Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-10-20
RASE BALL REMAINS
GREATEST Of
ALL SPORTS
Season of 1918 Just Closed
Saw Game Holding Its Won
defuI Popularity and FaS-
CI1ati0n

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New York. oct l9.-Anothcr base
raII season has closed and only the
records remain to proclaim the Prov
ess off PLAYER and club in America -
nafIonat sport. Considered broadly
1919 produced play fully up 10 the
standard uf previous years but no
,pprec.lblo step forward could hc de-
tertcd. The game appeared TO hold ita
own m popularity speed and tech-
nIaue. hut did not surpass the record
of recent seasons i'm this respect
The worlds series with It's attend
amt ticket scandals scramhl.ng and
chickering's created the usual interest
but did little or nothing To- advance
professional baseball or elevate tho
plano OF the sport In fact many of
the rIcycrcst of the club owners and
LEAGUE officials arc beginning to
doubt the wisdom of the post-season
climax n It's present form The play
OF for the worlds championship un-
der the present system is felt 20 hold
menace of more or less gravity TO
the future of baseball by some Of
the best informed men connected
with the game.
The idea of sportsmanlike series
of contests To decide the title honors
of the year is apparently lost i'm the
Wild ser5mblius for the enormous
gate receipts and the attendant side
cmulumeuts that accrue to players
and club owners. Those stockholders
whose teams do not share In the dis
u.buuon of the prize money view
with chaerin the division Of many
thousands of dollars among the more
fortunate Fans who are unable To-
secure seats for the games rail at the
coupon distributing policies OF the
competing clubs and all i'm an there
is more dissatisfaction at the close If
the season than elation.
AN this has been brought home
wildly to the National commission
and the magnates of both the Ma
uonal and American leagues and
there is movement on foot TO dis
cover "a substitute season climax that
will leave less jealousy and heart
burning than ut present What is par
icuarly desired is form of inter-
league series that win permit all
clubs and players to participate IN
the financial benefits and the fans Of
many cities to enjoy the spectacle
without being obliged 10 stand i'm
line twcnty-four hours or pay ticket
spectators fabulous prices for 81
seat coupon.
A resume Of the seasons play finds
the following clubs, winner of the
worlds series and the various major
and minor league pennants
Worlds champions Philadelphia
Athletics. National league New
York, American league Philadelphia.
International league. Newark Amer
lean association Milwaukee; Federal
league indianapolis; ohio state
league, Charleston; Nebraska league.
Kearucy: Wisconsin-fllinois league.
Oshkosh. Western Tri-State league,
Waul-Walla, first season, Boise sec
ond season: Indiana-llliuois- Iowa
league, Quincy Michigan state
league Manstce; Union association
Great Fails; Appalachian league,
Johnson city first season; Knoxville,
second season Virginia state league.
Petarshurgh. Texas league Houston,
New England league, LoWell New
York state leagne, Bineh3mton'
South Michigan league. Battle Creek;
Twin state league, Northhampton'
kntucky-lndiaua-Teunessee league