Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-03
FEDERAL LEACUERs ARE
VICTIMS OF CANARDs
President Il. b. Ward, of Tiptops, So
Expresses Himself Upon Return
From Chicago Meeting!
NO SUNDAY GAMES ALLOWED
Southern League Head to Visit New
York for Conference With Ban
johnson - Fultz Is Working on
Players Demands.

York for Conference With Ban
johnson Fultz Is Working on
Players Demands.
Brooklyn Federal League club. declared
( upon his return from the meeting OF
Injustice had been, done, the outlaw
cause in the reports sent out of the
teof
with the Brooklyn Federals: that he
never had intimated that Artie Hof-
Tlptops; that the Federal League had
not discussed n moro economicnl roster
quit to act in conjunction with tho
revolutionary cause, says the New
York Times.
81 believe" said AIR. Ward. that
Leo Magee. We have his contract for
the seasons OF 1916. 1916 and 1917. Not
money as a surety of faith. The amount
Of the bonus paid to him 1 am not ut
1o n sone pem fht deas Gan
lainly IT would not be good business
for rsT3au.o ,,r,.a -, 49, -,,.s.n. ~.
least assurance that he was to receive
the management Of the club at Wash
a hat Il e shaua be IN ns
an additional recompense. His con
former Manager Bill BRADLEY. worked.
Magee has been signed only as u
Where the Holman story. originated
! u cannot conceive. I DO know that
promise ss as sSi The matter isa Of
dccdite steps are taken the public will
~ informed"
= Satisfactory Meeting.
President Ward characterized the
Of the nS
pendcnts. He said that the various
club presidents had given conclusive
carry on the war next season regard
less of expense and with better chance
"The league membership will be the
same as last year Mr. Ward continued.
We will play a schedule of 1b4 games;
starting, l presume about the 13th o.:
earlier than last year. That matter has
self and Secretary Riokart. At the
chicago meeting, not ono word was
msntipinsSd aSGH, possible pence win
Federal League are determined business
men, The major leagues Will now have
nght on their hands. whether they
The report that we had decided to
force every club 10 stand on its. own
president of the Tiptops why, man
alive, that is Just what they did last
year, REGARDLESS Of all the insinuations
10 tho contrary by organized baseball
meg. ] can assure You that every club
S Mi Mi put a team in the field of real
Feds Accused OF Frour-Fiushinp.
Because It has not been deemed en-
peulent TO give to the public tho names
Y OF major league stars who have come
to us since the close OF the past sea-
cused OF four flushing. Well, can tell
you that we learned some lessons last
Year Year from organized ball, ana one or
Your hand to the other fe fell S nntil
you were ready to put the cards on
Big money has been spent. and will
ne spent, by the Federal League to Sc
I eur. the very best talent OIL, the market.
iSut not even the least obscure or those
payers who helped to launch our en-
,erprise will suffer through our acquisi-
holds contract with the Federal
League lie IN any capacity whatever. will
Nal Ts projected o. ted to the utmost farthing.
nants OF our deliberations"
resident Ward declared that he had
against Brooklyns participation IN
sunday games. AS schedule-ma he
!1 ana the the ot qates eh nn.
VIII be put to the least possible incon.
Nenience on this account.
Brooklyn never will play Sunday
Sested ,0aR as same haze said M SHll" wd p
emphatically. And. I may add, have
.. The brookly gnat e was told of
certain rumor circulated some timo ago
10 the effect that lie was to dspose
or his stock to his brother. George S.
" ward I'd ih SO ), that the club might engage
SURE srS Kosss, nhfsDS%Ss srd ws ss1
myself eh' TGdsrs eenT sHEus
subject to my colleagues. MY aenti.
'ne mt., have been respected"
meeting proved that all of his asso
ciates we're hustling. their hardest to
give give their their patrons high class baseball
curity that prompted the adoption of
q scale OF major league prices. He be-
various parks. together with the eX x.
perience OF the promoters, has as
breel fhr change for
VIII not meet again until neNt spring,
when 1t is time to ratify tho schedule.
u William NJ. KavanauEh, president M
u the Southern League. will attend the
& National League meeting in New York
the expectation that Ban johnson will
q follow his usual custom of putting in
an appearance for n National Commits
Judge kavanaugh intends TO submit
y 70 the , triumvirate plan to keep the
player limits. He proposes an audit
s}sof the books OF nil the leagues OF
sasorganizcd baseball. The plan calls for
1.-The periodical checking Of all receipts
ana expenditures. the number OF play
ers carried and the attendance at
2 games.
~ President James e. Gaffney. of tho
IS worlds champion Boston Braves LEFT
& fer BostSn -, to confer with Secretary
herman Niekerson or certain plans Of
has heard from Manager George Stail,
: ings. The big chief will come TO town
Z the latter part of this week prenared
to improve whatever opportunities for
3 trade may present themselves at the
s which will convene at the waldorf
4 next Tuesday.
In spite of the dismal outlook in cot
ton, the leader OF the worlds cham
pions has spent some of his time MT
the Hn11nck IN Ion,