Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-10-20
(BY BENZ.

It's going to be merry, little ses
sion of the Hibernum league. The
commercial and warning ends of base.
ball are going to be dragged forth
again. and, unless there is a final and
definite adjustment of the scrap. the
1915 season is going to be worse than
the one that has just closed.
The Federal league, 1t is said, IL
anxious to end the war. Some Of the
organized bosses are ready to nitt the
outlaws in fraternal greeting, while
others still pass the nix and tell the
Feds to roll into the drink.
| Just to make the O. B. magnuts
squirm little more. the Federal au.
thoritfes continue to announce the re.
suit of wholesale raids.
This sort of stuff Is enough to make
one quit baseball and invest a whole
dime in a deck of Old Maid cards
This continual squabbling about con.
wot-not pains one muchlly.
Old Man Public is becoming
a-weary of the row. and, unless they
| sign UP a thoroughbred w. j. Bryan
peace pact. he's going to give the
whole outfit the go-by and tie up with
something healthful.
The 1914 season was admittedly the
most disastrous in years. More than
one big club lost heavily. In fact. the
only thing that kept interest aroused
was the remarkable showing of the
Braves. The row between the Federal
league and organized baseball is re-
sponsible for the whole thing. and. If
conditions are to he different next
year. the thing will have to be amic-
ably settled.
Minors Made to Suffer.
| Not the least unfortunate feature
of the fight is the effect it has had
on the minor leagues. In many ways
| they have suffered more than the ma
| tors, and a. number of the minor lea
que heads have threatened to bolt and
sign up with the Federals. If they
carried out their threats, the majors
would have to quit, for they must de-
| pend upon the minors for their sup
ply of players.
In an effort to bring about a set
tlement, some papers are endeavor-
ing to arouse sentiment among the
fans. The Chicago Herald has start
ed a series of interviews with minor
league presidents to show how the
smaller organizations have been in
jured. The first was with AL Tearney
president of the Three-Eye, in which
he says the Federal league cost one
of his clubs a round sum Of money.
Others are to follow, and no doubt
they will do much to help bring
! about an adjustment of affairs.
A Squabb1e of Our Own.
| Speaking of baseball rows, there's
| a warm one brewing in the Northern.
Chief Burmeister and one or two 9th
ers touched match to the bomb
when they organized a new North
ern on a ten-year basis and chucked
A. H. Pulford and the Winona off
cials out on their beaks. Since then
Pulford has been cutting loose a noise
that would make the roofing of a mil
lion college students seem like the
babbling of an infant. He has sue
! ceeded in getting a hearing before
the national board of arbitration. and
before many more days pass. the en-
tire dope anent the matter will be
spread before the learned and official
eyes of the N. B. Of A.
| A Good Idea.
You have to hand it to these St
Louis fight promoters. 'Tother night
they yanked Jack Dillon and his man.
ager from the ropes and had them en-
cased in an iron cell. Then, they
handed Dillon the articles of agree
ment for finish battle with K. o.
Court. and he had to affix his handle
without debating a wee term of his
own.
Dillon was billed for a mill with