The Washington herald., 1914-12-03
Feds Are Full of Fight
"In Game to Stay'---W Ward
Brooklyn Magnate Declares that the Business Was Built
Sentiment and Will Survive Test-Other
Sport Gossip.
ny WILLIAM PEET.

teams will conform to the number on
theirs.
AT a meeting Of the Federal League
at Chicago last week we were a unit
on all questions OF Importance. Each
and every representative Of all the
clubs was in full accord, so that our
legislation was unanimous and salts
factory. That all our views agree and
that we have a perfect understanding
among ourselves is positive.
I'm our best judgment, the general
situation in baseball particularly as
concerns the Federal League, Is salts
factory. We are learning fast and
shall be far better able to cope with
matters in general than we were last
season. All the teams Will be much
improved. so that every game should
be an interesting game. such as will
please those who enjoy witnessing
hIEh-grade ball. Our experience dur
ing the past season wa such as to
encourage us to renewed efforts for the
coming season, and l have no fear but
that the public will show their appre-
citation.
President Gilmore declares that the Feds are we'll
sat-hed with PRESENT conditions and nat they will
make a winning fight for recognition next year But
what has Gilmore 70 say about the recent attempt
Of Charles WeeghmAn 10 buy the Chicago Cubs and
the evident willingness Cf the Wards TO secure con-
troll Of . major league frsnchsei II the FedsrIl
League finished the season in q mAnn1 satisfactory
to ali the club owners Why. did Wecghnan and the
Wards show 4 disposition TO quit the circuitf The
failure Of WeeEhmAn to get the Cubs was . knock-
out blow for the Feds in Chizgo. where the fans
had been led to brlieTe that Obstacles could bs
thrown in the way 1t the Cub deal. Evidencs to
prove that the Feds were eager to make peace with
organized baseball has been made public. with ths
result that the Gilmore circuit, now on the de
a. kaal loafk krNh nd a
trihe inconsistent. therefore, to declare that the
Feds satisfied to eIpcrience another troublesome
campaign.
Recalling the Army-Nsry fracis. We cannot refrain
from expressing the hope that the Navy is better
prepared for ~'f than Il va, fo' football
II Harvard resumes football relations with Penn
sJITania neIt and also takes Michigan for
the second successive year there will be a highly
interesting fight in this three- e-cnrnered contest
There will BE- under these conditions. three games-
Harvard Pennsylvania. Harvard. MichAgan and Mich
igan-PcunEylUsnia-Which will attract country wide
enthusiasm. Thsss Eamrs. coupled with ths Other
hig tho. Yale Harvard. Harvard Princeton and
Prineeton-Ia Will give football followers the great
est haHdozen ganes ever stAEed in one year.
Eddie Plank has lived his whole life in Gettysburg.
Therefore 1t should not h SURPRISE that he has
decided to join the Federals
Billy wesrt. of the Philadelphia Telegraph. has
the following to say sbout the late Diamond Joe
CoSten:
''Diamoud Joe" Costen. who's. funeral took place
in New York last Monday. was known 70 practically
every man who played in the major leagues for
more than a quarter Of century. Although "Dia-
mond Joe carried around with him at all times
thousands Of dollars worth q diamonds. he was
never molested. he usually carried the GEMS In 8
case in his hip pocket. but he also packed" gun
for handy in any member OF the HIGHT
fingered gentry tried TO Eet his JAuahles.
Nd Ipa'a ffnrR n
bASeban players were concerned, was at the time Of
the worlds series. Then he would make many
sales to the players of the championship teams.
He was a New York institution and few knew
that he born and raised in this city. Only
once since he embarked in the diamond business
as Costen known to take On any other business as
a side-line Then he became interested in a nerve
drink which called Celia phos." owing to Il |
celery and phosphate Diamond Joe" |
never missed baseball event in New York, whether
Il was a game or a meeting Of the masnstes. he |
will Be another Of the odtmers who will be misseu
Eheh the National League meets in New York next |
week