Show 1 tj- tj Minor inor Circuit Salaries S l ri s Are D Bu to 1 lake Jake a Deep Before Season Opens Dip I CHICAGO Jan 1 ll The n.-The The baseball season of ot 1916 will be a a. tough one on young players The fact that the Federal Federal Fed Fed- eral league has gone out of ot business and that a lot of players who have been thrown on the market will keep the youngsters from breaking into the game for a year or two until the con- con adjusted The fact that there here will b be no market for unseasoned mar mar will cause caus much hardship in the ranks Tanks of ot the minor leagues tha that have counted on selling the promising young players each y year at ar to the higher leagues BUt not nh all of ot the minors will suffer sutter Big aig Minors to Profit The big minors al' al are the ones to reap rap the immediate profit from the signing of 01 or ot t n p pe ce 11 e tn ace I- I IA A VIT A L 01 of or ot t n p pe ce 11 e tn ace I- I IA A VIT A L pact at between between- organized ft ball on li-iii li and the e Federal league because it 11 2 Cause a slumP In the salaries o of of the players all ali hl the way down the line line- In the Intern Intern-aH International American association and the league the effect Is to be belone Ml felt felt at once Pla Players ers not signed to long lone time c contracts will ill be slash slashed d the then coming season c n ThIs is Ia tIle tHe case In ln big leagUes also i but ut the suffering sering has been more acute In ln the big minors all along than It has Jn In n the m majors jors I Players to Move Down ball ban It is possible that Shat a better brand of ot ota can be seen In a a. result of the the small sma league as the war because be- be cause there will be a a. sifting of the players all Jl the way ay down the line ne- ne neThe The stars stars star of r the Feds will take the places laces of other players players in the majors and that will wilt crowd them back Into the class AA leagues The The star star players of tho the AA class will be driven back Into class A and the stars of class A will have to move back into class B and anti s sq on down downto to the foot of ot the list Will Require Two Years The readjustment process will take tale two years By that time many of the veterans Jn in the game will be retired and ami then the demand for the thc youngsters will return to normal conditions The prices for tor players win will be down to where it will afford buyers to make mak mon morie money ey in the game and healthy health conditions conditions conditions condi condi- Will prevail At t the close cloe of of the big war between the American and nd National Na a i leagues es In 1903 the same violent viole I drop in players players' salaries took place and ancl the game was permitted to have a healthy growth for tor several years ears Prop Prospects Brighter In spite of ot the fact that the minor leagues will not find a rea ready y market for their talent taint the coming seas season 1 it should be a m much ch better around for the game than for the last two years ears The fans already are are showing howing enthusiasm over the sport for the next summer The decreased pay roll is goin going go go- in me ing to make it much easier on the minor league e magnates to stick in the game If It they go through the coming summer successfully successful they will be able to pick up a few sales next year without without without with with- out doubt I |