Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-11-21
BASEBALL WAR IS
STILL Rubbing
Magnates and the Federal
League Bosses are Ready
For Another Clash.
G BRESNAHAN
HAS E TASK
To Iron Out Cub Creases-
Chicago is the Home of
Friend Alibi.
By Ren.)

AS a peace warbler. this baseball
dove is a good eagle. At present,
there's about al much chance of it
coming through with the olive branch
as there is of a lone Frenchman shov-
ing the German army into the Rhine.
az attempts to reach an amicable
settlement with the Federal league
have failed, and the magnates now
are mobilizing for another season Of
warfare.
While the organized baseball ga
cooks are fussing Inc stewing around
like a tightwad over the loss of a
jitney, the Federal league animals are
going ahead with their preparations
for a grand little season. The Chi
feds just added a few thousands to
their capital. and other rebel organi-
so fast that the printer is kept work.
ing overtime to keep enough con-
tracts in stock.
There'll be no settlement of the
fuss The o. B.. bosses are clinging too
tightly to the pride habiliments to ex-
tend the glad hand to the Feds, and
the Rebels have enough dough and
nerve to tell the other fellows to i'm
morse themselves in the Styx.
The unfortunate feature is that the
poor bloke who pays for the music
cannot select his own record.
Manager Mresnahan Now.
Exit Hank O'Day and enter Roger
Bresnahan. h star catcher has
aligned himself with a bunch of trou-
BILE, and. unless he's careful and a
d%eliVerer of the goods, he'll go the
way of Hank O'Day.
Twill be no a job to make a
smooth running team out Of the Cubs
For several years there has been all
kinds of trouble, chiefly on the adj
ministration side. in the Cub organi-
cation. Taft declares he has given
Bresnahan carte blanc. If he has,
things will be q little easier for the
manager, but sill he has a neat little
task before him.
Bresnahan say he will attempt to
cut the squad from "a to FL. He plans
a series Of trades to strengthen the
infleld. 1t was rumored that Zim-
norman would be traded. because of
unfriendly% relations between him and
Bresnahan, but the new manager de-
MED this. zimmerman is too valuable
a man to lose, he says. But neverthe-
less, Zimmerman has caused all kinds
of trouble during the past season, and
it may be that he is slated for the
discard.
The development Of the Cub ma
chine through h winter season will
be followed with interest.
Chicago is Its Home.
IT'S discovered at last!
For years. our sweetest. little ex-
perts have been searching for the
home of the justly infamous animal
known to the wilds Of the sport woods
as an Alibi.
But search no more!
Chicago, the headquarters of the
Maroon football eleven. Is its home.
Old Alibi is the greatest friend Coach
Stagg and his supporters have.
Didst notice how he came to the
rescue after the Illinois game, and
didst lamp the arm that emanated
from that village yesterday-the one
about practicing after dark so the
naughty spies couldn't round up
Stages intricate system of signals.
writer told how Wisconsin had the
Chicago signals. OF course. that helps
explain the fact that Wisconsin,
touted as a weak sister-held the
Maroons to a scoreless tie.
Naughty, naughty. Badgersi You
deserved the trimming he Gophers
gave you.
And during the week. they've been
telling all about the Red Cross con-
tingent hat has marched up and down
the sidelines at Stage field. The scrubs
have worked more havoc with the
regulars than a German bomb could
stir up in a French prayer meeting.
Reason? IF Minnesota wallops hat
Stagg gang Of hospital recruits, the
defeat will not sting. incidentally,
it will rob the Gophers Of a little
glory-for. who wants to trim a Grip
pied and half paralyZed infant?
A clear conscience is more to be de-
sired than a pull with the police.