The Detroit times., 1910-10-03
III NEWS
l0N EST OPINIONS
ON BIG SERIES
kK b SUDDEN SHIFT
10 EVERS WORKS AGAINST CUBS-FLETcHER
q DESIGNS ON ST. LOUIS-FOOTBALLERS
STICK IN THE OLD RUT.

ed by Just about the same margins
that prevail each season at this time.
Furthermore, the advantages OF new
foot ball as q saver OF life and ilmp
are not apparent at this early date
The college and high school athletes
have been MANNED and disabled In
copious quantities. AS close to home
az Cleveland. one Of the Reserve play
ers, Cook, a fullback: broke his leg
In the first game OF the season. As
q matter OF fact. you cannot eiimin-
ate the danger OF football so long rs
the basic principles of the game con-
sist In one man taking the Dali. run
ming and being blocked by tackiing Oh
an opponent. when two ablebodied
youths huri themselves at eacn otner
something IL bound to happen After
all, that is football. aided by interter-
ence and checking.
ID. A. Fletcher, the untiring pro-
moter. was in st. Louis over Sunday
talking third league. He will place
team In that city,
$500 which sounds rea-
sonable In view OF
Likes the way the public
supper the
Of Louie. Browns this sea-
son. II they will
turn out strong to see team OF Mis-
fits of the calibre OF O'Connor's tribe
there Ia no telling what progressive
third league might do. No wonder
Magnate Bob Hedge Is anxious and Is
talking Of changing bosses. Speaking
Of the success or lack OF success
O'Connor had, he got about all out
of his crowd that could be expected
with reason He bad no pitchers, not
much catchers. second-rate infield
and q very bad outfield. Otherwise.
the Browns composed good ball
club.
No one has observed Magnate
Hedges paying any very vast sums for
Glass A or Glass q ball players since
the sad truth was discovered that
the Browns needed talent and must
have II to make good next year. A lot
OF unheardof bushcrs were secured by
draft Aside from Red" Nelson,
Akron pitcher, passed up by a lot OF
scouts. Hedges laid hands on nobody,
that we recall, who distinguished him.
self signally during the minor league
season. Some players were secured
from the minors, but not at the expen-
diture Of very much CON-
without wishing to be unduly hard
on Magnate Hedges, II IL wise to bear
In mind the fact that bail players cost
money and you can't get 'em without
liberal cutting Of the purse strings
Il 49, Irx.o Nv ~ hn Natl N
Commission setting down its mighty
foot on prizes for leading batters and
such during the
season OF 1912. No ro,,..
graver mistake
could be made. For Time
with third 4. 1-..
league impending
and talk of q play
ers' union going the rounds, the COM
ish. might well let up little IL the
present arrangement OF the baseball
map Is to be maintained. Sitting
down on Mr.. Fletcher and telling the
athletes they coulc not parade with
him after the c16se Of the major league
season was bad business, for II made
the commission look greedy and did
nothing to prevent Fletcher's plan
from working out Lack Of grounds
cut q whole lot more figures. because
we know personally that most of the
big stars we're prepared to play the
exhibition games regardless OF the
commission and the organized inter-
ests II Fletcher could find suitable
grounds. The commission could heve
killed the whole plan just as effec-
lively by quietly passing the word
among owners OF parks under the
National agreement to put a prohibi
tive price on the grounds.
A lot OF folks are bowling over the
suspicion" that the auto prize has
caused. They wall about pitchers
showing friendliness to favorite bats
men and throwing their arms OF In an
endeavor to stop enemies from acquir-
ing the nimble and elusive base knock.
Well IL baseball isn't Zig enough to
survive the croakings of q few dis
gruntled players and scribes, better
nail boards over the entrances and
take in the turnstiles.
The ball players career is brief at
best. He draws whole lot more
money than most of us-while he gets
it-but the slower-collecting workman
gets his long after the prize athlete
Is in the discard. II anybody wants
10 bestow automobiles on the athlete
for excellent performances let him
get the easy stun while he may. II
the donor thinks he can get enough
free advertising from his gift and
wants to donate another, let the
player collect. The demon athlete
who gets the applause and the prize
today will soon be hitting only In the
radiator league. He'll be living on
the proceeds Of the fat years or Jerk
ing fares on a street car, depending
upon his economic tendencies or lack