The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-17
1914 BASEBALL season
HAS PASSED INTO HISTORY
Invasion Of Federal League and Its
Subsequent Legal Battle; the
Around.the-World Trip of Big Dia-
mond Stars Featured Campaign
By Associated Press.

New York. Oct. 11.-Wlth the
World g baseball championship and al
most all the pennant races in the ma
jor. and minor leagues deeided the base
ball season of 1914 mas passed into
history. Many of the events which oc-
CURED during the rlaying season, as
well as those which Immediately pre-
eedei the departure Of the various
teams TO their training camps. were Of
s sensational character, The invasion
of the major league circuit by new
organization, Its stubborn fight for
recognition. the enforced extraordinary
advance in the salaries Of prominent
players. the legal battles fought for the
retention or subiugstion of several al.
legged contract breakers kept the base
ball world in ferment for months,
The aroundehe-world trip of the fore
most diamond stars, whrNla WAS, both
financially and instrucnvelv. n huge
success. was big step toward making
rhe great American game universally
understood. Taken altogether the sea
son lust finished has marked an epoch
in baseball and furnished probably rne
most interesting chapters in the long
and varied records Of events on the dis.
mond
In addition to the National, Ameri-
can and Federal leagues, there were
nearly forty organizations of profes-
sional baseball clubs in operation in the
United States and Canada during the
past year. and the appended list shows
the penuant winners for 1914;
World 5 championships, Boston Ma
tiOnalS
National league, Boston.
American league, Philadelphia.
Federal league, Indianapolis.
International league, Providence.
American Association, Milwaukee.
Western Association. Oklahoma City,
Western league. Sioux City.
Central Association, Waterloo,
Eastern Association. New London.
Western Canada league, Saskatoon.
Canadian league, Ottawa.
Texas league, Houston.
The Kitty league, Cairo.
Atlantic league, PoughkeepSie
Tri-S;ateleague, Harrisburg.
Nebraska lea que Grand Island.
Colonial league, Fall River.
New England league, Lawrence.
New York State league. Emira,
Northern league. Duluth.
Northwestern league, Naw,ouver.
Three | league, Davenport.
Michigan STATE league, Nuskyon.
Wisconsin Illinois league. Oshkosh.
North Carolins league. Winston
Ssfem.
Central league. DAYTON.
Georgia. Alabama league, Selma.
Interstate league, first season, James
town.
Interstate league second season
Bradford.
Georgia state league. first season
Thomasville,
Georgia State league, second season
Amerieus.
Middle Texas league, first season
Temple
Middle Texas league. second season
Belton.
Texas. Oklahoma league. irst season
TexarAans.
Oklahoma league, second sea
son, Paris
south Atlantic league, hrst season
Savannah.
south Atlantic league, second sea
eNNs AENhhN
Virginia league. first season. Norfolk
Virginia league. season season, Nor
fox.
Ohio State league, first season, Chill
licCthe
OHIO State league, second season
Charleston.
South Michigan league. first season
BAY City
South Michigan league, second sea
son. Saginaw.
Sporting Briefs
The reported acquisitions by the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin football team O
HaifbacS Guyon. formerly of the Car
liSle Indian schoo' eleven. should great
~ strengthen the Badger oa,ktieId
Cuyor was remarkable PLAYER at Car
hsle. MS record being almost equal t,
that OF Iim Thorpe. Last fall ne score,
twenty toueniowns fog the Indians
kicked nine goals and one field goal
giving MIN a total of 1872 points Thi