Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-06
Bv scoTTY TAYLOR.

with war fund Of 100000 be
hind them, the magnates of the Fed
eral league within the past thirty
days have cousummatod several deals
that have caused officials and mag
mates Of organized baseball to sit up
and look on with amazement
The many big deals that have been
put over In this short period are NOT
10 be compared with what VIII be dc>
complishcd between now ana the be-
ginning Of the 1915 baseball seasoh
providing the Feds are NOT taken into
organized baseball before that time.
Organized baseball viii feel the
pangs of the outlaw league worse than
II ever dreamed of If they do not re-
consider things and decide TO take
them into their fold. Up TO the pres
ent time it would be hard 10 estimate
the damage sustained by some of the
major league teams, caused by the
Jumping of some Of the greatest stars
Of the national pastime
johnson Big Loss.
The loss of Johnson, to Washing
ton, is one that would indeed be
difficult one to figure on. To what
extent he was a drawing card to tho
not be known until the coming sea-
son begins and his services are found
missing. II was a great loss to the
American league. He assisted mater,
tally in maintaining the standing or
the two major leagues.
1t would indeed have been wise
move for organized baseball TO have
taken over the Federal league in their
recent meeting at Chicago, but, In
stead, they held fast, thinking, no
doubt, that they would be able to
wear them out from financial stand
point To their surprise, however,
came the report that the enormous
fund of $500, 600 had been raised by
the Federals to further wage their wal
on organized ball and accomplish
their end. With less than one-third
Of this money expended at this time
they have annexed to their league
nearly twenty ball players last year
with the American and National
leagues and considered peers in theil
particular line of the game. They
have been signed, a majority Of them,
within the past thirty days
Better Brand of Ball.
There will not be a Federal league
team in the circuit next year that VIII
not be strengthened 95 to 60 per cent
over that Of last year. They Will be
I'm a position to put up a brand of ball
that is certain to attract the public,
which, ultimately, is the goal they are
seeking.
Last year was really the first yeaT
that the Federal league has amounted
TO anything. When II was first
started most everyone that knew any
thing about baseball and what 1t re-
n
the crowds predicted that II would
not last long They Jared poorly for
the first year. but near the close of
that year they conceived the idea or
getting into the game in big league
style. They knew that 1t would be
necessary for them TO interest men
with an almost unlimited supply OF
money in order to accomplish their
end.
After putting the true situation up
before the men that were able to fl
nance II in a manner that would
cause it to take the aspect Of real
baseball league, one that would 90
for the big cities and could be able
20 buck the majors themselves II was
soon seen that the opening for such
an organization was indeed bright
one The money was raised to offer
inducements to some of the then bis
players in organized baseball. As
result, president Gilmore succeeded
I'm attracting the attention Of Joe Tin
ker, man that had been kicked ali
around the National league and waa
discontented with what had transpired.
He had been cheated out of $4,000
that was to become his after certain
deal was to have been pulled off with
Garry Hermann. He didn't get II,
and there was a reason why he was
sick of organized baseball.
Tinker Started IL.
1t was really none other than Joe
Tinker, former manager of the IA
nous Chicago Cubs, who made the
Federal league what it is today. When
It became known that he had cast
his lot with the outlaw organization
other prominent players felt more like
accepting offers that had been made
them by the Federals. They knew jus'
how wise n man Tinker was and THAI
n he CHANGED to join them, surely
they could too. Ii was not long until
the mighty little Joe had assisted ma