Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-08
buying Of PENNANT
WILL Be PROHIBITED
President Ban johnson May
Be Forced To Do Some
Explaining
By George R. Holmes.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
New York, Sept s--The grand lit
tie sport Of trying to buy pennant, Sc
lately instituted in the American
league, is in for drastic bit Of legisla-
tion when the magnates congregate
around the Hot Stove this coming win.
ter, unless something goes 0wry. Ban
johnson is going to have his work
cut out for him in smoothing over some
| Of the deals that have been pulled off
| in his circuit this season, it is said
on excellent authority. Several club
owners, particularly in Washington
and New York, are going to present
some mighty strong arguments against
n few magnates wits lot Of money
being permitted to corner all the stars
in the league and make one, two or
thrce.sided affair Of the race.
The first week in September finds
three teams in the American league still
in the pennant hunt Boston, Detroit
and Chicago. Each Of these teams has
been reinforced by recognized stars this
season, bought from other American
League clubs, with Gl, resnit that they
have been way out in front most Of the
season and the fans in the cities whose
stars have been sold, are sore And
they can't be blamed. According to
this theory John D. Roehcfellc- could
bring penEant to ClcNcnni etcry
year.
In justice to Detroit, however, it may
be said that President Navin didn't
unloosen the purse strings until he was
forced to in self defense. Charles Com.
iskcy, Of the White Sox, whose sports.
manship has never been questioned |
started the merry little war of dollars
by buying Eddie Collins from the fin.
anciolly embarrassed Athletics for $50. |
OOO' When Collins didn't add the |
necessary punch to make the Sox n |
pennant winner the Old Roman went
out and paid $4,000 -or Eddie's form.
or team-mate, Eddie Murphy. Still there
was something wrong, and Comiskev |
took Memo Liebold from the Cleveland |
club ot tbe waiver price. 10 TOP OFF This
amazing Bit of baseball financing, he
bought Joe jackson from the same club |
for price said to be approximately
VIZ 900. It's question whether the
Old Romans ambition to bring pen.
nant TO the South Side fans hasn't
run away with his judgment.
President Lnnnin Of the Red Soy.
kicked in with 100000 for Jack Barrv
immediately Ofter Collins was sold to
Chicago, and lately he bought Sam Az.
new from the Browns for $4,000 Last.
ly, the Tigers bought Bill James from
me Browns at Il reputed price Of SIS.
There are several cities in the John.
son loop that needed holsterinp nm
and one of them is New York. Ruppert
aud huston, the new owners are max.
ing game effort to do It, but they re
getting little help from the league. An.
olhcr Is Washington, Ant another Is
st, Louis where Branch Rickey Is try.
ing 10 build VI, u team in accordance
with the time honorcd method. Natural
" letting three clubs corner the mar
Eot isn't going to make any great hit
with Amtr'car league supporters in
those cites. The howl raised In N ~
York is stil echoing
Not only does It make the fans in the
unlucky cities temporarily sore. but II
destroys whit is far moro essential TO
the game public confidence In It's hon.
estv and sportsmanship, md Il Is rencr.
olly accepted that sporting rivalry Is
the heart of the game
One Of the many remedies SUGGESTED
for this latest evil is not TO let amy
club DISPOSE Of player to another
club after runc e--or after the rcal
nennont chase rcts started II is nroc.
ucallv certain that something will be
done, IN any event