The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-06-10
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BY A Fan.

BY
The present season noted among other things for
the Inauguration National League of the 81 player limit
rule The adoption of this winter met with
unusual amount of criticism but not without champions
and the discussion still RACES Manager Fred Clarke OF Pitts
burg among the first speak favor of the adoption OF
such rule and today getting effective work from his club
with roster showing but twenty One of the chief
opponents of the rule Manager McGaw of the Giants and
he attributes the showing Of the Giants date at
least, to it's adoption.
general policy of rerenchment in organized baseball
responsible for this the part of the magates There
is question that curtas financial burden of consider
able proportions salaries formerly paid players whose chief
occupation sit the bench hit in pinch also
reduces the travelling expenses of each club by few hous
ands each year.
The League clubs still carry 25 players during
the playing but gain little by doing That the
rule met with general approval evident by the aacry
with which the minor leagues stepped into line The American
Association Glass AA reduced the player limit
the Pacific Coast League the class eighteen Only
the best players retained by each club and the general pub
lie attend and be reasonably of seeing players
they know the daily lineup will remain practically unchang
ed whereas the past when the clubs carried in the neghbor
hood of thirty players the battery list crowded with sub
sttutes and somewhat resembed factory payroll All in all
the rule be sensible and that works
hardships any of the clubs.
In the cluster of Memorial Day the
between the Cubs and Pirates easily the best The Pirates
captured both and the each To- Some
games.
White opened their trip fine
style shutting the Red Sox 90 Detroit did likewise
New York. Score 80.
Pitcher Pennock former Athletic goes the Red Sox via
the waiver It said that Boston would like
trade pitcher Leonard for Frank Baker.
The Saint Paul management recently released Chick Aut
OnUa fvtur at frsth Now Tho naaS
formation that Aubrey wasn't long job Joe Canton
got busy and signed him for the Mers and the old boy put
much into the rest of the team that they got
break Indianapolis. This will probably moving
Cashon to the outfed the bench His ability hitter
will probably keep him with the Mers capacity Aut
rey should dispose of the first base problem for Minneapolis
even if he did come from st. Paul.
Ezra Mdk has been named manager of the Louisville
club to succeed Jack Hayden
Under the caption What Ais Baseball writing
in the issue of Res Mirror outlines the contributing
of the small attendance figures the major leagues In
faed salaries inflated habands and inflated press notices of and
for the players and inflated greed the part off certain mag
naes he contends all operate to kill off public interest
There doubt of it. Most anything be overdone
and this applies to the methods in the Major lea
CUES. With the national itself possibly find
fault and it is with stay In the prosperity
in this country baseball gained by leaps and bounds in public
favor and much poured into the Golfers The
players demanded and received much larger salaries and when
the baseball started their salaries again
creased in order them organized ball. But
the midst of general industrial depression, due largely
European conflict and results in diminished audiences
the ball park. Mr. Reedy in commenting the srce to
which refer above, aptly says in part after ALL
the main why the public doesn't the games
racabe to the isdeeds of either the the play
The that the public has not the spend
for tickets to the games"
It is said Owner Somers Cleveland Club will offer the
orOIor
CAPACITY with the Cleveland Association
Earl Hamilton, pitcher for the St Louis Browns, who