Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-09-12
TEXAS LEAGUE
PLANS CHANGE
Among Innovations Favored
Next Year is Longer
Playing Season

ed In the Texas League for next
season is that of longer season.
Considered In a half-hearted way for
several years. this idea now seems
10 have gained firm hold, and
there is a rather pronounced move
ment for It. Whether an adverse
movement that may later develop
will prove the stronger remains 10
be seen.
II is argued that the Texas season
comes to a finish just when the wea-
Their is best for attendance and base
ball as we'll II is not desirable to
start any later than the present
dates. as they are late enough as It
is in this climate. Besides. the
major teams train here and leave
just about the right time for the
start OF the season in this league.
To the exhibition games without
playing is out of the question. The
only alternative is TO increase the
number of games.
The more conservative of those
boosting for a longer season. Morris
Block of the Bronchos is one of them
urge season that will begin April
10 and close September 10, this
giving full five months. Others even
desire a series such as that NJ the
Pacific Coast League. which does
not close until October 25. As a
matter of fact, baseball could be
played here practically all winter and
still have better average weather
than that of the major leagues and
Others of the North
Any opposition that may develop
TO this plan will be based upon the
contention that the fans would lose
interest in a longer race. But this
is not regarded as probable. The
losing of interest always comes after
the race has finished as far as the
pennant is concerned
Along this same line there is a
movement to have Monday an off
day, If only for travel when the
southern clubs 90 north or the north
ern clubs come south This would
probably result in sunday double
leaders 10 keep mp with the sehed-
ule.
This will not come mp for final
consideration until the schedule
meeting, which probably will be
held earlier this fall or winter than
usual In the meanwhile there is
much talk on the subject among
the club owners.
Drafts May BE Heavy
With less than a score OF ball
players purchased this season by
the majors from all the minors COM
hined the Texas League getting
more than its due share of such
money the drafting is very likely
to prove heavy. II is right there
that the clubs OF this circuit stand
10 lose a wad of talent, and all the
men drafted will not be drafted by
the majors directly. thus giving the
Texas clubs the advantage of the
heavy draft price.
Since class "A has entered the
field. this gang and the majors to-
gether are pretty sure to hand the
little fellows a grand assortment o.
packages Glass "A Is pretty sure
10 act as a go-between in many in
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jors and saving $500 a man thereby
There always Is some way In base
ball for the matchmaking Of the lit
tie leagues by the bigger ones. When
Il is considered that most class "A
clubs are acting as farms for ma
ior league teams, the exact chance
nf the little ones can be figured
Hence the absence OF many pur-
chases this year The talent in the
smaller leagues is not less than here
tofore- note that OF Texas -but the
drafting chances are better and the
majors have decided to take this
method OF landing phenoms.
Baseball in Texas paid but small
returns at the boxoffice In 1912. II
is probable that both Beaumont and
Waco made money at the gate. but
as far as can be learned none OF
the others did. although most OF
them about broke even. II rests will
the draft TO make baseball pay. nov
that the sale season is over. witt
small results another argument Ia
favor OF youngsters as Texas Leagu,
recruits. for they alone can be sold
or given over by draft As a matter
OF fact, this Is the main argument
The minors make their money ir
i've stock these days.
There Is talk OF transferring th'
Austin franchise elsewhere. and u u
understood several good offers have
been made The Senators did no
coin money In the season just clos
cd. and their owners are willing 2,
part with their hollngs al a fail
price What other owners will sta
- another matter