Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
MUCH DEPENDS
ON WHAT FEDS
Do THIS YEAR
Should Coming Season Prove a
Success, Organized Baseball
May Recognize Outlaws.
Bv Frank G. Menke.

NEW YORK, Jan, 27.-''B. John
" son personally told me that II
We went through another year
We would force them TO take MS into
organized baseball
This Is an extract from a letter
that has Just come 10 the writer from
one Of the men largely interested In
the Federal League, man high in its
councils and one whose statements
always have been found 10 be truth
full In every detail.
Ban johnson. president OF the
American League, and the head Of
organized baseball was asked IL he
had made any promise 20 anyone con-
nected with tho Federal League that
ii would be taken into organized base
ball Here Is Johnson's reply:
There Is absolutely no truth in the
statement that promised anyone
connected with the Federal League 10
take them into organized baseball II
1t survived he 1914 season. Nor is Il
true that / promised anyone 10 use
my influence | am on the other side
of the fence. | am lighting the Fed
eral League, both In 1914 and In tu-
:ure years
THE statements conflict, and both
i come from men who have estab-
lished regulations for truthfulness.
Ban Johnson's word always has been
regarded as good as his bond, the
writer Of the letter has a record for
YeracitN
However. whether Ban johnson
approves the plan or not, 1t looks
from this distance that organized
baseball will make the wisest move
possible IL il makes the Federal
league part Of organized baseball in
1915 II the 1914 Federal season is a
success
A baseball war is disastrous TO
every macnate involved. II mean that
they must pay top-notch salaries 20
the players--paying many of them
from s. coo to 81 600 year more than
they would pay them in times e
peace. 1t means that they must di-
vide the patronage TO great extent
and 1t means thousands Of dollars in
expense in carrying on the Tight
- HOULD the Federals have a sue
- Cessful season in 1914, IL ce~-
tainly will mean that their 1915 sea-
son will ne a greater success. BY
this time II will be established The
fans will be patronizing its parks. II
will have the confidence Of the play
ers And having this confidence IL
encing organized PLAYERS to join It's
ranks, provided larger salaries are Of
fered. The success Of the Fcderals IN
1914 will mean that many men who
have idle none will invest II in Fed
eral League stock With increased
capital, the Federal Leaguers can in
wade territory so far untouched, nm
invasion that will mean hard shedding
for the major leagues already estab-
lished there,
pUT taking the Federal Leaguers
~ into organized ball will change
the aspect Of things and get the or
ganized baseball crowd out Of tight
hole Merging with the organized
baseball people. the Federal crowd
naturally would become part OF that
body and would not do anything ruin
Gus to its own interests
The Federal League as II IS now
constituted Pittsburg. Baltimore,
Buffalo, Toronto, Indianapolis, Kqr-
sas city, St Louis and Chicago
would ~ pretty well into the organ
ized haseball's idea OF places where a
third league should he located, II its
location was absolutely necessary IN
only three cities does Il conflict with
American or National League clubs,
and In these cities II is felt there Is
room for another major league team.