The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-16
EBBETS SEES END OF
BASEBALL WRANGLE
Saws Federal Park in Brooklyn
May House international
League Club.
DODGERS ARE NOT FOR SALE

Charles weeshman's negotiations for
Che purchase of the Chicago CUBS nave
Ear greater bearing on prospective oase-
hall peace in 1915 than either side mas
admitted. The transfer OF charles T.
Taft's National League stock to the "ihuy
CITY restaurareur is expected 10 remove
the opposition of the Ward prothers oi
prooklyn. as well az that OF Chlcaso
no,ular revolutionary leader. the wards
according to the statements OF proih'-
nent major league club owner VINO mas
been i'm touch with August Herrmalhh
are likely 10 furnish WeeShman with 'no
canital necessary to swing the transaction
~ sa,,,rr certain concessions will be
yranred which will make the washington
park plant in Brooklyn available TOT or
ranizcd baseball operations
nv hacking weeghman the Ward
brothers will OF course be directly IN
terested in major league ball as repre-
scented by the Cubs. In organlzeu pdse-
hail they may have further interest as
,ona,,,o.ors ~ class IA ball at Washing
,on park. The International League has
M, given I'D hope OF transferring the
Jersey CITY franchise to Brooklyn. inns
will he done II william pevery can DE
prevailed upon to set reasonapIe price
on the Skeeters II is limited that DeNery
lust now is the thorn In the sac OF oV'h
the American and international LEAGUES,
He owns the Jersey City club and controls
az per cent. of the New York American
IAarue Club stock In his dual capacity
as major and minor league promoter ne
Is said 10 have blocked several important
moves toward the elimination or the OUT
laws The powers of the game. however
are hopeful that his estimate or the Nalue
OF his holdings in the two leagues may
shrink sufficiently to produce purchaser
Charles H. Ebbets owner OF the Brook
iyn Nationals. has just returned from the
big minor league rally at Omaha TN
his way home the Squire OF Flatbush spent
n day in Chicago. where he familiar1zed
himself with the latest angles OF WeeSh-
mans negotiations for the Cubs
81 have every reason to believe that
Mr. Weeghman will succeed IN acqulrhs
Mr. Taft's stock said he.
august Hermann. while acting only
An the capacity Of an Individual, has been
authorized by Charles =. Taft to negotiate
the sale. I understand that price mas
been agreed upon by the contracting
parties There is every likelihood that
a transfer of interests will be made at
conference which has been arranged Tor
Cincinnati December l.
"Charles Weeghman Is acceptance 10
the National League club owners ana 10
those of the American League as We'll III
A true that neither Gov. Tener nor ban
Sohnson has taken any part in the ne
Sotiations and that Hermann is acting
only in the capacity of a business repre-
sentative. But 1t is equally true that II
weeghman were objectionable TO organ
lied baseball no proposition OF his would
be entertained.
by the sale of the Cubs to weeghman.
who il very popular in his home city,
-. NJ, gontd raynplv weak
ness that has been felt for several years
the unpopularity OF ownership OF the
Chicago club believe this remedy Is
certain of success"
Mr.. Ebbets declares that the National
League has not sought Weeghman as a
possible means OF retrenchment.
THE Federal League has made every
overture" said the Brooklyn solon. Pres
ident James A. Gilmore's assertions that
neither Weeghman nor any or his col
leagues viii deal with organized baseball
unless the independents are accepted as
a major league are too absurd 70 call for
discussion. Gilmore is talking for good
lob He has been elected to the presi-
dency for a term of Ave years at $4,000
a year
. rap how the rank and file OF the Fed
eral League behaves" he continued. 1T
is enough for them that the minor leagues
the big organization.
"The suggestion OF the American
League to limit club rosters to twenty
men will no doubt meet with favor in our
circuit. II would counteract the present
tendencies toward bankruptcy from ex-
travagant salaries and furnish regular
employment for players who now adorn
the benches"
Ebbets will devote his immediate future
90 the discovery of the culprit who started
the rumor that his Brooklyn National
League club was for sale.
II would not take sl,000,o00 for my
interest in the club said Charles, land
i wouldn't consent TO a sale for 100000
II ] owned the entire stock. ] value the
real estate, plant franchise, players and
equipment at 100000; the good will
and future at more than 81 100000 addi-
tional. ! have spent all my life in or
ganized baseball and hope TO die in har
ness. There is no other business with
which I am familiar. The Brooklyn club