Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-27
OBSERVERS WILL BE
 ,s BARRED BY. MAJORS
Federats Will Have to Talk Peace 4, Plans Among Themselves.

There Is going to be lot of surplus baseball talent on the market next season, and if the predictions of many of the club owners come true many of the major and minor leaguers who jumped to the Federals this year will be out of Q job. On top of all the peace talk comes the tidings that all the major league clubs have reached an understanding to the effect that un- der no consideration will any of the. contract jumpers be taken back into the ranks.
 President William F. Baker of the Phillies said that with his new man. ager, Pat Moran, at the helm next year he looked for great improve ment in his team.
 MT. Baker is one of the club owners who is decidedly set against taking back contract jumpers. His club was severely crippled by the outlaw league and he states emphatically that he would not consider taking back any of the men who deserted him.
 W''fh thn 'or-' cf Mo Knabe. and Mike Doolan the Phillies were nearly wrecked, and MT. baKer still thinks sthatis thnv h7-7 IT. = ed his club would have put a different complexion on the .Na&I,n,s. e All the Federal league clubs carried big salaries to men who did nothing except warm the bench. There is lit tie iin store for these players, for if the Federal League tries to oppose organized ball next season they will cut down their forces to g. minimum after the last seasons experience with extra players. It is stated that sev- eral of the Federal League clubs paid salaries from $1.500 to $2, 800 last sea- son to players who did not take part in more than half dozen games. The major leagues can afford to do this; but, in following the example of or ganized ball, the Federals found that 1t was a big. drain on their pocket books.
 Then, again. if there should be some compromise between the Federals ano organized ball, the outlaws" will have to suffer, because it will mean the wiping out of many of the teams ir thefr circuits. This will place @ large number of baseball players on the market who are already in the bad graces of organized ball, and 1t i. doubtful if they will be able to gair @ bearing anywhere except in the mi nor leagues.
 It has been learned that if the Fed eral League expects to meet any O the major league club owners here a the outlaw meeting this week they ar doomed to disappointment. Secretar. Heydler of the National League sait yesterday that none of the Nationa League club owners had any intention of holding any kind of a. meeting MI Heydler stated that the first meetins of the National League will be in thi city on the first Tuesday in Decem Der, which is the time set for tn leagues annua mee,n-
 At the American League cluhs of Hces here it-was< also stated yesterda ehat no meeting of the America: League club owners was contemplated 30 if the "Feds" come here to tai pver peace. they will have to talk t themselves or to- the fellow who "sold the Yankees to the Wards.
 The Yankees took their first step get ready for next season when the signed Milton H. Baker. a New Yor pitcher, who was with the Philadel phia Nationals for a time last seaso, After he was released by the Philie ie played with semi-professional team
 md made quite a record. In one gam
 he struck out r players, which al
 .racted the attention of several majo
 eague scouts. Baker also had offel
 rom the Brooklyn and St. Louis Ma
 ionals. <