Evening star., 1914-11-29

Sensations promised by the feuerdi
League We're conspicuous by their abb
sence. Instead of stepping to bat with
the names of forty-two freshly ac-
ouired majors and near-majors, the
magnates admitted having corralled
fifteen and were mum as regards the
Identities of the newcomers. Two COM
mittees were named and all hands ap-
proved a schedule calling for l54 games
III 1915.
Comforting behind barred doors, the
magnates, twenty-one strong. agreed
that Robert &. Ward of Brooklyn. and
Lloyd Rickert, league secretary,
should constitute the committee on
schedule. These officials We're author
lied to proceed at once upon the task
OF drafting a program of 154 combats.
with an eye to economy in the trans
portation scheme. 1t was announced
after the meeting that Kansas city
would retain it's franchise next year.
roll Raisin of Baltimore, Edward
Gwinner of Pittsburgh and President
James A. Gilmore also was appointed.
If any other official items developed
during the powwow the ScrIbes were
not counted in on the secret.
Twenty-one representatives of the
league were present, and both Cleve-
land and Cincinnati sent agents to
plead for Federal League teams in
those cities. If any action was taken
on the petitions of the Ohioans it was
not announced. Despite the assertion
of a representative of the Kansas city
club that that city had pledged greater
support next season, il was generally
admitted there was possibility of the
Kansas City franchise being transfer
red
Efforts We're made to obtain list of
the new players signed by the Feds
but President Gilmore stated that ow-
ing to the fact that several athletes
who had been offered berths were still
on the fence, it was deemed adVisap ole
to keep the names covered up.
Business Manager Dick Carroll of the
Buffalo Feds took fall out of the
story from New York that Ban John-
son had suggested a trade which would
send Jack Lapp and Rube Oldring OF
the Athletics to the New York Yam
KEGS for Pitcher Ray Caldwell.
Il want to say that l signed Caldwell
last August while the New York clut
official 1.-The New York club claims
to have a hold on Caldwell through an
option. This is nothing more nor less
than the old reserve clause, wnlcn the
courts have agreed is not binding:
"In addition to Caldwell. our pitch
inc corns will include Ford, Bedient
Schulz. Moran, Anderson and Knapp.
We will have Ivy Wingo back OF the
pIate. with Blair. Allen and Lavigne o.
the 1914 team. The inheld ana ou.hele
will line as it did this season. ou. 1 All
sill scouting for two new stars
A. F. Gordon of Kansas city declared
that capitalists in that city were pre-
n.rinp to finance the club Tor pis
season. a .f+e,
president Gilmore announced are,
the meeting that President Gwlnher en-; ~
,ha pittsburgh Feds will start SUI III
aaainst anS schuyler Britton Of the ~. 81
Louis Nationa, League for $500, 81 Brii :.
ton had promised his players a third ponds II y
tbn team finished as good as tnird ~
the the race. Perritt. the pitcher WI.
jumped from the Cards. had a nbsna bonus fol ol
$500 coming. He received e hearf
thas thnt the pitcher had jumped to thu
Feds he is said to have stopped il paS 1S,
ment on the check; GWlnner pa pau prit ~
$500 TO Perritt, and will now sue BTU
| ION for that amount AZ.
Gilmore also announced that Lee Ma
gee had signed three-year- con''ae