Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-03
FEDERAL LEAGUE CONTRACTS
CONTAIN NO RESERVE CLAUSE
Question of Presidency Still Unsettled
Magnates Meet Again in Chi
cago November is.

INDIANAPOLIS, November ). The
Federal League adjourned yesterday
afternoon to meet again in Chicago No
vember Is. The principal business of the
meeting was the completion OF the CIR
cult with eight clubs by the ADMISSION o1
Baltimore and Buffalo, arranging for the
guarantees and bonds which are required
from each club, the determination TO De
a major league and play first-class pail'
the drawing up of players contract and
laying plans to obtain managers ana
salaries.
The meeting was singularly harmonious,
businesslike and enthusiastic. The Fed
eral League magnates are an unusually
forceful. intelligent and confident crowd.
No buster or hot air. was heard any
where. The delegates are, as a rule, quiet,
capable, strong men. The most enthu-
siastic talker of the magnates Is !. Ed
ward Krause, the hustling and dynamic
local magnate, who declares that all he
ever learned was in the university of hard
knocks. but who quotes Emerson and
Locke and Billy Baxter with equal facil-
ity and appropriateness. An old base ball
man remarked that the Federal Leaguers
were by all odds the highest class of men
that ever attempted base ball league
meeting In America.
Worked Early and Late.
After working until nearly midnight the
magnates met again yesterday morning
and spent the day drafting players con-
tracts, discussing plans to obtain players
and finishing up numerous details The
drafting of the players contract was done
chiefly by w Howard Hamilton of Balti-
more and E. f. Gates of Indianapolis,
lawyers of the meeting. assisted with
practical suggestions by Team Managers
StovalI. Phillips and Schlahy. The con-
tract is very simple and contains all the
provisions which the player fraternity has
demanded of the older leagues. There is
no reserve clause. The club has the right
to release a player on ten days notice,
but If he is injured or gets sick the club
pays him his salary and furnishes medical
attention.
There is far more mutually of contract
than with the old league. Much impor-
tant work is yet before the league. includ-
ing the election of officers. The selection
of a president is puzzling the club owners.
A number of fairly good men are avail
able but the members are fully aware of
the Importance of getting a first-class
hard to find. Quite a number have been
mentioned for the position, more out of
compliment than in real earnest, but 1t
seems doubtful if any of them will be
chosen.
Booming Charley Carr.
Probably the most likely candidate so
far mentioned is Charley C. Carr of this
city. who. it is reported. Is favored by j.
Edward Krause. although the latter re-
fuses to commit himself on the subject.
Carr will be remembered by the fans as
| the tall first baseman who played In sew
eral big league clubs some years ago and
later was a team manager. Carr retired
/, from base ball to go into business here
and is said to be an intelligent, sensible,
successful business man and to know
/ every feature of the base ball game.
/ One reason why the indianapolis peo-
ple would like to see Carr president Is
| that his election would insure the location
1 of Federal League headquarters In this
| city There are a number of men among
1 the club owners themselves who would
make admirable executives, but who can
not afford to take the time from their pri
waite concerns II Acting President Gil
more for example. would agree to give i
his time, the presidency would be settled
admirably, although he is not a practica
base ball man.
At the session yesterday three team
managers explained their plans for secur
ing players. They were George Stoval
of kansas City. Bill Phillips of Indian
apolis and Larry Schlafiy, the new Buff
faio manager. They believe II is quit
possible to secure many big leaguers o
first-class caliber and the club owner
seem confident that it can be done.
Hard to Get Stars.
More conservative base ball men believ
that it will be harder to get star bal
players and managers than the magnate
think. The latter. however, declare tina
they will get them nevertheless. and tina
If some mistakes are make at first, as vii
be inevitable, such mistakes will be rect
fed as soon as discovered.
Harry Goldman and l.. Edwin Goldma
left last evening for Cleveland and "
Howard Hamilton left for Baltimore. A
of them were greatly pleased with tn
meeting.
Horace Fogel. who was refused fran