The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-09
BASEBALL AGREEMENT
EXPECTED SOON
By Which Feds and Two Major Leagues
Will Work in Comparative Har-
mony--0ther Interesting
Sport News.

Sport News.
Although the new year opens with nc
signs of peace on the baseball horizon
there is a report circulating in the ranks
OF organized baseball that some form OF
working agreement will be reached be-
tween the Federal league and the major
leagues before the beginning of the 1915
pennant races. Both organized and indie
pendent baseball is understood to be
awaiting the decision in several cases OF
players contracts now before the courts.
The leading officials of the leagues now
opposed to each other are chary about
being quoted regarding the possibility OF
peace pact, but it is a well-established
fact that the discussion Of plans TO
bring about the desired result has not
been dropped entirely. A majority OF
the magnates are convinced that another
season of conflict such as marked 1914
will prove disastrous from a financial
standpoint and must be avoided if pos
sble.
just which side viii take the initia-
tive depends upon the outcome of the
cases before the courts. Once final de-
cision has been rendered and the various
interests have learned their legal rights
and future line of action, a determined
effort to reach an understanding may be
expected. As pointed out by promi-
nent club owner in recent private re-
view of the situation, any other attitude
win spell financial disaster. Under the
present conditions the only person to
benefit by the continuation of the base
ball war is the baseball player. While
the magnates admit that he is a neces
sary adjunct to the business there is no
over 10 him in their entirety.
The extent to which the carrying OF |
a football handcsps the runners speed /
was the subject of an interesting discus
sion at a recent meeting of gridiron vet
Grams. Ii was pointed out that almost /
without exception in a long sprint down
field after picking up a iumbled ball, the
runner is gained upon by pursuing play
ers, although not always overtaken, due
to an advantage At the start. IL was
the general opinion that any given player
eould sprint the l00-yards of the football
field from a second to a second and a
lalf faster without the ball than when
carrying the leather. Several coaches
who were present stated that they would
experiment. under both conditions next
autumn in order to test their theories.
That the proposed tour Of South Amer
On by major league baseball teams dur
NC the winter Of 1856 will be a finan-
ial success and boom for the sport south
4 the equator is the confident prediction
made by several American business men
onyersant with conditions throughout ,
he southern continent Baseball is fire.
uently PLAYED BY Americans residing in
he principal cities OF Chile. Peru, Argen- !
ina aud other South American countries.
-hese games never fail 20 attract the ]
atives, who watch the play with in !.
crest The younger generations are tax
lg 10 the game and already play far
asehall. Leagues composed Of native ]
LAYERS are predicted within the next 10
cars and speaking on this point a re. :
lrued American said recently.
in the natural course Of evolution. !
be intricaeies Of American baseball viii 7
? mastered. and tie national pastime i
ans fiAaNAtA ANAtN u INC n ANatla FANhls
limatic conditions are a. favorable 90
10 success Of baseball IN South America
. n the United States. while the inter
4 shown there IN other sports shows q
ie existence Of embryo baseball fans r
an certain that IN time amateur base
sll sill r. followed BY the profession. y
league nnd u i not q dream b imar- 4
10 that some day south Amcrica Hiil d
~ team north for q real world's ~
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