New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-13
NO ROOM FOR NEW LEAGUE
So Saws A. G. SpaIding, in Max
ing an Appeal for Peace.
COST OF BASEBALL WAR
Onetime Great Pitcher Not Be-
hind Movement to Start New
Organization.
;OST OF BASEBALL WAR

A G. Spaldins. one Of the greatest pitch
ers Of his day and always a strong sup
porter Of baseball. denied yesterday in en-
phatic terms that he was behind the move
nent TO esta blish a third major league, as
reported from Chicago.
He said that in his opinion the organiza-
ton of new league at this time would
cause a baseball war that would cost
anywhere from s1.oeo,000 to 100000. He
pointed out that the Brotherhood war Of
1890 cost over $4,000, and expressed his
confidence in the way the National Com
mission had governed the game in the last
few years.
Mr. Spalding also declared against barn
storming trips, and added, in making an
appeal for peace. that there was not room
for a third major league and not enough
high class players TO man one. His full
statement follows:
In a recent issue Of a Chicago newspaper
il is made TO appear that / am lndorslns
the organization of third major league IN
baseball.
This annoys me exceedingly, for cannot
conceive OF a greater misfortune that could
hefall the national game at this time than
to have an attempt made to moist a thlro
major league on TO the game.
] have read something in the California
newspapers about some Western promoter
who had tried to organize some sort OF a
transforming tour after the close of the
season with collection OF National ana
American League players, but that the ma
tiOnal commission had very properly ruled
against such an undertaking.
Such tours invariably result IN hnancla al
loss TO the promoters, are demorallzlng 10
the players and tend to disgust the base
ball public with the game. An exhibition
game Of baseball between picked teams, no
matter how skiful the players may be,
without the necessary local interest, Is from
a spectators point of view about the most
stupid performance imagina bic.
Since my arrival in New York l have
learned that an attempt is being made 10
poison the public mind against the national
commission for prohibiting such exhibitions
and make il appear that the players rights
are in some way affected, and in spirit OF
revenge some ambitious promoter is trying
to organize third major league II It
were simply loss of money on the part OF
the promoter Of such scheme, no one
would care. nor would IL make much diff
| ference If a few misguided players should
be caught i'm the act, but anything that
tends TO disrupt or diSarrange the present
splendid system of organized baseball Is a
couraged by every one who has the best
| interest Of the game at heart There is
no room for third major league There
are not enough high class players IN the
| country to man third league.
The public is Satiated with baseball wars
| The brotherhood war of 1890 cost over $780,
COO and reduced the players salaries over .
per cent, and IL took ten years of hard
work TO bring the game back TO its previ-
Gus popularity.
If the proposed third major league should
| ever get beyond the hot air period II would
cause a baseball war that might cost any
where from 81 $4,000 to 100000 and il
would probably take another ten years &c
get the game back TO its present popu-
laritN.
The mastery way in which the national
commission has handled baseball affairs fol
the last few wears is a guarantee to the
nublic that the game will be kept clean and
above reproaCh. an assurance to the player
that he will continue TO receive a princely
salary and a business confidence to the club
owners that Will warrant the construction
of more million-dolar grounds and grand
stands 4 third major league means q
baseball war. Let US have peace.