Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-12
new ERA COMES In BASEBALL
Regime of Loud Mouthed, Blatant
Owner is Over and Real Bust
ness Men in Control.

ny FRANK q. MENKE.


| NEW YORK March 1.-THE infusion
OF now blood into the rnogul arteries OF
the national game surely will bring about
marvellous Improvement IN base ball.
Those wso supported the pastlme long
ago grew tired OF the old, regime. They
soured especially on the old National
league regime. which staged some dis
gusting drinking bouts with each OF It's
meetings. II wearied OF the loud -mouthed
and blatant owners formerly connected
with the league. IL wanted to see clean.
cut business men hanciing base ball-not
wine and whisky connoisseurs. not men
who eau outtsik prize fight manager
The hopes OF fandom are being realized
There are many new faces among the
owners OF the National and American
league ciubs-and they are faces good 10
lock upon. The newcomers are sports
men-ciean, honest. square. There re-
main In base ball several men who are
termed In some circles as ''undesirables, !"
who soon must move out. They must
give way TO men who can uplift the game
--can give II dignity In It's executive hand
ling.
The National league Is TO be congratti-
lated because It has added to It's rank OF
magnates this year such citizens as Percy
Haughton. owner OF the Braves. and
Charles weeghman. who controls the
Cuba. They are the kind OF men who add
dlRnitys and power to any organisation.
William r. Baker. owner OF the Phlllies;
Harry Hempstead. boss OF the Gianta,
and Schuyler Britton. the Cardinal mag
nate--shey. too, are OF the weeghman-
Haughton typeI men who conduct them
selves always as gentlemen and sports
men; men who can be relied upon TO
work always for the hest interests OF the
game they represent
That quintet OF National leaguers por-
trays the ideal base bali leader--and ali
are comparative newcomers.
More power 10 them--and may their
numbers increased
Changes In American.
In the American league some radical
changes In ownership have come. and the
organization has benefited. Ban John
son has insisted. upon harmony and also
that each owner OF franchise In his cir
cult be business man as well as real
sportsman.
Joe Lannin OF the Red sox, a compare
~ ~ "NotAAcA ~ htit JblltNF thbucs - an
honor to the organization. No finer
sportsmen ever were identified With the
game than Colonel Jake Rupert. and Cap
tain Tlllinghast Huston. joint owners OF
the Yankees. ]. c. Dunn. new Cleveland
magnate. comes heraided as q man who
can win. OF lose. gracefully. Phil Ball.
who acquired the Browns as q result OF
the Federal league merger. Is OF the same
stripe a. Lannin. Dunn, Rupert and
Huston. the other rookie" owners So,
like the old league. the new one IL blessed
this year with five men who cannot help
but add caste 20 the diamond game. !,
Haughton. Weeghman. Baker. Hemp
stead, Britton. Lannln. Rupert. Huston.
BAH, Dunn they are the new men who
have come into the ownership Of major
league ball clubs during the last few
years. "A group OF men that fandom
should be proud to have in power-sleven
sportsmen who are putting their ahoulder
TO the wheel In an effort TO roll base ball
out % the rut into which It has been
skidded during the last few years Of war
and incompetent Leadership.
A new era has come in base balkan
era that promises TO lift base ball 20
greater heights than It ever has attained
in its lons history.