The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-11
In the World of Sport

waiting for stars in the National and
American leagues.
paying baseball club in the world, dur.
ing. the past three years has been able
70 land Blu three or four men OF any
d 51d IKE championship caliber. He
and Burns, a fielder. and this lets him
out as far as good recruits are con-
cerned. OF course he has several lise
Sche1er and schupp in the making, bur
lows will really make good.
Outaeld would Have Helped.
With a great pitching and catching
stan. a. fair infield and a miserable out
neId, McGraw has wormed his way in
70 20 w worlds chamgionship battles only
ton &c Of oe The A DS gjna, n,a5p and Bos.
class outfield that could hit might have
won the worlds series for the Giants
p 1t Is safe to say that New York
outfeld in the business. Nv.
Inc money Is In the Golfers OF the
New York club, but the layer cannot
pc found n the Giant general is
dorced 10 pc content with what men lie
can pick up from year to year at the
rdinary draft or purchase. He wants
men and Is willing to pay for them. but
the men cannot be found.
rms same IL true of every manager
IN the big leagues, with the possible
exception of Connie Mack, for each
club has at least some one position in
w Wh ! Il Is Tsak & and to strengthen
record price. But the men cannot be
found. ~
Will Lower the Standard.
Now the Federal league is taking
from the big leagues and from some Of
Ine minors several, Of their best ball
leagues had too few first class ball
players for their work, they are now
TO have fewer than ever and the result
Is TO be a general lowering of the
Montreal, riddled straight through.
cannot hope to play up to it's standard
n the International league, while the
Philadelphia National league club, too
has had its in1eld ruined. other clubs
or dtfferent leagues are in the same
predicament and thus the whole gener-
al standard Of the national sport viii
be lowered.
Heretofore, when Association clubs
nave found themselves weak in some
position, they have relied on purchases
from the majors to help them out of
their difficulties. Now, with the ma
thus those clubs Of the association
which are weak must remain weak and
the association standard will become
lower than it has ever been before.
They'll All BE Tight.
Clubs of leagues lower down the
oSo!S AoF0 dA"oS6 AOOhSu " the as
ISOLATION, the International and the
Pacific Coast league for men after
their seasons had started, but not one
Of this trio Of AA organizations will
release a player, now that they know
they cannot hope to obtain others from
a source higher up.
This scattering of the ball players Is
fine for the players, for they are get
ting, bigger salaries and better con-
tracts, both in organized baseball and
with the Federal league. But every
time a player. jumps to the Federals, IL
he be a player of ability, the general
average of baseball is injured just SO
much.
In all the leagues the races his year
may be even closer Than they have ever
been before, but baseball will not be
as fast, for many of the men who
helped make certain clubs in organized
baseball fast, nave jumped to the Fed
erals. Baseball is covering too much
territory for the number OF first class
men in the game. The bushes must
send in more stars.