The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-20
FEDS WON'T Be HERE
BEFORE OPENING day
Plans for Exhibition Games
With Colleges Off--Go From
Camp to Scheduled City.
WARD ANSWERS QUERIES
lie or Players Don't Know How
They Stand With Fultz--
SeatOn Safe.

New Workers. will not get a chance n
see what a Federal League team looks
like until the regular opening OF Ii.
Brooklyns at home some time around tire
first Of May. said John NJ ward business
manager OF the club. yesterday
Plans to arrange several exhibition
games In this vicinity with college teams
in early April were abandoned. for two
reasons-the ground probably will be In
unfit shape for baseball at that time. and
Manager Bill Bradle" thinks the oppor-
tunity for training now Is SO brief that
practically every moment should be- de.
voted to practice. Ward had been making
arrangements also for large number Of
exhibition contests in the South, but
called of negotiations for most Of them
when he learned Of Bradley's desire.
The schedule of the Federal League
season will be agreed upon at meeting
Of club owners In Baltimore Monday II
Is expected to show April IL as the open.
Ing day, and. according to Ward. the
Brooklyn Feds will go from their train.
ing camp at Columbia, s. C.. direct TO
the city where they play their maiden
engagement.
The Brooklyn business manager. VIII,
returned only Wednesday from visit to
the training camp. turned his attention
to his neglected law practice yesterday
afternoon, but he found time to answer
a few questions.
TON Seaton." he said in reply to q
query. '"is signed to Brooklyn club con.
tract. not q general league contract. as
understand II. though I have not seen
the document. Bradley expects Seaton In
camp any day, and the news that he WAS
working out with Joe Thinkers ChCagos
as Shreveport, La, Is giving US no worry
He probably just wants To pal around
with Ad Brennan. his old side kic,; on the
Phillies' pitching STAFF.
Several OF the players down at Colum.
bia asked me about their status with
the Baseball Players Fraternity. CON.
iiicting announce ments by Dave Fultl
head of the fraternity. have confused
them and they don't know whether they
are still members or whether they have
been dropped from the rolls because OF
leaving lhe old leagues To play with us
l couldn't give any definite answer. how.
ever, for / am somewhat perploNci my.
self. You would think Fultz would come
out with some direct statement to st this
point right In the players minds when
it Is 80 easy for him to do so.
THE question of rules under which our
teams will play is no problem ut all. We
are going TO play under just plain base
ball rules in other words. play Americas
national game. There Is no need 10 cub
BILE over an official Federal League RUS
book. II We wanted to. ! suppose W.
could have the rules reprinted in n guide
OF our own; | don't see how any ons
could copyright the rules of the national
game. Whether our umpires will carry
nm American League or a NatIcua.
League guide In their hip pockets don't
know. They may carry both. or. better
still, they may carry the rules In ir-lr
heads so well that they can be waltinr
rule books themselves.
"Beraters Of the Feds will have to d,
their knocking without reply" said
John NJ. I've will boost ourselves when.
ever we can. OF course. but not by pan.
ming our rivals. But, say" he con .. Id
that Murphy case was hot sketch
wasn't IL ."