Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-28
Me- YORK FANS
D|SAPPO|NT TED
IN FED LEAGUE
Gothamites Expected Gilmore to
Wreck PhiIIies and Cubs and
Give McGraw Another Flag,
Bv Damon Runvon.

~ that those Federal Leaguers
nave been holding out lot q
false promises to the baseball fans
OF this un- Federalized island. They
are not going 10 he the help to the
New York Giants that everybody
hereabout anticipated. In fact If they
are going to persist in their discrln-
inatory methods OF keeping off Ger
lain OF our noble athletes, they VIII
soon be regarded as a hindrance.
A committee was being formed ny
local fans 20 steam down the bay 10
meet the MauTetsnia along about
March s, and formally present John
j. McGraw with the National League
Remnant for the season OF 1914 per
courtesy OF James Gilmore. Esq. aud
The Federal League. These plans VII
now have to he revised and John J
McGraw may have to fight for the
pennant as usual
When the Feds first broke out they
announced that they had signed
Mowrey OF the Pirates, and divers
and sundry members OF the Cubs, to
say nothing of Otto Knabe and young
Messrs Brennan and Killifer, OF tho
Pills all of which was good news 10
the Giant fans The Giants, Cubs,
Pirates and Pills are regarded as the
pennant possibilities next season, and
with the men named In the clutches
cf the Federals and McGraws clun
intact, the prophets felt called upon
10 open up line Of prophecy little
ahead of time
r FORGE STALLINGS found him
" self coming IN for n bit OF pub
lioity as the only man with chance
a. off t,FOnn1-
ers, all of which was doubtless quite
surprising TO George. Brooklyn was
out of the race, because Brooklyn had
lost Tinker. True, Brooklyn never
had Tinker for more than few min
utes. but that was long enough 'pr
Your Uncle Wilbert Robinson to com
mence thinking about worlds Sc
rles in Flatbush. Now Tinker was
gone.
Cincinnati was never conceded
chance. because II is Cincinnati, and
~ for the ST. Louis Cardinals wei,
had they not lost Cozy Dolan? They
had not. Therefore. the Giants would
win in q chief Meyers walk, which
IL very slow and leisurely move
ment Of the legs.
Now the dream has been dispelled
Mowrey Is back with the Pirates, ana
~ Mowrey can win pennant Tor me
\.
10 lose. Brennan and killifer hay"
hnen replevined by the pills, and the
cubs viii be Just the same and Just
as noisy as ever. otto Knabe WI!
be the only man OF any importance
missing from the Phil lineup, ana that
statement goes even II the feds re-
cover Brennan and killifer In inc
courts. so II looks like another long
nard summer for the Giants.
NI.GRAw will start the season OF
wi 1914 with his old intield, and
with added strength In the outheld
He win have the same battery
strength, at least with perhaps some
additions TO his pitching star, ana
All these men, with a few exceptions
are men in their baseball prime Ehe
slip backward win undoubtedly come
with some in the very near future, hut
meantime the Giant leader should
have a better club than at any time
during the past three years.
II is estimated that Mt McGraw
and Mr. Callahan. his accomphce IN
the trip around the world. are re-
sponsihle for the telegraph compa-
niles losing several thousands of dol
lars in tolls this season by taking all
those noble athletes with them, II
Larry Doyle and Hans Lobert and
MicRe Doolan and such were IN TINS
country the correspondents could
have sent out lot more Items about
being offered Jobs with the Federal
League.
THE laugh that has gone up over
the suuawk emitted by Ban
Johnson is perhaps the loudest laugh
OF the year 1914 to date, January ],
Inclusive. and many fans are hop
ing the Feds will now sign Ty Cobb,
or Iris Speaker or some regular ball
PLAYER. lust to hear Ban holler again,
and get another laugh
Ban is getting old and fattishlike
and no longer yearns for the fray
otherwise ne would probably be out
hacking at all the exposed parts OF
the Federal League instead OF lust
refusing to speak to ball players. Ban
used 10 be fighter. but now he sits
and pounds his desk with his fist and
makes conversation
g q far the Feds have really in
y ficted no very damaging blow
on organized baseball IN the matter
~ securing players. with the pos
sible exception OF Tinker and knabe,
and the Philadelphia management
claims IL told knabe 10 SO ahead and
decker with the Feds
The outlaws viii have go produce
thar list OF Ave big leaguers TO a
club before the fans viii take them
very seriously and u depends some
what on The Eve big leaEuers 10 a
club. at that IL The Feds can really
get that many haSehallers away from
the National and American Leagues.
however b viii be quite a wanop
And the noise from b Is. Johnson