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league was scarcely more than a
disorganixed movement in which mo-
body except possibly the original back.
ers had much faith Other leagues
had been formed in previous years IN
an effort TO compete against organized
baseball and had soon gone on their
way, crushed by the powerful influ-I
ences OF the older organizations, There
was nothing to indicate last autumn
that the Federal League would be diff
ferent from It's predecessors. In fact,
il Is even doubtful whether the back
ers OF the movement themselves hoped
to make as much Roadway as has
marked their efforts to get foothold.
The Feds got their first real hold
on the situation when Joe" Tinker
jumped from the National League to-
the new organization to assume
charge OF the Chicago club. Though
Tinker had no doubt been contemplate
ing shift owing to the better finan-
cial inducements offered by the Gil
more clan. there is little question that
the trouble over his purchase BY
Brooklyn from the Cincinnati Reds
accelerated his decision. Thinkers
name gave to the new league Just the
prestige It needed. It also caused al
tremendous amount OF publicity, which
In turn attracted the attention Of
other major league players. The news
soon went forth that the Feds were
paying -big money" to ball players
whose names were well known TO the
public, and the lure was sufficient to
draw many from the ranks Of organic.
ed baseball.
There Is not q afan' who has not
at some time or other In the last few
months piled himself and others with
the question What are the Federals
going to dO?" The possibility OF the
so-called outlaws developing into q
major league outfit and becoming q
real menace to those leagues which
have held sway for so long without
competition has superseded all else
In baseball interest. And now that the
Feds are actually launched, with the
teams meeting In championship con.
tests, the question hobs up again with
the same frequency and remains On
important topic Of discussion among
the followers of the sBort
Logic Just plain common sense
Is sufficient barometer Of what may
be expected In connection with the
Federals. Not only have the original
promoters invested large. sums OF
money In the assembling Of players
and the erection Of ball parks, but
other men Of substantial financial
standing have been interested 10 tho
enterprise Naturally. the entrance of
such men - the Wards Of BROOKLYN
Is the biggest asset of the new league
There Is little difference between the
management Of & big baseball enter
prise and the conduct Of business
venture Of any other character, and
men who have gained success In COM
mercial or industrial affairs are just
as we'll qualified to make success OF
baseball as are men who have made q
special study Of the game. Money
can always purchase the genius toll
produce good baseball; the actual de-
tails Of operation are In the most
competent hands when heads OF big
business combinations assume charge
Of them.
1t is undoubtedly safe prediction
to say that within another year the
Federal league will become part Of
organized baseball, and at such terms
as viii be OF mutual benefit. This
year the league will have fair follow
ing perhaps IN some cities larger
than that which organized baseball
has. It would only be necessary, for
instance. for the Feds to develop q
real fast team I'M st. Louis for IL to
gain host OF friends. Even though
the American and National leagues
may be strongly entrenched IN St
Louis, It would be nothing more than
natural for fans Of that city to turn
their attention to club that was pro.
ducing winning baseball rather than
give their support to two teams that
are invariably clubbing around at the
end Of the percentage columns A
pennant winning ST Louis team In
the Federal League would undoubted.
~ prove better attraction than q
losing club In the National or Amert
can League.
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