The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-08
MAGNATES VOTE ITO
BACK UP Hampstead
Unanimous for Court Action in
Vanguard Case. They Assure
Giant Chief at Dinner.
DOOM TO DESERT BAKER

A policy OF quick action was voted secretly
at a dinner Mr.. Hampstead gave to the
club presidents of the Tener circuit at the
Waldorf Astoria. Prior to this the matter
had been discussed with President Ban
Johnson OF the American League ana
Chairman August Hermann of the Ma
tional Commission. The triumvirate Will
stand behind the New York club to the
end.
Club owners of both the National and
American leagues made no secret during
the day of their desire to have Mar
guards dealings with the Brooklyn in
dependents sifted to the bottom. william
T. Baker of the Phillcs, Barney ORGY
fuss of the Pirates and August Herr
mann of the Reds were among those who
condemned the latest attempt OF the ou'-
laws to wean away players under straight
contract for 1915. J. Conway Toole.
prominent New York attorney. who has
been in active touch with baseball affairs.
was called into conference by the maj3r
magnates.
MIR. Toole refused to discuss the situa-
ton further than to say that the New
York club might he expected 20 take
strong action in the near future. M.
Baker and several others were less
retiCent
when the Federal League knowingly
or unknowingly oversteps the bounds Of
straight business ethics think /. leaves
itself open to suit" said william +. Baker.
Robert b. Ward offers as excuse for hls
dealings with Vanguard AN affidavit made
by that pitcher | think Mr.. Ward could
have satisfied himself ver.' easily on Mar
guards true status without resort TO any
sworn statement such a legal document
| in my mind indicates that Ward was 1t
least suspicious OF Maruusrd's assurances.
The entire Marquard episode smacks of
suspicion. | think it has done more than
| any other thing 20 discredit the Federal
| League and to destroy tho public conf
dcnce In the game"
| IL have suggested" said a director f
the Cincinnati club. chat the National
| League engage the best lawyers % ;ha
country-Elihu Root. II necessaIy--to put
II stop for all time 20 the deliberate inte"-
ference Of the outlaws with player under
straight contract. II is not that organ
| lied baseball need have the least fear @:
losing such players as Vanguard. Such
men will have TO observe their pledge s
to the major leagues II freed OF prosecu
ton by the independents whose money
they have taken. Blu; the avarice OF the
players resulting in ques .ionahle action
has "a tendency TO !nJure tn. game
1T is felt generally by National I&agu,
club owners now" he continued. that thu
! Federal League IL not quite 50 bent upor
! pursuing its independent course rs Il Is
mal!cOusly 20 injure the organization bull
up after years of painful effort. We be
liev" that our foes are making "A great
spread with their last hundred Thousand
I q discredit the game much as possible
They think that ia undermining they may
scare the National and American league,
into granting favors which never woult
he considered II the warfare were con
Quoted on the basis OF sportsmanship."
| II am man of peace" said James T,
Gaffney, president OF the worlds champion
boston Braves. hut ! would Ike to So.
this Vanguard trcachery unravellcd. d,
not think player of such stripe has an,
place in baseball. But II he WAS temple,
10 act 10 fo1lshly the parties tina
prompted him should not escape"
G3ffney announced that he had druppc,
his suit against James \. Gilmore and tn
hackers OF the Baltimore Fedcrals Thi
WAS an action for s25. OOO on a corspirac,
charge in connection with tie d.s,rtlon @
Pitcher Jack quinn. Quinn jumped tn
reserve clause Of his contract with Bosto,
after agreeing To terms The fact tina
the Braves won the pennant and world
championship in sensational fashion some
what dcproc iaied tho value the Bosto,
management had placed upon the orlglua
loss. Ganney was riqued into droppin
the suit by Gilmors's claim that Quinn
deserton forced Stall,ngs to keen Die
Rudolph who was slated for the minors
and uncovered for the Braves the pitcnin
sensation OF the season This OF cours
Gaffn,y declared pure fabrication on IN
part OF the Federal leader
II had iue ease agan,, the Fedora
I.eaSucrs." said Gafrncy Tut sue
begear, and what do YOU get Quinn
contract had the ten day, clause whic
some courts have held Illegal, and still
! was sure OF my grounds Now with Mar
guard New York had straight CONTRACT
II had good ground for damages
seems to me that Harry Hampstead ha
. his case won before IL goes into court "
That organized baseball il very muc
, interested IN tho new developments OF III
, Federal raids is shown by the attend,nc
, here OF great many minor league pro
, | motors from all sections Of the cour,r,
The American Association is represento
by its president Tom Chiyington. and soy
I eral others, among them McGin and lac
, Hendricks, The Association people ar
, much interested in the plans OF tho Inter
national League to combat the commo
foe.
, II was said last night that Rube Mar
} guard is endeavoring rrantlcallv Ia b,v
q the New York club intercede for hin, vi,'
Robert b. Ward so that he can refute IN
contract with the Tip TOPS return IN
1900 advance money and square IN
I unplcasantness of the alleged nisleadir
. AFFIDAVIT II IL said further that Ma,
= guard is prepared to place the blame a
! his Federal League dealings upon ou,sid
I influences. This phase OF the case In
I New York officials would not discuss las
night.
The National To-,