The Washington herald., 1914-08-02

next spring, at least two of his
regulars will be missing" 4:
Organized baseball gave me kick in
player 1 can grab for the Federals you
can bet I'll get." said the former Cleve-
land and ST. Louis manager.
will the Feds finish the season?'''
Stovan was asked
I'll bet you 500 to a nickel we WILL
came the quick reply.
DO you consider the Federal League
as fast as the American or the Ma
tional?'
Not this year. but we will be next sea-
son, for by that time We will have on our
clubs all the stars We want
II will say this. however. that any onG
OF our first division clubs could in q Sc
ries, best four out OF seven. trim the
second division teams of both major
leagues. and 1 believe that the patrons
Of our league see just as good baseball
as played in the American or National"
Take my Kansas City club, for IN
stance. / have several players who would
be snapped up in a minute by organized
baseball. II organized ball could get its
hands on them.
Mike Kahoe. the Washington scout,
who 1 saw recently in Louisville, would
like to sign Packard, my left-hander. for
thought he had a chance. He won't get
him.
"BHl Renworthy. who was with Wash
ington two years ago, is playing second
base for me. and he's a wonder. Grifith
should have put him on the keystone sack
and kept him there. Had he done 50,
Morgan would by this time have been
completely forgotten Kenworthy is a
better ball player. two to one. than Nor
gan"
Stovall always was a mighty good press
agent His blunt way Of talking with
newspaper men gained him many friends
when he was in organized baseball. He
never in his hfe refused to sidetrack an
issue. He can see nothing but brilliant
future ahead for the Federal League.
Speaking of his attempt to sign ball
players for the Feds. he vouchsafes ths
information that most of the players I'M
der contract with organized baseball are
lacking in good sense. He said:
TN bet l have approached a hundred
good ball players, offering them more
money than they were getting-ofIerirE
TO put s. 900 or 5000 in their hands the
minute they signed.
They looked at my money as II they
thought it was counterfeit hemmed and
hawed around. and finally said, Tn
afraid to take a chance
This was last winter. but you can bet
that when I see them this next winter
they will probably feel different about
IL"
The wrinter saw the Baltimore Feds
vallop the Kansas City Feds last Fri
day, going to the ball park as Nj. Sto-
Wallis guest.
For this reason it would hardly he act
ing the part Of a good sport tc take
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parage the work OF the outlaw leaKuers.
The game itself was poorly played, err
rors and mediocre pitching marring the
combat
StovaII was right when he said that
the Feds are not quite in the class with
American and National League clubs
Pissibly they will be next season. This
remains to be seen.
During the past week the Nationals
played eight games. winning six of them,l
leaders. Boston and Philadelphia, by
dropping Thursdays game to the Tigers
but falling only half a game behind.
The club. despite its many injuries and
umpire troubles. appears to OutclasS both
ST. Louis and Detroit. and the scene
shifts today to Cleveland. where on the
first trip West the Maps won all four
games.
Joe Boehling is slated to work this aft
ernoon. and II the GrifImen continue to
play the class of ball in evidence during
the recent Tigers and Browns series,
Cleveland should not win a game.
During the present week four games
are scheduled against the Maps and the
three with the Chicago White Sox.
The schedule provides for an on day
in Chicago next Thursday. but as the
Griffmen have a postponed game to play.
the chances are that 1t will be staged
on this date although owner Comiskey
may decide to play a double-header on
Friday. the day Washington opens the
series.
The lame arm talk that has been going
the rounds in connection with the vean
Gregg end of the trade which sends
Johnson. Coumbe. and Egan to Cleveland
for the tall southpaw casts a shadow
over the swap which keeps many q fan
from declaring openly that Lannin and
Carrigan put over a deal which may pos
sfbly make baseball history. II Gregg n
as good as his record Of victories and
losses makes him appear, there Is little
need for worry over the lame arm re-
ports. II there Is truth in the report OF
the lame arm, IL Is an experiment. and
experimenting while trying to win pen
nant Is apt to put old Bill Carrigan whers
he'll have to negotiate considerable
stymie, as we say on the links.
Sid Mercer. the New York Globe'f
baseball sharp. has been looking up the
dope on the Gar OF the national game.
with the following result: Every time
Ban Johnson speaks to anybody about
anything he voices q powerful argument
in favor of q reorganiZation Of the Ma
tional Commission. no matter what ha
says" I.
Hinky Dink's rule over the First Ward
OF Chicago being broken there d hopS
that some day baseball may Ioaa (jlAl