Show God Speed Day When Keep un Off OH The Grass' Grass Signs Are Taken A Away way wayBy By William S. S Haddock President National Baseball Federation The Thc time i is cominG In when hen sandlot baseball will be entirely a municipal proposition When hen that day Jay comes the amateur end nd of or the thc national game will boom as It hl has never boomed before Tho National Baseball federation of which I have havo the honor to be lie president has given much thought to the thc matter mat lust t ter r of Improving the conditions which now exist In n R large number of or cities where the lie small toO tio boy and amid his larger el brother are arc exploited a as 1 athletes for or the I financial benefit of ome i-ome t selfish PlO pio- moter who does docs not have hwe the lie good of he sport or of the thc athlete at nt heart i In lit I some Borne cities lads ladu who ho have not notI I I pa passed oed heir jr twelfth birthday are aio already al- al 1 ready They have lo lost t tI I I their heir vision of oC baseball an as n a means to o othe the tho betterment n t of or their physical aches CM i I I and as 5 a method of or recreation and amid are wedded to it because e it moans means 50 60 cents In their heir pockets lockets for each ach game ame the tho they pla play It Is entirely needless t to te dilate upon the thc evils of such a n system It Is III wron wrong throughout and only emily exists because of f I the he selfishness of or older men fIlen who know I better and who should bo ho brought to I hook book by tho those e rea really concerned about the thc welfare diane and advancement alJ of oC the oung- oung at liters s. er-s. The Thc National Ba Baseball federation In Intends In- In tends ends to press the tho ho advisability of the supervision of baseball activities by municipal municipal mu mu- authorities because It believes belle In Inthis Inthis inthis this a way the lads laths will the lie sooner Booner be brought to a realization tion of the fact that hat the they can play baseball for the tho good It will do them hem and anti for or the thc sake sale of their heir bodies rather th than for the sal sake c of their t hooles Buffalo N. N Y r which riot not Ion long ago o became affiliated with tho federation has hal t a splendid system Its municipal recreation bureau finances all tho lie ba baseball base base- e- e ball games even en to 10 the tho extent of furnishing fur fur- the baseballs with which the thc contests con con- tests Cats are arc played lla crl There a ale no expenses attached to 10 tolie the lie playing of an any of or the time games gaines and in ill this hits way war it Is not hot necessary for the thc lo 10 figure on receipts in iii order to keep goingA going Johl A few of or u us who ho are arc interested Inthe in inthe the tIme federation have had harJ a broad hroar vision of what shat the future holds In store for I sandlot baseball It is going to take time lime and a n campaign cl n of education to bring about fulfillment of our plans It Is going holn to require tho lie cooperation of or public spirited men mell In ever every community ity men men who are arl willing to help tho lie bo boys s 's of tho the land land hut but we vo believe that thit such help will tilt bo lie forthcoming and that hat In time sandlot baseball ti be he entirely under the control of municipal authorities who will viii have leave rt to the thc dire need of or the youths of or their cities and towns to along alons this line The Thc baseball diamonds In each cach city cI should be he Just as much a part of the municipal welfare and amid recreation work worl as DS arc are tho ho swings 8 an and the lie on oil and arid In which tho lie little pia play iila I These diamonds monds should be bo capably su supervised supervised su- su and be lu absolutely free to all who desire lesire to u use o them God speed the tho day rJay when there here will not h bo ho a Keep off ore the thc grass grass' sign In a n. public park and when lien baseball diamonds v tili replace Iron railings s which bar har youth routh from disport ing Ins Itself tseH on the thc open orlen space hC beyond ond That IH 18 part of the he vision Islon of the leaders of the National Baseball federation i I |