The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-01
STALLINGS SAYS FEDS
LOSE IF THEY WIN
Cannot Pay Such Salaries and
Hope to Make Both Ends
Meet in Long Run.
TOUGH ON MAJORS ALSO
Miller, Magee, Wingo and
Griner Said to Be Ready to
Leap to New League.
TOUGH ON MAJORS ALSO

George T. Stalllngs, manager Of the
Boston Nationals. declares that the Fed
eral League Is on the verge of ruin. To
the outlaw movement the Big Chief at
tributes the dscouraging lack OF interest
In major league baseball to date In the
opinion OF this shrewd student of the
summer game the Independent circuit Is
now attempting one last desperate throw
Tor the stakes II has lost by trying to
wean from the organization tho principal
stars OF the habtual second division clubs
Federal League agents have been very
busy In the West trying to lure away
all National League players whose con-
tracts embrace the ten days clause" said
Stallings yesterday afternoon. 81 believe
the same tactics have been employed
against the American League. Backers
of the Independent cause have been hooked
already for thousands where they had at
first intended 90 spend hundreds. They
are willing to risk more money In the
hope OF retrieving what has been lost so
far.
THE Federal League is bound TO lose
~ II wins There is no room for three
major leagues. with the talent avail
able at the present evolution OF baseball
there are not enough good players for
two leagues. let alone three.
III ! were in control OF organized base
ball" continued the fiery leader OF the
Braves, 81 would welcome the Federal
League into the organization with open
arms. Nothing could more effectualy
convince these promoters of the folly of
their undertaking.
'Time Is bound to ruin the Federal
League. But organized baseball is bound
20 suffer too. II has suffered so far this
season. In the first place the two big
leagues cannot AFFORD to pay the high
salaries forced onto them by the new
born competition. A major league fran
chse to-day isn't worth a chew of to-
1
come.
New York is the only city that has a
chance TO make any money this season.
IT has its own peculiar following and
either of Its teams has only to stay In the
fight to he successful financially. De-
troit has a chance to do well too IL Jen-
nings can keep his Tigers somewhere
near the leaders. With Ty Cobb he has
a grand road attraction. But will bet
that the worlds champion Athletics lose
a hundred thousand dollars before the
worlds series rolls round.
'"The average major league club to-day
is losing from $500 to $1,000 a week
without reckoning on salary advances
over former years. The major leagues
have attracted treble the patronage OF
the Federal. You can see from that
where Glmore's colleagues get Off
found out in Chicago that the hackers or
the Federals there already have been
parted from ten times what they orig
inally planned To invest. It is the money
behind such teams as this and the one In
Brooklyn that has maintained the losirg
fight 80 far. IL Is only question OF time
before such men will either have to pull
out OF the Federal League or 20 broke.
New York people are familiar with
the welcome that has been shown the
Federal League In Brooklyn. Meagre as
has been the attendance at Washington
Park IL has been more fiattering than In
Of a. nj 10 Ia
hackers of the Gilmore enterprise IRE
trying so desperately 10 entice away
talent from the two major leagues. As
at present constituted the Federal League
is far too much favored of the bush to
attract attention at major league prices.
Yet IL has succeeded in injuring organized
baseball by detracting some attention
from II and by forcing rdculously heavy
salaries upon the men who built UP tho
game"
According to one OF the Boston National
players who did not wish to have his
name mentioned. number Of National
League players are likely to Jump to the
'Tederals at any time.
II am surprised" he said. that four st.
Louis Cardinals have not gone over before
this. Jack Miller told me that he had
signed with the st. Louis Federals and
that Wingo. Griner and Magee would all
make the leap with him.
THE Federal League has offered fancy
salaries for three years. The reserve
clause and ten days option, | am told,
have been stricken from the contracts so
that the deserters will have protection TO
the extent of the fortunes OF the hackers
of the new league"
George Stallings is OF the opinion that
ST. Louis Is well represented in both the
National and American leagues. He hasn't
seen the Browns, OF course, but the Cardi-
mails have impressed him as one of the
smartest aggregations In his circuit
miller Higgins has a well balanced
team" said Big George. "He has good
pitchers, good catchers, average hitting
power and plenty of speed. Higgins IL
slowest man of the outfit"
Stallngs declares that the Cardinals
should beat out Charlie Herzog's Reds
The latter team owes Its good position &c
the hustling of McGraw's disciple who II
at the head OF the Cincinnati entry
Boston will have to get along in tho
Brooklyn series without the services OF
Hub Perdue. This fellow who is traded
10 the Giants every time an imaginative
reporter is hard pressed for topic. ha'
been ailing for some time. He was forced
TO take to his bed yesterday. II Is be
iieved he has nothing worse than an at
tack OF the grip.
CASTLE D0ME AGAIN BEATEN