Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-25

Wanl boo BE- a. NO The man 90 own the
bts Moinss base baii franchise Tor the
simpif little ransom that the fans Of that
sitv 40 not warm W % him Last year
anf me yesf before Doa Moinea did not
fGHa 10 " Ne normal standard az the
rates fef fbis reason. n was worse in 1910
Than No year before and there is nothing
70 indicate that n viii be- better IN 1911
Not evsn winning The pennaut IN 1870 helped
mafiffH particle some % the very
RaiHss witch nsttsd the flag for Des Moines
drew scarcely en0ueh spectators 10 nay
expenses. With a popular leader IN Des
aolnea, u u one Of tho best cities on the
circuit ~ IL too bad Uncle John Higgins
cannot BE- persuaded 20 sell out but IA
seems b. cannot IIe loves the game and
Here - fine chance 10 show his affection
20 bs thinks, 10 he sticks. n the league
should need Dun Moinea In 1919. II IL likely
% figure out a way Of rewardinR Mr..
iiiFEins Tor his franchise. Already there
s tain Of this Kind II il not OF interest
,now 70 20 into the why's and Wherefores
~ Mr. Higgins standing with tho fans In
BE town. whether II was the education
Trey received under the Doyie-Cantilioa
regime or MOI The fact n what confronts
uE ~ this writing Certainly. anyone would
admit that the former clique did Des
M0ines no good. but much harm. And
u The Bees files were consulted they would
show that precisely the condition that has
obtained Tor nearly two years was pre-
dioted In these columns u was pointed
out that the hiEh-hsnded methods OF the
Cantlilon-Doyle crowd would bring their
own penalties. and we leave il 10 the fair
iudEment Of any man versed In the facts
whether IL was good prediction or not.
The blame IL not all on Mr.. Higgins. lie
IL an effect. more than a cause, victim
~ circumstancea. largely
some day the draft rule must be changed.
some men think obliterated entirely II
works hardshipa on minor leagues at pres
ent II u IL right that a major Lacquer
should invade the ranks Of a minor owner
ht will and take from him his best player.
then II IL right that he should justly
compensate the minor team owner And
any sane man knows that ti,OOO. for In
stance. 90 a class A club. Is not Just COM
penaation There are several evil aspects
and influences Of this rule For one thing
n prompts the fake sale OF players, which
n q very bad thing for base ball The only
commendable feature OF the rule 10
minor Lacquer Sc 70 be found IN its lin
itauona. which prohibit more than one
player being taken from one team. The
, many a young and competent player would
he kept down. Nonsense. A man who Is
~ 20 so up seldom IL kept down IN base
ball. Sometimes Il happens. bat not often
and never. 20 far a. our observation goes,
because or IN spite OF the draft rule. The
purchase law is still available
We referred briefly last week to George
Tebeaus proposal Of larger bail and
larger bat az a means OF aumulatihg bat
Gins. Comiskcy once said that the greatest
element OF base ball was speed ard that Ia
revising the rules or changing conditions.
nothing should ever be done 10 slacken the
speed: that the game was just fast enough
nov. not too fast. We beipve In the i'm
p0rtanoe OF speed, and certainly Il would
suffer u Tebeaus plan were introduced.
Commy was arguing AGAINST the elimina-
ton 81 gloves Tor fig,iers The large ball
and bat idea woVi< be even more destruct-
I've. II IL 500 base ball more than heavy
hitting. o. s.iy other one thing fans want
,tg see aed they are seeing u under present
Nondi1ona
The situation Of the ~. Louis Browns
has been depiorabIe. me sale Of the team
b. psesident Hedges, therefore. may be
hailed win satisfaction, for n certainly
cannot make things any worse than they
ssre. ~. Hedges uay have come short at
times % doinG en- he could DO. but IL
World have taken the str0agest-hearted
Spartan o. breast the storm % persistent
ana conlinuous En0cklng mat ragged about
him Tor years. To begin with. the old
fseilns aeNsast the Browns az outlaws.
datins baok % the American league inVa-
sen has nevss quite died down. and then
the neespapef writer's early no onto the
hsad - Heasss They Kept Up one dsy
and alant benhardment. Nothing suited
them % was ne only ths owner they
anocasa thay kn0cksd players and
knoesee ne s1afoh snd ambition out Of
many z eeens Slayer with lots II prUm.se
~ MN. a sasereiIous sneer Was the best
sng % them Eot. No use 20 expect results
ffen = u1anazenleaf 81 ownership under
sfea eandIlions a. these. The best team on
earth NouIa fail Under them SO We shall
% see ia Ioohina for Improvement OF ~
lsals even asdes tHe nee niaaassment.
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lsa4ae fa Omaha. has recred 70 privats
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