Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09
STRONG TEAMS
NOT WORR|ED
BY FEDERALS
New League Will Have Hard Time
Getting Players From Pen
nant Contenders.
Bv Bill Bailey.
~HICAGO, Jan. 9.-Again it is the
little fellow who gets the kick.

= "A
little fellow who gets the kick.
- Apropos, of course, to the
warfare declared by the Federals and
the fact that we have three major
leagues in the field.
you don't hear of any of the New
vorl, Giants or the Philadelphia Ath-
lo4as signing contracts with the third
ieaoue Nor will you. And you don't
Mar where the Federals are threat
srinr IN r.ddle the ranks of the top
notchers in the National or the Ameri-
ran League. Nor will you. It's the
rttie faIlows-the tailends in the two
major organizations-who will have
heir ranks riddled. That is, if the
Federals go through with their war
plans
Its like this:
The Athletics have a grand chance
nf grabbing the bunting in the Ameri-
can League next year. If you step
ned out and asked 100 fans who
would win in the junior organiza-
ton Is Of them would tell you that
they favored the gang bossed by Con-
ME Mack.
Series Brings Added Coin.
Incidentally the players on the
Philadelphia team are of the same
opinion The F'ederals might offer
them more money. But it wouldn't
charm. Why? The answer is easy.
Because the Federals wouldn't of
fer them the same amount of money
pos "I'' i1ay e'i NJ II. ~, q T DIi H. >
delpha players figure on.
IL : SO WIN IN. tIle 1laIl.s. lney ndN T
s,l .uga yilal oIIeS POSSESS pe t,e nan
a ever" eLI',ICe VI Si@opIlIS me U Utiit
-7 III NE -Naetoiiai 100 W. M
.eai5s ,ilat ny WI sie's 90 ~ sne
. %olI" > St' rs IesaIuiess VI "ne.lel
sneS SI"o lIle uISIlesl Ioiiol VI lIot'
o. any ,Iille tlId' YOU NY " SL@o
r,','I 10y got tio' oiiiy 80.
nm I'loi sa1di man ne - se.'iils d.
.'ig lneSLilt nioli1eiit' o4I Sou nus
a. auu w nc iIau may NC MS eii''i
''' " We WI 'I ~ . rs c,...- -
,. Mnal 7oeS 5ot me HIdliss anu inc
t t,,,.'.lI'9 9'"iIu Iol 9ollle VI INC o'Iiei
'et T.T 49,. p,u4 +. a.. >-o.,.o,
Iohe lhe rates III the Na'loi,al
,r,t, I've ana c, me senator's IN lne
t atiie. tCdIl' Clarhe mas mao ms men
G 1na.5 mat lhey nave the organ
.r".,o" 10 NOV uoWn the oppos!tloI
a. W. 'Ie -Nalioildi anu sIap lhe ptiiitills.
[ AN 'oIiE DIS tley peiIeve maj they
c ",.l SUM, because tn9re IS d lot Oh
s g,aa 'o'I. ~ 70 tiie lellows WHO en-
EaSe IN the big post-season series.
IL 'i ,ti, ugliier elle IelloW VINO IlluuiseS
y" WIN sHe WlllI'ei OF tle loser
r,,.r. gees ",'sec, SENATORS S'T on Top.
soI.,.: N 'IiIlIth ilNeWIse mas ms crew
he MN ms tn@L Ing - tne year Ihd {
tho tr,. pol ne Ioeiiat S oll Iop VI
bolias h iIsI l ti Iedsu e neaP. WIN
" bd, i,i>e |ndl pi e, you
ma, r,' tb, NOR? 81 uiillcuily IN slshlng d
vaar, .Iitil II ne was certalli 'hat ms
rsSa.,.. HS s. was an thdt ne WAS 10
Tbor t t[ ms season WoIh. .---
ertor y" ,, oile P I, series money
Tho -, tL'o tile argument 100 rake
W. " ,,S,, ana the 9oH' Tor instance
nIa ,,s5, YOU you. go TO sign south Slae
; ncreassS you caH tempt MN win an
ag1ror oNeI MS present sa4arv' he
gsrizaa 'maS ny remaining III me Or
Tsc ,,'~o IahNS lhal ne IS certain TO
s2o0 ms Us salary plus some S'oO OF
nost -. l.;lS money 10 come from lle
ibe C SGlles between ms gang ana
applies likewise to the West Siders.