Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-13
FEDS PLAN TROUBLE
Outlaws Hope to Destroy Or
ganized Base Balls Future.
CUBS SEEK TO MAKE DEAL
Comiskey Has Not Announced Who
Will Manage White Sox
Next Season.
CUBS SEEK TO MAKE DEAL
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch The Star.
CHICAGO, December 12-That the
Federal League is planning a destructive
campaign on the forces of organized
base ball was given out by local Fed
promoters today. 1t was made known
that several big deals We're on, one of
which is being pushed by the Indian
apolis Feds. According to Manager
Tinker of the North Side team, who re-
Gently startled the base ball world by
signing Walter Johnson, the Indian
apolis deal will be the biggest sensation
of them all, if it goes through.
Ever since the peace negotiations be-
tween the Feds and organized base ball
were thwarted there has been an appar-
ent determination on the part of the in
dependents to carry on wholesale raids
johnson Case Shows Spirit.
President Gilmore of the Federal
League, however. keeps quiet on the mat
ter, but the haste with which Walter
Johnson was grabbed indicates the
spirit which is running rife in the or
ganiZation.
A report from New York Friday said
that Masee of the Phillies was about to
Jump to the outlaws. but the Federal
League boss had no comments to make
on the matter today.
Roger Bresnahan, manager of the
Cubs, spent several hours today with
his boss, Charles Thomas, president of
the West Siders, but they declared that
as yet no deal had been made which
would give the Cubs second baseman
for next season. I'VE have a deal on
tell you about it now. We have taken
the matter up by mail, and there is a
possibility of it's going through within
the next few days.
The whole trouble is that the Ma
tional League clubs have to cut down
to the limit of twenty-one players for
next summer. and every club wants to
trade a handful of ordinary players
for one star That is just what we
/; would like to do and the other clubs
would like to give us a lot of men for
one of our stars. However, we have
no idea of turning such a trade, for we
simply would find ourselves loaded up
with players whom we would have to
turn loose before May 1.
Doubts He Wants Magee.
1--WE haven't had any direct commune
cation with Lee Magee, the st. Louis
star, who is said to have signed a Fed
eral League contract. OF course, we
would like to have Magee, but he is
not such big star that his presence
would make our team the best in the
signed with the Feds l don't think
we want anything to do with him, for
he wouldn't do US much good if he was
tied up in the courts all summer"
White Sox fans still are talking of
the addition of Eddie Collins to the
list of players, and are content to let
the managerial situation take care of
itself. In the meantime, President
Comiskey has dropped no hint of the
name of his leader for next season, al
though Jimmy Callahan still is con-
sidered to be holding the position
I Comiskey also has kept silent on his
PROJECTS for further building up the
team, though he recently announced
that he hoped to add one or two more
| big stars to the list before the season
begins. If he is successful the mana
gerial end will be soft for whoever
lands the job. and the friends of Jimmy
Callahan are hoping the Old Roman
will make no change, thus giving "Cal'
| a chance to show what he can do with
| a regular ball team. something he
never yet has experienced.