South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-22
BASEBALL PLAY
Of 1918 UP To
PAST STANDARD
no Step Forward Recorded,
Usual Objectionable CharaC-
teriStiCS Marking Worlds
Series in Climax.

NEW YORK, oct. p. - Another
baseball season has closed and only
the records remain TO proclaim the
proves Of player and club in Amer
tca's national sport Considered
broadly, 1913 produced play fully up
| 20 the standard OF previous years. but
+ no appreciable step forward could be
detect d. The game appeared TO
hold its own in popularity. speed and
Technique. but did not surpass the
record OF recent seasons in this re-
spSct.
4 The worlds series. with its attend
ant ticket scandals. scrambling and
chickering's. created the usual interest
! but did little or nothing 10 advance
professional baseball or elevate the
plane Of the sport. In fact many OF
tine cleverest OF the club owners and
league officials are beginning To doubt
the wisdom Of the post-season climax
in its present form. The play-off for
THE worlds Championship under the
present system is felt To hold a men
ace OF more or less gravity 10 the
future OF baseball by some Of the best
Informed men connected with the
game.
Gate Receipts Main object.
Il The idea Of "a sportsmanlike series
IOff contests 10 decide the title honors
ef the years is apparently lost in the
wild scrambling for the enormous
|eate receipts and the attendant side
IemCluments that accrue to players
and club owners Those stockholders
Whose teams do not share in the dis
XtributiOn of the prize money view
with chagrin the division OF many
thousands of dollars among the more
fortunate. Fans who are unable to
secure seats for the games rail al the
coupon distributing policies of the
competing teams. and all in all there
IS more dissatisfaction at the close OF
he season than citation.
All this has been brought home
>,ividly 90 the national commission
hnd the magnates OF both the National
Hnd American leagues. and there is "A
|nOvement on foot 10 discover a sub
sfitute season climax that will leave
ess jealousy and heart burning than
at present. what is particularly de-
bred Is form OF interleague series
hat Will permit all clubs and players
- participate in the financial benefits
md the fans OF many cities TO enjoy
the spectacle without being Obliged
10 stand in line "a hours OF pay ticket
HpeculatOrS fabulous prices for a 81
eat coupon.
Resume OF Season.
a resume OF the seasons play finds
he following clubs winners of the
worlds series and the various major
md minor league remnants:
Worlds champions. the Philadelphia
Athletics. National league. New York
american league, Philadelphia: Inter
RATIONAL league. Newark; American
association. Milwaukee; Federal
league. Indianapolis; Ohio State
eague. Charleston: Nebraska league.
kearney, Wisconsin, Illinois league.
Oshkosh: Western Tri-State league.
Salla- Walla, first season; Boise sec
md season Indiana Illinois, Iowa
hague, Manistee: Union association.
freat Falls: Appalachian league
ohnson City. first season; Knoxville.
econd season; Virginia state, Peters
'urg; Texas league. Houston; New
England league. Lowell: New York
tate league. BinghamptOn; South
Michigan league, Battle Creek. Twin
state league. Northampton; Ken
ucky- Indiana-Tennessee league. Pa
ucah; Southern league, Atlanta:
Eastern association. Hartford; Central
eague, Grand Rapids, New y Ork-New
ersey league. Long Branch: North
carolina league. Winston: Tri-State
eague, Wilmington, Empire State
eague. Naldosta. irst season; Thorn
isVille. second season; Texas Okla
iona league. Dennison Canadian
eague, Ottawa; Central association,
X)ttumwa South Atlantic league.
savannah. first season. Savannah. sec
nd season; Nortnern league, WinOna;
observation-disclosures league. Gadson; In
erstate league Erie: Cotton States
eague, Jackson.