The Washington times., 1910-07-14

some rnanaeers and players but the
success that has attended L since its
inauguration has strengthened the de
termination 10 have all rules strictly
adhered TO- without fear or favor
Commission Opposes Paying.
many Of the best players are today re-
ceivinC nav for their services. this state
OF affairs is not the result of any efforts
Of the commission one OF the prime
objects of the board is TO eliminate sal
aries from every league. gradually aboI-
ISM SeTul-prot eSsiOnaIiSm and IN It's place
institute absolute amatCuTiSTH. which
means that each game VIII be for the
sake OF the Sport and not for the dollar
or 50 THAI the players may exc out by
holding uD che managers when the pen
uant races wax exciIiEg-
Some OF the PLAYERS are violently CD
posing this DOIicv- They declare that u
would be an Injustice 10 deprive them
OF the money they might be able TO
earn by their baseball ability. and say
tnat such rules IS the commission
wishes 70 enforce would mean the low
CTiuE Of the standard Of bah and would
mark the passing OF many of the stars
who at present make I'D the nuclei OF
the winning teams
Managers Ruined
Those who support the commission
are Of an entirely different opinion. They
declare that the system that has OBJ
tanned in the past has resulted in such
a drain on managers who would have
winning teams that many OF the best
aggregatiOns in the city have been
forced to disbaud,- because Of lack of
unds- before the completion OF q cham
ulODSElD campaign. Over the managers
who have been unable 10 pay salaries,
cEe more fortunate leaders have had an
advantage impossible 10 overcome. and
the strength OF team has frequently
been merely question OF how much
the manager was willing 10 pay for the
glory OF winning
II is only fair 10 say that this plan
Of paying players has been carried out
10 a greater extent among the larger
leagues but IL has also. at different
times Dervaded the lesser organizations,
particularly when a penGaIt depended
upon one or two victories
Working under a motto OF Sport for
sports sake the cOmmtsSi0 would
change all this That il is a problem is
conceded, but that &c IS 20 be greater
than the task attempted by the A A Z.
when it decided to awake here is pretty
generally conceded
Task for Commission.
once the commission declared itself
on the question Of play without pay,
little real trouble would be expected
II the managers and other magnates
Of each league would bind themselves
10 adhere strictly 10 such a rule and
S--7Uo-t the commission in its -eEuIa-
riCus looking 10 amateUrisu. the situa-
ton would be practically under control
for through ground lenses anE past
organizations those IN authority would
be vel prepared 10 dictate 10 the in
di-iGuaI performers
That there would be seui-pro teams
here is acknowledged but the line could
be drawn in such q way that they
could be easily recognized That the
truly Semi-prO teams would be short
lived is q prediction justified by past
experiences. for seldom has a team,
admitted to be drawing regular salaries
without offiiliatiOl with any particular
league. been organized here and sur
viEed more than one season When the
fans Of this city have refused absO-
lu1aly 10 pay 10 see them the scUi-UT1
have looked elsewhere for gam s, but
received GittIe announcement from Bal
tiulOre, Philadelphia New York. OF
even Atlantic City In midseaSCn-