Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-03-30 | Page 47 | Bush Leagues Will be Back Says Writer

BUSH LEAGUES WILL BE SACK BACK SAYS WRITER WRITE To TO Towns ls Wi With l Minor Clubs Club Are Eager for forBa Ba Baseball Baseball DY BY JACK JACIC JE XE this What about tho the minor leagues season m my boss asked me roe tho other da day Tho bush leagues will come como back Into their own but dont don't expect too much from them this year carThe car The men behind the hundred l or moro more minor leagues in existence a year ear or so 50 before beCore th the war lost Jost thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of oC dollars trying to keep their circuits alive Even after our country country country coun coun- try was drawn Into tho war several of It tho the minor leagues league tried to keep on and their owners good sports aporta that th they y wore were parted with more moro coin In Inthe n the tho Interest of ot the tho game gamo But If Ir memory servos serves I mo me right t. t less lees n half hale a dozen struggled through the tho season lost last year The bigger minor league clubs shortened their schedule and some somo gave gae up tho the ghost early In tho summer The towns which had minor league I I cluba before tho the war want baseball again undoubtedly again undoubtedly are keener for tor It now than over In most cas casks cases 5 themen the tho themen thomen men who supported the game gamo before the general halt Bait are aro willing to try it again But Dut I believe bellevo many of oC them will wIH be bo lo loath th to start this year Here heros the tIle wh why Thousands of oC our boys bos are still In service across the tho water Others are arC aroon on duty In this country In to branches where their chances o of release in the near future futuro are aro slight 1 Tho The list of oC major league pla I Ithe represents but a u. very ery small portion of ot tho the number of ot professional players In Tho The big league teams team were wore In action up until last September and the tho men who left tho the circuits earlier In Inthe Inthe inthe the year car were held b by the tho clubs under emergency rulings But nut the tho minor leagues which have havo been decal dead a year car or maybe mabe two have lo lout lost t at all track of ot ma maIl o of their players and would havo have havea a h hi hard rd Job claiming those they roun found Many Ian of ot these men would decline a u chance chanco to go back to tho bush bunh circuits to wait walt for a chance In tho the up higher leagues New Kew men would woul have to be bo obtained Taken all In all nIl the tho minor lea league situation situation situation sit sit- la is In a vcr very chao chaotic lie condition and a l season ceason Is la needed to straighten it out By Dy next fall tall our overseas forces will willbe willbe be home home according according to reports The Tho proCess professional onal players and amateur stars from which tho the minors draw heavily will be back In their home homo towns In civilian Jobs and ready really to talk talle baseI base base- ball Wo We can look for or minor lea league ue baseball to start Its own little boom then Wo Yo ar art are sure suro that the tho men who have been supporting s tho the bush leagues and will step Into the tho minor league ue game Calno u again aln realize JuHt just as everyone does docs that tho the recrudescence in baseball is on but we also they will not rush into the game ame until the situation Is simplified somewhat PEOniA lr Peoria IU March 29 Jimmy Jimmy Hamilton Ham Ilam- ilton lItem of oC Seattle former manager cr of the tho Portland Northwestern lengu club and ami the Muskegon Central league team was today tollay signed Igne to manage tho the Peoria team of ot the Three I 1 J league for Cor the tha coming season