 likely to be the case. In
creasing interest in the game. increases
Of population and increase In the num-
Der OF persons who play baseball are
three Of them and they are all good
More could be cited. What's the use
The outcome OF the year. barring imam
ciai panic. war or epidemic. win bear out
the prediction. and the writer II willing
to submit IL and take his chances.
Up to the 1killaons.
Thirty years ago we counted baseball
spectators by the hundred. Only little
while before they could be counted by the
score. About ten years ago We began to
count spectators by the thousand. 1t has
gone to the million mark now. All records
are completely upset. and are likely not
only to remain 30. but to be worse upset.
MILLIONS can be accommodated now.
where there was only room for hundreds
thirty years ago. That big crowd Of 1000
spectators. which almost startled you out
just before the "ninetfes,' would be
swallowed up in one corner Of the stadium
which John T. Brush has built in New
York city for the comfort OF baseball pa
irons. and that stadium. IS big a. it Is and
~ comfortable AZ 1t 10, ranks by no means
stands In Pittsburg. Chicago and Cleve-
land. simply because Mr.. Brush cannot OBJ
tain ownership q the real estate on which
Il 10 located.
Only next year washington will Join
the list OF those permanently improved"
and the cities N the high grade minor
leagues ere building stands that the major
leagues couldn't equal two years ago.
50 much tor the probabilities, 80 far rs
one side Of the game u concerned Now
for jump into the playing end Of the
American League. Il II only natural Al
lhe beginning Of the reason to look the
nall clubs over and see what they have
In the way Of players 20 osfer for the
campaign about to begin.
Looking the Champions ovr.
I1sst Of all. ai'brief siimpse at the Do.
troll club. They won the championship
last year FOR tho third successive tinar. a
club which can DO that 10 worthy 81 praise
Il 10 no small matter Cor any manager. OF
any group Of players. to 90 through thres
ship Of the organization 70 which II -
longA
4 4 TSetroit can - considered on tho same
besin = q inished the season In 1863. Al
Il = likely to b. changed least OF any caul
IN tho AaaeE1can LDagos circuit. i y, dim
cult u arrive q any other conelusion-
Theoo Doan1o must b rsckonod with p
Detroltso eAvpe. Ejrst. competent. viva
ctous. uAGnGt3e manager. Hugh Jennings
4 recor0 "a 80 heaA &c baseball organise
$kaon $780, ~ 3tSelk when manager
\ 80 - eAee - guide . team through
\ fhreD auc6oafrvo Fq4aDeaA ana 0nish mrs
W 81 - thesA ~ y : force.
w 1900 8 aoo2onn1 And poWoT3ul pe1chln1