Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-03
MINORS ARB RETUENCHTNG
Some Of the Bigger Leagues May
Abandon Spring Training.
TRIP Is QUITE EXPENSIVE
Cost rive 90 Ten Thousand Dollars
ana the Profits Derived Arc
Not Worth the Money
n Takes.
NJ FRANK @. MENKE,

NEW 1Otth, Jan. L-o0me OF Nno DAk
minor league clubs may abandon the
spring training trip this year IN keeping
with the retrenchment policy.
III costs us from 5000 TO $4,000 each
year TO take the spring trip. and past
experience has convinced most Of US that
the trip isn't worth the outlay" said one
minor league magnate. III we hit a
streak Of nice weather during the train
ing camp days Il Is likely that our men
win get into pretty good shape. But
even at that II doesn't mean that our men
viii come north IN much better shape
than they would be in II they had re-
mained north and worked the kinks out
OF their systems there.
Very often a club hits a spell OF very
bad weather and that means that the
benefits Of the trip are almost nil. The
players come back I'm but little better
shape than when they left.
Another thing Is this: Players who
train in the south get used TO the warm
climate. When II comes time to travel
north they begin TO hit cold weather. and
when they reach the home town It often
happens that their muscles have become
stiff again. and II will be a month before
they are ironed out
North Training Advantageous.
'Tf club trains in the north its men
win work out in the same sort of climate
that they will face when they begin the
regular season. II the weather IL cold
during the first two weeks OF the regular
season Il would not prove a setback, as
IL does when the men train IN the south
The men won't be SO liable 70 get sore
arms and stiff muscles. because they will
be used 20 the weather.
The major league clubs mako up part
of their expenses by playing exhibition
games while beating Il back 70 the
north. The minor ieaguers are not much
Of an attraction, because there are so
many major league clubs down south,
and It rarely happens that we can get an
exhibition game that viii bring any sort
of a gate receipt divvy."
II look just now as II the big league
clubs in Organized Base Bali are not
going 70 observe the new rule that limits
the roster to twenty-ono men between
May ! and September /. Most Of tho
managers have baked at the plan. A
club can operate for q season with TWEEN
tyaone players, argue the managers, but
e can't build for the future by carrying
twenty-one men, and successful man.
ager is one who builds for tho future by
keeping q lot OF subplayers on TIM bench
throughout the regular season.
II the twenty-ore-player-rul had been
"a force some years ago II IL more than
likely that McGraw wouldn't have hung
onto "Rube" Marouard 80 long. for
"Ruhe'' would have been taking place OF q
man who was more valuable TO Mcoraw
At the time. Connie Mack probably
wouldn't have kept Eddie Collins n the
twenty -ore-player rule was In force, for
just A. the time that Collins broke into
the game. Connie had a largo Hook OF
veterans and he would have given them
the Preference ovor Collins II no had
been forced 10 let como of the excess
baggage loose.
See Folly in Limit.
There are q score and more OF instances
similar 10 the Marauard and Collins
cases ana the managers who are bowling
against the twenty-one-piayer-ruI point
70 them as examples Of the folly Of limit
Ing the roster to twenty-one men. There
FORE II Is more than likely that the Ma
honal league at its February meeting,
win rcscind ito rule and place the limit
a. twenty-three.
The American league. II is said. win not
AotNe Ane managers 70 adhere to the
enty-one-nen-r1le. and the managers
WI be permitted to cary about twenty
three men.
u the ELECTROMAGNETIC wasn't
supposed to be In force In the National
league right now. John Mc0raw wouldn't
waste much time IN getting tho signature
Of Germany sohaefer 70 a contract
The funny man from Washington has
been wanted by Mcoraw for long time.
MS0raw figured that Germany, with
his rapid fire flow OF humor. would do
anrawfui lot 70 keep the Giants In good
spirits. and that Germany would keep
The fans amused during the duil moments
AZ the game.
But ! can't crab schaefer now" said
Mo0raw. II that twenty-one-p layer-rule
is 70 hold I'll have hard Job in pruning
down my list OF regular players 10 Keen
within the limit"