La Junta tribune., 1912-05-25
LA JUNTA WINS FIRST
GAME WITH SHUT OUT

= popularity Of the game has
Increased each year until now Il u
In calss by itself No other sport
or pastime compares with Il In POP
ularity. and no other nation could
more than attempt It's adoption for
It is strictly American-born, bred
and matured on American soil. and II
will die when America dies. which
latter event will occur when, and
only when. the world comes to an
end
No more shining example could be
produced to show what hold the
game has on American hearts, or
what noble army the players are
themselves. than reference to q Kame
played In New York City Immediate
ly after the landing OF the steamer
Carpathia with the survivors Of the
Inflated Titanic. This game WAS BE-
tween the New York Giants repre-
senting the National League. and the
New York Highlandtrs representing
the American League. Although the
laws OF the city OF New York pro-
hibit professional ball games on SUM-
day. special permission WAS given for
this occasion. providing no admission
would be charged The game was
held at the polo grounds. the home
Of the Giants. and the largest open
air stadium In the world. and the re-
markable sum OF 10000 was turned
over to the Titanic relief commit
tee" at the close of the game The
action OF the players. donating their
usual hish-priced services, and the re-
sponse OF the public certainly shows
Lthe high standard that the game hes
1pas0a. - .usil. - tA0SobsnGnun
-eRr-~4seA-MrtSsd ~ tie XIheficsn
public.
This high standard has been reach.
I'd after years Of effort on the part
Of able. fair-minded business men
who knew that to make the game n
national institution 1t would have to
b. free from rowdies and rowdyism.
free from gamblers and their kind
In fact. IA clean. decent sport.
Baseball is now controlled by n
governing body known as the nation.
nj commission. composed Of execu.
tives Of the two major leagues. the
National and the American. The
commission is really = law.making
body a. well As u judicial one. as the
rules aud regulations To be followed
are made by the commission. which
also makes final decisiOss on cases
arising from infractionx Of the base
ball law. All minor leagues. no mat
ter how sssali. and scattered from
ocean To ocean. and from Canada to
Mexico. are under the Jurisdiction Of
the National Commission. and = play.
er's name attached to contract with
any Of these leagues virtually binds
baseball career. Il will readily b.
seen from this that = ball player hav.
Ing bis profession ~ heart 10 bound
to live up To the rules laid down by
the commission. Tho rules are strict.
In fact. extremely strict. and are In
the main part formulated with the
view 10 making the sport the clean.
est In the world.
TAis shoFt psssabss y siven Tor
the baos0e q ~ ssoAan q sAis
paper. some Of whom probably are
not aware Of the high p,aae which
has been attained BY the national
game. and therefore Do not conprc.
head what . forward step Ia Junts
has taken In bsias able 10 secure .
berth In the Rocky Mountain Leaxue.
ajoas With Pssbio. Colombo Springs
and Csnoa City.
Il ,juAia bslAg oae Of ths cities
IN this Isasue. assures the people
a this co00unlty Of NOT oaly hav.
lag high.class anussnsat lurtag the
summer. q sssias psosesslossl ball
paaysrs d Tie highest graAs obtain.
sels rspesssstInG he bsst town o. the
map. bst ~ VIII have the satisfac.
ttoa a sssias L. Junta's aaas 10 at
the big dsiliss throsghout ths p,ay.
Ing ssason. sal In the w pseiodi.
Gals devoted 10 The sport thseughout
the following wiatsr. Ths osblirity
secured vim b. Of uatoid vaivs and
will mark the place on the map - Il
cannot possibly b. missed.
The successeul equalization Of the
Rocky Mountain League 10 due 70 the
untiring efforts Of ira ni1well. .
young man With remarkable business
ability and integrity. . good bait.
player himself aud aa Exceptionally
sool Judge Of baseball taieat. Mr.