The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-10
MURPHY BLOCKS
ASSOCIATION TEAM
OUT Of WINDY CITY

NEW YORK, Feb 9.---The scheme
of the National league magnate, as
quoted above. disregards the rich ter
ritory of the north side of Chicago.
So long az this field Is open, 1t Is
argued by some sharps. there Will al
ways DE agitated opposition to the or
eanization. Indeed. Chicago could
very we'll supplant Detroit in the above
scheme, for the City of the Straits is
one os the poorest patronized OF all
major ciubs-were it not for the OPP
position of Charles w Murphy.
The owner OF the Cubs blocked
scheme to transfer the Toledo fAmer
lean associatioE1 club IT, the Windy
city. Such a boon would have won
over Weeghman to the cause OF or
ganizea baseball Murphy was afraid
o. third club in Chicago would have
been ruinous to his Cubs.
1t has been planned by the Ma
tionai league to play a trick on the
windy magnate Of the Windy City by
taking advantage of a technicality to
change the National league constitu-
ton. A premature leak warned
Chubby Charlie. He Immediately got
busy He lined up Ehbets, Drefuss
and Hampstead with him so as to
block Ian Johnson's contemplated
move.
Would Buy OF Weeghman.
From the start johnson has been
in favor of buying off Weeghman, who
In personal friend of Charles Co
miskey and the chief hacker If the
Federal movement. The anupathy of
Murphy and certain National league
magnates toward what is presumed
the interference of Johnson in Ma
tional league affairs may result in the
wrecking OF Bans pet policy
OF course If Murphy can be
brought to consent TO an American as
ISOLATION invasion of thu north side of
CHICAGO the promotion Of a third ma
Tor league a. this premature time
would he useless. Weeghuaan is either
to be pacitied or thrown out utterly
into the cold 1t Is johnson against
Murphy. The third major league
proposition outlined above Is sort
of compromise to these two opposing
factions,
Beginning with the International
leagues spring meeting st the Hotel
Victoria today there will be some
hot time in organized baseball circles
this week. Tomorrow at the Waldorf
the National league goes into session,
after q meeting of the board Of d.
rectors at l o'clock.
Hermann Is Optimistic.
Chairman August Hermann, of the
National commission, reached town
yesterday. He would rot show his
hand He declared veiy c,nphatically.
however. that in his estimation the
Federal league would never start. He
intimated that bomb would be ex-
plodes this week to wreck the last
hope Of the Feds"
Tinker will be In Brooklyn at the
start of the season." said Hermann.
"Ebbets knew what he was talking
about when he mode the prediction.
Pittsburg Federals have been able to
raise practically no money from the
sale of stock. Reports from Fuffalo
and Toronto are most encouraging to
our cause The only progressive
towns in the Federal circuit are Chi
cago, st. Louis and Baltimore.
"Chicago's park in tn. north side is
an ideal location and is bound to draw
patronage, as II Is eight miles from
the White Sox and five miles from the
Cubs. in a portion of the city which
Is big city in itself. St. Louis has a
better location than elmer the c; rd-
inals or Browns, but is tied up by a
city ordinance that prevents the erec-
ton OF wooden stands They have not
sufficient capital in the Mound City to
invest in :. steel and concrete stadium.
THE same Is true in Baltimore.
Over there an effort IL being made to
amend the city ordinance so that con
crete and wood may be substituted for
concrete and from.