The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-09-30
THE BASEBALL SITUATION IN INr
DIANAPOLIs.

DLANAPOLlS.
The HOOsIer Club Kept Away IRON
Pennant by Circumstances that
Made Interest Lag.
Only Club in World Owned and Con-
trOIIed by Woman.
"a. N. P)
Indianapolis, Ind. Sept. 28.-There
are several thousands of baseball
fans throughout the country who are
wondering what caused the A. b. G.
Baseball club to drop from first place
/ to fourth and see-saw for the third
and fourth positions in the league
doubt attribute this slump to the
management, while those who are
familiar with the conditions immed-
lately see the injustice of this ac-
cusation.
The death Of c. 1. Taylor early in
the Spring has had much to do with
| course, they knew that when Ben
Taylor was made manager they would
have an ally who, would go all the
way with them in their pennant
chase and bear as much of the burden
as any of the rest and perhaps more.
\ This put lot of pep and confidence
/ in the club that started the season
with the A. b. C. Colors leading the
way for the other eight clubs.
Soon after the season got under
way, the widow of the late G.. I. pur-
I
This started things to going like a
ship out on the ocean. First, the play
ers thought that she was going to
interfere with their activities and they
resented this. To what extent she
fulfilled their fears is not known but
nevertheless, we know that they
have never been satisfied since the
purchase of the stock by Mrs Taylor
Immediately following the stock deal
IL was noticed that the players be-
SnUpTal
tempts were made by the new owner
to curtail TIE long abused habit OF
salary drawing by the players. In
this matter we agree with her
her. There Is far too much draw
ing" both players In this matter
we agree with her. There is far toe
much drawing" both for the gOot
of the game and the good Of the
players. It produces spend-thrifts fol
careless players. Regardless of who
was right and who was wrong, thi,
did not tend to elevate the playing
strength of the club. Play became
listless and ragged.
Following upon the heels of this
came the noise from the stands tina
the club could not play because they
were afraid of the owner. The far
became dissatisfied, The players
grumbled more and more. The poi
reached the boiling point
Seconds At the beginning of thu
season the club played the Bacharacl
Giants series. or they were scheduled
to play a series, but the Bachs LAID
down after the first game in Indiar
apolis. This was due to misunder'
standing between the New York own
ers and the players. They refused tt
play the other three games to be
played This hurt the game here, al
far as the Bacharachs were concerned
Then came st. Louis, who was having
hard struggle at that time to ge
= footing in the league. They had NJ
chance against the AS and lost thu
entire series. This did not do tn
gene any good here.
Third 1t seems that everyone ha'
crow to pick with the woman owne
of the local club. Several run ms
with the league head did not clea
up matters to any great extent. Mean
time, the turmoil increased, the clul
slumped, interest Jagged, fans raved
Then the club left on a long roat
trip and returned to play one-gam
series with another club and then hi
the road again, back again to pla,
a five-game series and on the roa