Bisbee daily review., 1912-02-01

in hundred would be ripe for the picking and that one in twenty would be worthy of development. A few were kept and more were farmed out to gain experience under friendly club owners who could be depended upon to sell them back if they developed into real ball players
 To eliminate some of the chance of losing iarmed players. either through the interdict Of the National commission or by trickery on the part Of minor league magnates, several club owners have felt compelled to purchase outright club in some min or league. In this way. under d man ager owning allegiance To the major club owners. young players can be gwen 2 seasons Jryout without dan ger of losing them if they turn out well. and with the certainty that they will get d thorough test. Moreover, the major club owner will learn the truth about them without the neces. sity Of sending scout to find out.
 The recent purchase of the Proyi- dence club by Detroit was for this purpose. Last fall Comiskey took over the Des Noines club, intending to nut Hugh Duffy in charge of the team there and hand him lot of promis. ing men who lacked experience So that this material could be sifted and developed properly instead of sending II to Minneapolis. Murphy of the Cubs has working alliance with the Louis vile club along somewhat similar lines. So has Ebbets of Brooklyn with RnFhaSfsrs a with Toledo
 Here's Solution of Problem.
 The solution Of some of these problems on which baseball minds now are working is the establishment oi secondary teams in malor league cities to be included in contiguous minor league circuits and play games on the major league plants while the first teams are away from home. The idea sttil is embryonic and the dihi. euities of working it out may prove a barrier to it's development But, Il is not a new idea and it has worked before. Years ago Philadelphia main. tained National League team and an American Association team, playing on the same grounds without conflict.
 Putting it in more concrete form, We will suppose that Comiskey, having purchased the Des Moines franchise. should transfer it 10 the South Side or Chicago and that Murphy should buy one of the Three League fran chises and locate it on the West Side Then, instead Of farming out promis. ing youngsters or keeping them idle on the bench for practically all the season, Comiskey could form A White Sox No. ? club 10 play in the West. ern League and Murphy could form a No. Cub aggregation to play in the Three 1 League.
 Advantages of the Plan.
 By keeping these young plavers under the direction of ones own man. ageT ana under personal observation A sure line on their abilities could be obtained and not so many plavers would be discouraged and lose their ambition. as is the case when young. sters are turned back to the minor league after having high hopes of be. coming stars.
 It would be better, of course. if a franchise in the American Associa. ton could be obtained, as il woulj insure better training for the young. ster and higher class of baseball for the home patrons, but there would not be enough class A franchises to 20 around without practically wiping out the class A circuits as they exist tt,- day.
 Such plan would serve 10 dispose Of the constant threats of the bic minors 10 invade the major league cities. lt also would occupy the tir,e so completely in every city that the chances of a third league would be
 syndicate baseball" with ven eeance, but the game is drifting to that steadily. as evidenced by the con