The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-11

The Coast league will eventually
have eight clubs and become stronger
and more representative. The major
leagues can take but six men from
Berry's league at the present time, and
mus must pay !ay a stiff price rice, for or the PRIV "a
built up and players retained. Berry
doesn't want TO think for q moment
that major leagues are having smooth
sailing. At least onethird Of the
clubs viii lose money this season, and
without New York. Boston and Chi
eago to fall back on major league base
ball would prove a failure this year
financially
With a winning club there is big
money in the major leagues. Knowing
this, the magnates are willing to take
long chances and put out lot of good
money each season for young players.
Whether major or minor, good race
is the only way to get all-round finan-
eial results in ba5eball.
Another week passed with New York
and Boston holding on to a good lead
cago Cubs will simply cause the Chants
to brace and play, much harder ball on
their own grounds.
THE Cubs made grand, good fight
Il against one club, but the Giants
| could well afford TO slump for week
! longer, and then hold winning lead,
They have the best ball team In the
National league, and play hard against
all comers, and their slump against
Chicago meant nothing. A leader can
afford TO slump, and will come back
again, unless the slump is caused by In
! Jury TO some OF the best players.
The Giants should win loo games this
season, and this should give them q
margin of FIVE or six games. Even with
Pittsburg and the Cubs playing their
very best ball to the close / doubt il
| the Giants will be called on to win
more than one-half their games from
this out to land the money.
y The Boston Red sox are in about the
same position as the Giants, with but
should reach close to the 100 mark if
il is forced to play hard to the fin
ish. But I am inclined to think that
one-half the games won from now on
will win the money. or say SO games. /.
When will Boston hit that slumps
Neither club is invincible. No one can
say that Washington is stronger than
to matter Of luck. Both teams have
, been favored this season with players
, remaining in good shape. This is ever
. the case when teams have chance
for the big money.
, Injuries to ball players are half imag
mary; one'half the players are self
ish, as all other mortals are, more OF
less. Pitchers know the value of theil
; pitching arms, and save up heat wher
: possible. Big Ed Walsh is the e1cep
tion, and Big Ed has passed out as {
man to win regularly. He isn't any
thing like the boy Of old. He hal
been worked too much for his owl
, , good.
The magnates are at loss to know
Just the meaning of the new players
association.
THEY know that members Of th
Il American league met at New Yorl
one week ago last Sunday; they know
that Managers Callahan and Davis AM
players Cobb, Speaker and other mel
under contract were present 1t ma.
be possible that the managers hav
informed the owners Just what Is doing
yet they were not all posted; OF tina
1 am certain. About the only thin
Fultz the old Philadelphia-New Yorl
pIayer now New York attorney
would be the counsel for the new play
ers; association, and there is to b
Joint meeting Of the two maJo
league delegates before tho boys II
turn to their homes Gh16 TALL
This means that the players VIII II
= sist on having the case OF each plays
4 handled by their counsel, who WI
thrash ont matters before the nations
> board. This will do no harm, for ther
I Is no good reason FOR tho nAtional CON
g mission TO act as counsel and jury 0
every case where the player is fnte
ested,
n This move will help the players
become posted on the fundamentals
4 baseball law. AS it is at present, the
have an idea they are getting all tn
= worst Of it. The signed contracts an
. the national agreement must guide al
III It In only in rare cases that PtsJS
have been represented by counsel D
fore The commission.
IN Az this commission is goverped
the club owners. 1t ia most natural thu
n they will first protect their creHtoi
'. Dave FuItz is the ideal man for Il
- work, and I believe will be welcome
bv the rulers of the big court.
= What is more, ! think that the
torney's expenses should come out
the funds created mostly out OF u
percentage taken from the. world g 8
80 ries-a little give and take. a 70
arss for a pink, that all may be safisfie
viii bring good results