Show 1 w L lIs Is Baseballs Baseball's Future Dark and I Gloomy Moguls t I Just what whal the future holds bolls for baseball baseball base base- ball hall In th these sc Jc uneasy times Is l a question question ques ques- tion that ha has been answered I b by club duh owners anti and moguls Some Sume are I quite optimistic about It it believing that tho the game is going oln to pull through Its troubles ii In inn fine shape while others arc disposed to see ee nothing much nuch hell better r than titan the thc worst Harry teu president of the tho New YOlk Giants and Tom rom president o of the American Amen Ameri Carl can a association represent pretty well these two points of oC view When hen hen It Is k kept pt in mind that hempstead Hempstead Hemp Hemp- stead ha has a club that should make money If Ir such a thing happens ns to ton any n club at nt all and that his Giants arc are about us mis well favored tI a lr crew w as there Is 18 In the game his optimism may be hc 1 taken not too seriously He Hl has haft reason roiL rea son to be gay pt anil nd optimistic If Ir ever r anyone did J Just the tho tame same Ut has hns said that with ith u a fair br break brenic ak of or luck the national should have o havea a l first t rate rato It teason allon this CUI and amid that few fes' should suffer buffer It Is my tOy opinion sal l recently that hat baseball will continue to hold holtI the tho public Interest at a u time when some dl distraction from Crom our OUI worrieR worries wor wor- ties ries anti and sadness ss Is necessary Th There re nut may he be a falling ailing off In attendance ex except ex- ex on holidays and Sundays But BUl even en though the thc crowds are smaller the thc In Interest In- In terest In the game JC will not tIlt tile out and anti the fans Cang fait will continue to study the pennant races and read reat a about the games Jame In the th papers at least That s I Ithe the Important part The men behind the game can afford to 10 lose a bit for forOne forone forone one season or 01 so so hurt hilt the they do not want to see lee the tho Interest t In ha baseball subside And I If the titi fans l keep their eye Cf on the scores whether they go o to the thc game or ur not bas baseballs is reasonably sl secure urE Tom I HIckey on the other hand Is not in IlL ft St Positron t to regard all time the thing In so philosophical a il moo mood There Is Ie not nol tho least doubt that the American association faces a quite critical s sea sea- a- a son on has hns seen some Nome stormy times since he took the time chair hall In the tho association as- as but h he I ls Is likely ely to see ec the stormiest this year enl More than a few baseball men are predicting certain disaster die dis aster for the thc A. A A. A Thc They declare re that some cia day Lil this iris summer r the circuit is 15 oln g-oln going to blow up tip In a n hurry and then Its troubles will be Le o over r. r The International International International Inter Inter- national len league ue ha has haA decided not to take tJ the field this year car and l many believe helle e that tha t. t the thi as association ocia would have wise visa had it taken the same course Then a again aln was 39 the proposed Union league that was waN r regarded b by mall many Sl as the one salvation of oC the ml- ml ToOlS nors Small quarrels and anti Jealousies In Inthe inthe the association put this plan ilan on oti tho the fritz It H was wa recommended that In Indianapolis In- In Louisville Toledo anti ColUmbu Co Co- Co lumbus Join with Buffalo Newark Baltimore and Toronto to form olm u Il new Th The failure allure of oC this plan plait to 10 go goo through h left Iet the the- International l league in so desperate Iles a plight that the tho towel was to tossed In Ill Those who were in support sup sliP port Jort of oC the idea will likely Weel be on or hand to lL wJ 5 jK k r X Jf ti 1 a- a f it Ay t t f f t M S f if 1 t. t l ft 44 k kc Ir 1 I I c 4 W I t I j I l t. t oj I. I S 5 r 1 r S 'S S St 5 t p. p I y Tom lont re allon o e anit Jn e II to exult an and shout h t i told so ld If It C the A A. A A. A is unable to get et through h the sea sen- 1 son |