The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-10
HELP The MINORS.
Exhibition Games Should Be
Made Drawing Cards.
Spectators Want to See Big
Leaguers i'm Early Games.
GIVE THE LINEUP.
Majors Should Guarantee to
Show Regulars
When They Contract for Spring
Training Trips.

Chicago, Dec. 10.-''If the two major
leagues would only get busy and make
a ruling that has been talked of on
exhibition games they could certainly
accomplish one great thing for base
ball at their annual meetings in New
York." says Jack Mccarthy, formerly
cutfielder for the Cubs and now man
ager of the Danville Three Eye League
club, who is in Chicago at the present
time.
THE great thing for baseball that I
mentioned would affect mostly the
minor leaguers. This is where the big
leaguers get the best chance of all to
give US a boost, and I am one that is
pulling for them to go through with
it.
According to reports. it is planned
to introduce a ruling of some sort
whereby managers and owners Of big
league clubs who contract to play an
exhibition game with some club in a
smaller league will be made to have
enough of their big players at the eX-
bibition game SO that the squad can
truly be said to represent the big league
team.
"One story has it that this ruling will
be even a more rigid one than that and
will force the big leaguers to send their
entire team into exhibition games. just
the same as they would send their
whole squad to play an important series
in the championship schedule.
However, think such strong one
as that would make it altogether too
strong. It might do more harm than
would be able to follow it to the letter,
and the chances are that if SO much as
one member of the regular lineup was
missing the owner of the smaller circuit
team would start cry for damages or
something.
Minors Need Guaranty.
Still the minor league teams should
get guaranty of some sort. AS it is
now we can advertise an exhibition
game with some renowned major league
club and then discover, when the club
arrives, that only a scattering of it is
there, and in that scattering only re-
| cruits and unknown youngsters. This
| doesn't hurt the major league club, but
! it does hurt us, for our public considers
| itself tbunked and is naturally sore al
our club.
"a ruling should be made that would
make it impossible for any minor league
club to be handed a black eye in thai
manner. Surprising that the minol
league club arranges date with some
| major league team. A contract of some
sort should be signed.
1.-The lineup that will be sent by the
| mayor 16dSuO CluD TO play III InlS 6A-
hibition game should be made out an6
/ agreed upon by both clubs. The minor
| league club could then advertise thi:
| lineup and be in no danger of disap-
pointing it's patrons, who are eager tt
see some of the real dig fellows thai
they have been reading about actually
| perform on the diamond"
| And Mccarthy has no grievance a1Ons
| this line himself. He says that every
exhibition game that he has carded with
a big league club has been all to the
good, and that the big leaguers have
never failed to send him good squad
Jack only voices the feelings of mos
of the minor leaguers on the subject.
| Speaking of Mccarthy, who was long
an idol among West Side fans, and
who, in his prime, could make some OF
the most wonderful throws that yoJ
ever saw, 1t may be said that he Is
making a big success as a manager
The Danville team is as popular as
| Uncle Joe Cannon in those parts, and
| last season was second in attendance
| in the Three-Eye League.