Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-10
CHANGES AHEAD
IN THE MAJORS,
IT IS REPORTED
II Is Hard to Find Out What
They Are, But They Are
Being Talked; Two Clubs
May Change Hands.
(By GEORGE CHADWICK.)
Especial Dispatch 10 Morning JournaD
Downright 1921 by Albuquerque Journhl)


(Special Dispatch 80 Morning Journau
Copyright 1921 by Albuquerque Journhl)
New York, Oct. 9.-While the
world series has been going on
there is great deal of gossip that
there are changes ahead in the ma
jor leagues. 1t is pretty hard to
find out Just what the changes are
TO be, or where they will take place,
but change is talked.
Two clubs might be sold, II the
owners could get prices which they
think are worth while. The ques-
ton is, what is a baseball CLUB
worth in the major leagues? Is 1t
worth as much as it was two years
ago or one year ago? Is base palI
likely to be a continued good thing
in the major league cities, or is the
force of public opinion tending TO-
ward changes which Will make
some Of the owners think about
reducing expenses
Certain Mines Pay Well.
There has been much talk about
the high cost of conducting ma p
jor league baseball club, yet in spite
of that talk facts turn UP which
show that certain baseball mines
have been paying very sub
stantial dividends and the patrons
OF them are beginning TO ask
whether the time has not come
when they should refuse to be
MIXED longer of their spare cop
pers.
1t is all right enough to pay
reasonable admission to see pase-
ball but is reasonable admission
that rate of admission on which
man who has nothing else to DO
to divide a profit of two hundred
thousand dollars between himself
and his friends, and then excuse
the admission price because the eX-
penses of the game are so high
Isn't it right to suggest that the
expense might be high if the prof.
it's are a. little less than a quarter
of a million dollars, but isn't the
expense high to patrons OF the
game rather than to the backer Oh
the sport. That is why some pra''-
pective owners of clubs are hesitate
ing about taking the final plunge
They will not overpay for fran
chise which may not be worth
nearly so much if the admission to
baseball games is to be brought
down from a dollar to seyenty-flYe
cents.
syndicate in New York.
There is a syndicate in New
York, or there will be a syndicate
il necessary, which would like to
break into baseball. They have
been asked to look into the propo-
sition in Philadelphia and that is
as far as they have gone. owners
of neither of the Philadelphia CUBS
have shown that they wish TO get
out of the game, but there are GER
tain parties who would like to see
changes put in the major leagues
who have suggested to the pros
pectiye purchasers that they De-
Iieye there is a chance in Philadel-
phia if things are handled right
1t is argued that Philadelphia
needs renoyating.
There is another club In major
league circles which 1t would De
hard to buy at a reasonable figure
for which a change is solicited, II
a change can be effected. inc
owners of the club are becoming
more and more unpopular with the
public, and there is a sentiment
against then in their own organi-
cation, which will increase rather
than decrease.
II there were grounds suitably
located there would be a chance to
start a new league if anyone wished
to do SO. 1t is asserted that not
all is pleasant in organized base
hall. While there is not open criti-
cism. there is something akin to II
In the comment of some of the
club owners, who believe that they
paid too stiff price for what they
got when they settled up.