The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-16
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worlds Champion Ali-round Bau Player
The Federal League has lust com. fin
for a new share 90 notoriety. Ia mas
ADOPTED a diet of ten cent baseball for
- piea,htL patrons Those who have
the interests OF the great game are
someN hat concerned over the movement.
naturally the play crs are not the least
interested. I have been asked by hun
dftds or fans What think OF this most
iaalgal step and have always replied
ianhIy that can see no sense In the
What prompted the Federal League
% ADOPT ten cent baseball I know not.
nut ~ looks 90 me like the last deHprr-
ate chance 10 arouse interest In the
league ON the part OF the public which
tA~ been lacking IN steady measure ever
since the independent enterprise was
nrNt launchd. 1 interpret the movement
- an admission on the part OF tho I'M
dependents that they are ready Co call
lult7 On lhelr claims To major league
pretenslons Sporting people are u rule
unto themselves They are wise be-
N"hd their generation. You can no more
cram down their Threats the logic that
a legitimate show can be produced al
movie prices than you could make them
take stock. In the projections OF big
league ball az prices lower than any
that have ever prevailed IN the lowest
am sure the Federal league has lost
caste with the profession by chopping
lnt general admissions 20 such an abb
surd sum. Everyone who has followed
baseball during the past two stormy
years realizes the advanced cost OF pro-
duction To begin with. salaries have
overhead expenses and maintenance
have also doubled. The thinking PLAYER
must realize that u the Federal league
wins out In establishing such "a low
tarin the profession viii be tho sufferer
IN inc tnd. Either TIE promoter viii
trench through salary slicinE
HAS Destroyed confidones.
Already the Federal league has de-
siroyed the confidence OF those PLAYERS
who nrst hailed 70 a. savior by turning
right and Justice that Ia claimed 10 De-
The alleged ill- OF organized baseball
pop n'aNnE- WITH players have been too
prevalent ln the acts or independent pro-
meters toward their hlroliugs These so
called champions Of justice have found
ways and means 10 ahrogate so-callcd
iron clad contracts before their time
They have found methods for uucoudI-
iInuaI release and for salary cutting
pa! ere win Oh. opposition have been
very bitter lu their complaints espec-
Tally within the past two or three
months. They confess. however that
they are powerless. They have no re-
In New York "a short time ago ran
across an old teaurnate Of petroit's pen-
n'nt winning days who f. now IN the
The proposed raid on tHs major iesgyss
that Gilmore had PREDICTED
you tel! the young fellows. Ty". this
Ultimate. It's an riEnt Tor a ha~-be-u
TO take q chance DO DTS money Do assured I
HIt the further this nght goes me worse
y VIII De- Tor ths player BOZ The long rum. /
J Am convinced that the Federal league
can never gain major recognition Pubs Z
DC interest o. not there The National
ana American leagues have the upper J
hand in the worlds series. A three corr ]
n'rcd world FL series would hs decidedly .
..l.. actor ven m ihcr" were de-
nand Tor third major league, which
there is NOT
20 had faith at frst in The Federal
league because Thought there wa room
room There is not a city in the land
Dig enough f0r three teams Conflict Ia.
detndIN. our en'srrriee has been The sar- .
LfLer .rganse our champ IlnshIn has MOI
q. gnIncanre aa compared fo that az our /
rivals nj" worlds series rewards orr
LAHORE or advertise our ieaEuc Playing
iasm.
'rntu thIs wear Q thought che Federal
81t tra aii.rssres ts. r-iI,r ~, ''lT l'I, .
% year aFo. Q hear that Harry 1IrcIa.- BE-.
HdrnrafIug Ten cent ball f.r frr bleach.
critics s.eh @ riar 10 adopted o. .e.ll .
idHls.Inu RI wsHNHrH.
- made NO Friends.
we i.NtrtI ..ffI. nAs made nn i
lF .9ae' .l aTl''g r.s5'-s, D. aagp,t.nE. .
ere con, need fhat Dee asme has been ?
. happened rrornrfiurHfalv with tho r..
4.
rnfr w1I now br rhIf t1 Irfrrraf PLAYERS .
ln organized baseball Or fura mot rs.
uNirf Daniel fH Interpret OBJ. bend. .
rINnE uu fHr wall If frn cent baseball .
CUT prices. in fHH rHfInrnfirr .| thinking .
pr rn. cannot faI fn tear down ffs hIrH .
fnnnarda rf frn game which required .
HUrff rrHra OF careful nursing fH Orr Do .
up len cone h1r. BAIL believe. e.Tf .
.rr.H destroy What confidence the f-Hf. .
"fa| league uUHH.HHrl within the raras .
Unusual circumstance have combined .
pie season toward casting reflection .r .
iNr business methods % certain uafnr D.
rHrIr eIHhF THE chief fanIf rested .
with ffe weather. which rarresIfafrI on F.
unusual nurIh rr ~ rHHfurrrr.nrfe and .
.nHrQHrnf douhienrndera Frame In some
I'ira have CHARGED chat fhr CLUB owners D
hnrnI.-d rnweH In fnr slightest provo.
alton in order fn prov Ife h1rrnfn dtUa j
mi fH'.r patrons. Always these rharrra
|H"n moo been Justified Iuf FHHr fIrH
/. 0."rfH. '"Ha 90 nrHnrn H.ffu anna
ID fIrh d. fhc game rn GOOD
.IHrrHN Ur." fIar has fnH rIrHf idea .
SUE HIrlsh'.r told mr = few darr ar.
Hr WII. mH." |HHf HHHIFar fHa
IOunIH.sanrr scheme rf the annual Hr..f.
ING ~ tHr National IaHrI. Urr.f.aa .
believes that che biz league arhefuI.a
.N.u'd b. rr.. .1rH with ample omen .