El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-21

uer contract When a recruit who has
signed Up a major league contract is turned
back to the minors, his major league con-
tract is Cancelled, and until he signs up a
contract with the minor league club to
which he is sent, he is held only by the re-
10 circumvent the Federals the only thing
the organized majors can do is to keep ev-
cry promising recruit Most likely they
would do this, even though It increased
their pay roll to huge proportions, but the
national commission rules provide that no
club can carry more than % players after
the middle Of May It seems that the only
way the organized persons can foil the Fed
erals is to have that limit lifted immedi
watch your lineups in 1915" advises
Federal president. Gilmore "We'u have the
greatest correction Of stars ever gathered to-
gether. Wen have all our 1919 stars; Wen
have a lot Of the American and National
League stars that we wouldn't sign this
year because they were under contract. and
in addition, wen have some new stars that
viii be developed in 1914"
The Federal league circuit in 1915 will
be stronger and more compact than the
rather unWieldy one with which the Fed
erals viii open the 1914 season
President James A Gilmore, Of the Fed
cities Will pc cropped IN 1915 and which
new ones win be taken in. but from one of
the men close to Gilmore and the Federal
affairs, comes the TIP that Kansas City In
dianapClis and Buffalo viii be supplanted by
Cleveland, Cincinnati and either New York
The Federals just now are at work build
ing stands that viii seat from is 600 TO Is
600. With the exception Of Chicago ST
Louis. Brooklyn and Baltimore. the stands
being erected are regarded as temporary
structures AS little money as possible Is
being put into the erection Of these stands
no doubt 1t is planned to abandon them
next year
'.The 1914 season viii be something Of an
experimental year for u.s." said Gilmore
'rTor many Of US it Will be the first year in
baseball But we are learning fast; we are
learning new things each day, and already
we have learned through the horrible mis-
takes made by the organized baseball peo-
pie.
have made a mighty hard fight against ire
mendous odds-agalnst odds so big that few
persons ever thought we would last right
up to now. But we're here to stay-and
parties who have been here before us
I've mean to give the fans major league
baseball and when they come to our parks
and see the games, I guess they viii admit
that they are getting it. Some Of our enc
mics have declared that our Hneups will
be composed Of has beens' and never Wis
Eers-' That's a bit Iaughable
1T is true that we nave some veterans
on our roster but they still have two OF
three good years Of baseball in their svs-
TENS Long before they are forced to 20
into the discard many Of the YOUNGSTERS we
have viii be ranking among the brigbtest
stars that ever shown on the diamond We
have under contract now some voune NAV
ers, heretofore unheard Of, who will Drove
TO be sensations in their first year out.
Had we cared 30 sign up players already
under contract to organized baseball we
could have secured the signatures Of al
least $50, and among that number are the
greatest players in both Of the big leagues
that we would not sign up a PLAYER who
was under contract and we have adhered
to that rule
The foozles Of Charles w Murphy NJ tba
Cubs, and Charles H Ebbetss Of the