El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07
Weeghman Cant Use Taft Stock
What Would He Do With Feds
BY JOIN E. WRAY.

q T LOUIS, No, March New York
is showing the queer" Counter
felt news, minted some where
along the great white way, probably
with mirror and mahogany trimmings,
was passed around to the effect that
president Tener OF the National league
would slip Charles Weeghman, Chicago
Fed owner, the info that he would
be acceptable to the National as a pur-
chaser Of Tafts Chicago stock.
Accompanying the same was the
suggestion that Otto StifeI buy out the
St Louis Cardinals, thus eliminating
outlaw opposition in the two important
points Of conflict.
With clubs added in Cincinnati and
Washington, the Federal league
would then be without opposition to
continuous baseball and would be ad-
mitted to organized circles.
It's great plan!
But, On the Other Hand.
However, the scheme omits to ex-
plain who is to hand back to Weigh
man $4,000 advance money many
thousands put up for a chicago Fed
eral league baseball site, investments
in building material, labor and other
items which have gone toward in
stalling the Federal league home in
Chicago
Nor is It explained what is to be-
come Of the three year lease on Hand
lan's park, St. Louis, of contracts for
steel and concrete already placed for
the local stands Of advance checks
signed by Messrs, Phil Ball and Stifel
and other considerable OUTLAWS made
in the interest Of the Feds.
Despite the New York dope" Il is
row certain that the season will open
April Is with Chicago and St Louis
still in the Federal league. and with
the organized forces still shifting con-
temptuOUsly-
Good in its Class.
Mordecai Brown viii probably have
the second best club in the Federal
league. while the Chicago team viii
about win the flag-that is. if the
managers are able to get best results
from the players turned over to them.
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Brown Well Fixed
St Louis has four pitchers who viii
do well in the Federal league, even If
they don't measure up in the cham
plonshlp SET Mordecal Brown can
still stop such opposition as the Fed
batters viii afford; Groom is a good
man, not a great one; Willett viii be
strong in this league though he was
wavering in the majors; Crandall may
do, although he's a five inning man at
best, on mis- New York showing.
Against minor league batting. which
viii cOmpos The bulk of the opposition
at the start pI tue season. such pitch
ers should loom up strong.
With rhe Cares and Browns jockey
ing around lass place and the local
Feds running one, two three there is
reason to believe the outcome viii have
a big edge with the fans-for a season.
at least That's why the wagering is
strong for one, two club here.
Hickey Is Right.
Branch Hickey, after picking his
team for modest seventh place fin
ish. declares in an interview that he
has not a great pitching staff but
promising one. The figures are with
Hickey, Hamilton is the only finger
who ranks anywhere near the top
Here are the rankings Of the various
Brown pitchers, last year, on the basis
Of average earned runs per game:
Out of So pitchers listed in the Of
fetal figures Hamilton ranked 18th,
Mitchell 32d. Baumgardner 35th, Well
man 42d and Leverenz 18th.
Those are the pitchers on whom