El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-22
Up To Youngsters To Keep
Baseball Alive Next Season
Big League Teams of Corners VIII Likely Be Chosen
in New York and Brooklyn; Baseball Will Not
Be Allowed to Go by Default; Managers
viii Be on Equal Footing.
Be on Equal Footing.


y view Of the uncertainty OF profess
sional baseball coming back 10 It's
own next year and the fact that
young players who will not be
called in the draft, will possibly have
their innings 10 show their ability to
keep the game going. 1t has been pro-
posed that the youngsters. who think
they have sufficient experience and
confidence in themselves to develop
into coming stars, 10 send their names
and addresses to a committee to be ap-
pointed later.
II is not unlikely that the two
big league clubs in Manhattan and
also in Brooklyn will enter into
the plan that will enable the sport
TO 20 on next season, instead of
iaRsln= into state of lanEour
that would he dangerous to the
very life Of the national game.
Surely it is the youths of our city
to whom is left the protection Of base
ball
It is from their ranks that the de-
pleted teams must be reestablish ed
The high class of big leagues play
ing that has been the standard in the
past cannot be sustained. but IL the
various teams are evenly matched
and they necessarily would be the
Experienced managers would have
the development OF the youngsters in
charge and then it would be I'd to
such men as John McGraw. Miller
Hugsins and Wilbert Robinson to
show thmselves organizers.
Would Have Equal Chance.
None OF those experienced big
league leaders would have any advan-
tage over the others and the real
managerial ability Of the men would
be brought out, The rivalry engen-
dered between these three managers
and others who would have in charge
the development Of other teams would
surely not be the least interesting
part Of the new departure.
1t is assidiously foolish for baseball
10 be allowed TO go by default There
seems TO be a disposition on the part
OF some few club owners to be passive
under present adverse conditions
That Will be the biggest mistake of
the many they have been guilty Of
know of one club that since 1894
up 10 this year has had a continual
financial success during that time.
Not one OF those Is years has ever
seen that club lose money. and several
Of those Is years have enabled the
club to declare enormous dividends
to its stockholders or to improve the
clubs immense plant.
Is it right or just to the baseball
public that by its splendidly loyal
support Of the club. made these profits
possible, that the owners should show
the white flag OF dismay. when for
the first time in all those phenomenal
" profitable seasons. the coming sea
son does not look good enough for the
club 10 pile another 30, 40. so or so
percent on its capital stock2
Owners Willing to Quit.
Ordinarily such a club owner would
be put down as a rank gutter. but
there are evidence that not only this
particular owner and others are
thinking OF throwing up the sponge
Nothing can be gained by squeal-
ing for help, and especially so when
there is a living chance for a small
profit
All the world doves n fighter.
particularly 80 just now. when our
boys ~over there" are driving the
Huns to their knees IN pleas for
peace.
The worlds war is not going to
last forever, but baseball is, and it