South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-05
BASEBALL BIDS FAIR TO
BE BETTER THAN EVER
AFTER WAR Is OVER
BY JACK VEIoX.
International News Sports

international News sports EDITOR.
NEW YORK Aug 5.-Ba seb ball
wili come back stronger and better
than ever after the war is over. IL
the powers that be take advantage
81 the opportunity that ~ coming 10
them 10 reha bilhate the game
War has hit baseball a solid
smash rocking 10 from stem 20
stern causing heavy financial losses
20 the club owners and resulting in
a certain falling or OF interest on
the part OF the public
But the coming peace will wipe
out these obstacles II the magnates
will only get busy
Baseball needs reuova ting. There
IL no denying the fact that the ad-
ministrative end Of the game has
reached the point where a reinforced
foundation is imperative
Ben Johnson recently remarked
thet cessation Of the game would
give the magnates a chance 70 turn
Their attention TO the working out
of political problems that have
been held up too long already
One or these problems IS re
organization Of the national COM
mission
American League Demands II.
The American league demands f.
and some or the more conservative
National league club owners realize
that II IS an eventuahty that cannot
De lodged. and admit as much
The high tribunal Of baseball
with two National league repre-
senatives I'm its ake-up. was a fine
thing for me old lea que The
American league has a capable bat
tier on the commission in the per
son 81 Ban Johnson. but two votes
against Bans one gave the Ma
tionais the edge. and the recent
clash over the case OF scott Perry
shows that all was not serene IN the
ranks Of the "comuish
What the commission needs Is the
presidents Of the two leagues and
third and disinterested party 20 act
as chairman Garry Hermann has
been capa bic chairman vet Garry
is a National league club owner
The third person must be man
thoroughly versed in baseball from
every angle and disinterested al
together i'm financial way with
either major league The minor
leagues too should he represented
They should AZ least he represent
ed rs the neutral chairman OF the
com mission n not permitted 20
have a representative of their own
choosing 20 SIT with the commission
I'm cases where minor league clubs
are involved
Expenses Will Re Considered
Anorher thing that rs bound TO
come in for attention In the major
lea Cues rs the expense 81 running
the game The first thing every
CLUB owner viii attempt when the
war is over viii be 70 recuperate his
losses He will grab big axe and
start choppiuE away az the payroll
anC ne wiil be 2 bic 70 get away with
it by the time & new crop Of PLAYERS
- ready % step into the shoes q
the hiEh-salaried stars Of the pres
ant many Of whom Will pass along
within a short time
Fair salaries FOR the PLAYERS must
ae paid always. for they are the lads
who keep the game alive Yet the
magnates brought about abnormal
salaries themselves ov reckless bid
ding for a players services I'M the
DAYS when the game was AZ its
height. and the PLAYER soon learned
how 90 take advantage Of the riv
airy between club owners
After the war baseball 90 be high
" successful within reasonably
short length % time must come
hack thoroughly renovated with
new policies IN force and something
more stable in the way ~ business
methods And the minor leagues
ne sources Of suppiy-musr be bet
ter taken care 81 than m the past
CHICAGO Aug S-Perry Nc
Gllvrsy won the 1oo-ysrd free
style race In 5s2-5 seconds AZ the
Contra 4 = T. outdoor swimming
championship events Saturday 9th
er results were as follows
$50 yards-Wiu Buddy Wauen
Great Lakes naEaI training station
drst. time. 12-2oI-5 IOO-yard free
style FOR women. Iaclueine Thomp-
son FhfraR 20 time ia Oh 100