Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-26
HISTORY IN MAKING HERE
Base Ball Association Holds Its Most
Important Meeting Here,
MAY DECIDE ISSUE OF FEDERALS
Demands that VIII He Made by Base
Ball Fraternity VIII he COnsid-
cred by Magnsteu at Big
Meeting.

With one or more representatives from
every minor league in the United states
and Canada present, and with questions
arising which touch upon the very life OF
organized base ball. the coming meeting
of the National Association OF Profess
sional Base Ball Leagues, November 10
to Il. will easily he the most important
In the history of the game.
That tho meeting is considered OF great
Importance is shown by the notifications
which have been received by the bureau
Of publicity Of attendance at this con-
vention. Presidents of leagues, with their
directors have signified their intention Of
coming
Two main factors contribute TO the in
terest in this meeting. One, and the more
important is the Federal league, with its
activities of the year Just closed. The
other is the demands that will be made
by the base ball fraternity, which has
just strengthened its lease of life by the
election of David Fultz as president for
term OF three years. The retention of
Fultz as president means continuance
of the policy which has maintained for
two years, and which has caused the
owners OF minor league teams, especially,
more or less grief, in the main, more.
Federal League Big ISSUE
Just what will become OF the outlaw
league, the Federals. so far as organized
base ball is concerned, will likely be de-
eided at this meeting. Though not gem
orally admitted, it is known that over
lures have come from the Federals, seek
| ing some sort OF recognition from the or
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which would weaken their stand, the orr
ganized men have been giving more or
less consideration to the activities Of the
outlaws.
Two propositions have been preached,
either of which would seal the doom of
the Federals. One suggests the absorp-
ton OF the clubs by the International
league, while the other proposes to break
the backbone of tho Federal organization
by permitting the National league TO sell
two OF its most important franchises to
men who are now owners OF clubs I'm the
Federal league. Should such a suggestion
meet with approval. Chicago and Brook
lyn of the National league would be the
teams used as mediums.
This rather daring scheme is built
around Charley Weeghman, owner Of the
Chicago Federals. Woeghman is the man
who is more responsible for the Federal
and it's staying ability than any other
man. Weeghman, however, Is like all
base ball men and others-hes In the
game for the coin there is, and he's not
been successful this year, though per-
haps he has lost less than the other fell
lows, individually. Weeghman's Chicago
club has done fairly we'll, in fact, better
than might be expected. comparing it with
the clubs OF the American league when
they essayed to break the bonds of or
ganized base ball But Weeghman has
had other irons in the fire, principally the
Kansas City club of the Feds. Weegh-
man. it is declared. has put good, hard
coin OF the realm into this crowd OF
would-be ball tossers, and he's got a
beautiful singing. He is, therefore, more
than willing to recuperate his losses
where he has made them--in the base
ball game. Chicago men familiar with
base ball say he would not look with dis
favor upon owning the Chicago Cubs;
they would furnish a mighty smart club
for him 10 rise with in the game.
Change in Chicago Needed.
To give color to this suggestion. the
Cubs have been floundering around with
out real owner or a real manager since
Frank Chance quit the organization. The
National leaguers are not at all satisfied
with conditions in Chicago. Charley
Comiskey has been a mighty tough prop
ositlon to buck for the Nationals, and all
hands would welcome a change. which
would popularize the Nationals and which
would make the going easier for both
major teams OF the two big leagues.
OF course, Weeghman says there Is
nothing TO it-that he wouldn't desert the
Federal league ship for the Bank OF Eng
land-but stranger things have happened,
and It would not be at all surprising 20
read the announcement of Weeghman's
detection from the Feds.
The activities OF the Federal league
have put the owners Of base ball teams
I'm the hole this year. Especially the
minors have felt their inroads Higher
salaries for players have been the result.
all coming out OF threat TO jump. There
is not base ball owner in any league
who cannot report from one 10 half a
dozen seances with their players IN which
the player has been the winner.
In fact the players have held the whip
hand and they have made the most OF It.
The owners have been the goats and
they are tired OF It. So look out for
something doing here in November
Memorable Agreement Probable.
II is quite probable that an agreement
will be reached in Omaha which will go
down in base ball history. The Omaha