The Washington times., 1914-08-27
Bv THOMAS KIRBY.

Il am in. favor of a war to the finish
til the Federals. Those people have
3 .enpted to wreck our industry, and
; 4 opposed to them. If l can get the
8 pport of the men who are financially
s-cerested in the Washington team, I
IN ready to fight as the Belgtans at
-.age.'
This was the answer of Clark Griffith
!; the announcement of the report from
;se Federals that they would induce
-tain members of the Washington
an jump TO the outlaws circuit, which
7uld eventually lead to the amalgama-
ION of the Federals with the BODY
= hich now controls the game.
The athletes or both teams yester-
Gay enjoyed an afternoon of complete
rest and they were thanking the rain
vhich converted National Park into
ch a morass before noon that base
ball was out of the question.
Johnny Blair, whose status before the
organized baseball world was disputed
by the Baltimore club when he reported
to Griffith. is once more with the Ma
mails.
When the Martinsburg club sold Blair
- the Nationals it was in the best of
tn, and as an indication of this the
.nagement there has notified Griffith
At they have released Blair with the
gle condition that he report here.
Blair is to be placed in some minor
= ague by Griffith. who appreciates the
ct that the youngster is still too
i tNy,
is time, but possesses possibilities of
ne day becoming a valuable asset to
club.
AS a precautionary measure against
: -ther inroads by the Federal Leaguers
-ae chances are that this year there
i be no announcement by the Ma
: nal Commission as to the success or
: lure Of clubs TO draft certain play
s.
ZACH team in the two major leagues
5 had scouts combing the country
pursuit of talent that promises to
p er develop into capable material.
. 1ese names are being forwarded to
e q offices Of the august pody in Gin
. matt. and while ordinarily these gam
, 5 in players are decided on the first
> .0nday in September, information may
withheld in order that the outlaws
av not be in a position to center their
on players who are dissatisfied by
being promoted from the minors to
: majors.
here are countless men in the up
: realm OF the minors who are now
naming loyal TO the general organi-
? ION Of baseball wholly in the hope
. at next spring Will find them battling
. positions with one or another Of the
--jor clubs. Promotion means in
.-ase in salary. and 1t will be short
q -htedness on the part of the National
.nmission to show its hand in a way
It would enable the Federals TO find
yse who were overlooked and thereby
m the weak points to be attacked.
-udging by the reports of that fight
tween Heinie Zimmerman and
anny Evers at Chicago Yesterday
o. tension under which the Boston
.rionaIs have been laboring has |
ached the breaking point.
lille il may be information for the |
.aeral baseball public. there is sell !
n q time when a team is a the apex |
its glory that there is not constant |
appIng among its members. This |
AIMS in all branches of athletics, |
il is proverbial among trainers :
IS in his general peeYishness. once |
find a man fretful, you know that !
IS ready.
lis is what has probably happen !
with the Braves. The men, and |
- must be real men, that have |
!mec and battled their way from .
ruCk TO the very edge Of the !
hest honor in their own league,
" been under terrific strain. the !
-ggie has yet six weeks TO 90. and |
would not be surprising that in the
'"alMHg days that other players
'uio tam to restrain the emselves and
" vent 10 their feelings as did Evcrs
slcgday.
'ust to show that they play no
-Orltes in their determination 10
initiate every club in the league
-pse Athletics yesterday blanked
Chicago club and piled uD five
rs themselves. There was A time
en- the White SoX were able to
e the MaCkmcn, but il is now an
ront that the PhiIadeIphians are
- holding the speed which they
wed so imPTessiVely when thev
"l,t the series with the Nationals
a the single exception of the game
en- Walter johnson performed TO
. best Of his acknowledged ability. |
through the victory of the Red Sox |
Ncr the Tigers the Nationals were fur
'r removed from second place. Still
re Is consolation IN the fact that bv
DpplnG Detroit Boston helped along
general cause BY widening the Sap |
4 be Na frn,,, ,L;.IJ !