The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-20
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Of AMERICAN CLUBS
Five Organizations in That
Circuit Controlled by
Local Citizens.
lIav Tim Nurnane.

Boston, Jan. 20.--Of the eight cities
IN the National league but wv Of the
franchises are owned and controlled
by local capital. Cincinnati and
Brooklyn are the cities where native
born sons control the baseball busi-
ness.
The conditions are different in the
american league. for here we have
five clubs. with only one outside stock
holder. New York. Philadelphia, Dc
troit. Cleveland and Chicago claim
native son ownership and control.
Manager Griffin is the only outsider
n the Washington club. and Robert
Hedges. the chief owner of the st.
Louis club, is an outsider.
The continued success of the game
under the present laws of organized
'aseball depends on the governing
bower. The baseball public must be
impressed with the feeling that the
.lub owners are doing everything pos
'ible for their pleasure and comfort,
md when they are fully satisfied of
this they will attend the games even
when the team is having a hard run
of luck.
May Play oh Polo Grounds.
There is considerable talk about the
New DIRK ~Highlanders playing their
games next season at the Polo
grounds. 1 believe that this would
help the anne and both clubs would
enjoy cutting down the heavy ex-
penses Of maintaining a large park.
Both leagues are here to stay, so why
not get together? Take Philadelphia,
where they are talking about raising
the price of admission. BY doubling
up the two teams the expense of run
ming a baseball club in Philadelphia
would be reduced $4,000. It's Il DELI
rlto thing 70 n Ia a rnrnro ~Nraa 0A
OF prices, with no improvement shown
on the diamond.
The Chicago and Boston American
league clubs have shown a disposition
to cater to the popular price patrons
in baseball, styled 1.-The sun gods"
Comiskey has Il warm spot in his
heart for the bleacher crowd. Jim
McAleer has announced that he will
have 5000 hleacher seats next season
at 25 II each. Boston and Chicago
are building more bleachers, while the
Quaker city is doing away with tho
u seats.
Flayed OH Same Park.
Philadelphia supported two major
league clubs in the National ~associa-
ton from 1872 tn 1875. The later
a i, mad three clubs in the only
professional league. The Athletics
We're original members Of the %associa-
ton. The Athletics and Phillies play
ed in the same park, at T~wenty-tifth
teams met the grounds We're packed.
for there was il bitter rivalry between
the clubs.
Among the show peonle I met dur
ing my three years with the Athletics
inc Phillies were Henry Kernel. .Hnr-
ny Richmond. Horny Rice. the female
impersonator: Bobby Newcomh, Har-
ry Leiler. Charles Reynolds. JON
Carnecross. Billy Sweetman. George
Clark and Maurice aErrH~ ore. These
clever fuNrak"is wrc = cat lovers Of
The "arre.
Gambling on ball "ar"cs wns looked
uro" a. legitimate sort. AID players
wern willing to back their oSvr cams.
NJ 'he entrance to the plrh there vas
4 three-story brick building and on
tn lower floor WAS Il hprroom with Il
tlac! board giving the odds on the Diff
National association games.
Spring Practice in Gym.
Salaries ranged from $1,000 to S2.-
400 per year. SPRING practice consist
of gymnasium WORK. The winter
months found many OF the players
while those no anxious for
pen their time taking boxing
from Professor Johnnie Clark,
anu William Nc
Lean.
Captain y. &. Arson was not only
good with tic gloves. hut Il clever all
round wrestler. AZ tina time Johnnie
Dwyer OF brooklyn. looked upon us
champion heavyweight. and Steve
of Jersey City gave a ten
round boxing bout III FoX's thcatcr.
The show Arson and his friends
dropped into 'Ciark's saloon where
was talking freely about his
this Arson and Dwyer Xahanged
and agreed to settle the dispute
the mat, the loser to pay for Il
of champagne. The style was
side hold. and before the crowd real.