Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
BALL
HASH 7 So MUCH
ON FED LEAGUE
That's What Menke Says, and
He Cites List Of Players to
Prove Statement.
BY Frank G. Menke.

TEW YORK, April S.-Clutching
" it from the remarks being cast
hither and thither by organ
lied baseball. the Federal League us
a minor league proposition, But or
ganized basebalPs own little rules
give the Federal League a major
league status.
These rules show the difference be-
tween a minor and major league A
league that has to conform to sal
airy limit and whose players are sub
ject to draft by teams in another
league is a minor league. A league
that has no salary limit and whose
players are not subject to draft is a
major league.
Therefore. the Feds stack up as a
major league. They pay unlimited
salaries and their players are not
subject to draft
I T may be recalled that early in jan
uary when the Feds began TO loom
largely on the baseball horizon some
Of the magnates of the organized
majors thought that a way to combat
the Feds would be TO abolish the draft
rule. as applied to the Glass IA
teams, let these leagues pay unlimit
ed salaries and thus lift them to the
major league classification.
For a time it looked as if the plan
would go through, but some of the
magnates Of the majors We're so sure
that the Feds would blow up before
the 1914 season opened that they
thought the move a foolish one. Yet
a the time, the majority of the mag
mates declared that the players of the
Glass "A minors We're Of such caliber
that they almost ran as majors and
that some Of the best clubs in tine
Glass IA minors We're FAR better than
some Of the clubs in either the Amer
lean or National League
THEREFORE,, it seems as if the orr
ganiZed persons who are calling
the Feds a minor league outfit seem
to be foozling a bit The Feds, for
the most part are made up Of players
grabbed from either tie majors or
the Glass "A minors With 90 major
leaguers in their ranks and with
practically the rest of their players
recruited from the Class "A teams
it's certain that they take even a
higher ranking than do Che Glass IA
teams-the very same teams that the
organized majors some months back
figured on giving a major league
status.
I listed among the "all-star" com
Il binations of pitchers is that of
the Detroit Tigers. Their ai-stars
consist of Dauss, Dubuc, Hall Shep
ard, Cavet Coveleskie Williams,
Schultz, Mains, Reynolds. Comstock
and Boehler Maybe they are stars,
but somebody ought to push away
the clouds that hide them.
The Pttsburg Pirates also boast of
their "all-star" pitching staff Here
it is: McQuillen, O'Toole Adams, /
Harmon. Councilman, Delhi Dufiey
and Kantlehner The last four seem
quite unfamiliar to perhaps be-
cause we didn't follow the bush
league history very closely last year
Mc0uillen was TeSurreCted from the
minors last season, and Harmon
seems to have seen his very best days.
Included i'm the AL stars that the
Phillies are toting around are lineup,
Mayer, Marshall, Jacobs Gaddy ana
Haislip. If the whole bunch were
placed on the market right now II S
doubtful if they would bring enough
money to buy one good, drst-class
tWirler
The Pirates had on their catching
staff Mossrs. Gibson, Coleman, Ka
fore Brannigan and Wait. The name
of Gibson seems quite familiar but
we don't recall having seen the names
Of the other gentlemen in the list OF
catching stars.
AND SO ii is with large number of
"A the organized major league clubs.
Their catching and pitching stats are
pretty well Cluttered up with UNI