The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-06

year. \ real winter league schedule
confronts the International and National
leagues that will meet in annual session
a. well as the American League, which.
tho.Gh no official session is booked VIII
not remain entirely behind the scenes.
The International club presidents VIII
assemble AZ , o'clock tomorrow after
noon at the Hotel Imperial. The VA
tional magnates will convene twentN-four
hours later at the Waldorf-Astorta
The more important meeting, of course
H. that Of Tuesday, for great many
problems vital to the welfare OF organ
lied baseball must be threshed out by
GOV. Tencr and his associates OF tho
parcn, major body. Moreover this oppo-
tun.ty will be seized for Il special confer
,uce OF the National Commission. Ban
johnson is coming. Indeed he may nave
enough supporters for Il quorum II IL ~
found necessary for the American
l.eagucrs to discuss any problems on the
moment. It "a Understood that Charles
A. Comisk,y of the White Sox Will oc-
company johnson. Frank Navin. prcsi-
dent of the Detroit Tigers has arranged
4 vacation tina; will bring him to New
York with the first National League ar
rivals Charles Somers expects 10 40
some business in Gotham within rev
days That accounts for the presenc' oil
three of the Western presidents. Joe
l,anuiu owner OF the Red SoX, lives here,
while the heads at Washington and l'hil-
adelphia might appear on short notice, H.
indeed they are not on hand without m
NtatiolL
No doubt IN the light of develop
nsnts Of the last week. the Federal
League will come in Tor it's ShaFt OF at
tcntion from the various highbrows OF
lie exalted game. RUDE NarpudrdS De
sertion--or attempted dcsert!on--carr!'s
Iittle weight. Il seems to Oe the case ot
,t.t. Il a f4l "A
chance against the wolf Al the door
Marauard can play nowhere but with the
Giants if straight contract rights nave
value in the courts The only chance or
Harry Hampstead losing ont on him Is
he possibility Of Rubc's ability to make
q livelihood in some other walk OF NE
or his removal to more limited spheres of
,ctivlty. Ma.quards status simply
serves to illustrate the point mat inc
Federal League angels nave not Yet
singed all the feathers off their wings
The fact that Robert r. Ward CAV" Mar
guard " bonus az Sl'oo on tiiat pl1Ec >
,lleeed affidavit that he was under no
obligations to the Giants proves the
money chests are not quite Exhausted.
And so with Charles WeeEhmhns sue
,essful negotiations with waiter Jo"h-
son. He represents Tot or nara e"rHeI
cash FOR he spurncd GriiiithS o1er OF
$4,000 for three years. Marquards err
ratio actions carry no weight. The lead
Of one OF Johnson's grade. however II
likely TO have far reaching nnuenc" :
especially so with those faint hearts VINO
according to Fedora, gossip, nave been
sitting on the fence since tue '''Se Va
The last season.
Now organized baseball s confronted
with the task OF dealing with a situation
that Is moro snarled by far than II was
when the Federa.s were suing for peace
:, f.w weeks ago. There are tho-"
.,,,fy .,f hos LA
VINO interpret the latest Federal activities
- dying cffort % scare the organiza-
ION into granting terms Of honorable
peace. Wherefore organized baseball
must decide at the approaching meeting
once and for All time whether u is 10
lie war to the death or compromise.
The loss OF such a pitcher AZ Johnson
is blow, no doubt. But If war is TO
decide the survival of the fttest. then
il hehooves the National Commission "a
make its grip rest more heavily upon
such as he Ban Johnson's interest in
the speclal meeting Of the triumvIrate is
to determine what stand viii be taken IN
regard to those players who jumped con-
tracts to cast rheir lot with tn" outlaws
II the bars are raised forever aSa!ns'
~uch. organized baseball may not WIKI
grace later or excuse the hlg fellows 81
the johnson tyne To the proiudlc" OF th'
rttle ones Special dispensdtion onr'
was granted 10 Hal Chase. Later ths'
fault came back rs boomerang fo'
Chase has been ono OF tho most activ,
po,teIs ia the Federal ranks since III
threw down Charles A C0miskey.
That the Federal League nj one tint
not so long ago cherished tond hope of ;
reconciliation Is well expressed IN th'
views of John NJ Ward business manage
OF the Brooklyn F'deraS.
"Organizcd baseball made its great mis-
take in driving the i'rderals TO extreme
measures" said he. 1T should have &C
ccpted the indcpend, nts, for that wou!'
have blocked All chance Of the independ
crts improving their present territory. |
might have proved an admirable chanc
co. the gam. OF freeze out. But tn
major leagues haN" forced their rivals Il
proceed and i'm tho meantm" there
every likelihood Of territorial lntrench
menis which should give tho present unde
dog marked advantage"
hrm stand against contract jumper
is imperative, according TO tho presen
rules OF the organization, but is qualiiie
to five wears dSbdrmeu'. Tho pcralt
for disregard ot tho reserve clause H. Nv
wears. Th" blacklist 70. life is unlawfu
in some states, but t would ho easy 70
tho maruates 70 stand together upon IN
proposition o. never accepting back int
tho good grace Of fast company any o
~ desertrrS The minor Leagues =
Omaha doc!dfl TO have nothing whateve
70 do with players released by the Fed
10 offence against organized baseba !
Rut the minors arc not Obliged 10 accer
athletes who helped to injurc their bus
ness.
Ban Johnson has expressed himself I
approval uf the action of the mino
leagues and ~ is said no will come pre-
pared to counsel like action on the pal
~ The majors The National and Amer
can leagues are naturally now at "a di'
advautag" IN tn" guerilla warfare Gi
nlore's supporters haV" begun. Tho tw
nIg leagues possess the star talent. The
cannot retaiiaIr, for the few worth viii
in the independent ranks are without e>
ceptlon contract jumpers. The real stal
who hay" gone. such as Soaton and Wa
ter Johnson. have no doubt provid,
against the daNS Of their retirement Wit
exorhitant ooutIacts, II rs 10 the ordnar
player that tn" lesson must be brouGl
home
For What II has secured no doubt y
Federal LoAgu" paid dearly. \ prom
nent club owner OF the National Leagu
who will fight 10 kceu the bars up again
the Federal players believes that Il
National and American circuits shou
Join hands In continuing their disregal
Of the Federal raids.
"1her" l. no more certain way TO brr
Tho outlaws into bankruptcy than {,