Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-10
LEADERS OF MINORS
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Rowland and Donovan May Have
Same Success as George
Stallings.
WHO OWNS THE PHILLIES?
Baker Holds the Stock, but
Chandler, 1t Is Said, Is the
Real Magnate.

NEW YORK. January 9.-Baseball
be in the minor leagues or In the ma
jors: SO far as tho science and brains
Or the game arc concerned, II Is about
the Same proposition one place as
other. a successful system in one
CLASH of company should he successful
In another grade-backed UP. OF course.
by the same ,proportionate amount Of
strength In players. and good break
In luck. That Is theory that always
mas been tor as s, a9n en,
II in concrete fact last year ThGoret-
ically theory that does not hold
students Of metaphysics. To prove this
theory practical. Stallinrs came from
the International League TO the Ma
tionnl. and drove tho Boston Braves
to tho pcnnant and the worlds cham
pionship.
Some persons arc sim to be found
who brand the Stallings achievement
AZ largely one Of luck-a hukc. But
those persons are nov In the tiny
minority. The crest majority which
gives Stallinss credit for his accom-
OF the rival major circuit. Ban John
son and Charley Coniskey. his right
comiskcy has appointed Clarence Row
land. OF Peoria. TO manage his Chicago
White SoH. and II Was on Johnsons adj
wee that Colonel Jacob RUPERT and
Captain TIL Huston, new owners Of the
New York Yankees selected wild
III Donovan, OF Providence to pilot
tdeir team.
Rowland and Donovan stand In the
position OF disciples of Stall!ngs. Both
accomplished fcats similar to that of
Stallings, and simultaneous with his
last year. Peoria was last In the Three
] league In 1913. In 1914 Rowland led
them to the pcnnant. Providence was
sixth In the International Lcngue In
1919, and last year Donovan took them
10 the top. Wouldn't II be funny II
one OF these fellows should oppose
Stallings in the next worlds series?
Fred Chandler Owns Phiiiics.
Just az Charles J.. Taft owned tho
Chicago Cubs when Charles Webb Muir
ply used To pose as president OF the
club. SO does Frederick Chandler. n big
jorlty OF the stock In the Phillies,
though William f. Baker, of New York.
presidency Of The club The ease of
the + lilies has been entirely different
from hat OF the Cubs, in several re.
spect; however The administration of
and IL also has been dignified. Baker
commands the respect OF all his col
just the reverse with Murphy. But
that does not alter the condition as to
who owns the club. Baker may be
showing that he has full power TO do
as he likes, but that would be an easy
arrangement for him TO make with
the scenes. Baker could have all the
stock In his own name. and yet Chand-
ler could control II through the medium
of notes calling for Baker 10 turn the
stock over to him upon demand. Just
how that is fixed, has not been ascer-
tanned. but suffice 1t 10 say tina, Chand-
and Baker his hrurchcad. If not en-
ploye. Baker, who is former Police
nearly all OF tho open acting for the
club. but Chandler il the stage mana
ger. The recent visit Of Manager Me
Graw OF the Giants 10 Philadelphia
10 talk with Chandler about Third
Bascman Hans Lobcrt, while Baker
was right at home in New York en-
phas'zed Chambers position with the
club.
Ebhcts Wants Lnte Training.
President Charles II. F:bbcts. OF the
brooklyn Dodgers. announces that he
to limit spring training OF National
League clubs To the time between
March and the opening of the season
n rule to this effec, at its recent meet
ing here. but IL has been learned re-
Gently that there is a general dsposi
der TO prevent the breaking Of the rule
several OF the maenates have planned a
movement TO .resc!nd 1t when the So
called schedule meeting is held here
within the next few weeks. Ebbets.
though, intends to stand pat on mis-
Idea. and go further than that by adj
which provides for a specific penalty in
cases where It Is broken.
What the Brooklyn squire calls IAN
ideal short spring training schedule"
has been figured out for him by Man
ager Wilbert Robinson. 1t provides
for the team to reach its training camp
on March or .. put in few days
OF general light limberinE up exercises
until March C. and then have its first
taste Of actual baseball playing in the
form Of practice games between mines
chosen from the squad. These can be
OF only few innings at first, gradually
getting longer. with. of course. excr-
m Gil ", ix,
could last from March to March II.
Then from March > TO March 81 games
camp with minor league and college
teams. After that or from March %
TO April ~, a stretch Of twenty-five
playing the larger minor league teams,
and here and there n major team Then
one DAY or rest. and the season begins.
Somers Troubles Regretted.
The financial difficulties of Charles
Maps. as we'll as the New Orleans.
Portland. Ore, and Waterbury. Conn.
Of friends in organized baseball. Som
ers had hard luck In nearly all his
business ventures, rs we'll as in base
making 1t hot for him. though, Of
course, everybody is certain ho will
come out all right. somers has been
game. and without his aid In the early
years Of the fight the american League
would not now be In existence. Three
men were the big noise when the
American League was formed Ban
Johnson, the head of 1t, was the pro-
moter. He supplied the experience he
had gained through launching the
Western League Charley Comiskey
provided the intimate knowledge of
baseball conditions and also the Valua
bile asset OF close acquaintance with
nearly everybody of any moment CON
nected with the game. Where did
somers come. in? He supplied the
IL Comiskey furnished an engine and
Johnson got an engineer The locomo-
tive couldn't run without coal Somers
had the coal. AS a matter Of fact, it
was as n Wholesale coal dealer that
Somers got his big money In the first
place. after having some left him by
his relatives Now 1t is the irony OF
fate that trouble in the Pittsburg and
Ohio district coal. fields should cause
tho embarrassment of Somers If he
is worse Involved then believed, how
ever. 1t is certainty that tho Ameri-