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The Out Look Jor Major
And Minor League for
The Season To Come
MORE EXCITING SEASON.
(By Harry Pulliam, President of
(he National League.)
It is my conviction that the
clulis of the National League
have been strengthened during
the winter, and I believe that we
will have a better and more ex
( iiiug race this summer than we
had in -OttG or 1907. It seems
to mo that the changes which
have been made by the Boston
and New York (bibs will aid
both, and the Philadelphia and
Pittsburg clubs showed by their
work at the end of the summer
of 1907 that they are steadily
improving. Chicago will make a
bard light for the champion
ship, no doubt, but I believe that
tbo other clubs in the National
Loague wid make it harder for
i lie " Cubs"' to win the pennant
this year liian they did in 1907.
There seems to be no reason
why the season should not be
prosperous.
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Pndci lying the National League
"re is unquestionably a stratum, and
a sun-stratum, it may ue auueu, oi cou
dun til v lienning
The explanation of this lies largely
in the character of the men who have
had to do with the upbuilding of the
. . . ...
organization ana witn tne nisiory oi me
league irom its inception to the pres
ent time.
Men who were prominent in the suc
cessful advancement of the National
League's interests in its earliest daysi
were mosilv of the conservative busi
ness
eloiVrt who loved baseball for,
"
what there was in the game and wj
promotiMl it, not so much for the reve
nue to be derived from it, for year af
tu- year passed without some of them
ever realizing a penny from their in
vestments, as for the good of the
sport.
Thus from early attachments and
surroundings, it is found that all
ihrough the history of the National
League, it loans strongly on the meth
ods which have guided it for years. It
can no more get away from conserva
tism in the management of its club af
fairs than it can in its ordinary busi
ness relations.
This is preliminary to the statement
that the National League clubs move
slowly as a rule, in regard to the
changing of their players. They cling
to men at times, when it would ap-p'-ar
that it is useless to expect as
much from them as in the past and
they are very loath to part with play-
vx talent wnitn gives some inumia
for the future, even though it may be
a m time iu developing. Hence, as
a general rule, it will probably he
found that National League clubs have
a greater nucleus of old players from
season to season than clubs in any
other leagues of the past and present.
For this reason there are usually not
such radical shifts in the National
League, as a whole, as have been seen
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.t:,u. rhnr the bPritazo of the Na- Payers, and "Jack" Dunn, the Balti
tional League has l.etV conservatism. mc'e manager, says it is up to him to
It is a tradition as well as a positive good this time with the Orioles,
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rrom time to time in the American
League. This spring it is possible to
take a small exception to the general
rule, as there is in evidence through
out the National League a patient de
termination to place many of the
clubs on a standard approximate to
that of the Chicago nine, which at
present holds not only the champion
ship of its organization but that of
the world.
The Minor Leagues.
While the prospects of the teams in j
the major leagues always will be a
subject, of interest to baseball en
thusiasts, whether they be as far re
moved from the scene of the games as
New York from San Francisco, the pos
sibilities of the season of 1908 cannot
be reviewed thoroughly without a word
for the minor leagues.
In the East there is a splendid out
look before the Eastern League. Mon
treal is in new hands. The Newark
club has passed out of the control of
the Burnham interests to those of
George Stallings. The latter is fighter
and also a good baseball organizer to
the extent of placing a winning team
in the field.
Toionto is sanguine that it will be
able to win another championship
with "Mike" Kelly at the head of the
team, and Buffalo is in line with a
good nine for the coming year. Jersey
ith
of an organization which may win the
pennant. Baseball has' taken a new
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the Eastern l.pasrnp and tbp "olrl tim-
ers. who once won the championship
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for Baltimore, and the interest is
greater than it has been in three seas
ons. Patrick T. Powers, the president of
the league, insists that this season will
,;e. i:tllfcr UU!n an' wmcil nas cen
enjoyed by the organization for a long
time, and concludes by insisting that
he is willing to stand by that predic
tion in spite of the fact that this is a
"presidential year."'
Toledo believes that it. has a better
ball team than it had last year, and on
the western end of the circuit addi
tions have ' been made to some of the
teams which are expected to make
them better able to cope against the
present champions.
Milwaukee will not secede from the
association this year, and it is doubtful
if it attempts anything of the kind
any other year. It is certain that an
invasion of Chicago will be fought by
both major leagues, and it is not likely
that the American Association will be
in a hurry to risk a battle which would
result in somebody being financially
crippled and somebody else having all
the advantage of the fight at the end.
That is usually the case in all baseball
wars.
The Southern League is to be in the
best of condition; the New York State
League, with a hew circuit, starts more
favorably than it did last year; the
New England League looks as if it will
be a money maker; the Three Fs is
booming; the Pacific Coast League is
in good standing in every way; the
Western League seems prosperous and
its outlook favorable, and the score of
under better auspices.
Three-fifths of this is due to the ex
cellent agreement, which was made
when the National League and the
American League declared peace.
CAMDEN T
HI GOLF COURSE
Camden, April 11. Camden is to
have another gol:f course and club
house. "Sarsfiels," located cast of Mill
street, has been leased for a period of
rive years, with an option at the expi
ration of that time to buy it, for this
purpose. A good brick residence is on
this property, which will be converted
into, a club house. A force of hanns
are now at work laying off the grounds
for the golf links. This means that
Camden will have two golf courses
next season. C
Mr. J. B. Wallace won the hand-
some prize offered by the Hobkirk Inn
m a golt contest this week. The prize
is a large sterling silver cup.
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Cincinnati,
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League Ready Sporting News
To "Play Ball" Told In Brief
FACTS AND FIGURES CONCERNING THE MAJOF. LEAGUES.
Season opens April 1G and closes October 5-8; N-
play 154 games and the American League 152 games.
Opening gaines in National League: New Vof.t
Boston at Brooklyn; Pittsburg at St. Louis, and Chicago at Cincinnati.
Opening games in the American
Louis at Cleveland; Philadelphia
Boston.
The conflicting dates for the entire
which emphasizes the spirit of peace
New York, April 11. Weather per- , Twice they are to make the jump from
mitting, the baseball season of the St. Louis to Boston a distance of 1,
two m8ior leagues w,I, open Tuesday. e tagjjt Jump ft the
Judging from the attendance at the American League will be the trip from
preliminary and practice games, the j New, York to St. Louis, which is l.Obfi
interest in the national game is more j miles. The longest trip for the Phila-
v,o ,.,. V.1-C .o delphia will he between Philadelphia
widespread than ever this year. Pre- . . fl. . ,0
, . , and St. Louis. 97C miles, and the star
dictions are freely made that this will jmnt of the Washington club will be
be baseball's banner year. Some of from the home city to St. Louis, 892
the minor leagues that were in exist-, miles.
ence last season have disbanded, but Of the National League towns Pitts
more than enough new organizations '.hurg will find traveling the most ex
have sprung up to take their place. In pensive. They are slated to make 37
fact, the number of professional leagues! tPs and will cover a distance of 15,-
will be seen in comnetition this year is
larger than ever before.
The 16 clubs that comprise the
American and National leagues are re
ported in good shape and ready for the
umpire to cry "Play ball." According
to the experts who have closely stud
ied the clubs in both the big leagues
since they have been -in training, the
race for the championship in the re
spective organizations will be closer
than it has been for several seasons
past.
It is estimated that the total expense
of the two major leagues for th.3 sea
son of 1908 will amount to more than
$2,000,000, including ground rent, sala
ries, training expenses and railroad
fare alone.
In order to fill their scheduled
championship dates for the season the
clubs of the American League will
j have to travel 95,724 miles, and the
dLiuncii licaguu Ltauio juy-xij xxx.n
making at the rate or 2 cents per mne
and at the average of 18 men to each
party, the sum of $67,765.32 that will
be paid to the railroads for transporta
tion. Of this amount the American
League will contribute $34,477.92 and
the National League $33,287.40.
The St. Louis Browns are schedul
ed to do more traveling this year than
; any other club of the American League.
; They are down to journey 14,307 miles.
Manager Reynolds Gets
Another Good Infielder
Manager Reynolds, who is always
looking out for good material has sign
ed another infielder, who has the repu
tation of being fast and also good with
the stick. This man is Don Foley, w-ho
was signed the first of the season by
the Terre Haute, Central League team,
and who, on account of the extreme
personal friendship between the man
ager of this team, and maager Rey
nolds, was released to Charlotte.
Foley, who is expected, to arrive
here Sunday' and by that time the
whole team will be in the city, in ord
CLUB5 VILL'TAKE. AFTE,!" BIG 6AME. THIS SEASON J&iegS3gSgg
d,,o;,,,g; ci,,sills no Jlmf.J
lonal League to,
'FiiK
League: Detroit at Chicago; St.
at New York, and Washington at
season have been reduced to 16,
between the two leagues.
miles, ine rnnaaeipnias, on uie
other hand, will have to travel less
than 1,000 miles, the difference be
tween the two teams being due to the
fact that the Pittsburg will be obliged
to constantly leave home to fill Sun
day dates in Chicago and Cincinnati.
The Pittsburgs and the Cincinnati's
are to make the longest jumps among
the National League clubs. The Brook
lyn's will make fewer jumps than any
other National League team, the sche
dule calling for them to leave home
only 23 times, or 14 less than the Pitts
burgs. The big jump between Boston
and St. Louis will be taken during the
season by three of the National League
clubs the Bostons, Chicagos and St.
Louis.
The Philadelphia, club in each league
will have the smallest amount of mil
age to pay, the total for the season
amounting to $3,395.40. The St. Louis
club in the American League must put
up $5,150.52 for railroad fare, the larg
est amount for any club in that organi
zation. The Pittsburgs, heading tne
list in the National League, will pay
out $5,420.52 for the season.
Before the club treasurers can begin
to put figures on the right side of the
ledger, something like 350,000 fans
must pass through the turnstiles. Af
ter that, as the saying is, it is all
"velvet" for the owners of them.
er that the exhibition games prelimi
nary to the opening of the season, can
begin. ..
As to risht and left handed bat
ters, Charlotte's team will be well di
vided. Three of the pitchers including
Wiley Piatt, Plott, and Manager Rey
nolds are left handed men, while Har
ry Piatt, another pitcher, is right han
ded. Hinton, one of the catchers is
ambidextrous with the stick, and can
easily put the little sphere in the left
or right garden. He is also a good
- sacrifice hitter.
Charlie Comiskey '.says the White
Sox cleared 5(',00) on the trip to the
coast. .
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The St. Louis brewery workers deny
j that their strike was brought about by
tht Ere was ...igiug -'-"Rube" W adtitfU.
Manager Stallings, of the Newark
Eastern League is after "Long John"
Anderson, who is now with the Chicago
Americans.
While Charlie Starr is not a Hans
Wagner, still he is doing pretty good
work for the Pirates and will doubtless
improve.
New York fans are banking on Chris
ty Mattliewscn becoming the king of
pitchers once more. Matty looks to be
all right.
The Brooklyn and Boston teams are;
nvonavintr tn m.llfP n haTfl IlEni tO
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tional league this year.
sfc sp
Freddv Parent of the White Sox has!
discarded his head protection. As a'
vocnit thP nitnhprs are throwing at ms
noodle, which causes dodging on the
part of Frederick.
Cobb finally!
It's a good thing "Ty
nod1 with Detroit. If he hadn't alii
iho Atlanta snorting scribes would!
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UL tut: .1"""" "-. - . .
have
become ararchists ana oomu
throwers.
Arthur Irwin, manager of the vash-
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ington team in the new Union League,
says there isn't a Tri-State player
strong enough for -the Union League.
He didn't say whether he meant strong
enough in talk or ball playing.
The umpires for the Ttm England
League this season -vill be N. J. StoeS?
dale. E. J. Murphy, Mike O'Briin, Fran
cis Connolly and Joe O'Brien.
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The Chicago Cubs generally get
away their exhibition games, but this
season the minors have made them
furnish the music while the little
brothers danced the "Merry Widow."
Amateur Wrestlers
Compete for Honors
New York, April 11. The Amateur
Athletic Union reports the largest en-
Li .Y ll "J" ic.iu
for this season s
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; The Pmanes are o e contest-
f U ili iVictUlOUH O quelle VJ txi tv-n v-viix-. v
hall tonight and the finals will be
brought off in the same place next
, iuonaay mgui.
The following weights are to be con
tested: Bantam. 106 nounds and under:
feather, 115 pounds and under; light
135 pounds and under; welter, 145
pounds and under, and middle, I08
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pouuus, "y . , ...
I A. A. V. CnampiOllSilip yifuaio win
fbe given to first and second at each
weight.
BRIEF COMMEHT
OF MEREST ON
SPORT 0 L D G Y
Hackenschmidt is still kicking about
the scratches Gotch gave him in their
recent bout and has sailed to Europe,
his face looking like a piece of rare
steak.
That the whole state is back of the
university was evidenced at the Virgi
nia-Carolina game in Greensboro by
the large number of enthusiasts that
attended from all over the state.
Davidson College is playing in hard
luck. A number of their best men are
on the sick list.
Charlotte is soon to have base ball
given to them in such a manner that
college ball will seem tame.
Next Tuesday the ball will be started
with a number of the league teams.
Trinity College is now on her south-
lern tour and it goes with out saying
.that she will bring back her part of
A 1- - 1
ine nonors.
Last week Wake Forest shut out
'Colgate in two successive games, the
score being 10 0 and 50. Temple
did the twirling act in both games .
One of the best college games yet
recorded happened "down in Georgia,"
between the Tech and the Stone Moun
tain university, the score being 0 0
in a ten-inning game and three hits
credited to each team.
Charlotte now has five of her play
ers here, and from the way they han
dle the horse hide, there is going to
be something doing towards winning
the pennant.
Russ Ford will be in the box to
start the fire works for Atlanta.
Tom Brown, who has been chosen
to umpire in the Southern league this
season, was once considered to be one
of the fastest runners of his time.
Though Toir? issjaow up in years he
still loves the game and to leave the
diamond is a task too great for him
ttjndertake.
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Walthour Not
In Good Form
Word from Bobby Walthour would
seem to indicate thit the Atlanta boy
is not having the easy picking this
year abroad that he did last season.
When he was home in the fall, Wal
thour was in shape. The broken shoul
der he received on one of the German
tracks was very painful and was not
mending as rapidly as was hoped. His
return to Paris was a surprise to his
home friends, who thought he should
have remained in Atlanta under the
physician's care longer than he did.
His condition is evidenced by his
hard luck at the long distances, and
many of his well-wishers would be
glad to see him return to sprint work,
at least for a time. And in spite of
his announcement that he would never
again ride on the dangerous German
tracks where he had three narrow es
capes from death it is said that he
has again signed a contract to ride
in Germany.
OK HILL TEARS
IKING READY
Special to The News.
Rock Hill, April 11. A bunch of
prospective players on the local team
have arrived here, and will be given
a "trial" by Manager Gunter, who is
on the ground and making things
lively. Experimental playing has al
ready begun on the old grounds in
Oakland, but in a few days play upon
the nefr diamond will begin.
This afternoon a game will be play
ed with a team from the Aragon Mill.
Mr. Gunter has also arranged for
a number of exhibition games which,
however, will not be played at home
on account of incompletion of park.
He will play in Winston-Salem, April
the 17th and 18th; in Greenville, tha
22d and 23d.
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