Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-29
ORGANIZED BALL
PLANS CAMPAIGN
Magnates Aroused by Detection
of Tinker and Brown to the
Federal League.
HERMANN is ON WARPATH
Owner Of Reds Says That Each Club
Will Enioin Athletes from
Jumping.

Chicago. Ill. Dec. 29.-There's worl
ahead for the powers that be in or
Eauized baseball Following the e1
plosion Saturday Of the Federal league
bomb. the signing OF Joe Tinker and
Mordscai Brown as managers respec
lively OF the Chicago and ST. Louis
teams and the announcement that q
new plant would be built on the local
north side, magnates with big league
affiliations got busy planning fortified
lions for the next broadside from the
third circuit.
From Cincinnati and Brooklyn came
tidings 20 the effect that the fence
jumping" athletes. Tinker and Brown
might prepare for any fate from life
Punishment 10 Siberia 20 being drawn
and quartersd. Garry Hermann. chair
man OF the national commission. presi.
dent OF the Cincinnati Reds and the
man who sold Tinker TO Brooklyn,
promised some drastic action.
Down Gotham way. Edward II. NJ
Keever. a vice president and one OF
the wealthy hackers OF the superbas
arose cary to engage in star chamber
session with the clubs counsel. Bern
ard York Meanwhile President Is. b.
johnson OF the American league and
member OF the national commission
seemed disposed TO treat the affair
lightly.
johnson Sorry for Brown.
I'm sorry 10 hear that Mordecai
Brown has signed with the Federal
league" said President johnson. Il
have always had a high regard for
Brown and had hoped he would be en-
gagged TO manage the Cincinnati team.
II he goes through with this under
taking and jumps the Cincinnati club
he will only ruin his prospects IN or
gained baseball. The terms OF the
major league contracts are binding
and should Cincinnati and Brooklyn
take the matter into the courts / know
the players Will be defeated. For my
part. though. / would be content TO let
both men 20. They vii. be sorry be
fore July &"
Asked II the American league would
take steps 10 restrain George StovaI
from managing the Kansas CITY Fed
eral league team President Johnson
spoke along the same lines So far as
the junior organization f. concerned
George can 20 TO he Feds and STAY
there till the proverbial cows come
home. Johnson termed the third cir
cult a bloOmer. one that would 20 into
the ditch before midseason. and stated
that in his opinion Tinker and Brown
merely signed contracts for the pur-
pose OF blufing Brooklyn and Cincin-
natl into Offering bigger salaries TOR
1914
Johnson nf-o -cotr q Tsrr 1,.. 10 -ba
report that several members OF the ST.
Louis Browns had deserted Manager
Branch Hickey 10 c 81 their lots with
the Feds. Every player belonging 10
St. Louis who has been named as a
prospective contract signer in the new
circuit already has made HIS terms
with President Hedges and Manager
Hickey and VIII be seen n the Amer I
lean league when the season starts
April II" SAYS President Johnson
Jumpers" Not at Home.
Tinker and Brown were conspicu. 7
Gus by their absence yesterday Re-
peated calls at Joe'r home in Oak Park f.
failed 20 locate the hero Of the 10000 I
bonus story. Il was reported. how b
ever. that Tinker was Closeted for sew I
eral hours with James 4 Gilmore. +
president OF the Federal league. and .
one OF the hackers OF the Chicago club. (
Veteran baseball men here hold
views al variance with Garry Herr
mann regarding the financial backing
OF the Feds. They believe that Tinker
and Brown. wise in baseball expert
ence. would not have signed with the
Feds unless they had been convinced Q
Il had sufficient stability 10 carry out
its agreements with them
When asked in Cincinnati Saturday
as TO what methods would be employed /,
by the clubs IN organized baseball 70
protect themselves in case Il turns out
20 be true that the Federals are inyad-
ing the ranks OF the majors. Herr
mann replied. L
Each club will enjoin any OF its
players who jump contracts or reser-
vAtions- They will take their cases
into the courts and force the play