The Detroit times., 1914-02-10
There is Much Talk of Peace. Al
though All Owners Seem To
Favor War TO Hit
WANT TO PLACE CLASS IA
CLUB IN CHICAGO PARK
Rumor Follows RumOr Like
Wave Follows Wave on
the SeashOre
BY HAL SHERIDAN.

NEW YORK, Feb, l0.--When the
National league magnates ceased
their conversation IN Peacock Alley
or the Waldorf and went INTO business
session at the call Of GOV Tener to-
day they were primed TO stage either
a fight or froliO for the Federal
league. The president governor ar
rived from Harrisburg during the
morning and Immediately called The
magnates together
While Tener was being watched
for. however, an eye ana an ear was
kept cooked for the Federal officials
due here from Chicago. Messrs.
Weeghman. Gilmore and Walker are
so popular In the general vicinity Of
the council room of the big league
officials that it would probably cost
a. page no more than his life IL he
walked IA their midst calling loudly
for one OF the Federal mOguls.
The National league club owners
are somewhat divided AS 20 their atti-
tude toward the Federals. Some OF
them insist that the outlaws have
smoked themselves out and are
bounding fast along the road TO ruin
and need no attention. Others are
30 aroused over them and so fierce
that they demand a bloodhound as
chaser 10 here's how"
Whether Weeghman and his asso-
ciates viii march straight into the
Waldorf was merely a matter OF spec
ulation early today. They are not
noted for modesty. None OF the cor
ganized" magnates professed 10 know
why they were coming here. They in
sisted they were certain Of just one
thing, and that was the Federals had
not been asked
President Tener was scheduled to
call the first meeting OF the league at
III o'clock today During the after
noon the annual schedule meeting was
to be held. but discussion OF the Fed
erals and the various propositions
that have been put forward to head
them off was expected 70 take up
practically all Of the time. Garry
Hermann. Barney Dreyfuss and
Charlie Murphy are lined up as OPP
posed to the proposition OF a third
major league which was advanced
yesterday. There is also considerable
opposition, on the surface at least. 10
placing an American Association
hGiHk III Antf0@O W hIF i'NtA AA0s
Ban Johnson IL now on his way
here and with his arrival the Amer
lean league magnates will flock TO the
Wolcott hotel where Johnson holds
forth, TO lay lines for the American
league meeting tomorrow such a
collection OF club owners, managers.
scouts and others connected with or
ganized and disorganized baseball
u
town. With the international league
here In full force. President Chiving-
ton representing the American asso-
citation, and the big league magnates
on hand, the full force OF the upper
crust OF the baseball world can be
gathered under one roof and IL de-
cisfon as 10 the Federals Is reached
Il might be pushed through with the
speed Of a Walter Johnson shoot.
The process OF covering mp" Brook
lyn Is now under way az a result OF
the International league meeting.
President Ebbetts. OF Brooklyn. has
consented to permit the use or his
ball park by the Jersey City team.
and the plan Is TO transfer the Skeet-
err franchise To Brooklyn. President
Fogarty. OF Jersey City. will confer
with Ebbetts today when the details
are expected TO be worked out
Rumors OF plans 10 furnish Charles
Weeghman with an organized ball
club and thus draw him away from
the Federals continue 10 fly around
the baseball center today, but this
Will bring forth loud bowls from some
quarters. Murphy and Ehbetts are
especially bitter and can't see why
Weeghman should be given any con-
alteration.