Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-28
NEW YORK FANS
DISAPPOINTED
IN FED LEAGUE
Gothamites Expected Gilmore to
Wreck PhiIIies and Cubs and
Give McGraw Another Flag,
Bv Damon Runyon.

NEW YORK. Jan. 2S.-It appears
" that those Federal Leaguers
have been holding out a lot OF
false promises TO the baseball fans
Of this -Federalized island They
are not going to be the help to the
New York Giants that everybody
hereabout anticipated. In fact. II they
are going to persist in their discrlm-
lnatory methods Of keeping off GER
tain of our noble athletes, they VIII
soon be regarded as a hindrance.
A committee was being formed by
local fans 20 steam down the bay 10
meet the Mauritania along about
March 6. and formally present John
]. McGraw with the National League
remnant for the season OF 1914, per
courtesy Of James Gilmore, Esq. and
the Federal League. These plans VIII
now have to be revised, and John j
McGraw may have to fight for the
pennant rs usual
When the Feds first broke out they
announced that they had signed
Mowrey, Of the Pirates. and divers
and sundry, of the Cubs, 10
say nothing Of Otto Knabe and young
Messrs Brennan and killifer, Of no
Phlls, all Of which was good news 10
the Giant fans The Giants, Cubs.
Pirates and pills are regarded as the
pennant possibilities next season, and
with the men named In the clutches
CT the Federals and McGraws cluD
intact, the prophets felt called upon
TO open up a line OF prophecy little
ahead Of time.
: r GORGE STALLINGS found him
" self coming III for bit OF pub
iicity as the only man with a chance
to head off the demon Polo Ground
ers, all OF which was doubtless quite
surprising to George. Brooklyn was
out OF the race, because Brooklyn had
lost Tinker True, Brooklyn never
had Tinker for more than few min
utes. but that was long enough tor
Your Uncle Wilbert Robinson to COM
mence thinking about worlds Sc
ries in Flatbush, Now Tinker was
gone.
Cincinnati was never conceded
chance. because Il Is Cincinnati, ana
az for the St Louis Cardinals-we
had they not lost Cozv Dolan? They
had not Therefore, the Giants would
win in a Chief Meyers walk. which
is a very slow and leisurely move
ment OF the legs.
Now the dream has been dispelled.
Mowrey is back with the Pirates, and
II Mowrey can win a pennant for the
Pirates, the Giants assuredlv deserve
to lose. Brennan and killifer nave
heen replevlped by the Phils. and the
Cubs viii be lust the same and Just
as noisy as ever. otto knabe VIII
be the only man OF any importance
missing from the Phil lineup, and thal
statement goes even II the Feds re-
cover Brennan and Killifer in the
courts. 20 It looks like another long,
Supifnar for the GIANTS.
NlGRAW will start the season or
M 1914 with his old lnfieid. ana
Win added strength in the outheld
He &dil have the same battery
strength al least, with perhaps some
additions 20. his pitching stan ana
all these meiA with a few exceptions
are men In their baseball prime inc
slim backward will undoubtedly come
with some in the very near future. but
meantime the Giant leader should
have a better club than at any time
during the past three years.
II Is estimated that Mr. McGraw
and Mr.. Callahan, his acComplce IN
the trip around the world. are re-
snonslhle for the telegraph compa
MES losing several thousands or dol.
lars In tolls this season by taking Az
those noble athletes with them. lf
Larry Doyle and Hans Lobert ana
Nicke Doolan and such were In this
country the correspondents could
have sent out a lot more items about
being offered Jobs with the Federal
League
THE laugh that has gone up over
the squawk emitted by ban
johnson Is perhaps the loudest laugh
OF the year 1914 20 date, January L.
inclusive. and many fans are hop
ing the Feds will now sign Ty Comb.
or Iris Speaker. or some regular ball
PLAYER. lust to hear Ban holler again,
and get another laugh
Ban Is getting old and fattishlike
and no longer yearns for the fray,
Otherwise he would probably be out
hacking at all the exposed parts of
the Federal League instead OF Just
refusing to speak to ball players Ban
used to be a fighter. but now he sits
and pounds his desk with his fist and
makes conversation,
. o FAR the Feds have really in
y dicted no very damaging blow
on organized baseball In the matter
of securing players, with the pos
sible exception OF Tinker and Knabe,
and the Philadelphia management
claims L told knabe 10 go ahead and
decker with the Feds,
The outlaws viii have to produce
that list Of five big lcaguers TO a
club before the fans will take them
very seriously It depends some
what on the FIVE big leaguors TO
club al that II the Feds can really
get that many baseballers away from
the National and American Leagues
however. IL will bc quite 4 wallop
And the noise from y 3 Johnson
will probably be nothing short of