El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-11

YEW YORK. Dec 11.-When the
IL National League holds its annual
= meeting here next Tuesday the
question of continuing the war against
the Federals viii again be prominent
1t is understood that the third league
has an organized attempt TO conclude
peace under way and that several Fec
magnates will be in town with that
purpose in view.
Whether there is any peace sentiment
in the camps of the National and Amer
lean leagues is doubtful The Federal
threat TO put team on Manhattan
has angered rather than INUNDATED
them. especially since learning that the
Federals only hold an option, which ex-
pires December IS, on the site IN ques-
ton
The only advocates Of peace to be
found in the big family Of organized
baseball are confined 10 a few club
owners in the National league. These,
IL is hinted, were prepared to attempt
to stampede the meeting in favor of
peace il the Federals had been able
as an untrammelled entrance into Man
haitian
In the opinion Of Frank ]. Navln,
president Of the Detroit American
league club, Gilmore and his associates
will make their greatest tactical blum
der if they establish park in Man
haitian.
Would Weaken LeaEne-
organized baseball should invite
rather than try to discourage an IN
vasion Of this territory" said Navin-
NO longer IS the Federal league
able to Interest the stars OF organized
baseball ne continued, for even the
overpaid talent has suffered salary re-
duetion without whimper rather than
take a chance with the outlaws. The
class Of playing strength TO be found
in GilmOre's league is a joke, compared
10 even the International or American
association. To furnish a team as
strong as either the Yankees or Giants
the Federals would have TO strip every
other club for the benefit Of New York
and you know how that would Work.
It takes two teams to make bail
game With New York normally strong
the rest Of the Federal league would
have to be a joke You know how long
New YOrks public would tolerate any
kind OF inferior entertainment 1t
might go once or twice as buriesques
as a steady thing never
TIVE UzProfItabIe Years.
The last two years have not been
lucrative ones on the whole for owners
of the big league teams While the
rush Of the braves from last TO first
place in 1914 stirred up a lot Of en-
Jhusiasm and saved matters from disas-
ter financially. not a great deal Of
money went into the Golfers
Only four OF the clubs came through
on the right side Of the ledger These
four were eastern clubs. Baseball clubs
in the WeSt-Wtth the exception OF the
Chicago White S0x. the Detroit Tigers.
and the St Louis Federals-lost mon
ey.
The PhiIIies cleaned up $1,000 ss
their share Of the worlds series OF
this amount one-fourth must be de-
Quoted. for under the National league
rules One-fourth OF the worlds series
money goes to the other seven clubs in
the league. On the playing season
the Pills made about $4,000.
Sentiment Has Changed.
II the pills had played the same
game in 1905 as they did this year the
club would have earned about 100000
That is the difference in the years
and the enthusiasm Five years ago
such a race as was shown this would
have had the bugs dippy but this year
it only attracted the fans in spots
On each one OF their three western
trips the Phillies lost money. Not one
Of the three trips did the club make
enough money 10 pay the railroad
fares and hotel bills-let alone sala-
ries. The pills did well at nome out
a lot OF the profits of the games went
to make up the deficiency incurred IN
the games abroad
Average 5000 Daily At Home.
The Phillies drew more people at
home than any other Philadellnia Ma
tional league team ever did They av-
eraged 5000 persons a day during tne
week and had some excellent Saturday
crowds On two occasions during the
year they had more than 5000 PAID
admissions-and the seats were sold
out once previous TO the worlds Sc
ries. This never occurred before IL
the history Of the club
The earnings will be trimmed to
such an extent that no dividend Will be
declared this year. The reason for
this Is that the club lost heavily last
season and the profits % this year
will 70 toward meeting the losses OF