Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-14
Judgments

NAs past exuavaSance - now Ihe
order Of the day with the mag
- mates, not because saving has
become virtue over night with
them. but because the situation
has forced upon them the necessity OF
action towards curtailing expenses. Nat
uraily, the first place to which the prun-
ing process IL applied Is the salary Of the
player Inflated figures are being de-
flated quite rapidly, and each team VIII
go into the season with salary roll
very much less than the totals at Nhe
close of last season. 1t is wasting time
to debate any further the responsibility
for the condition of affairs as to the
great outdoor sport, so dear to the heart
of every American How TO overcome
adversely and win back the alienated
patrons Of the game is the problem in
which every owner and every player Is
vitality concerned, One thing is very
certain: Little Roadway towards the
goal win be made by the continuance Of
the rows that have marred the proceed
ings for the last two years. The sooner
the club owners can come to an UNDER
standing among themselves, and the
quicker they can reach a working agree
ment with their players, the better It
will be for ali hands And. in making
any agreement, either for the control of
clubs or players. the magnates will be
making mistake If they do not give
full consideration to the rights OF the
great silent partner in the game, the pub
lie. II people are going TO be asked to
patronage the game. they win want to
know Just a little more about 1t than
they ever have. Give them base ball,
give ~ to them on the level. and without
any side frilis Of lawsuits and clamor
over4aalaries and purchases and jumping
contracts, and the like, and the old
cro~xds win be back in the stands, root
ing for the home team, but eager TO see
a ball game, no matter which side wins
So Topeka Is to be with US for another
season: well. that makes no difference
IL the Kansans will Just supply a base
ball team and keep 1t alnenable to the
ordinary discipline OF the game. The
trouble with Topeka last season. both a.
home and abroad. was that it's organiza'
ton was a joke, the players had no re-
gard for themselves or anybody else, and
the public soon found out that 1t wa.
more likely to be bored by lot Of horse
play than to see bali game when To
peka was ANNOUNCED 10 play. and thu
result was that people resolutely stayet
away from the grounds. Topeka SHOULD
be a good ball town. and within the pres
ent very reasonable salary limit Of thu
Western league ought TO prosper tsndel
competent management. Here's hopins
thatlthe new owner gets a good team an,
keeps it under strict control.
Il p
II Is nothing TO wonder at that Kansai
City lost it's Federal league franchise
for the fans down there do not thihl
enough Of base bah to make two expen
sive teams profitable One or the othe
had TO go. and as soon as an Oklahoml
millionaire was found who was willini
to put his bank roll back of anothe
team on Manhattan island, II was cas-
enough 70 determine which one. of tn
Kansas city teams was going TO move
. This leaves indianapolis the distinction
OF being the town where the next NOV
is likely to come This is tough prob
lem for both the Gilmore and the Tebea
leagues And. by the way, the Tebea
league hasn't shown much more sign. q
spreading out. Perhaps waiting for ia
lands decision.
Wonder If judge I1enesGw, Mountai
Landls realizes how many folks ar
inetaphorically holding their breath
waiting for him to come acrossG
The great American public stiIl refuse
: to go wild over the game that is to b
pulled off at Juarez early next month
1t looks too much like a plan 70 get hol
Of little easy money And. at tina
the people are so accustomed to tn
Thought Of a nonresident black chan
pion that the white hope appeal has iol
most Of its potency. II the bushes
strngeney continues. some OF the aspi
ing champions may have to go to woi
fof a living.
The summer base ball question is con
ing in, for a good deal OF debate on,
more. but no one has yet been able
satisfactorily point out how a cole,
player can be a professional In the sun
mer time and an amateur in winter. j
be sure, the Lincoln High school autbo,
ties 50 ruled IN the case OF Les Mann. b
the decision was not generally adopt
as soPd law.
Ana ~ that Wen bet Frank Chan
has a lot more fun in the bush out
California than heiever had In New Yor
Same thing goes on the proposition tn
the Yanks win miss Chance a lot mo
than Chance will miss the Yanks.
II wouldn't make a powerful lot OF d
ference In the course OF history n son
of the Western Iaaaua fouua fatN n
Tor tho coming season and never .