The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-02
ROTH Big LEAGUES
MEET NEXT WEEK
Joint Conference to Discuss
Plans for Making Finish
Fight With Feds.
KNABE MEETS CHALMERS
Fbbc,> Gives New Illustration
of How Reserve Rule Bene-
fits Baseball.
KN\BE MEETS CHALMERS

schpdulc ulpetlnS tHt .~dtioH"i 'sehbu'
has been called for one week from to-
marrow at the Waldorf Astoria The
American League club owners. with the
execution Of e. 4. Comiskey OF the White
Coy vill assemble here the same day, II
,as learned yesterday. and In due time
the rival magnates will meet behind
closed doors to discuss the Federal
League situation and the plans for wip-
.,s the so-calied outlaws OF the map
-r,e American League schedule meeting
uul not take place until March 10. so
,,,, n,>t weeks conference with the Ma
,o,al League men will he "A special at
,a,r called by President Ban Johnson at
the earnest request OF magnates in both
circuits.
saturdays confab in Pittsburg, In
which Gov Tener Ban Johnson. {. w.
souers Barney preyfuss Il. l.. Hedges,
Connie Mack August Hermann and other
ig leaguers took part was the for.runher
~ TN, iuint conference to be held IN
this city. Certain problems were dis
cussed in pittsburg that will be left to
the lcscuers as "A whole for Anal decision.
In spite OF dcnials TIE SrS IL IN posi-
ton to say that the chief topic discussed
on Saturday was the covering up OF major
league territory in pittsburg. Brooklyn,
Cincinnati. Cleveland. Detroit and wash
inpton The nagnates who are IN FAVOR
Of the establishment Of new clubs IN
those elite. believe that continuous base
hall will be the most dangerous weapon
a. lie used in "A finish fight with the Fed
erals
4 ha
r ". Murphy. owner Of the cubs. in
opposing an American Association ciup
IN Chicago has preclptsted crisis III
ra,or league circles Some ~ the mag
mates who are operating in cities where
there ar, two clubs want To have Muir
my appear before the joint session OF
the leagues to explain his attitude. bar-
rey Dreyfuss VI the Pirates also Is on
POSED to tho idea Of placing an lnterna-
t'onal League club in Pittsburg. but
Garry Hermann of thu Reds IL ready
10 welcome an Association club IN I'm
cinnati q. W. Somers is willing to s"ll
the Toledo club To Weeghman. the Chi-
cago Fed promoter, who thereby can
Jimmy his way into the Association with
A Chicago franchise. Somers also is not
AYERS. to shifting the Toledo franchise
TO Cleveland. The attitude OF the Brook
lyn club regarding the transfer or the
Jersey city team To t.hbets Field mas not
been made Known nUl'hilN I" INV ''a'''>
Of organized ball.
There are many angles to this husi-
ness, said a National League club owner
Yesterday "and both leagues must get to-
together next week Ia talk over plans Tor
beating this Federal League movement
The time has passed when one club owner
can hold UP seven. Majority rule must
prevail In this emergency. II fourteen out
81 sixteen major league clubs believe that
the American Association or the lnterna'
tional League should put club into q
certain city there should be no argument
about II.
81, is true that the constitution ~ each
league calls for the unanimous consent
Of club owners when ones territory Is K
Ne invaded by another league IN organ
ised baseball, but II will have to III
amended There is no use beating abou
the bush. Leading cities that hay" only
ono club now must he supplied with an
othe- in organized baseball 50 that there
will he a continuous schedule and no fur
iher room for outlaws. Hut an importan
point is that each new club that may b'
pvt into a major leagu" city must 10" con
i-1lled absolutely ny the owners OF IN
major league club already there.
THE whole proposition looks too oil
'or one or two men TO handle. 50 the Ma
tonal and American League club owner
will probably meet here next week to ar
rive At a definite conclusion not only rs u
the plan 10 cover up territory nut als'
10 adopt a policy to he pursued IN takinl
legal action in the cases of jumping play
ers.'
Otto Knahe manager of the Baltimor
Feds, is trying hard to induce Pitche
Chalmers to jump the Phillies. Chalmer
lives here and knabe has been busy max
Ing offers to him for several weeks the
met by appointment in the Hotel Nictorl
,.i..I. 4 .l.. Aan HI
ncrs TO sign Baltimore Fed contrac
then and there. The Philadelphia pitche
insisted upon seeing the color of knabe'
money
III you will guarantee me $4,000 70
three years and give me $4,000 cash
sign" Chalmers Is reported to have sait
kuabe replied that he would have TO sc
Ilan,ou," so Chalmers said Good night
knabe, by the way, admitted that h
had received a contract from Presider
BAKER OF the Phillies. which was sent I
him in compliance with the rules or base
bal Knabe wouldn't disclose the amour
o. salary named. Baker said yesteI
dav that II the Feds should blow u
tho Phillies would not take knabe bac
under any circumstances.
1.-THE report from indianapolis tina
Catcher harden has jumped our club 10
The FEDS IL not dldfnih S'i'' '"'hSS
Gaffuev, president or the Boston braN'
Yesterday, "Rariden wanted Two yea
contract with US. We sent him one fc
, wear. calling for big boost IN salar
T. o., has gone we can't help II. But sta
.ngs has "A far better catcher In Whaiih
who will stick.
'uld Miner Brown win Tyler ava
from Nauo" asked TIVE Sun man
i really don't know was the repi
~ haven't heard from Tyler since
talked over terms nearly month az
J r.med a salary figure then that J %
u,l,I was fair and liberal and doh u
tend TO Increase II. II Tyler wants
sr en- with the Feds let him take th" co
sequences. Hut in my opinion ne W
sign and report to Stallings,
President Ebbets of the brooklyn CIV
said he hadn't heard about the JOINT NEE
.ig II the big leagues, but admitted I'M
tu.h a cunclavc would result In clear
understanding of many things f'bbr
vnis,d several interesting points IN al
rIs-iup tho Federal League
I'm organic d baseball. 80 called we =
tr.r, ON, anothcrs rights" he declare
'Wc make rules for mutual beneht ana
nr, up to them. The reserve iu'c nj
trcu regarded AS the bulwark OF profe
-,m' baseball ever since II Was co
lot ubn AN II WORKS :.