Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-18

mission, relative to the new agreement
between the players fraternity and or
ganiZed base ball MIR. Hedges of the
st. Louis Browns said he came to Chi
cago to meet John ]. Taylor of the Bos
ton club. with the idea of making trade.
Taylor being scheduled to pass through
Chicago on his way to California.
Mr. Navin of the Detroit club allowed
that he only happened to be present be-
cause he had come to Chicago to sign
George Moriarty to a contract for next
season, and Mr.. Ebbets said he was here
to sign two or three of his players who
lived in this vicinity.
As soon as the Federal League meeting
broke up and its magnates declared that
everything was rosy an effort was made
to see the moguls of the major leagues
and learn what they had to say to that
But Mr.. Johnson's office was dark. and a
night man in the Fisher building an
nounced that Johnson and his party had
departed only few minutes before. None
of the major leaguers could be located.
Altogether there We're twentythree
masnates and managers present at the
meeting The Toronto club was the only
one not represented and r. T Carroll of
Buffalo held the vote of that club by
proxy
! Those who attended the meeting in an
official capacity follow:
Otto Stifel. Walter +. Fritch, Henry
I.aumeier, Phil d. c. Ball and Manager
Mordecai Brown.
Indianapolis-Joh ]. George. E. E.
Gates and Manager BIZ Phillips.
Kansas City-A. +. Gordon, c. {. Mad
ison and ]. C. Rosenberger
Pittshurgh-W. A. Kerr and Manager
Harry Gessler
Baltimore-President Ned Hanlon and
Harry Goldman.
Buffalo-R. T. Carroll.
Toronto-Proxy held by r. 7. Carroll.
Ch3cago-President Charles \. Weegh-
man. William Ii. Walker, James A. Gil
more. Manager Joe Tinker and Secretary
Lloyd Ricket.
Fate of the new Federal League, so
far as the support OF two of its prin-
cipal hackers. Charles Weeghman and
w. N. Walker of Chicago. is concerned,
hung in the balance early today
At an executive session reports from
tn. clubowners We're presented to
satisfy the demands of W eeghman and
, Walker that the teams to enter the
campaign next spring must contain
| Weeghman declared. after long SEES
| sion, that three clubs. including his
own in Chicago. had been shown salts
factory. If three more show the same
class he said he would be more
than satisfied.
Meantime it was rumored that
Weeghman> and Walker had been
offered a chance to get control Of the
St Louis American League club
Wee3hman said three teams were
| shown strong enough.
I President Gilmore said five had been
considered of major league calibeI The
difference in their statements was taken
to indicate a difference in opinion as to
the qualifications of the teams.
| Weeghman said he was surprised at
the strength of the three teams. He
had considered that the Chicago nine
was the strongest. on paper, in the
! league. but the line-ups shown today
made Baltimore appear the best
Must Be Shown.
/ 4 am with the league to the end"
said Weeghman, but at least six teams
must show the frst-ciass lineup that
was agreed upon when 1 went into the
organization"
Color was given to the rumor of the
st. Louis deal by the fact that Robert
l.. Hedges. the Browns principal owner.
accompanied President johnson Of the
American League here from ST Louis
today.
At the same time August Hermann
chairman of the national commission
/ and President Navin of the Detrof,
| club were in Chicago. apparently to be
on the firing line against the OUTLAWS y
The partially successful raid on Navin's
team by the Indianapolis Federals was
thought to have brought him. Presi.
dent Ebbets of Brooklyn and Murphy OF
| Chicago were other magnates on the
"organized BALI side of the battle
johnson. Ebbets and Hermann formed
themselves into flying squadron early
this afternoon and started out it was
said, in a final attempt 10 round up Joe
Tinker. who accepted the management
of the Chicago Federals III preference t.
! "A berth on the Brooklyn club.