The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-07
FED TEAMS OUTFIT
AND 0UTP|TCH 0. B,
MINES SAYS CAKES
Manager of Pittsburg CON-
pares New Leagues Stand
ard of Ball With Old Cir
cults Brand.

The following article was written py
Rebel Cakes, manager of the PittsDurg
Federal league team. 1t shows the
class of work shown by the Federal
league, a representative team or WHICH
is the Chifeds, which comes 20 Rlcn-
mond next Sunday for an exhlbitlon
game.
Not only has the Federal league sur,
vived three months when organlZeo
baseball at all times was predicting lts
early demise, but in addition 1t mas
shown by the quality Of its play ana
the attention that the fans nave
shown that it is worthy Of niche IN
the baseball world.
The speed of the Federal game and
the few number of errors committed
by the Federal league players nave
been appreciated by the baseball pup
lie and at the season of the year wnen
baseball patronage is in the habit OF
falling off it is really increasing at
the Federal games. This is only one
Of numerous proofs that the Federals
have come to stay.
A review Of the season to date
shows one Of the most interesting con-
tests known in baseball history. AS
the season has advanced the spread
between top and bottom has naturally
heightened to some extent but still
none of the teams is out of the race
and feel confident that my Pittsburg
players will be up in the front of the
race before the last game is played.
Changes Please Fans.
The Federals have been responsible
for several innovations which have met
with the favor of the fans, despite the
fact that the opposition in vain at
tempt to wean patronage away from
the Federals has claimed from time to
time that those connected with the
Federals are not baseball men and
that therefore the Federals must fail.
This statement is absurd on the face
Of it.
II any one goes into the history of
other business enterprises it will be
found that large percentage of bust
ness successes have been scored by
men who were ignorant regarding the
nature Of the business in which they
embarked. Because man has never
been connected with a baseball team
is no reason that he will fail as base
ball man, admitting that he is good
business man, as baseball as it is play
ed and conducted today is a business
SulSI pIlSS uuSA do oily oIAC1 AlAS
of business.
But when one looks over the list Of
those connected with the Federal lea
que it will be found that there are a
number of men who are posted on all
features of baseballdOm. In addition
all the Federal league managers are
men who have had a thorough drilling
in the national pastime and should and
are in a position to impart their knOWl
edge to those members of their teams
who have not been in the big show be.
fore.
Men Know Game.
Even the opposition must admit that
in the Federal league there is bunch
of wise heads in the baseball world
men who have made study of the
game, and in the business offices OF
the various teams there are men who
have made successes either in baseball
or in other lines of business and are
applying their knowledge Of business
in general to running the teams of the
league. running them with success
financially.
But the financial end is really not
what interests the baseball public
The fans in general don't care whether
the agnates are losing or making
money. What the fans want is high
grade baseball and that is what we are
furnishing them. What the fans like