The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-16
IS
LOOKS LIKE FINE YEAR
FOR THE 0. S. LEAGUE

There IS every assurance that the
business affairs of the Ohio state
league win be conducted on business
principles during the coming season,
and not in any manner such as the
Ohio and PENNSYLVANIA league was
conducted last season by George l..
Moreland, says the Mansfield News.
The success of baseball depends as
much on an economical administrd-
ton of its affairs as we'll as the de-
velopment of players and winning
organization, and those in charge of
the league business often fail to rea-
lie this when considering the AFFAIRS
of a league such as the ohio state
league.
By re-electing President Robert
Read and Secretary Treasurer Joe
Carr at the annual meeting during
the past week. the league magna'es
assured themselves that there WouIl
he an economical administration of
the leagues business. President
Read ran the Ohio State league most
economically last season and con-
tributed largely to its success. IN
stead of levying an additional assess
ment at the close Of the season. as was
The case in the ohio and Penusyl-
yania league. President Read made
a refund to all the clubs in his or
ganization. President Read is a
modest individual and he is doing
everything possible TO boost his or
ganization. He is of an entire dit-
ferent type than the N'an who headed
the o. & y. league last season. and
he does not tell what he is going u
do hut d5es It. There Is every rea-
son to believe that his administration
will show for itself. IN conducting
the leagues business he has the as
sistance Of a young man VINO IS
hustler. Joe Carr. Carr is employed
in one OF the Columbus factories, but
ne has been connected with amateur
organizations IN the Capital city AMI
showed his ability in his position last
season.
Another point that stands out most
prominently for President Read n
conducting the Ohio state league
last season was his staff of umpireS.
Just six. umplres were on his staF
during the entire season, and one
of them would not have been add j
had II not been for The injury Of an
nnps who was compelled to retire
for the season. This speaks very
Wen for him. as it viii be remember
cd by Mansfield fans that there were
almost as many umpires as players
I'm the q. e II. organization last year
ONLY one OF them, Pete Harrison.
went through the whole season. Read
believes in getting the best umpiras
that you can even though you nave
30 nay a little more money for their
services. OF last seasons STAFF, he
has Harvey Pastorius ana Harry
TRULY. while he viii add Al Weddise
md another man. All these umpirc3
are known as good officials. II means
a whole lot to any minor baseball
league to have good staff of um-
pires. men who know the game ana
make decisions as they see them and
not as their sympathies may be, either
for or against the home club. There
is considerably more satisfaction in
going to a game with the knowledge
that there will be a good umpire 10
officiate than to know that some one
who IS not competent or who Is par
tial will hold the Indicator. This
proved most detrimental to the game
in Mansfield last season, and it is a
pleasure 10 know that II Will not be
the case this coming season.
The Ohio state league has another