The evening world., 1914-11-17
Public Getting Tired Waiting to
Find Out What Agreement O.
B. Has Reached With Out.
laws.
BIZ BOzen,an Bulger.

IF Garry Hermann waits much
L longer to give out that statement
concerning the peace pact with
the Federal League. the fans are go
Ing TO forget what 1t was all about.
There are times when even q baseball
masnats can everyday his hand In
trying to remain mysterious for pur-
poses Of publicity. There 10 not .
chance Of stringing the story out until
the meeting here Dec. 8. 80 Garry had
better come through or the scribes
will be dat on their backs.
A. . matter Of fact, this thing Of
stalling along about the Federal
League 10 getting altogether too tire
some to be of interest. There appears
to be no good reason why tho mag
mates should not come out In the open.
state their position and have It over
with. II certainly would not hurt
them with the public. There are
the completing Of . trade Of players.
but certainly no harm can be done by
Hermann making public the result
Of his negotiations with the outlaws.
In baseball circles It 10 being said
that the deal with the Federal League
was put through more than 4 week
ago, and that there 10 q definite un-
Outstanding between the two forces.
II that be true, the public-the Did
gent who pays the freight-is getting
the. worst Of II both ways. Ii these
Srt,a ms N ra m M ra OF
more attention to the grand old pas
time by keeping under cover. they are
in q fair way to kill the goose that
lays the golden egg.
Mr.. Hermann has promised to tell
US all ABOUT 1t this week, but he had
better hurry or organized baseball as
well as the Feds Wall be without an
audience.
Edward Barrow, President Of the
International League. who has just
returned from the minor league meet
ing ut Omaha, sees nothing particu-
larly bright In the baseball outlook.
MIR. Barrow makes no bones OF admit
ting that the Federal League has
done his organization much harm.
and he realizes the necessity OF a
working agreement, but. ut present,
he says nothing has been done that
will relieve the situation. II the Fed
eral League is absorbed by the Inter
national, or vice versa, II will be i'm
possible for either Of them to take
care Of the many players who have
been signed at big salaries. That II
q phase OF the situation that worries
Mr.. Barrow.
The baseball writer's union has
worked for two months without com
planning In selling the Cubs. the
Highlanders and the Dodgers, but
they hatly refused to 80 an inch fur
ther yesterday when some one at the
six-day race passed the word around
that the Jersey City club was on the
market. That was asking too much
The Wards proved themselves
gluttons for punishment-ths rea
Joe Grimms of baseball--when In Z
. public statement they declares
that they are opposed to peace righ
now and would prefer to have tn.
Feds start In and shoot q fresh bani
roll beginning April next.
II things don't stop pretty soor
some wonderful records will be mad
in baseball salesmanship this winter
D Two business men uptOwn-men VIM
a don't have to think up such things 10
a iiving-had the Phillies sold to tn
Wards before noon yesterday.
\ Peace may como and players ma!
A return, but you can go and bet tina
!, Mike Doolin will not return to tn
Phillies al long as President Bake
at the head. We heard thei
d quarrel at the worlds tourists din
. ner Just after Mike had jumped t
- the Feds.
Q There have been many ways o
10 proving that Charlie Murphy own
or does not own stock In the Cub
hut the most unique Is pointed out b
70 Cy Seymour. who declares that tn
I. famous water wagon" clause wa
"a taken out OF the Chicago contract
last spring. an important fact tina