Evening journal., 1914-01-08
Genr'I Sports.
BALL ENTCMAS
BY Mr.. TENER
Bunch From a Running Inter-
view With the National
Leader in the New
York World

When Governor John h. Tencr. the
National League president talks about
baseball. it is a safe bet that every word
ac speaks viii be- read Throughout the
United states the impression prevails
lhnt because Governor rcncr is in ac'
tive baseball again. there viii be q new
era in the history of the national game.
IN the magazine OF the New York
World ON Sunday, Governor Tcner IS
prominent in lengthy interview. Here
are few opigrams punched from Gov
ernor Tcncr's statement;
4lhc American spirit is iypied 10y the
National wallop.r
~phrascs taken from the language OF
baseball enrich the vocabulary oi sue
cess. Making hit and putting ono
over are generally accented and widely
popular forms OF expressing accomplish
ments'
Baseball. ike the Constitution. fol.
low. the nac. The impact OF the vii
low against the hor-ehide sphere IS
heard around the world. There are
scoroboaris in London. Paris, Berlmf
Gnam. Hongkong and Toxic. and root
ers in every known tongue
"Callant Commodore Perry opened thc
ports of Japan TO American commerce.
and globe trotting mines opened th'
rarks of Japan to The great American
-ane Thus are the peaceful mcssagc'
ai New World civilization carried To an
sicni peoples
Modern ciyics fr's one Of It's ablcst
allies In baseball. Executive. judicial ana
legislative branches oi government year
after vcsr are recruited from the dia'
mond President Wilson WAS ball
PLAYER. So was President Taft. The dis
tnauished Chief Justice of thc supreme
Court of the United tSatcs never varies
n bis loyal support of the game, and SO
il al along the line.
-If we are TO have another cscut.
chcon 20 express the popular side OF
national lIc. and the design were 10
be decided hy popular vote, II would
he two bats crossed, with a heldcrs
mite set in the upper opening OF the
savhuek and a catcher's mask under
Meath
Taking the game as il is played
professional. mi-professional ccl-
lere. schoolboy scrub and one-old-cat
there are in all probability a mil
lion Americans who find pleasure IN
participation in il. And there are
other millions IN the grand stands
and bloachors and on the side lines
whenever men seek relaxation.
bankers. brokers. employees Of bust
ness houses. mills. shops and factor
les they turn naturally to the ma
uonal game Baseball Is the big event
at every outing and Il is more inn
portant than the fireworks on the
Fourth of July. Fat men play the
lean men. the tall play the shorties,
the married mon play the single men.
the bookkeopcrs play the sales de-
partment. and so on. It's the great
inspirational contest in every State
IN the Union every county in the
State. and every town in the county
IF all the ballplayers in the coun-
try were organized into an army.
they would form a force that wolid
be invincible. They would be a de-
tense against the armies of the
world
NO event in the country's regular
calendar is of such vital import
TO the masses Of the people as a
world series contest. No hamlet ia
too remote not 20 receive a flash
OF the result no community too en-
crossed I'm IFS immediate personal af-
fairs not TO join with the crowd anx-
i9us 20 find out who won. The mes
sage that is flashed TO the White
House Is duplicated 10 the backwoods
of Maine. to the Everglades of Florida.
60 the ranches In Texas and 10 the
fruit orange belt Of Oregon. Even
the Indians in far off Saskatchewan
come down one hundred and fifty
miles to Portland TO get the news and
take Il back to their people"
I'VE may look for international
baseball. Il g bound TO come Al
ready the game is piayed around the
world. The Waseda College team Of
Toxic defeated the University OF
Pennsylvania team last season. The
Chinese team from the University Of
Honolulu beat a strong semi-profes-
sional team. The big games viii come
along International yachting, gold.
polo. tennis and shooting are now on
the worlds card. AS a development
Of the Olympia spirit we will have the
worlds baseball. and the contest for
supremacy will be the most momen-
tous event OF the time"