Evening star., 1914-02-19
BY j. ED GR1LLo.

While organized base ball has vir-
tually agreed not to resort to the
courts in its fight against the Federals
there is no doubt that individual clubs
will go to law in an effort to hold
some of the players who have jumped
to the OUTLAW" league. But these in
stances will hardly test the iegalits
of the reserve clause in the players
contract for the suits are 10 be basel
along different lines. President Bake
of the Philadelphia club. for instance
proposes to bring suit 10 prevent
Pitcher Seaton from playing with the
Feds. He contends that Seaton accept
ed the terms of the Philadelphia cluf
as early as January % ami that this
acceptance will be considered a con
tract by law. If this contention is up
held it is expected that Seaton VIII
be enjoined from playing with the new
league. There are several other SINH
lar instances which the clubs VII
carry to the courts.
If the figures mentioned III connection
with Soatuns jump to the federais afe
correct. the player is har,ilN 70 "t
blamed He has thre"-Near saafaEtef T
contract callin. tor S1.r1 = s"asoH- an't
received his first seasons salary in af3-
vance The ch;,ncss are that S.atnn
PLAYED for less than half that amount
last wear and the inductinent /" JUMP
Was too great to allow hmm II tGfn Il
down.
Manager Branch Ricke: OF tn. browns
seems to have caused somewhat Of n
stir by his announcement thtt poker pa Y
ing among the players n his team would
not be allowed in taking this stand
Hickey las by no means established a
precedent. for the festive gasne % draw
has been tabooed ever since Grftith has
had charge here. Bridge whist. cribbaee
and almost every other form g card
manipulation IS aerin'ssihi.. " iar IS
Griffith is concerned. but he j.: very mrch
opposed to poker. The fact THAI kiesiet
has taken a sim'a. stand ms. be the
means of helping his ball teaii,.
Poker ofttimes makes ;p,.., ers d.sgrun-
tied. and it certainly does alIch - take
theiS minds off of their Wu.k al east
Griffith takes this view .: &.
The base ball worli is ;-cn 4 give
some attention TO this same Ricse. ms
season 1t viii be interestin- 10 note
wether the methods of d coi:eg coacii
will apply to a major .ea II. lam.
Hickey Eas decided that "a caste
clubs can he run on the sam ,4.f ip.es
as coliesiate outfits, and the oui,gtise OF
this decision will be watched ai.n inter
est.
The Browns new manager has started
to train his players according to his own
ideas. According to a report IRON. 81.
Petersburg. Fla, where the team is train
ing some of the players are haTing
strenuous time Of it. Gus Williams, the
outfielder, for instance. Was kept on the
base path for fully three hours the other
day in an effort TO teach him the art of
running bases Gus ran up and down
the base lines SO many times. saNs a
correspondent, that had he focused MS
efforts 10 running in a straight lire H.
would have been almost TO Sportsman
park. St Louis, before sundown-
1t seems that poor Gus has been mark
ed by the managerial discrimination OF
hickey for especial attention. Gus is
forced to go through all sorts of stunts
and he is kept busy all day.
That Hickey proposes To inject dlsci-
Mine was forcibly illustrated the other
dav unen Hamilton and Eaumgardner,
after taking a little workout. disappear
ed from the playing field without permits
sion Richey stormed and, calling
meeting Of his players. said III any man
leaves the field in the future without my
permission he will have to answer for it.
The announcement made by Ward.
the new owner Of the Brooklyn Fed