The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-04
NATIONAL GAME
WELL ORGANIZED
Opposition by Outlaws Not Great.
Iy Feared by Magnates

New York, Sept. 4-Organi2ed base
ball is admirably fortified against pos
sible opposition. In the big leagues
especially Is this true. The best ter
ritory is already represented In both
mayor leagues. and being firmly es-
tablished could put M a long game at
cut throat" with any aspiring OUT
law enterprise The major leagues
have very wisely utilized the vast
earnings OF the ten years peace by
laying hands upon the centralized To-
cations where park sites might be de-
sired and by building magnificent
steel and concrete stands, with all at
tendant convenences, where the pop
ulace has been educated to the very
highest standards that obtain in base
BAH.
Because of the fact that baseball
has outlived it's infant days, writes w.
j. McBeth, baseball is safeguardcd
tenfold over, say even five years ago.
| Every American league club save New
York boasts the most modern type of
| plant, and President Farrelrs build
| ing operations are under way. The
majority of National league clubs are
| fortified i'm the same manner and those
| that are not will be within a year or
two. When this is accomplished there
viii have been raised against posi-
| bile opposition of q third major league
something like $4,000. 900 in real es-
tate and fixtures alone.
Presenting. however. that capital
would be willing to risk such u con-
| siderable outlay on mere speculation
that it itself would go a very short
way toward assuring success To any
rival enterprise. The greatest safe
guard To the peace and prosperity Of
organized baseball at present inst-
tuted is the dearth of first-class play
ing material The club presidents Of
| the various big leagues eXpend annu-
ally millions OF dollars in still hunt
ing for talent and in gambling upon
| the minor league prospects unearthed
by the sleuths.
one does not have to look further
| than the home doorstep for an Illus
tration of the famine throughout
states. No one in baseball pursues a
more liberal policy than Crank j. Far
rell, president of the tail-end New
York Americans. lie has spent thou
sands upon thousands of dollars dur
| ing the past five years. but his team
| is right where it was when Griffith
threw up his hands in 1905 1t will
take Frank Chance year or two To
| 1,I, Of III "A
favorable showing, and then he may
count himself lucky. There is no SEN
timent in baseball.
The only way for major league
clubs To get players nowadays is to
go out and dig them from minor
league obsecurity, develop them and
plant them where they may be called
upon i'm time Of need. a ball club Is
no stronger tnan its reserve strength.
Connie Mack was possibly the first
; manager to realize the fun importance
: of the farm" tie has bright pros
! poets planted from coast To- coast. Tie
calls upon the Jewels as they are
: needed. By getting the jump on rivals
! II stands to reason that the crafty
r Connie has built up the most wonder
full reserve force that can well b,
| imagined Connie stands conspicuous
| lly as an example that TO him that
hath shall bc given"
Shy on Charity.
Yet i'm his baseball relations will
his associates Mack is cold as ice. Ht
pursues the well known policy al
clnging tenaciously to everything o
value in his possession. Never FOR al
instant would ho entertain the,idca 81
sparing some OF his surplus strength
, TO help out the weak members of thu
league. Idling on Comics bench are
= a bunch of reserves that would ado
I strength to most any of the American
q league second division clubs. Phila
q dclphia would he foolish TO part will
D any of them, for its financial success
| depends directly upon the ability %
the White Elephants To beat out al
, opposition. strengthening an enem,
| is not one of warfare's approved eth
: les. Peckinbaugh of the Highlander
is an example
Cleveland tried every way to keel
| this fellow from Chance The Nap
couldn't use him just then, but the!