The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15
NEWARK TEAM WILL
GO TO EBBETS FIELD
Federals' Invasion Of Brooklyn
Causes Quick Shift to
Qucll Opposition.
JOHNSON CONFIRMS "SUN"
On Arrival in Chicago He Tells
Newspapers Of Third Big
League Plans.
JOHNSON CONFIRMS "SUN"

probobly means n fght to n finish IN /
that borough n was learned yesterday that
| e ~ F.bbsts and the Mckcever brothers.
: who own tn. Brooklyn National League
| club are planning to SHIT their Newark
/ International League club to Ebbets Field
! for the purpose ~ arranging conflicting
dates with tho Feds
Ehbets " is said. took tie matter up
/ with Gov Tener and August Hermann.
both members OF the National Commission,
| Yesterday According "a the story
! told ~ the waldorf Astoria. Ebbe,s
! seemed 10 think that with the champion
! Newarks transferred into another Brook
I Ign team. playing ct Ebbets Field the
same days the Feds are scheduled at
/ WASHINGTON Park. there will be division
! OF patronage that will Involve the Feds,
backed by the Wards in heavy financial
Losses
In discussing the plan with the IN. M
beers Of the commission IL is reported that
Ebbets showed how the Brooklyn Feds
would have minor league team in point
Of playing quality and that the
comparatively strong Newark team would
prove a greater attraction. II was SAID
that Ebbets and his partners were ready
to turn over their Newark franchise TO the
owners OF the Jersey city lnterna-
tional League club, so that the Skeeters,
considerably strengthened. could play in
Newark. while the lease on West Side
Park In Jersey City could be retained
TO keep out opposition or II could he
turned over TO a club in the Eastern
League for term of years
on top Of this information came an in
terview with Ban Johnson. who arrived
! in Chicago yesterday. TO the effect that
organized baseball was seriously con
sdcring plan to form "a new major
league. Johnson admitted that this
plan. which was published in last Mon
days SUN. had been suggested by Presi-
dent William +. Baker Of the Philadel-
phia Nationals Baker outlined the pro-
posed circuit to Include Brooklyn. Buffalo
| Baltimore and Washington In the East
and Cleveland. Detroit, Cincinnati and
Pittsburg In the West, the new clubs to
use the grounds OF organized baseball in
those cities and the franchises to be sold
for s25. 900 each to any reputable persons
| that might care to invest their money.
johnson said yesterday that the plan
might not be carried out in the near
. future because OF the short time that re
mains before the opening Of tho bail
season. but he added that the proposed
circuit would be established later on and
that II would serve as an effective war
measure. In his Chicago interview
. his oninion NJ g W Nurnbv M tho Ameri.
? can Iaoyu. ,,..,,n. bor. las, Vel,
and has cmpnunicatsd his vi,ws 70 tho
Na,ionaI League in witch n large ma
| ,ori,v NJ m. r,uh owr,rs md cop,rordod
A his stand. lie said that he would
g treat Murphy's threa. to bring a damage
I suit against him with the usual silent
u contempt.
James A f:rnore nrosident NJ tho Esa.
' eral League and Attorney II +, Gates M
| Indianapolis left her. for Chicago y.st.r-
day afternoon, Gilmore was ,nthusiastic
over the Feds prospects now tina,
Rrooklyn bas h..n taken into the cir.
i cult. He repeated that he was satisfied
. ! with conditions I'm BUFFALO and that IN.
'. season would omen with no further change
i in the makeup OF the new league When
y Gilmore was asked what he thought o,
e the plan 10 shif, tho Newarks 10 Brook.
lyn 10 provide conflicting dates Their. with
the Feds he said
That will not worry us a bit I dom
!. believe the fans will support A mt up iol
to Kill US in this manner. The public 1,
with the Federal Leagu. because W.. ar,
open and above board in our methods Il
lorganized baseball wants TO f,ght us wit,
. A new third league and conflicting dates
- | well and good The baseball public will
n soon settle the controversy. We hav,
a plenty OF money now and before long W.
= | will be even stronger I'm this respect w,
:, are not going 10 throw mud and we ar,
- anxious 10 play fair all the way"
" When Gilmore heard that GOV Tene
). WAS in town h. said that ne would relis,
70 an Introduction 10 the president OF IN,
National League Gov Tener said late
y, in the day that he would be glad TO NEE
~ , Gilmore. but II was Impossible To brin,
=, them together Gilmore paid a high trib
" ute 10 Han Johnson and Charles A. Com
10 iskey of the White Sox.
".iohnson ha, done wonderful work 70
baseball I'm this country" he said "Ue ma.
~ employed clean mahods and Murphy's al
X tack on him. which / read in to-day
ar paper,. ia RIDICULOUS Com,skey In n bi,
q man in Chicago sincerely hone that h
~ will recover from his present illness"
Edward I. McKeeyer. yice-presIdent O
= tho Rrook,yn Nationals. said yesterda,
- that tho inva sion by the Feds AZ Washing
~ ton park meant a tra nsfer OF the Newark
Ia Ehbsts Field Rut president Ebbet
VAS more conservatives He said that h
vas M, ready to discuss this propositlo
because there were too MANY angie. Eh
~ bets declared, however, that the press an
the public would settle the coming figh