El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-07

teams must necessarily be made over
before the opening of the 1913 season
If these two cities are to be given first
position teams. Walter Norris ex-
of his last visit to Dallas that he has
three OF four play ers on which he
Will build a winning organization next
year 1t will doubtless be Up to the
league masnates to cooperate with the
Beaumont owners and assist in getting
the progressive little city in southeast
Texas a better team
The season of 1912 has not been
satisfactory one by any means. either
from the standpoint Of the patrons Of
the game or the men who have their
money invested in the eight franchises
comprising the organization There is
no question that the executive n anage-
ment- has evidenced an improvement,
and to president Wilbur P. Allen and
owners owe much Where there have
been differences Of opinion, among
club owners and executive officers.
these controversies have been kept
among themselves and not aired
through the press, as in 1911 1t goes
without saying, too, that these publi-
cations did much toward detracting
from the attendance this year. The
average baseball fan cares not a tin
ker's rap about any Squabbles which
one club owner engages in with an
other, so long as he is given clean, fast
sport for the money he deposits at the
box office. This same average fan re-
CARDS the club owners as eight bust
ness men who should. if they do not.
realize that the interests are identical
and that in harmony and in cooperation
lies their only possible chance for sue
cess There has been more or less COM
plant heard from some Of the club
owners of the umpires furnished by
president Allen during 1912. but there
is no gainSaying the fact that they are
a decidedly superior set of arbitrators
to the men who handled the indicators
during 1907. The league has buried its
official Ratchet with the railroad COM
pany and has engaged in no lawsuits,
and to president Allen there IS due
recognition for having brought about
this condition.
Drafting Period Starts Sept. Is.
The club owners of the Texas leag
will not be in a position to determine
what members of the 1912 teams they
will carry over next season until after
the drafting period, which begins Sep
TENDER IS. For five days the major
leagues will have the privilege Of
drafting players from the minors BY
paying the draft price, which is regu-
lated by the National commission Fol-
lowing the five days allotted to the
major leagues for drafting from the
minors the latter begin drafting from
one another. each OF the classifica-
tions being allowed five days in which
to draft from the leagues Of lower
class The limit Of players to IS by
the ma Or leagues viii result IN cur
failing the number Of purchases and
drafts to be made by clubs of the Ma
tional and American leagues for next
season.
The major leagues have purchased
ten players from the Texas league club
owners, of which eight were bought by
the American league magnates- The
National league scouts only liked two
players in this circuit sufficiently we'll
to recommend their purchase at the
prices quoted by their owners; these
were Moore of Galveston and -Bader
Of Dallas
Players sold to American league
clubs were McLarry and Taylor Of
Austin. to Chicago; Riggs Of Houston.
to St. Louis; Gibson of Dallas, to De-
trOit; BIidkiff. Of San Antonio. to New
York; Martina and Brande. of Beau
mont to Boston, and Foster of Hous-
ton. to Boston.