The Washington times., 1914-09-04
Organized Baseball Prepares to
Battle Federal Leaguers at
Least This Long.
BELIEVE ANGELS WILL QUIT
This Explains Why the Major
Leaguers Are Signing Regu-
lars to Three Year Papers.
Bv THOMAS KIRBY.

NEW YORK. sept. A new plan has
been devised. has been sanctioned, ana
seems likely to be adopted by the al
lied powers of organized baseball IN
their war on the Federal League II
covers a period of three years.
On the first trip of the Nationals here
in the spring they were laughing at the
idea of any outside league attempting
20 transgress on the assumed power OF
The two major circuits to outline terri
toriaI rights to certain clubs: today the
sane and sensible men who are finan-
c!alIv and otherwise interested in the
perpetuation of baseball are admitting
that the Federals have dealt the organ
lzation a staggering blow. hTe million
mark has long since passed IN the
amount of money that has been squan-
Grad because of the advent OF the
!eague that is still without the pale or
The governing body of the organized
scheme.
Rut now organized baseball people
admitting that they never believed the
Federals would reach the limits that
they have attained. think tnat the OUT
laws have done all the damage they can
for at least a couple OF years anu, uII
less overtures come from the outSIueLs
there will be no negotiations looking 70
the reception of the Feds into the lolu.
That is until two years have elapsed.
The organized directors feel that the
angels who have sung thousands anu
hundreds of thousands of dollars INTO
ne Ee5era1 will soon commence to
tighten the purse string Ihis Woulu
mean collapse of the Gilmore scheme
If. however. at the end of two years
the Federals are still in the neIo nsnt
ing for the patronage that IN. W. ~
majors and the two upper minor leagues
rhink belongs to them, then there may
he NEGOTIATIONS looking to peace
The foregoing was outlined TO the
writer TODAY by one OF the most proili-
nent figures in baseball. When askeu
his opinion of the plan, Clark GHnlth
said that it had been presented to him
before. He said he favors it. for the
present at least. but otherwise refused
20 discuss the situation for publIcauon-
L will be remembered that Grlnllh is
one of the magnates VINO have advo-
Gated from the outset fignt TO the
finish against those who, ne thlnhs
have attempted to steal what he and
others have spent the best years of
their lives in upbuilding.
In order to show that the proposed
campaign has been considered by the
organized people, our informant points
out the fact that almost without eXCep-
don ball players in both. the american
and National Leagues are being signed
two and three year contracts with
ne ten-dav clause eliminated. BY this
he sixteen club owners feel that they
an hold onto their men until the time
expires for the death of the FederaIs.
If the outlaws have not been killed
of bv then. il will be time for peace
nut the two big leagues now openly
declare that, with a few exceptions no.
riceably Walter Johnson. there are no
zeal stars for the Federals TO obtain for
couple of years to bolster p their
"lubs in an effort to compete before the
yIblic as major league.
Within two weeks there will be four
additions to the ranks Of the Nation
Is. riffitn said today that he had de-
ided TO bring back from Atlanta Har-
" Holland. infi-lder. Dick Williams
"itchcr: Tom Long. outfelder. and
fill Morley inhelder. All tour of
hese have been seen IN action by Crit
& they have received in the South
N eGgue has about prmed them Tor
-erious consideration in the ajors
he Southern season closes September
and the men will be ordered to 20
- once o Washington.
Another player who will be at the
'apitai IN the fall viii bc Dutch 8
Meusel, who mas been knocking down
Tn fences in the New York State
lub, under me management Of Wild
onroy. Howard Ehmke. Washing
0n's sole drawing from the Los An
sies club. Is not due unit! spring
fifth is nov in correspondence with
ne P2ciiC Coast pitcher. adjusting
larry differences
Doug Neff vail remain in the noun