The Washington times., 1914-02-03

Z again. Johnson spoke, excoriating
Fultz.
Then arose John Henry and said:
I'VE did not come here to hear what
Johnson thinks OF Fuitz, or what F'ultz
| thinks Of johnson. We came repre-
| senting 800 major league ballplayers-
to get the answer to our demands. And
we are going to get them"
John had told the national commits
sion where it got or. The delegates.
who were preparing to go home and
rep TT failure, were summoned to an
neither conference.
John Henry told the national com
mission few things. He talked two
j minutes. From that on John Henry
domina' ed the meeting. and in one hour
the agreement was reached
Give every man who has signed q
Federal League contract a chance to
reconsider his decision and get back
in the fo.d before the beginning OF the
season, but once any of the deserters
have played III a game on the new cir
Cult, bar him from all future games in
organized baseball.
This is the policy which Clark Grif-
iifth will advocate at the joint meet
ing of the American and National
Leagues which it is proposed to have
held in New York next week.
"A lot of these players have been
miSled by misrepresentation as to the
SIdIQlng InG L eOSTdI League ana
I think II would not be fair to them
to drive them out of baseball simply be,
cause they have fallen for some Of
the cxtravagant statements OF these
hy-by-night promoters" is The way
the manager comments on the future
treatment of men who have jumped
tc the Gilmore clubs.
With Owens gone, do not expect
to lose another player and, even should
one of my men leap, l would, in JUS
To- I, 1t, 81, a.
set aboard again before legislating
him out of baseball.
Il still hold that the Federals will
blow before they ever go through a
season and ! think some of these men
win see the error of their ways before
Pitcher Peters. whR was drafted from
the Minneapolis club by the Chicago
White Sox. has been grabbed by the
Kansas City Feds.
Larry Schlafiy, who was one OF the
second basemen tried out during the
time that Joe Cantillon was directing
matters here: and who is now manager
of the Buffalo Feds, tried to talk busi-
ness to Ed Ainsmith. The Washington
catcher, however Is contcnted with his
situation here, and he spurned the offer
Of the Buffalo people.
II NOulu DG "
know just what this Federal movement
has already cost the two major leagues.
Every club in both leagues has been
forced to dig into its Golfers to increase
salaries of men who saw the chance to
better their financial return through the
threat OF desertion, and the payrolls
for 1915 will probably mount high over
the figures that prevailed in 1913.
1t may hurt some to admit this. but.
the condition has been
brought about simply through the ac-
tivities of the men who have recently
seen what they considered an excellent
change to cut into the money that has
been going through the ticket Offices |
Of the American and National Leagues. |
The Federsls received stinging blow |
last night when king" Cole, who |
jumped the Yankees for the Chicago
Feds. reached New York, conferred |
rcUUdiate the contract that he had
SiRred with Tinker's crew.
Aside from the fact that the return or |
Cole will mean a great Strengthening |
Of the New York pitching stafT. it is !
also likely to have a strong moral ef- !
feet upon some Of those who have |
iopped ard are now considering Topping |
back.
Not satisfied that all Of the clubs |
IN the proposed circuit are making good |
n their strong claims of having majors !
galore under contract. Charles Weegh-
nan. VINO is backing the Chicago Feds, |
s swinging around the circuit getting |
irst-hand information. 1t is said that
lis first discovery was that the Toronto
hub has raised but SIS 600. has signed
put one pIaver. Bill Bradley. the Old
and has not even leased "A
site for & park