The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-01-12
Man Who Claims He
knosOs Points Out That
Entire Fight Thus Far
Has Been Directed at
the Cub Machine.
BIZ B0zen,0ya Blll0er i.

'vnHttE 10 Q persistent underground
rumof among the wiser set along
Broadway that Ban B. johnson
knows much more about the plans Of
the Federal League than would appear
on the surface. II that be true. has
! nots of welcome to the invaders and his
PUBLICLY expressed opinion that II would
b Q good thing for the game were
pretty much on the level.
DO you suppose" asked Q man who
has large theatrical interests. that the
American League President would b
sitting quietly by and smiling II he had
not been tipped OF In advance to what's
coninS of? Not In . thousand years.
, He's not going to be hurt and knows It.
You can 20 end bet that the Federal
Lsaguers are not going to grab any
Amsrioan League players that amount
to anything. They got Cole from the
Yanks, yes. but up 60 the time they
got him Cole had not agned q BIG
league contract
The FEDERAL League u going b lay
or the American League and they are
also going to Vay Off several Of ths big
National League tsamA."
Fgpe HAVEN'T TAMPERGo WITH
THE NEW VoRk TEAM.
"Wnat big teams do you means. for
hstanosr' asked.
New York 0iants. for one" he said.
Boston Braves and soms others that
don't care to msnuon. Oh. I heard an
this from q fellow who comes ddrsct
utt4e bet right now that the Feds don't
grab single member Of the 0iants or
the Chicago White Sox. Do you suppose
that wise ansn ike Oemisksy. Nc0raw
and Callahan would b travelling around
the world and taking things sasy u
they didn't know thsir interssts wsrs
not to os molestedr'
admitted I hada't thought Of that,
md this man With the mysterious
knowledse advised me TO take tumble
to the real dope"
The man whose scalp the ESdD are
after" he went on. rs Charley Murphy.
and they'll put him out Of business -
sure ~ you're born. Everybody In base.
bail 10 core on that fellow. and he would
not get much sympathy. even IN his own
league. n his whole team was smashed.
The White Sox are favorites out thsre
and will not be bothered. II your no.
tice. this man Weegham. who 10 putting
up most Of the dough for the Chicago
| Federal League team, 10 q close per-
sonal friend Of Comiskey. One of the
most popular Of his string OF eating and
drinking places 10 near the White Sox
park. He wants TO out into tho business
Of Murphy and the Cubs-dnot the White
sox."
why are they laying or the
Giants?" I asked.
"BecaMss It's the popular team In
going to put a club anywhere around
New York there's no use In gsttins
themselves In q tight when they don't
have 10. Did you notice" he asked.
now quickly Jake Daubert declared
himself on the jumping question: The
answer to that is that Gilmore and the
gang notified the Pittsburgh Federal
League Club that they wouldn't stand
for men jumping contracts that wers
q chance cf Getting any dough after
Gilmore got on the WIRE"
NED HANLoN HAS eANkRoll
TO INVEST IN PLAvERe.
The ono thing this Interesting esnt!s'
man couldn't or wouldn't explain Wal
the cause Of the heavy raids on thu
Philadelphia club. Just wait and Sc.
was all he would say.
That b just q sample OF the talk tina,
10 being spread around In what ar
known - ''wiss circles" ! was toit
In four different places that the Fedora
League had plenty OF money 30 spsnd
and that tho names Of thoss who wer'
furnishing most Of II had never bess
mentioned.
The fact that Ned Hanlon 10 out VIII
q bankrol to invest IN players woult
tend to carry out this belief, fIanlon
when Il comes to baseball 10 ~ wise ~
tree fy.l of owls and he 10 not tn
: man who would be putting up an.
large chunk OF his own money on
proposition that Is still uncertain. Incl
dentally,, II 10 generally concsded nov
that Hsnl0n v the sraiis eehind IN
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