Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 March 1913 — Page 2

MONEY MADE BY OWNERS OUT OF BASEBALL

Connie Mack, Manager and Part Owner of Athletics.

Have the major league magnates seen the handwriting on the wall? Are they beginning to realise that all is not gold that glitters and that to make and hold money in the baseball business they must have a little more care to the expense end of the game? For a number of years the owners of major league franchises have been deluding themselves and the public Into thinking that baseball is a gold mine in which fortunes are quickly and easily made. As a consequence, the salaries of baseball players went skv-high, elaborate forces maintained, ana half-million dollar ball parks erected, all this on the presumption that baseball had only reached the halfway stage and that big fortunes were right at hand, ready to be grasped. Now two American league piagnates have eounded the warning, and others in both leagues, though not publicly

CUBS WON’T QUIT ON EVERS

Vic Safer Declares Team Will Give New Manager Loyal Support—Do Not Love Murphy.

Admitting that his teammates on the Cubs’ squad are not In love with President Murphy and that they did not like his actions toward Manager Chance, ■ “Vic” Saler, first baseman of the team for the latter part of the season, scouted the stories to the effect that the men would lie down on Evers and Murphy to get even. That every member of the team will play just as hard for Johnny Evers, the new manager, a» he did for Frank Chance is the belief of Saler.

"Of course," he said, “the boys do not like to see Chance leave and some feel that an injustice has been done,

Vic Saler.

but as for their allegiance to the Cubs and the management they will all stand by the club. “When the season opens this year you will find them playing the game for all that is in tftem. Evers is popular with all the players, and he can count on them doing all in their power to help him in his new duties, which will Indeed be hard, as to fill Chance's shoes is a real task.”

American Association Umpires.

President Chivlngton of the American association announces his umpire staff as complete with the signing of O'Brien, Westervelt, Johnstone and Murray, with the holdovers, Chill, Irwin, Handiboe and Connolly.

admitting that they have similar sentiments, have expressed themselves as feeling the same, in private. Connie Mack, the astute manages and halfowner of the Philadelphia Athletics, says that instead of his club, which was twice in succession a world’s champion combination, being a moneymaker, it has not paid a dividend in five yearm Frank Navin, the president of the Detroit club, says that the crest of Popularity in baseball Has been passed and that it will get no greater as a money-making proposition. Navin says that the only salvation of the majorleague club owner is to curtail Ms expenses, wherever possible, instead of spending money like water, cut down as much as possible on the number of players carried, and in all ways conduct the club as an ordinary business proposition. -i It costs at an average SI,OOO a day

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OFFICIAL SCHEDULE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE SEASON 1913

to run a ball club. The season lasts 154 days, which means that the bare mining expenses of a major league club are 1154,000 for a season. Some run greater, owing to larger salaries. Then the ball park investment must be taken into consideration. Taken all in all a club must have an average of more than 3,000 attendance daily to hope to come out on the right side of the ledger undeF present conditions. Where are the tremendous fortunes made by magnates out of baseball? Line up the amount of money lost in the sport in the last ten years and balance it witjj the amount actually cleared, and it is likely that the scale would turn in favor of the losses. The magnates have permitted the impression that they are all rolling in wealth, whereas only about six clubs have been good investments out of the 16 major league franchises in the last ten years. The New York Giants have always made money since Brush and McGraw teamed up, but mainly through force of circumstances. They have the best city in the country and have been uniformly successful. McGraw has won four pennants ?a that time and has been in the thick Of the fight every other year. Both Chicago blubs have been money-makers, though not so great as many believe. This has been due to to the same thing that made the Giants a success. The Cubs have been four-time pennant winners and three times winners of world’s championships. The White Sox have been pennant winners and always in the fight, though the receipts have shown a falling off in the last four years. Then, too, both Chicago clubs have had the advantage of Sunday baseball, which has given them their greatest crowds No other city in the country has had such a combination tending to make money for it. ~

Pittsburg, though not as large ae. New York, Chicago or Philadelphia, hjs been a uniform money-maker, though it has made its money because it has won a number of pendants and has been in the first three, nine out of ten years. Then it has always enjoyqd one of the most sane and satisfactory business managements undei President Dreyfuss that any club i» baseball has experienced. The Philadelphia Athletics have been big figures in the American league for ten years and have won four pennants and two world’s cham pionships. While occupying their old field on Columbia avenue they made plenty of money, but since they have occupied their handsome new quarters for four years, though they have drawn tremendously, they have not paid a dividend. Connie Mack admits this. The burden is too great to prevent much of a margin. The only other American league team to prove a winner in recent years is the Boston world's champions, and James Me Aleer, the new owner, has profited handsomely thereby.

“Goats” Make Good.

There’s a hero and a “goat” in every world s series. * Most of these goats come back strong during the next playing season, yhile the heroes fail to show up to form.

SEWER PIPE HOTEL

Starving Youth Led “Home” by Another Waifin Paris. Boy Shares In Outcast's Fare*-Strang-er Able to Rescue Guide But Other Inmates Perish -ZgX- -When Stove Upsets. ' Paris.-—Robert Eplphane was looking down at the river wopdering. He was seventeen years old. and whenever the police arrested him his trade was entered on the books as “mattress-maker.” Some years ago Robert had worked at mattress making. That is to say, he had a vague recollection of combing wool for an old woman who made over mattresses outside house doors and who gave Robert something to eat when he re- 1 fused to do any more work on an empty stomach.

But that was a long time ago. Robert Epiphane was not quite sure how tong ago it was, because he had been hungry for a long time. He had slept on a bench on the boulevards the night before. . Then the miracle happened. Robert Epiphane was looking at the water and wondering. And as he looked at the water a little boat drifted by — an absurd little boat made of an old rdgar box, a bit of lead pencil and string. Robert Epiphane looked at it lazily. Then he shouted aloud. He had seen a penny piece—two whole sous!-—ln the box. Rob?rt Epiphane never knew” how he jot down to the water.

“Halves," said a voice, in a whisoer, behind him. Robert Eplphane rave a whimper that was meant to be i howl of rage. Then, slipping the •enny into his mouth (it was weak, nit it wag safer than tn. his pocket), le struck blindly at another raganuffin, who caught him as he fell. The other ragamufiin was standing •ver hiniy as he sat on the muddy rround. ’’Well, old man.” he whls>ered, in the hoarse, voiceless whis'er in which he had said “Halves” — he voice which starvation and ex'osure gives to Paris wastrels —“Well, •Id man, and what about it?” “It’s nine,” said Robert Eplphane; "I can ret a bit of sausage and bread for IL Come with me,” said the other. They had not far to go. On the vay the second scarecrow, whose >ame he told Robert was Maurice was spinning a fairy tale vhlch amused Robert but which he Hd not believe. It was all about a orgotten sewer pipe—a beautiful big •iqce of piping furnished with sackng and a stove —a big pipe tn a quiet •orner where no police ever came, 'here Maurice Faction and three •ther men, Jules, George and Henri, •ad been living for a week. Robert Eplphane did not believe he story, but It amused his muddled •rain, and as long as that penny, was safe in his hand he did not care. Then hey came to the palace, and to his •mazement he saw what Maurice Facion had told him was true. Robert nearly pitched head first on he stove when his eyes .had accustomed themselves to the dim light ■n the palace, for near it, on a news-

BONI IN LIMELIGHT AGAIN

Memories of 111-Starred Marriage of Anna Gould and Comte De Castellano Revived by Libel Sult. Naples.—Memories of the ill-starred marriage of Anna Gould, now the duchess de Talleyrand, and Compte Boni de Castellano were |g£nsationally revived here recently by a libel action brought by a Count Aguisollo against the Abbe Tedeschl, at one time the confidential adviser of the deposed queen of Naples, a Bavarian princess, who now lives in Paris. The quarrel between the count and the cleric hinges on their association some years ago in an attempt to establish a powerful newspaper which the abbe had persuaded the ex-queen of Naples to start in the Bourbon interest. It was proposed to make Naples the headquarters of this Bourbon organ, which was to have been backed by a lavish-, outlay of money, part ot which was to have been supplied by the ex-queen and the balance by Comte Boni de Castellane, who at that time was mainly occupied in spending the wealth, which his marriage with Anna Gould had put at his disposition. The Abbe Tedeschl, the moving spirit of the scheme, obtained Boni de Castellane's promise that he would finance the establishment of the newspaper jointly with the ex-queen, and then he made arrangements for Count Aguisollo to take charge of the whole proposition. The count took the matter in hand and set to work with energy. He spent large sums of money on the preliminaries, rented a magnificent building in which to house the •paper, engaged the staff, organized the correspondents and installed the printing plant. In fact, he brought matters to the point where nothing remained but to set the machinery to work and bring out the first issue of the paper. It was at this stage that it became necessary to call on Boni de Castellane for the first installment of the money he bad promised to put up, and Boni being then in Paris the Abbe Tedeschl set out to Interview him there.. Unfortunately for everyone concerned, and especially for Boni de •Castellane. Anna Gould had grown tired of her husband’s eccentricities and was just then preparing her suit tor divorce, at the same time drawing

RIDING IN ROCK CREEK PARK

The mild weather in Washington has brought out the equestrians in large numbers. Our illustration sholws Miss Dasha Aileh, daughter of Major Hefiry ’, T. Allen, U. S. A.( taking her mount over a barrier in Rock Creek Park. « .. ■ ■: :• t

paper, there was a banquet The poor of Paris call it “arlequln.” It is a mixture of scraps of cold food from the restaurants, and you get quite a lot for a half penny, for bones are salable commodities, and the "arlequln” men have a better use for the fat than to sell it for food. There must ha ve been qul te three-pen ny worth there on the newspaper. Robert made a dash for a handful and his penny rang clear on the pipe. The three mep woke up. “What’s that? Money?” they- said all together. Maurice Faction explained. “Robert was a little off his head with cold and hunger like the rest of us.” he told them. He had tried t 6 kill him when he wanted to go halves in the penny. He thought they might take Robert in and let him be a lodger for the night The very poor don’t talk much to

tight her purse strings as far as the gay young count was concerned. The result was that Boni was unable to fulfill the promise he had given to back the Bourbon newspaper, and as the ex-queen either had not enough money or enough enthusiasm to see it

Duchess De Talleyrand

through alone the project fell through. After this misfortune there was apparently a general falling out. In the course of a quarrel between Abbe Tedeschi and Count Aguisollo the latter accused the abbe of diverting to his

each other. The other men glanced at Robert, grunted and made room for him. Jules looked at him keenly, pocketed the penny and then went to sleep again, satisfied. He was dreaming that the smoke was dhokfng him when he woke up. Somebody had kicked the stove over. The other four were sound asleep and stupefied.' The palace was a stifling prison. He fought ? With the wooden door for what seemed hours. Then at last he broke it open. For more hours, many more, or that was what it seemed, he tugged at the four bodies till he pulled them out Two policemen found them. Georges and Henry were dead, and Jules would never steal paving blocks again, But “the lodger” and Maurice are in the Pitie hospital in real beds, with real white sheets, now, and- they drink milk out of clean cupp all day long.

own prorate purse sums which he had received to support the newspaper project from the ex-queen and other sources. Counter allegations were made, and so the unpleasant bickering went on.

BETTER HOMES FOR THE POOR

Corporation Capitalized at $500,000 Launched in Los Angeles to Erect Homes for Workers.

Los Angeles, Cal. —Based upon the theory of “business philanthropy,” a dorporation capitalized at >500,000, and managed by leading bankers and charity workers, has been launched here to build concrete houses for thq poor and remove the shacks and courts that now thickly dot the slums. According to the plan adopted by the corporation, land available in the so-called slum districts of the city will be used, and the shacks which now harbor numerous poor families will be replaced by sunny, four-room houses of concrete constructed according to plans suggested by Thomas A. Edison. The houses will have all mod- ~ ern conveniences, including baths, the promoters of the plan being convinced that the tubs win be used for bathing instead of containing coal or potatoes, or cradling the babies while the mothers go out to work. These houses will be rented or sold on terms to snlt the means of the families that will occupy them. The corporation is managed by thir-ty-three trustees, among whom are Rev. Dana W. Bartlett, head of Bethlehem institute, and officers of women’s clubs which have been promoting the movement for a number of years.

GIRL, SIX, HELPS MAKE LAWS

Child Sits With Colorado Legislature and Telia Father How to V Vote.

Denver, Colo.—Little Gwendolyn Ardouerdel, six years old, sits daily with her father. Representative A. P, Ardouerdel, and advises him how to vote on legislative measures. She is particularly interested in legislation to benefit children, and recently her father voted "yes” on two child protective measures upon her suggestion. Sh always cautions him to vote od the side of right