The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-11
FANS NOT INTERESTED
IN BASEBALL! WARFARE
VIII Likely Flock to Parks Again il
MagnatcS Get Together and
End Conflict.
FEDS REFUSE TO BLOW
Plan for Another Raid on Star Play
crS AT End OF ScaSon-NIost Or.
ganizcd Clubs vii, Lose Money
This Season.

NEW YORK. August 1O.-Its abou,
time that Ban Johnson. John Tener
and Jimmy Gilmore got together in
some quiet corner and decided that
their own interests would he served
hest by ending the baseball warfare
The vast majority of fans arc tired
of the baseball war They prefer
peace. Give II 10 them and they'll soon
be irckkinp back to the parks. They
deserted the parks this year not so
much because they have lost their love
for the national game. but in silent
protest AGAINST the constant mud sling
caused
The fans want hasehall-not baseball
,rw suits! Th. Th %Nr; HrSn, interested in
the merits Of the tcn-day clause or
the contract itself. so long AS they
are sure of seeing hascball--of seeing
blood coursinG "A bit faster through the
veins, that sends q thrill Of delight
cha sing through the framework.
o,, InS rams MS: aren't vitally Interested
whether organized baseball wins Their
main interest is to sec baseball per-
rctuated as sport. They have known
for years that II is a great commercial
proposition. but they don't care to have
all the money grabbing acts of tho
maRnates paradcd before their eyes II
reyolts them 1t doesn't interest
Ihe fans aren't Interested much
either IN whether Ran johnson thinks
Jimmy Gilmore ought TO he sent to
siberia for 10000. 900 years. or whether
Gilmore thinks Garry Hermann isn't
hali as nice n fellow as he is himself
Snch things might have hccn a bit
ulNcr'ihE Tor Il time, but that time has
passed They bore and they disgust
brsanizcd baseball has wagcd Il bit
yer night against the Feds And even
the most bitter enemies of the Federal
cannot deny the fact that the indie
nendents have put UP Il game fight
icy icy horned into situation where
meN round the enemy waiting with
Drawn clubs amd loaded machine guns,
"nt theN waded right in
rcdsS on nearly fonr months since the
dIicted that they wouldn't last until
NAY ! Then the prediction was shift
i,or ne blow-up was July L. then July
10. then August |. Rut there hasn't
been any defamation.
aIIhne Feds have about s5.oOO.Ooo at
St"hc, ana theN aren't going to ouit
thc battle. especially since they won
OUT In the important Johnson and Chase
law suits Most of the maEnates in the
new league are plcntifully supplied
with money. They went into the new
League proposition with their ewes open.
amey Knew they wouldn't make much
Gambled on the sucseedinc Years II
looks like pretty good gamble nj
There are some magnates within Tho
confines Of organized baseball who are
wise men In the last two months
they have, concluded that peace is
much cheaper proposition than var
rare. Ana they are for peace. and are
trying to swing into line the macnates
VINO are sun keen for warfare.
MOST or the organized clubs will lose
money his year. And even II the AT
tendance does chirp up next year. thrv
ere sure 10 suffer more losses II war
!aie continues. as the Feds are plan
mins new raid on the big stars To
heep these men the organized moeuls
cIuttciihs up the payroll with salaries
so huge that they Will overhalancc the
Peace now before tho nlovcrs c,,
get many more chances at plnyinr
both ends against the middle for hic
saI"flcs. VIII save the magnates many
continuation OF war that 50 lar has
proven futile ana that gives little hone
OF heinz ultimately successful"