Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-11

self-1ndulgence of twenty years ago,
there Is a younger, sturdier W>d
race that will push him off the ath-
letic board or awaken him to a good
purpose.
1.-THE bingham dog and the calico cat
Side BY side at the table sat:
'1tods halt past tiOelue land aOhat do
you tWnk)
Nor one nor t'other had slept soink !,
The old Dutch clock and the Chinese
plate
appeared to kno,o as sure as fate
There acds going to be terrible
spot"
Comments on Federal League.
The professional baseball ranks are
more excited than for years. Be
tween the Federal League possibil
tiles AMI the Players League de-
mands, it looks as if we should have
an interesting time of it while the
snow is still on the ground. Until
the time when it was shown that the
Federal League really had signed
contracts for three years with Tinker
and Brown, and that these salaries
were guaranteed by a bonding COM
pany, there was great deal of
skepticism expressed about the color
of the money that was really repre-
scented in these agreements.
1t is now said that each one Of the
Federal League clubs has bonded
Itself to the extent of s25, 900, and the
Chicago Federal League club is al
ready advertising for bids for the
construction of a cement and steel
grandstand on grounds that have
been purchased on the North Side, in
a most ropulous center, at the cor
ner of Sheffield and Addison streets
AS the National League grounds are
on the West Side and the American
League grounds on the South Side.
both Of them miles distant from this
new site, II looks as If the position
was a good tactical one. The hackers
of the scheme are located in st. Louis,
Pittsburg, Baltimore, Kansas City,
indianapolis, Buffalo, Toronto and
Chicago.
Can the Federal League get eight
clubs made up of men who can really
play major league ball? The very
existence and demands of the Play
ers League show that there are man.
ball players who are dissatisfied, but
If we have general upheaval. whom
will the result benefit or iniure?
Does johnson Welcome War?
Are we to have repetition oe the
bitter baseball fight of many years
ago, becomes thus the question t.;;,t
is interesting managers, players and
the public AS n New Year state
ment. President Ban Johnson. of the
American League, is reported to be
ready to welcome the issue, believing
a bitter war needed to correct many
of the abuses that have grown into
the game-among them, extravaganza
and wastefulness of club owners and
players, and the continual demands
for higher salaries. He predicts a
disastrous year for the sport and
says that the evils that have crept
into the National Association of Base
ball Leagues will not be eradicated in
any other way than by such a fight
in one or two lean seasons.
Meantime, the attorneys are be-
ginning to line up on the question of
the legality of the present reserve
clause in the players contracts, the
Federal League attorneys threaten
ing to fight organized baseball AS a
trust under the Sherman antitrust
law If any iniunctions are sought
against the players of this so-called
Inv d II
Toole. who drew I'D this reserve
clause. affirms that it is binding and
will be declared so when it comes
before the court for test. He
claims It is merely the application Of
well-established legal PRINCIPLES COW
ering:
1. Parties competent to make an
agreement.
?. Something to agree on.
3. A sufficient consideration for the
bargain
The question is whether a contract
specifically providing that the en-
plover has an option on the mans
time for the next wear. the emDlover
having the nlaver a certain norton of
the salary. as q direct consideration
for This nrivileee of reserviny tho
nIaver can ha questioned
Claims Bio Leacues a Trvst
whataver he The anal dac,sion of
tbe ronrts Edward T, Gstes the at
torrey for tho I,edersI 7 eagne cl.ims
.bat orao,;,o6 hasah,II =, ~ CO.
Lila ,.SationaI t.,raar,art', has no
,anoI;,ad w. hasehaIi h,,s;,,ae,s ~
,iopouASu '.s 90, .;tin. ~,
upIu " ,,,,,,, ga ,lia,.o. So GU +bo
10 rges+ dou,p +o Tho e,,rallest ieagree
not play with any competitor what
soeVer, ana that the CLUBS can say,
1--WE have you under reserve. We
will NOT NAV Won on our team this
vesr we will sell Won IN another