The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-15

George Stoval1, manager of the Kansas City Feds, has a story in the October Baseball Magazine. George says:
 <sT have nut a few hurdles in the way of Organized Baseball and will be satisfied if can put a fews more in the same place beforesI die- a E haven't a, great deal to gain personally rom the war that the Federal League is making for existence. am not rich. by any means. Many people would call me poor. But I am independent and I can live without baseball I am in this thing first, because baseball is my business and I like the game; second, because like good scrap; and third. for the principle of the thing
 .sThe Federal League has treated me fine, and I always stick to my friends Organized baseball never did anything for me that I feel grateful for, and I, will go just as far out of my way to repay an injury as I will a, favor My friends always know where to find me and they can depend upon me was telling my wife the other day that the best thing about my fight for the Federal League was that the boys In organized baseball who were. still playing for the old bosses had shown in my talks with them, that they trusted me and believed that was telling them the truth I have always been honest in my dealings with the players, and they know it. And it is a. great satisfaction to know that you can deal in a straight for ward way with a clean class of men, have them know that you are straight, and show respect for you and your word, even if all of them do not agree with your ideas. My friencs always know where to find me, and that they can depend upon me. Ano ,S<.es Ixv, +I,o an just as fair and open in dealing with my enemies, as am with my friends do not go sneaking around, gum shoeing here and there in a ,treac cher ous way. When T am in town and there are organized ball players stop ping there, I go openly into the hotel and shake hands, first of all with the manager of the club, if he is willing to meet me, if he isn't thateis his IoOk- out, but I let him know that I am there and that am not afraid of or ganized baseball or anybody else.
 sA.tI had occasion to stop at Louisville a while ago to see a certain player. While there, [ entered a hotel, and there at the bar were CantiIton, man ager of the Minneapolis club, and Mo C1oshy, a scout for Cincinnati walk ed l1psato them and spoke, but they didn't hear me as they were engaged in an earnest conversation. So with out any intention on my part [ heard McC1osky offer Cantillon, RawlIns, and someone else, whose name I did not hear, in trade.
 .sCantillon said, that sounds good sto me, when sean we close the deal?' McClosky answered, tomorrow but didn't want to be an unintentional eavesdropper any longer, so I laid my hand on McClosky's shoulder and ask ed him to have drink He turned as>if he had been shot, and said, how in - did you get here?' said: "A hotel is a public place and walked in. If you want a, drink, all right, and if you don't, all right
 After I had left I started to think ing, and as a result of my thoughts rode to Cincinnati and looked up young Raw1ins. { I needed a shortstop, and while had never seen Raw1fns play, he came from Cincinnati and that was enough for me. Cincinnati has let enough good men go without trial, to fit out two complete pennant winning clubs
 Tn what I have said about Cincin- tnati5 and their loose, sIipshod methods, II have no kick against Garry Her mann. He is a man who seems we'll liked, and I believe deserves to be-. But he is not in undisputed charge of the, club and his hands are often tied.
 The Federal League is here to stay. You can depend upon that. We have done well,o all things considered, in spite of all this how1ing your hear in the bought press. Three of our clubs are losing money and one of them is our own at Kansas City. won't deny that as I am perfectly willing to stand by the facts. We are outdrawins the local representative of the American Association. as we are outdrawing the Association and the International League wherever we conflict with them. That ought to satisfy us Two If our clubs are breaking even, and