The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-11
MINOR BASEBALL CLUBS
HAVING ROUGH PASSAGE
Towns in Several Circuits Havo
Trouble Paying Bills on
Meagre Receipts.

Tho unusual lack Of interest in hasah,u
this year In shown IN the financial 1iY.
culties OF the little minor leagues Wine.
the last few days serious trouble has 4,
veloped In the New England. Tn. stat.
X. ]. T., south Michigan and Central r,,
cults. Tho Tri-State found IL neceS,,ry
TO switch the York franchise to Lan,,s,,.
Two towns were dropped from the X r
because the arrangements couldn't guat.
entee salaries. The Springfield club Of m.
Central League was placed In the hand,
OF receiver yesterday, tho other CHM
owners guaranteeing salaries so tina, Tho
schedule might be carried out TEMPORARY.
until successor for Springfield Is found
The owners OF the Haverhill club Of IN.
New England Association have MED ;,
petition OF bankruptcy. Yesterday the To
ledo team OF the South Michigan Loaru.
threw up the sponge. The stockholde-.
will not realize a penny on their invest,
ments. Everything is a dead loss
Organized baseball attributes most NJ ia
troubles to the Federal League II Is
claimed that the outlaws have DESTROYED
In n great measure the public confdenc.
In the game. The mLgnates viii not ad.
init that a possible financial stringercy
Is at the bottom OF II all They point oT
that during the panicy years of 1907 and
1905 both the major and minor leagues
we're prosperous.
III tne olu udyS DerOre tho lnt6r6Sts OF
the major and minor leagues were ANAL.
gaarated through the national agreement,
Il was the custom for the little leagues To
explode about this time OF the year FRO.
moters organized circuits In tboss daJy
evidently with tho solo purpose OF COL
lecting big holiday tolls. Tho Fourth 0
July usually marked the getaway. During
the past five or six years, however. ths
interest In baseball throughout tho coun-
49, - sls.s-
minor leagues were able TO mako q profit.
able showing on the investments. Insy
reaped a rich harvest through the aale It
players Do leagues of higher olassinca-
ton. This avenue Of PROFIT has been
partly blocked by tho appearance In the
field of the Federal League witch
threatens TO bribe away all minor league
material of major pretension-
In the meantime II is said by those
very cloye to the inside situation that the
Federal League is having r. very difficult
task keeping afoat. The Chicago pro
motors are said to have nearly reached
the limit OF their resources. The Ward
brothers are supposed TO DO carrying the
Plttsburg and Buffalo clubs we'll as tha
one In Brooklyn. Baltimore and Chica ro
are the only outlaw towns commanding
very much attention. and tho attendance
at both cities IL said TO have fallen on
perceptlbIN slHCe July ~ IN opito ot CUl
prices. Ban johnson has predicted tina,
the Federal League will suspend opera
tons before the last Of this month. n
Certainly the International League hH
been hard hit. especially in Bsltlmors
Jack Dunn has disposed OF the best Of his
players to big league clubs. In his way
ne In trying to make up his Losses. ".
had one of the greatest minor lcagn.
teams ever assembled. but though he vs'
leading the league he planed all season
at homo to empty stands.