The Washington times., 1914-07-05

he would ordinarily be looking for
a soft minor league spot to fall in.
somebody comes along and offers him
about twice as much money as he
ever thought there was in the world.
II I thought that / had only a couple
you can bet that I would go where
there was chance to earn as much
as could in that time. I might
feel all the affection IN the world for
one town and hate to leave it. but
! would be a financial 'bonehead' If
l dion't provide for the days when
would be unable 20 earn anything at
the profession ! have followed for 50
long l would be forced to do So no
matter how strongly my sentiments
Were pulling another way
II the sentiment ever is taken away
from base ball and the PLAYERS are
made to feel that they are merely
belng used to advertise somebody's
pread or beer. or whatever it may
pc, they will not show the interest
IN their work that they do now. you
may De sure about that. I hate to
mink or Walter Johnson being a sort
Oh glorifed Sandwich man." whose
UNIFORM VIII be an advertisement
Inc Federal League must work up
some sort or sentiment before IL c-n
nope 10 De really successful. In it's
present position the games are re-
gardec something like exhibition con-
tests by the fans.
Ihere may be an excellent brand Of
baseball played. but there are no ira
,,I'Ist ana sometimes the patrons
must wonder what it's all about. In
9ther words. while the Feds are fight
ING Tor their own pennant, the oues-
ION arises: What are you eninr 70
10 win II when YOU get it?" The
L dn.i and National League fass.
naVlng been fought for so long bsyr
come to boast a sentinentaI al
that acds TO the interest IN the rae,
suppose that my readers will eY-
pect me TO make some comment on tha
recent trouble that laid me I'm All 7
nave TO say is that / acted according
70 "haI believed at the time WAS the
rght. and am very sorry that tho
consequences have been SO unnJeasant
~ nuI ts me 70 be out Of the game inst
IS Inuch al 1t possibly can grieve INV
fondest admirer, and wSnId ny
gwen a large chunk of nv salary n this
incident could have been omitted. The
Ilsers struck bad luck about the time 7
was rendered hors de combat and lost
ground, but We will pick it up before
long and be in there lighting them lust
as usual. We aren't done vet, and /
hope that when the INK gets
through picking on me and the club
we Will make somebody worry about
1t looks now as though the Athletics
would be hard 10 GUST from their posi-
ton at the head of the column, or. at
least. hard to keep ousted. They start
everybody knows that they are a tough
bunch of birds at Shibe Park; the
toughest in the league. by all odds,
when intrenched in their own doOryaTd.
Washington also is home, but the IA
tons do not seem to have quite enough
power. and they probably will not win
so regularly as the Mackmen for the
next three weeks.
The place TO stop Philadelphia is on
road, for the bosses of baseball cyea-
ton have proved time and again that
Il cannot he done at home. If they
played all their games in the Brotherly
Love town, ! tremble To think how
MANY they would grab in the course of
the season.
II Is rather curious that the Mackmen
should be so universally successful at
home at that, for they do not seem
TO have a very enthusiastic bunch or
fans. In fact. ] should say that the
Ia sebaII bugs" in Philadelphia are the
most phlegmatic in the whole league
They seem to take the Athletics vic
tories as a matter of course. and re-
fuse to get the least bit excited about
them. I can remember the time belore
n became an annual event to raise a
IvorId's remnant at Shibe Park when
there was a lot of spirit around there
In fact a few seasons ago there was
q little hit more than | care for. espe-
ciaiIy when the fans We're writing me-
letters threatening TO kill me. and all
that sort of thing.
They certainly got stirred up about
the sinking OF Baker at that time and
there was a regiment of police at the
game for. a few days when we were in
town. Ifthink that have the honor NJ
Heing "protected' bv moro cops rnan
any other man in the countrT. Even
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