The Washington times., 1910-10-27

Pitcher Andy COakIey could have been
ruled out for bringing suit against
the Chicago club?
Wants To Kill Trust.
II was To get away from this idea
Of trust" that / formed the idea OF
the third major league. only after the
National Commission had gone back
on It's promise to allow the All-Star
Tour, and had caused the wasting OF
thousands of dollars by myself and
mesSrS. Wilhern and Livingstone, who
were in the deal with me-
When this ruling became known saw
at once that the commission was afraid
or the plan and that il feared the play
crS would make more money from the
tour than during the season, and that
they would therefore form some sort Of
mutual organization for the protection
IF their rights.
Whbern and Livingston both withdrew
lhelr support of the plan, but I found
Immediately other sources OF revenue
which were bigger than they had ever
. thOug', Of being I have been working
( for the past two months getting to-
RetheT thu men for the third majO
league. and have written promises OF
enough men to deDlete the ranks OF or
gained baseball and 10 add strength TO
tEis third. All-Star League
We have succeeded In getting options
on enough clubs 10 form our third
league. Then we have enough players
under contract 10 distribute them IN the
different cities and to make each separ-
ate organization a strong one
ANY organization can develop strong
I players. just forget that the National
( Commission has any corner on ability.
] A few wears ago the Philadelphia Ath-
( leti"s fred all their players and started
/ In with a new team Of Youngsters. on
/ last Sunday they CinChed the world s
championship against the Cubs. Those
youngsters had only the latent ability,
/ hut this, combined with their training,
made them the formidable machine that
( made the Cubs Al out OF their hands
In the ITSt place, l propose 10 allow
: the players more liberty than they ever
( have aad before. I will give them their
I leave 10 play WheresOever they wish.
/ after their contracts are flied. For
I instance, If one player signs 70 play
with the indianapolis club. he VIII sign
a contract for a certain number of
years with that club and after this
/ term is completed, he may go TO any
club he wishes In this way. our IN
! dependent league viii stand first for
Independence and next for classy base
ball. I think II absolutely wrong-and
50 does any other right thinking man
TO sign a player and then hold him for
the rest of his life. Il smacks too much
OF the slavery idea
We now have five clubs absolutely
Cinched for our league and the others
are coming around to the final break.
ms Win lne naUofa4 commission Be
fore spring comes We shall have an or
ganization TO manage the details Of OUI
business. I have 8, 600 900 for this pIar
and can get as much more II Il Is
necessary. I shall go 10 New York be-
fore long and open offices In that city
though much OF my work Will be in the
West.
Don't let anybody tell you that the
third major league Is a failure before
II starts We can buy enough clubs
ON m
shall have at the beginning and the
others whom we Will develop. wei
soon show Chairman Hermann that
he's wrong when he pooh pOohs our
plan and belittleS II in his interviews