El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-02
Federa1s Get The Jump On Foes
-:l:- IL 81 -:I:- 81
Will Start Season One Day Early
BY JOHN e. WRAY.

OF. LOUIS, No, April 2.-The pres
ent plan is to start the Federal
- league season April 10, one day
ahead of the regular league openings.
Indications are now that the Feds viii
be able to Open in St. Louis, Kansas
City, Pittsburg and Baltimore, on the
Rough on the Cardinals.
This is of especial interest in this
city since St. Louis is the only major
league point in which clash with
the organized clubs will occur on open
ing day. The Feds will thereby take
the edge off the Pittsburg Cardinals
opening, by getting one day jump on
the BrittOnites. The local outlaws
will add further mourning to the Rob
ison Field prospects by paralleling the
National leagUers throughout the open
Feds VIII Have the Call.
Mere curiosity will give the Feds
a big edge in drawing fans during this
clash, thus sending the outlaws away
to hurrah getaway, while the oft
battered Cardinals viii get a poor
start.
While nothing positive has been
learned from the schedule committee
that would give a hint as 10 other
features of the local Feds schedule
it is reasonably sure, as suggested be-
fore in this column, that the bulk Of
the outlaw attack viii be against the
Cardinals because of their poorer To-
cation, inferior grandstand and indif-
ferent prospects.
The FederaIs have shown foresight
in nearly every move made, so far
They will not be apt to overlook this
soft spot when they begin to land the
furnishing blows.
No Hard Names, Please.
what are you going TO call the St
Louis Feds" an inquiring fan writes.
We sincerely trust we shall not have
to cali them at all
Aha! No Money In Baseball.
Charles P. Taft is suffering severe
attack of enlargement of the magma
ton. He spent feverish day, cul-
minating with pulse and respiration
high and the announcement that moth
ing less than SS75,000 would purchase
his stock in the Chicago Cubs,
Value for value, this means that
Waterbury watches will soon be sell
ing at $50 each.
And Still They Come.
Charles P. evidently is a firm be-
lever in "One born a minute" theory
and holds that Chicago is an especially
fertile locality One full grown spec
linen, ushered into the world long
enough ago to have worn off some Of
the folly, offered Taft $4,000 for his
stock, which at a sane estimate, is
about three times more foolish on his
part than walking up and slapping
Sam Langford in the OlfactOry region.
Bad Time to Buy.
The Cubs stock. as it stands. does
not seem a good buy" The club is
wrecked and will have to be built all
over.
The park is not the property of the
club, but of Taft and Murphy person
ally.
The grandstand does not go with the
stock. Besides, it will have to be re-
built Immediately
The popularity of the club with Chi
cagO fans has been utterly broken
down
And, to cap the climax, there's a
cagO.
The purchaser of this property at
$4,000 in order to secure to himself
and posterity a permanent home for
ms club with an uptOdate grandstand
viii have to.
Invest $500, 900 for park and stands.
Spend about $1O0,057 more before his
club can be restored to its former
strength
Undo all the work of Charles Webb