Fergus County Democrat., 1913-12-02
900 among those on the third place

Il am strongly for some sort Of
recognition being given the clubs fin
ishing second and third" explains the
Old Fox. "The worlds series should
be continued just as it is now, seven
games between the two pennant win
ners. The whole country is interest
ed In the worlds series and any other
series, such as between second place
teams, would be complete and sad
failure. The big series makes an
] ideal ending of the baseball season.
| But the second and third place teams
should be rewarded for their good
work. 1t is frequently harder work
to land team in second or third
place than it has been for the winner
to land the flag. The pennant winner
Is stronger than every other club, as
a general thing, while frequently the
second or third place team had to
fight down the stretch against a team
of the same strength.
Il should have $4,000 given to the
second place club, to be divided among
the players, and $1,000 should be given
the players finishing third. This
money might be given by the league
from it's own treasury, or it might
well come from the receipts of the
worlds series. l think it wholly un-
fair for seven clubs in the league to
be wholly out of the final honors.
Take our fight this last season. No
sane man will admit that the Athletics
had any cinch. But for those five vic
tories we got over the Maps here,
/ Cleveland would have won the pen
nant The Athletics were just about
ready to drop under the strain, but
those five games here between the
Maps and my club settled the pennant
for the Athletics. All right, that's
granted. Then why should the Ath-
letics cop all the glory and all the
financial reward? But for us, they
might never have landed the pennant.
"Now it is only fair that the clubs
coming in second and third should
have some substantial recognition of
their good work during the campaign.
don't believe in any series with the
club finishing correspondingly as high
in the National league. That is only
a gamble. Chicago and possibly Bos-
ton are the only cities in the country
to support such a series. This finan-
cial reward should be fixed sum for
which the players fight all through the
campaign. l intend fighting for this
plan as long as l am connected with
baseball and some day / shall have
it adopted. 1t is fair and belongs to
baseball, the fairest business in the
world"
Philadelphia, Nov. 3O.-Charles S..
Doom, reappointed directing boss Of
the Phils, hasn't lost his prediction
Il fN~. ouo th, Nrrk h
American. The motoring manager at
tended the meeting of the minor
1 league owners in Columbus. A num-
ber of major league celebrities also
attended, including several managers.
"Have you anybody you want to-
trader" was the question one boss put
to Doom. The latter responded by
pulling out slip of paper and hand
/ ing TITO. the other.
| Here is my complete reserve list"
answered Doom, "and I'll consider a
trade for any one in the lot" The
rival manager pushed to the long-dis-
tance phone and talked to his club
president. He returned in quarter
of an hour to say that he wouldn't
make any proposition until the meet
ing in New York next month.
Dooin's willingness to trade Is be-
cause of his great success as David
Harum. His famous transaction which
put Hans Lobert and Lode Paskert in
Phil vestments really was the turning
point of his career. Then an untried
manager, the trade made Doom. Lo-
bert and PasKert changed the Phils
into pennant contenders and won rec
ognition for the young manager as
leader.
The red-headed tutor gave Grant
and Bates for LObert and Paskert.
Bates was a benchman all last sea-
son, while Grant dropped from a regu-
lar to a substitute and was released
to New York during the playing sea-
son.
Doom also landed Ad Brennan from
Cincinnati for the price of little red
apple. Kansas City sold Brennan to
Cincinnati, but during the winter, be-
fore the Reds had chance to see
Brennan in action, he was shipped to
the Phils. Doom obtained him on the
advice of Monte Cross, who pro-
nounced him a wonder.
IF you can frame up some sort of
trade for Brennan, do it and you will
never regret it," Cross told Doom.
u The chance came soon. A few
weeks after the conversation Cincin-
natl wanted Coveleski, and entered in
to negotiations for the Pole. A deal
was suggested by Clark Griffith, then
leader of the Reds, and Doom declared
he would agree to the trade II Bren-
nan was thrown in.
Griffith hardly knew Brennan was
on his reserve list and consented to-
throw in Brennan as readily as he
would have tossed in the price of a
haircut. Coveleski was big fizzle in
Cincinnati and was soon sent to the
minors, while Brennan was the only
played involved in the deal to stick
in fast company. He is now rated as
one of the leading southsiders in the
game.
Doom turned q trick near the close
of last season that promises to profit