Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-19
j JUDGMENTS


eamen The league played i5i
games prior 20 1910. when u put IN
the ions number and Il seemed 10 80
all right. 81 course things would be better
II the magnates could exercise some sort
o. control over the weather particularly IN
the early part Of the season. but thus far
they have been content 70 admit their weak
ness along that line
The season Of 1871 will begin April q and
end October s. The schedule provides for
no doubls-headers. following out the major
league plans IN this. II undoubtedly Us
good arrangement. too. for doubie-headers
viii come without being sent for They
should be left for emergency and not plan
ned on. They are especially bad In minor
leagues where teams do not carry az large
rosters as majors do Nor can they really
be counted as financially paving and that
h probably why the magnates dropped
them from the schedule
Omaha, for the first time in several years,
> opens the season at home That. OF course.
n out Of defarcnce 70 Pa Rourke's new
plant which f. now nearing completion.
II h planned TO have monster crowd on
hand that day and to usher in the 1911
seaaon N such q rouslns way that the team
will be ashamed not 20 30 out and win the
pennaut
This long schedule. however. has some
features which all the magnates do not
heartily approve. Il brings each team
around the circuit four times and provides
for twenty-eight straight games a. home
for different teams. This plan was urged
some years ago By Rourke. but rejected.
Now Rourko not one Of It's ardent cham
pions one objection 10 Il Is that where a
home team may be on losing streak so
long q stay might have a bad influences on
the box office. OF course It IL not hard TO
figure out two or three opposing argu-
ments to this. and yet there might be q
way Of viewing the objection to make Il
seem plausible II is always a case OF
give end take as bstwsen strong and weak
teams or winning and losing teams, sny-
way
Il seems to us the best thing this com
mittee OF Western league lawmakers did
was TO adopt that resolution providing that
before team could dispose Of player
BY sending him out Of the league It would
have 70 get waivers on him from every
other team in the league. This is calcu-
lated TO prevent one management from
Furnishing a player Il does not like and
wants to get rid Of OFTEN good ball play
ers are sent out o. the league for no better
reason hN4N inst Aue9 AAA uNA Win the
team on which they are playing and
thereby suffer unjust hardships Under
the new rule the team refusing to waive
is to take the player at a price Of $50. A
player may do very poor work for one
team and yet do well for another in the
same league. That has time and again
shown itself IN this league, II was the
case with Jack Thomos who absolutely
laid down on omaha-simply quit and
then when turned over to lincoln, cut in
and played hts head Oft. or course. In
such case a. that the player IL entitled 70
no sympathy and not many players win
care 20 resort TO such tactics. IL Is the
manager or owner. then, who deserves
sympathy and protection and under this
rule he can got H.
Omaha admirers Of Jimmy Austin are dis
appointed at HE being traded TO st. Louis
for Hertsel. for they regard him AZ a better
all-ar7rnd man. He probably VIII have a
better show with the Browns. though, and
may cause Mr. Farrell to regret HIS in
ability to put aside his personal feelings
toward James. Austin has written from
Cleveland this winter 70 an Omaha pal Of
his determination to increase his batting
average, u possible. this season. He
thinks he has been using the wrong kind
Of bat He did not set the expert in
} struction" from those Highlander vets he
hoped 70 set and has not become one OF the
alUggers Of the league. though he is one
Of its best third aackers ana apeedieat men.
Johnny oonding has about persuaded
George Graham 70 accompany him and
Herr Bin achipke. Der Boss Manager" TO
Excelsior Springs Tor = general training be-
fore the season opens. Graham has re-
Gently welded and thinks that an old mar
ried man should not be chasing around 70
hot springs and things. but John has con-
WINGED him that Il IL fine thing for young
ball players 10 Do. Graham ought TO come
back" this year. He was out one whole sea
son on account Of his in1ured knee and 4
part o. another season. But the leg has
knitted Q. X. ana he has gained some
weight, which he needed He ought to re-
cover his old time speed which. when he
first came 70 Omaha. was about equal 70
that Of Jimmy Austin, whose advent here
was made At the same time Graham win
take second.
Owner Taylor Of Boston proposes to pay
Catcher Carrigan $500 ana $500 bonus IL
ne plays up to q standard which TAYLOR
shall detsrnins. CaFrisan holds cut as
he ought to. That Is one way OF putting
premium on dishonesty and sIoth and IN
vlting diseentent. No owner or manager
should Be guilty Of such a thing. II is
shors-sishted management. CarTigan says
ne always has done his best and always
VII, On straight salary II is case Of
he player displaying tar more sense Of
business and honor than the owner Bonus
giving n enothor form has been frowned
on BY the soions II ought 70 Be frowned
on IN this form. II is bad. vicious ana
wrong.
Developments during the last week indi-
cate thst io~s university viii have few
supporters IN the valley unless 81 decides
20 withdraw from oAs o. the two confer
enees IN which IL now holds membership.
Il Is Agreed thar the natural place for the
Iowa City school 90 h the Missouri Valley
ieagae but the HAwkeye mentors seem 10
prefer the Big Eight" 80 they probably
vim eventually throw an their attention
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