The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-20
Organized Baseball, Scores Dis
tinct Success When Griff
Leads Pitcher Back.
CAPITAL FANS ARE PLEASED
Public Seems to Approve Action
of Big Fellow and viii Wei
come Him Home.
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cult Organized baseball felt chat tho
Feds were about to collapse, and all
overtures were repulsed.
Something had to be done TO bolster
the Feds, so they made their stronGesi
play when they alienated the man who
IS generally admitted to be the creates;
ritcher in baseball. The reaction tina,
viii take pace through Johnson's recon
sderation is expected TO be most 6isas-
trous to the Fcderals If Griffith can
hold the pitcher 1t may mean
hat the outlaws viii he 80 bitterly az
fccted that they will be forced 10 dis
nand.
Griff Goes 10 Chicago.
Immediately after Johrson signed the
contract at Kansas City YESTERDAY
clark Griffith went to Chicago for a
conference with Charley Comislley.
when he will return to Washington is
mathematical. although he is not eX-
pected until the end OF the week.
3 5. Minor, head Of the club today
declared that as long as Johnson has
been signed there is not the slightest
nance that the Feds will be successful
in any endeavor they NAV make TO re-
strain the pitcher. SiT. Minor. who IS
a prominent Washington lawyer. was
the one who PREPARED Johnson con-
tract aTO ne. lOGEllET " Ia III lAllAAA.
vas one Of the few who insisted from
the outset that johnson would never
-lav a game with the Feds
THE bonus of IS 900 which Johnson
received from the Federals will, of
course. have TO be returned. But the
contract that Griffith took with him
contained no ten day clause and
an Convinced It viii stand any legal
test" sail Mr.. Minor.
We. Of course. are delight"d with
he return of Johnson AMI think we
have a better chance now than ever
'cfore OF 'shiEg in frort j."
Do-h Johnson and GriEF+h sent tele-
grams here last night telling OF the
successful Culu'nation of tho dicIer-
'r- Today to The Tines Griffith con
7rned the SIGNING ~ TIE 90 who has
dove so much for WaSi'irg+O- baseball
Before going to Kars"s "i+y Crit
~tN was in CHICAGO II Sc f"i~ 70 Dre-
er-1e +rat he received irs+-''"tions from
Pan Johnson that the D'-oNe~ mus be
brou0ht back % WasHi~~-"7. r there
Was auv financial ~ 'oga' w"v by
which the matter coII'S y" "SIrlsted-
Ban johnson Sneered.
In his usual manner Ban Johnson
sneered at the dangerous Federal
movement when Il was obtaining its
greatest momentum and when Walter
Johnson iumped the leagues car roast
ed the -itcher TO the extent Of decler-
ing that q was overra-ed. To the
credit Of the Washington officials II
rurst be said that through silence as
% the ability OF the piayer they were
At east understanding the league
resident in discTeetness although they
never really gave No hone OF having
hin back in tire fold.
of course. few who are faml-aT with
the present salary scale in the uDueT
.-aEGeS viii take seriously the state
rupn- from kansas CRY that Johnson
received = ra-Ss Of but S''i = T@a- fhr
-igrsIrg. This would m7L- his contract
call for 81. A. aunualIv for three years
That The document calls for GgIres
nearer go On each season Is more prob
able.
The politics in the srnH'n"e0ncn- NJ
-ra lesser Tg1ITes Is T,-0har'v That Ran
r8luso- and his ass .-"'ates 30 not want
%, -raa-a discard ~. NC ornar DIavare
i.- adn'-ting that Ih@ N4tinn"'s' slab
D.st Is making so much nancy II
would not only Ca'rsa dtS7ensinn. bnL
further would give the Feds an o1N0r-
unity 20 alihi the lOSs % Inhns"n bv
..erlarirg Ihat they F0~"-S WasH'1gI0n
% I'D u The skies 70 onset rhe'r ac-
'.-f-v. Put 10 th@s~ who Dn~snn"l'v
.rw Wal'er Johnson II he ever
creed 10 return for rais1 Of hnf S7fr'
.n-uqIlv in these DAYS ~ baseball
.l-.fa thara has baen a sudden lessen
r- OF his ~1-7'rta" Nr's'~-=~ "N"'-v.
Says Figures Are Satisfactory.
A. Che adiournuerr ~ the meeting
o. several hours yesterday. Johnson
admitted that his contract was salts
factory. This was enough to convince
rhos. closest to him that some CORE
spordeut Al Kansas CITY was being
fooled when h sent out the Sl2.5g0
EtOr-
That Griffith Is gratfed over the re-
tanning Of his prize is but natural and
he has given out the following inter
Wow:
I consider Walter too good \ bow 10 !
20 into a league fhat Is rnt subetau'ial" Z
he said 81 showed hin that our ontion .
on his services IS binding and he read 1
iIv agreed to sign. He gets the same I