Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22

Philadelphia, Aug. 22.-Pity the poor
magnates in the National league. The
race Is over so far as the ultimate
winner is concerned. and the treasury
is far shy Of expense money in some
towns. Weather and war have played
havoc with baseball In the older cir
cult, and while the magnates are not
doing a lot OF talking they are search
ing privately for remedy.
With the possible exception OF the
Giants, the pennant winners. the Reds
and Cardinals, the National league
clubs are not making money. Phila-
delphia may be another exception, but
1t is doubtful. as the fans are not in
the habit OF focking to ball parks after
worlds series and a nip and tuck
fight for the top such as was staged
last season. However. you can write
1t in your book that Boston. Brooklyn.
Chicago and Pittsburgh are not laying
up any coin.
Boston in Bad Way.
Boston. with It's $1,000, 900 plant, Is
in a bad way. There isn't any secret
about this and already they are trying
to stop the leak. Starting this week
the Braves management is going ID
try 5O-cent baseball. They are an
nouncing 1t for one day only. but If IT
should prove success the price Will
stay down for the remainder OF the
season. This means that the genera.
admission price will include a box seat
If you happen to get to, the park In
time while the pavilion and bleacher
seats will be sold at % cents.
Next to the Bean Town management.
Pittsburgh ranks second as the big
loser. and B. Dreyfuss stands in fair
way of finishing first before the season
Is over. A bum ball club, change IN
management and disposition TO re-
trench brought about these conditions
The tonic here Is a change OF owner
ship and unless an inside tip coming
from an authoritative source Is wrong,
negotiations already are on. whereby
Dreyfuss will turn over his stock SAID
to be so per cent Of the total. to Jim
McGill and Jack Hendricks, owner and
manager, respectively. Of the Indian
apolis A. A. club According to the
same report the only hitch in the nego-
tiations is over the ownership Of Forbes
Field. the home of the Pirates. Barney
does not own the park and McGill de-
mands a right to purchase the plant
along with tho franchise. The park
and Max Carey are the only assets that
go with tho Pittsburgh club at present.
Cubs Far Behind.
Next in the order Of losers comes
the Cubs, with Brooklyn bringing up
the rear Weeghman and his associ-
ates are said to be "in" nearly $4,000
on the year, including players pur-
chased last fall and turned back be-
cause they lacked major league class.
The attendance has been terrible on
the North Side since the Bruins re-
turned from their second eastern trip,
and the prospects of an increase during
the remainder Of the year are not
bright. Ebbets, the Brooklyn president.
copied in 1916. is having the slimmest
why he Is fostering Sunday ball for
Brooklyn and playing double headers
with the slightest excuse.
What's going to happen next year?
The magnates are worried. Last sea-
son the kick was that New York must
be furnished with pennant contend
er if the other seven clubs in the cir
cult were to reap a financial harvest.
the theory being that without Gotham
the National league looked a sure
enough bloomer. Well, the Giants were
handed a winner, almost every club
contributing its mite; but what good
has 1t done? The Giants are feasting,
as they always will feast. and with
mighty few exceptions the other seven
clubs are fasting.