The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-18
Organized Ball Maonatr. Tr, .
sell Browns to Head nf
Chicago Federal Club.
MIGHT RREAk IP I.kAH
But He stays In-Ebhc,>. Na
vim. Johnson. Murphy. Hedges
and Hermann in COnfab.

snuffed out
Two meetings were In session II one
here to-day. The magnstes OF the Fed
eral League and the managers Of the
baby Organization held a heated all day
session. which did not close until wei,
after the supper hour. while In another
part Of the loop district Charles w. Slur-
ply Robert Lee Hedges. Garry Herr
mann. Charles n. Ebbets. Ban johnson
and Frank Savin. with heads close to-
F.derals
Two coups were planned and both OF
them fell through. II was planned TO cell
Charles Wceghman, chief hacker Of the
Chicago Federais. the Joke team Of the
ST. Louis Browns. which Hedges would
be glad to get rid of. or else to unload
on Wseghman the 81 Paul team Of the
American Association. with the idea that
Weeghman would place this team on the
North side of Chicago TO take the place
OF the Federal team. The first part Of
this scheme WAS confirmed positively by
Weeghman. who told ~ being approached
and offered chance 70 buy the Browns.
The other part Of tn. scheme was U well
authenticated rufnOr.
Hut the plottcrs were fooled when the
Federal magnates finally came to terms
cial backing to saw. the league from 20
ing on the rocks nj present and also 10
satisfy Wesghnan that the league would
GO through the season. The row between
The rnsRnat"s all developed over this
question. WeeRhD,hn coitend"d that "a
bunch Of money mad been spent IN tn
Chicago federal- and a squad oi plsye.
assembled and thai the other masnatc.
had failen Z" do their shar" in assenblln
players aud showing til. coin 81 Ia
realm.
The riHsh of th' dst occurred wne
W eeSh;nau accused thc other nasa,te
Of not Dong th"ir share toward r.acni.
the league ~ rrm footing snd th',a,
cned I" quit otfhand. Nh!cn would nav
removed the Chicago ain ,GcW ,.
league ana also We gilman uhns - 49,.
practically forced th' l-t="' O." '.r.,i.
SHOW ~" * clubs Iva '"u' "oSp 49,
arc at real major l.'gu, -i..t.
~ my Gun ana VII Ntrr. '"."fN
th'rt j. noihIis dong I1h. N.'r u -
mans Gliilnaluni, ana % w. a."
him PET s"naiN IL "tht' N'.' 90 =
sion ~ the Federal i."aEu' iuE- isl.- ~.
anNih'ng hu, love feast.
A. n'c'"'k this af'errp"I W. SUN f
emerged from th' session WIN ha
dshtreli"d ana - hush "l excitement upO .
hrs checks.
II told them they had :" snow ~
ssid N""Ehmfn ~ crowd oi war scr'o'
WI" Wdi'"h NNh"ut
Il demanded" continued Wceehmsn
cha, Tho, show IN. si> ,l,h. I'm m.
" ~ ~" wv - ' =" W
I'"s' INA" "~i' a. ~V"i'S ~ nl'n' M
up 10 IN" present they h"N' shown m
three. on, ~ which IL M, OWL I MN
frank &" admit there ~ "n' club IN m
I'-seu" "h'h seems '" "ptcitHs tinker
! club. and that ~ BALTIMORE. WAS sur
! pris.d when 1 SAW ih., list of big lrsruers
49,. ,.i .,.,ol
Wv, """ se"e"' ,
y 7" IN" present am sh'lsnr"'
an IA this game. hook line and slnker. II
the, sn,u m. T7,,y have COIN, across
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w" 'l''' ''"'-' w '"'"'' 49, "''" 49,
/ th.t shu" M four more ] m IN 70 SUCK
! npN.l. tied up with a dead one in m
if.
Tonight. while W-.,ehn,an var talking
| with the ,cribes the Federal msgnatcs
were buslly .nga ged going over the roster
, ~ two NOR. clubs. and after weegiimsn
! Jeff tn. newspaper men Tres deu GIL
more made hts appearance and announced