Evening star., 1921-12-07

1t was a brave thing to do, because
here and there were offending clubs
in the big circuit of which Mr.. Sex
ton is executive. which felt each
stroke which he laid on with such
persistent emphasis. Not all may
have agreed with all that he said. but
the fellow who felt that the other
fellow had done something wrong did
agree with some part of it. So. TAX
ing it collectively, the president re-
ceived an atmosphere of response all
around.
The running story of the presi--
dents address to the men who had
come so far to hear it had to do with
economics 1t was as If father had
reached the point where he wanted
the whole family to understand as thas
the high cost of living had reached
another point over which he could
not climb.
Wants Everything Trimmed.
Mr.. Sexton wanted everything trim
med from fruit to sausages. All
those frivolities-to him supertiuous
such as taxIcabs for players.
bonuses for players, hotels with
French menus for players. Pullmans
for PLAYERS and expense accounts 10
and from business for players. he
suggested. would be better abolished
than continued. He advocated IRON
clad agreements for limits of sal
aries and players and such things
and limited at not helping out the
major leagues by engaging their sur
plus players. but forgot to name the
date of the millennium. Perhaps an
official millennium is not to be an
nounced until after a trial has been
had of reforms.
In the final analysis it will be found
that individual clubs in base ball
will closely initiate individual own
oh "a
eighth place is the greatest st1cklcr
for earthly proprieties and team
which can win a championship by
the expenditure of dollar or two
is likely to skip the proprieties and
chase the pennant.
1t may be very fitting to go back
to the days in base ball when the
players rode over to Jimville in the
caboose of the local freight. but II
.Jayville ever hears of II the JayViiie
team will go to Jimville in tourist
cars just to he different
Proposes Pooling Receipts.
Julius Heinemann. all the way from
New Orleans. thinks a lot of these
vexations will be eliminated if some
day the smaller leagues adopt his
theory of mutual pooling of at least
part of the receipts. He desires no
mutuality in the race for the cham
pionship. That would be absurd. but
as there are certain costs which are
alike and which must be met by each
club, 1t seems proper to him for the
strong to help the weak. because the
strong are dependent upon the weak,
after all, to help maintain the circuit.
Rather altruistic, but sincerely for
the good of base ball in smaller cities.
Doak Roberts of Texas, a man
who makes base ball grow where
ranches are figured by miles and oil
derricks are close enough together
for clothes bars, says his economy
in handling the sleeping carrQueS-
tion saved his league $4,000 How
ever. Texas has hot climate and
tourist sleepers are able-at
times.
President Sexton stated that the
average price of a ball game in class A
last year was s1,122.22. An interesting
statement which will tend to keep any
body from invading class A. and which
demonstrates to the citizenry who
patronize class A base ball that they
are not getting a cheap and ordinary
article. However. if they prefer to
judge their base ball more by results
than by first cost that is something
else in which even the price is with
out significance.
President Larkin of the Hartford
club boldly announced that he would
buy and preserve his own ball players
In the future.
President John Toole of the new