Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13
IS PENNANT RACE FIXED?
Those Arguing Magnates Playing
for Receipts Stigmatized Boobs.
GIANTS DRAW BIG CROWDS
New Workers Naturally Bring Out
Rest Attendance at World series,
but Are Snort on Men
This Year.
ny FRANK a. AGENKE.


NEW YORK, Sept 12e-And now the
boons are assuring each other thuslyi
Well, maybe the National league race
amt fixed for tho Giants to win the
pennant. but It's fixed for a close finish
so the league magnates will make
money"
1t seems that those folks who cannot
believe base ball is an honest game can
not be suppressed. They are like cor1ks-
always bobbing around. And, like corks,
they are light throughout their makeup.
Fixing pennant race. as previously
pointed out. would be tho height OF folly
for the men behind. To fix a race the
managers or owners OF tho clubs that
wero not to win would have 70 issue
orders for their men TO lay down. :"
Probably the men would lay DOWN
but the chances are they would refuse.
They want n share of that world series
money just as well as the next person.
But assuming that the men id agree
10 lay down. Some time in the future
one or another OF those fellows might
get raw" deal from his owners. Is
would mako him poevish and vindictive
What would be his first mover Nothing
alse but to rush to some Newspaper office
and reiate the inned details Of the
frame-up.
Does anyone think that the base bali
mamates whose fortunes are tied up in
base ball. and whose success depends
upon the honesty Of tho game would be-
come involved in a crooked deal that
later on certainly would be disclosed by
some disgruntied player?
In afhA~ s.aa..
the claim was made that the Giants were
strengthened in mld-season. at the ex-
pense OF the weaker clubs, 10 that it
would be cinch for the New Yorkers 10
win the pennant. The boob element had
an Figured out that the National league
powers wanted the Giants TO win because
the Giants could pull bigger crowd than
any other town in the National circuit.
Giants Draw Big Crowds.
rne Giants are able 10 outdrew any
other city In the worlds series croUrds
but Il isn't at all certain that they'll be
IN me worlds series. They need heln
In. the form OF real players. but thew
aren't getting II. They need at onca
clean fielding. hard hitting outfieldera
TO bolster up their outer garden. They
need someone 70 take Stocks place M
third. The recruit fields well ana "a
heady' but he is weak with the stick.
Ana most OF all the Giants need a
seasoned pitcher-one who can be counted
upon 70 win at least two-thlrds OF hia
games But they haven't gotten him and
they won't get him. The other clubs mead
their good pitchers Just as much as the
Giants. And they are hanging on 10
them. The New Yorkers Eot Marty
o.Toole from the Pirates last week. for
the waiver price Of sl.5Oo, but it's a cues.
ton 70 whether o.Toole WIN helm them
me condition seems TO effectively
spike any yarn that the powers that be
In tho National league force other clubs
TO make trades with the Giants that ara
advantageous 10 the Giants. II they did
they certainly would do 80 now. Bur
they won't They never have ana never
will
Some folks seem 10 think that the
Boston-BroOkiyn deal, whereby the
Braves got REQ. Smith, the third saek.r
was fixed" More bunk. The funny
part OF the deal IL the fact that thu
Dodgers were giad 10 get rid OF Smith
They would have let him so to the minors
- the story goes. II the Braves hadn't
taken him OF their hands.
smith Trouble Maker.
smith didn't play any wonderful game
for the Dodgers either at bat or IN field
And he was accused OF being a trouble
maker. Manager Robinson had Getz
whom he wanted TO play at third and
whom he considered better than smith.
just az the time the Dodgers owners were
figuring on what 10 DO with the red
headed ssaeker. stallinga came along
and made an offer for him
staliings figured that Smith was Just
the man he needed 20 round out his in
aeld. lie got Smith-almost az his own
terms-and Smith Justified the judgment
Of stallinss. He has played AN almost
faultless game az third. has hit in timely
fsshisn, and has rounded out the stone
wal inneld Of the Bostonians.
stalings took a chance on Smith when