The Washington times., 1914-01-17
Toronto Franchise May Be
Transferred to This City
Before Season Starts.
aRIFF WILL WELCOME THEM
Paul Musser Signs Contract
and Hopes to Stay With
Team This Time.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Washington may have a Fedora
League team, after all, the outlaws
now planning TO transfer the To
ronto franchise to this city and the
Duffalo franchise TO Cincinnati. They
do not believe their league will -four,
iSh in minor league towns like To
ronto and Buffalo, and are wiling tc
'uck the opposition OF ! one-tean
city in the major league. This ez-
claims their reason for taking in
cincinnati and Washington. Manager
Griffith, on being informed of this
attest move OF the Federal Leaguers,
aid he welcomed them.
Neither Toronto Or Buftalo was able
tC provide an angel fer .he ne" ciT,
Jver, President John 4. Gilmore, has
decided to eliminate these two cities
Ercm the league, taking Cincinnati and
washington instead. At the meeting
OF the outlaw league IN St Louis today
it Is expected that the change Will be
announced OFFICIALLY. Ned Hanlon, TIE
Baltimore chieftain is thought to have
suggested this move.
III the outlaws want to come Eere,
they're welcome" said Manager Clark
Griffith today, when told OF the report,
Their caliber is shown by the mythical
rfers> they are making tc stars like
Johnson and Cobb and by the Ole vet
arsns they actually sign. They OTe-
Cobb q wad IF stage money aid then
ign GesSler and Mike Mowrey. Why,
Ned Hanlon wouldn't 81 end a nickel to
Sss an earthquake.
ct dou't lnVfhinU Ia Wit
minor league baseball and l don't be-
lieye the fans Of this city do, either. If
he Federals try 10 enter into competi-
t.on with my club. the brand OF baseball
downfall. That's all I have to say. Let
them come. l should worry
Cincinnati is said to be anxious to get
: Federal League team, but no one has
been mentioned here as wishing to
finance an outlaw aggregation. Indeed,
no suitable park is avails bic here The
United States League found obstacles IN
tts way when It broke into the Capital
and was & notorious failure, largely be-
cause Of lack Of backing and lack OF
facilities. The Federal League has yet
o look over conditions here.
Paul Musser. vino Is rginlering 10 AiIi-
..eim, Pa, has forwarded his sigE5d
Ontract 30 Manager Griffith. MusGer
Iitched great ball fOr Des. AIoineS, in
Lue western League, ana, IN "A letter 20
the Old Fox, he expresses mis- hope that
ne will hold on to his job here this
line. Grin has heard lois OF compli-
mentary things about Musser. and ex-
poets to see considerable Improvement
In his work.
Harry Hr2psr, the liaCkensack south
paw. IS going to return his contract TO
have inserted in It a paragraph Feleas-
Ing him from the necessity OF playing
bail on Sunday. Manager Griffith has
yet 10 receive the papers, but ne says
il will he simple to make this correc-
ton.
Harper did not have to play Su.Idays
last year" says Manager Grinfth, and
he won't have to thia year IL ne doesn't
care TO. Under the new baseball law
all these agreements have to b.. i7co--
porated in the contract itselI, 50 ! shall
add this provision to his contract. and
-eturn II to him
Billy Sullivan, the veteran backstoJ Of
The Chicago White Sox, is expected To
0ecome manager Of the Denver Western
League championship club. Sullivan ii
tlrother Comiskey player 20 benefit hy
toe kindness OF his employer. Doc q hi:e
has already been placed as manager Of