Evening journal., 1914-01-17
MAJORS HAVE
WALLOP READY
Plan to Place InteTnatiOnaIS
on Same Footing With Ma
tiOnal and American
MAKE CHANGE BY
REMOVING The DRAFT

The plan OF organized baseball to
kin or the Federals by organizing a
third major league of it's own has tho
general appearance of a good. healthy
wallop. says the New York World
Tho scheme really carries with It so
much common sense and originality
that 1t bears all the car-maks Of one
edward Barrow, President Of the In
tcrnational League. The reason is
very plain. The International Glass
AA League, stands in more danger OF
disintegration at the hands OF the in
vading Fcdorals than do either OF the
major organizations Where the Am
/ crican and National Leagues have
/ big bankroll for lighting purposes the
international has shoe string.
A fact that appears TO have been
overlooked in the big cities during
this baseball tanglc is that three OF
tho International League clubs-Bal-
timorc. Toronto and Buffalo we're the
/ hrst TO be hit hard by the invaders
The situation in Baltimore is so
critical that Jack Dunn. owner Of the
Orioles Is in danger Of going broke IL
the Fedcrals continue their activities
= until they get a really good club start
ed. The same thing applies to McCaf-
ferry in Toronto and Buffalo would be
/ in about as bad a plight Il ia up to
! Ed. Barrow TO act and. apparently. he
has struck hard
The only trouble with the scheme as
sent out from Baltimore Is the sugges-
I ton that the Jersey City franchise he
transferred to Washington. That is
ono thing the American League would
rot stand for The Senators have had
q hard enough time getting along
with no opposition. There Is certainly
not enough room i'm Washington for
another club, especially major
/ league club.
There is no doubt but that Balti-
more and Buffalo could support
hig league club but it is doubtful
about Newark, Rochester and such
cities as that
The making Of the international a
major league would be an easy propo-
sition. u could be done on mo-
mcnts notice by removing the draft
privilege which is now granted the
American and National Leagues. IN
other words. the big leagues could
not take players away from the Inter
national without following the GUS
tom that now prevails between the
National and the American. This
WOULD also make It possible for the
international TO have an even break
with the bis fellows I'm drafting from
the other minor league clubs
The only drawback to this excel
4 lent scheme is finding enough cities
that will support IT, II might prove
a hardship for the little fellows which
would in turn hurt the whole organi-
zation At any rate It Is the chance
of s0uolching the Federals. and Il
would be much cheaper for tho ma
ior leagues than entering into war
/ that would hiring about a salary-rais-
inc connection for players.
Naturally. Ed Rarrovs is in favor of
this plan. as IL was his pet hobby long
before the Federal League was oven
mentioned II Is understood. though,
that Ban Johnson and Governor Tcncr
viii not act hurricdly, because they are
under the Impression that the Federal
League boom is about to burst. The
new loaeucr- have gained little headway
during ihc last ten days They must
have 100 good players to start, and 80
far IL is said they have less than twcn-
ty-iivc.
The Baltimore federals have grabbed
another PLAYER from BROOKLYN. the same
being one Enos Fitzpatrick, an in6cldcr.
Otto knabe has signed him to play first
base and thinks he viii prove the goods.
While with Brooklyn fitzpatrick had
little 10 do hut sit ON the bench. and
there Is little known as TO his real abil-
ity.
Guy Znn, who formerly played the
outhcld ior the Highlandcrs and then
went TO the Rochester Club of the In
ternational League also has signed mp
with Baltimore. as has Frank Smith,
formerly OF the White SoX. Smith. in
his prime was one oi the best pitchers
IN The business. incidentally. he was
noted MS the strongest man. physically,
in baseball. and once was induced TO
challenge Jack johnson for the heavy
weight iistic title
But now the Feds arc fighting among
themselves. President Barber of th,
Pittsburgh Climb Is sore because knabc
signed Smith ior Baltimore II seems
that Mr. Barber had made an offer 60
Frank. but Nnabc beat him to il by
putting up Sl.i0O in cash Barber says
that he wanted "Smuty' for manager.
(which ira tip-od an how much the Fed,
know aohut big league PLAYERS. Smith
Is one of tho best fellows in the world
hut well, he is not giant in the field
Of leltcfs.
II thc international becomes BIG
league Tim Jordan win have achieved
an ambition that nc has been nursing
Tor two years. n, has tried TO provo
to every manager why he should be
back in fast company. and now hc will
automatically bc biz lcagucr again
without havng 60 ect some one to sign
him.
by thc way. Joe Tinker is offering a
special irducemcnt TO prospective Fed.
cral Lcaguers. I'm this league" saws
Joe. there viii be no objection 10 star
PLAYERS writing fer the newspapers.
| All OF which goes TO show that the i'm
'adcrs must yet learn their public.
| TORONTO CLUB WITHOUT GPoIrNDS