Show r Something Besides Ides Good Baseball Playing Will Figure in S Success of Federal League e By GR GRANTLAND RICE ZICE Speaking of the Federal league again Just jut by iho the tho way of variety Variety It it is our 1 h belief that discussion or of it its success h ha beon beof a trifle askew L De i success of this circuit j is not j upon the qu quality of oCo ball bail en en- The Tho Quality of or ball Is not oven even predominant feature although an important important im- im p i one of or course And we ha nave have e our our treasons ns for tor this belief n Tt The success of oC the Feds Teds in the tho main I depend depe tt upon three features and features and 1 s success c ss wo mean their drawing draving pow pow- pow pow- er r at t tho the gate These h. h se se three main jn ingredients will be beo o a accommodations offered fans au nu auen eri en in the comparative of the tho contend contending ins clubs clubs' and Mr Ir Glimore's ability t to keep order ord and I businesslike at attitude upon the tho field fieM If Tie the Teds can furnish suitable sUItable not not especially I gay cay and giddy or gorgeous gorgeous- k for tho the noncombatants if dt th they y c can n off offer r a II Inid fairly well balanced rae race i tiey should get ct alon aJon along nicely at tho gentle art of the human biman lm I n jb b j g t through rou the the thc tur turnstile l All Jl baseball I tr K Duality is JS comparative and thero there will be no dir direct ct Wa way yay to compare the thc stars stats Q f this league to tho the stars of the Nat National Na Na- t nal and naci American co o through tI h lacki lack Jack i of of direct there can cau be he noe no S e great a Jo loss Joss o of prentice I i is also our belief behof that c continuous baseball D b lI will h help lp in th thos those so ci cities ie which heretofore have bave boa boasted but one club club club- 1 j ancl frequently haven't boasted any too loudly loudly about that hat Baseball is i the gie great creat t summer ummer am amuse amuse- 1 e- e y 1 ment et t o. o of tho the American nn people yet jet hereto here to ft t in In large and thriving common common- i such u h as as' Pittsburg Cleveland t Buffalo and some omo others others- the there thero ar are fro afro t t nt nt gaps caps of two an and ana three weeks b re the native inhabitants are unable I 1 fro to eco seo O a s ball garde gane That i is ii whore where continuous baseball id d' d it doe doesn't t c conflict n will help Attending ball games ls is for a good part parta a jD matter tt of f. f hll habit t I If r tb the fan Inn gets ac ac- Jo to o watching baseball ho lie il want ant to stay a away avay var Th The habit bait if OWl B Ii t. t lot let him de desist for 8 a spell aDd the habit babit of staying away also e. e In cities of and onward there are arc certainly enough h peo peo- p bl pie le to s 's support c continuous baseball It 51 IL Ii s. s OnlY where conflicting dates arrive j that at d carnage mage will vill be he done aone and as as far p possible 8 ble th 1 circuit should shoud work to io avoid all such not nich-not not only for it own jod but for the good o or of the tho game a Here's Heres an example of what we mean can by hy t th the 1 help furnished by i continuous baseball T Take the case rase of Boston in In 1912 The Red Jed Sox had a n championship club and th h Dr Bra es 3 a The rhe Red Sox Sex rush developed dC new fans fans' and greater greater- S When hen they the left town the fanatics shifted In D part at least to see the t Braves They Ther were baseball hun hun- ury ry ry and ami desired to bo be fed daily The raves dr drew w in m more mare rc people th than u the they iy would uld lave e 4 if there them had been nh one club M Iu Iii Ne New Ne York the Yankees s benefit 11 through the Giants McGraw's McGraws club lub up In the race race draws bi big crowds and rak rakes s up baseball interest When th thAnh the Anh reach homo home hundreds of these t f fans ns well RO aroused troop out to see QC the Yankees play ey even n though around the foot If only the Yanks Yank had represented New York last jt when Chan cs c's club wag s a bad last tast ast instead of five fise or t six thousand and attending at at- tending c din each dail daily matinee e the attend attend- an n c would soon soo have e dropped to Ii five ye jor or six hundred a But t. t you Ot say sa suppose s both clubs representing rep rep- T resenting a t town wn arc are tail end c contenders contender contend contend- er ers What then K Quite simple Two failures s are eer f h J n no IJ nt over o one The i F. F IB is St St St. I Louis ms after Jul July where iron t on n. n occasions an an audience of I 26 son ion s. is a n record affair But in ini in ifal i al circuits pie good club can au help helpt ln t A A. poor one provided the poor one ono isn isn't t Pa Thio 10 so badly adl decayed td that the odor is s of of- ft r Organized Organised baseball base aJl will observe the ott f cd this thi ea oli and i if they man manage c to slip lip bv h at fair speed with fair sue sue- ces on baseball will w H extend ld the Welcome omo 1 to l h our cur city war cry n by For ba baseball H is S St t turo to come sooner or later and it ni ht as well wen be e established establish cd d no now and tho worry It Its It's i a foolish ar u. u to o in insist i t that the greatest sum 1 ner ever o known in ill cities of iv 3 or or is only 1 good for two iwo weeks s at a lime when i.- i. Bother amusements ot of far far le les le C s general t are aro along without with with- out ut u k Hrcak breal to the tu daily route Where I Iho he i fur fLIt will ill fly in various arious r. r rj must bo be iJ in iu St St. houis ansi and Chi Chi- Acao a o where conflicting Ilat dates ni c aie uni un- un i j In Tn t t. t r Louis it will I br lu h hc be al l' of the tho that hat isn't the tho n r-l. r ou one oue un un- V. V fitted If Si St Louis F Feds are arc well f f i iI in ill the race raco with Browns anti ami Y din K trailing the the lcd will vill h. h tlc the hulk bulk of tho swat H r I the Feds will probably be m mobbed for I i inflicting l ic i another epidemic upon an already already al al- al ready stricken citadel I But after all Chicago to is the spot where the merriest sc sections of the con conflicts con con- flit flirts will be bo waged Comiskey and his White Sox Sex are impregnable and and deservedly de do- so o But if Owner Taft of the Cubs who has already ad upheld Murphy's Murphys Mur Yur- phys phy's s 's policies and shown himself to bo be boa bea a Murphy typo of baseball citizen persists per per iu ill his policy to install a a Murphy henchman as president of the Cubs Cub well we'll bet another ci cigarette a against another another an an- other match that the Feds outdraw the I Cubs unless Hank 0 ODay Day loses control of himself anti and swings 8 his people into int the thick of the pennant fi fight If tho the Cubs arc out out- of oC it by b July and tho the Feds Fed arc nrc in it meaning it-meaning meaning the flag soiree good n night bt to tho the interest t on Likewise au rc and and ii |