New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-03


League club is to be modelled after Eb-
bets Field Perhaps this will substantiate
Tinkers claim that the Brooklyn owner
| is the father Of the outlaws, letting out
Charlie Murphy. Chances nominee, and
Barney Dryfus, McCullough's selection.
In the mean time. McGraw and Comiskey
are sporting the keys TO Cairo and hobnob-
bling with the khedve. Well, gather We
rosebuds while ye may.
Charlie Ebbets at last has a champion
Who is standing shoulder to shoulder
with him in the contention that Joe
Tinker will play with the Superbas next
season but our old friend, Christy
Mathewson. Being in distant Los An
geles. however. Big Six is hardly in init
mate touch with the situation.
II looks as though Ban johnson mas got To
come to the lawyers after all. Ever since
John VI. Ward picked him for $1,000 worth
Of libel few years ago Ban has had little
use for the profession. But now II il up to
the courts to stsye on the outlaws.
The great question OF the day IS
whether or not organized baseball is
lighting the Federals. The outward and
visible signs Of combat have not been
observed, and in the mean while the foe
has waxed fat If these secret conclaves
AMI insidlous plottings be war, please
label it. The enemy is nourishing like the
green bay tree under the present terrific
blows being struck by the owners.
What does Charlie Williams secretary Of
the Cubs. know about the Federals that he
has Joined the opposition" Here is man
who has been right on the inside of base
ball affairs for many years and yet jumps to
take hold of the Weeghman interests. Either
Charlie Murphy j. doomed organized
basebalrs hants, are tied in the matter Of
preventing the onward sweep OF the out
laws. The detection of Williams il the most
significant move yet made in the struggle.
After beating up haberdashery clerk
in his first step back 10 ring prominence,
Tommy Burns has experienced a change
OF heart, and is willing to let bygones be
bygones This may be a disappointment
TO some, but i is doubtful whether
Tommy could ever be considered even
white hope.
These SUNDAY soccer games will bear in
vestigation. IL took two policemen to put
"a PLAYER out OF "A recent battle. such sport
il not often provided. even by our most
enterprising boxing clubs.
Onhand one might say that organized
baseball is houndering around aimlessly
with no one to guide it. Ban Johnson is
losing prestige daily. He was looked upon
as the big man of the hour, and many de-
pended on him to save the day, as the
National League owners were long ago
given up as hopeless in any situation
which requires skill and brains Johnson
has failed miserably so far and unless
somebody rises up i'm the emergency with
little more than a sheaf of heated
words to give out there will be a grand
old wreck somewhere.
Signs of the times point 10 the hurried
passing of Charlie Murphy. Most owners
agree that the only way to fight the Fed
erals is to put teams in all the cities OF
the outlaw circuit. although where the
PLAYERS are TO come from to do this, no
one seems to know. Murphy. however, is
unalteTaDlN oppoSeu 10 Nuiiu vi SdiiHcu
team in Chicago and Dreyfus takes the
same stand as far as another nine In
Pittsburgh goes. There will be mucn
in the ranks of the National
L.eague before such measures are adopted.
Murphy's position, both with the fans of
Chicago and the other owners. is not so
strong that he can block the path for any
length Of time
II worse comes to worse, Governor Tener
can call out the Black Horse Cavalry to
rout the foe. 80 far the outlaws have not
he.jtated to smite the other cheek ~ II
uns turned to them. and more Vigorous .tep-