Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-14
BASEBALL IN 1919?
HARDLY POSSIBLE!
Contracts for Players Not Likely
to be Forthcoming Next Spring;
Game Eclipses Bull Fights.

New York OFT 10 Major lcauic base
ball uaRnatcs fare knufty problem 10
the coming annual meetings, when they
Hlli be called upon - decide tho status 0f
thc player al prrseut under contract 0r
reserve. kery few Of the club owners hold
the opinion apparently, bat A. viii bc
possible - resume icagic pcraiInns next
prng II sich proves 70 br The oasa and
there arc tcH indications ~ thn contrary,
. woIld appear that Ihc fnaiort1. IL
players whD figured iD the l9is pnun8rt
races will not receive contract during the
early months II next gear
According - the present system = s
mandatory gpon thc clubs ~ rcne1 their
options Or reserve cl9u-c upon pi4ynrs
not later ban January J each gear, and
10 follow this action bv mailing contr4ct5
~ he players not later than February ,.
i Is extremely dpubUtl IL th.- proondur,
viii sd followed i'm 1919 ud thc ordr
arv uHtne, player 2ho did not raceivr
bis contract u Naui, ] HDuij brooroc b.
free agent and lppu the resumption n hig
Il gic baseball would br in p 0lfiou 10
-"!l tl- -rrsIccs 80 thc mgIet bidder
II j. 4fsL.rtoo1 however, that tte
magn1fes viii bold Bat ttc bu-iucz.
of baseball wis lpoudoj under l-trIr
tloU from the government and 'tat
-lnro tbe right - operate pas 3cgonJ
their eDntroII aI contracts acJ other
aad other legal pha-r ire gpr0dcd
automatically 0Aer th- c.n-trIct4a
the contract - tho pla.er rgrries over
/ pnhl such fnIc the government give
consent }Jr a renewal " lhe business "
baseball Itae tae professional
ioaWp - aat ro-ame 4nt 110 a.
ear uf 39IH a.i BE- considered rcr
fff.
IIater opufr.c
There 'i. another sngie '9 ne
proposition which nr l~ .lr rnagnatr-
and 'hr twp major 'aauir- ndivtduais
and eg-np nperttug ngIuee- organizations.
r aIgh No eid ~ 4o ru p,r ght4
ta reNl-r ~ aegotlafr H5f. NJ - tnn
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'ho -uprn-'nn rh" Hrre v4- nc
pr0Drvte IN ncrhrr 'ah Irl rti0n
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bc obliged .no- aa"s rs a-glner
club far ~1cw .t t- arfrr
release, he te-.r.I -r-orter g.av
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[erpzucla ea-ehu beats al chsing
ron the }rna-.~an point n lew mere
j. nothing rrmar.abtc .n -uch tat@-
ment ISL. apt- new ID sid Bur
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the Porto Eican baseball cl1 rhat roccnf-
lv -t-i-e3 aueziri4 tor e-foS -ame-,
-Ir- -tst tae sentiment .a- z1t hrld +
hr south }mercau Republic where sor
centuries ne rarriia IN tor0- ha. been
the national port People here stdi
/ ~ aFterno0ns ,ec the sraador
give he deadly thrust 'o hi7 victim -Hr
greater number ytecd -he morning
baseball game heir enthusiasm III sae
s-ro ae uelota more atensr and
~ontInnog- Tner 3vi At tne players
4nd q, each other onvlrmng proof 'lat
the f8n Aa- appeared p rar south tmcri-
oau aHbi.c SIS riIvrrs. Tile aativc~
h4vc aat -a4rnel Porto tlcan
/ standards hey 4re raTnfr weak HrldeT~
| aha hatt4rs But hrow Avn lara
/ how hey elm brow according .9
I Nuns. Waiter johnson and I'r- speaker
would sit up and take notice a thev Aw
/ he Eenczoianua t.rauan "A reiota.
- great /. ,he desire + the neopie sd
I Caracas t1 earn tac american game
\ ta45 Aluti- aH4 aHe #r xo at his COM
I uanlous were persuaded ~ remain alter
4 h. series rs leach enthusiasts low to
+ pAy auh> Is Il the pitchers "t
+ he .gture u4E Wne from arIcaS ar
7 AIar4callo l- e44 p the aNaS.