Rock Island Argus., 1915-01-08
WAR Strategy
Up BEFORE FEDS
Leaders at Indianapolis Plan
Fight in Courts Against
Organized Ball.

{ indianapolis, Iud., Jan. S.-Federal
league magnates, attorneys, and play
. ers assembled here yesterday to pol
ish Up their guns and sabers for the
court battle against organized baseball
scheduled 10 take place before Judge
Lands in Chicago Jan. 20. Attorneys
Ed Gates and Keene Addin gton. Off
ciaI counsel OF the independent league,
conducted the meeting. held behind
closed doors all afternoon and far into
the night. when it adjourned until to-
day,
The purpose of the meeting seems
TO be to secure affidavits from several
of the players signed for next year as
well as to collect further evidence to
substantiate the bin OF complaint filed
against organized ball in the United
States district court in Chicago How
ever. the magnates and attorneys de-
clined TO discuss their business for
publication
Oakes Perritt. Konetchy, Tinker.
Nagee and Enabe undoubtedly viii
furnish afidavits in support of the
bill OF complaint in the suit filed be-
fore Judge Lands in Chicago, and 1t
is believed that Ward. Haulon, Rick
err and Goldman are here in an ad-
yisory capacity. All the last named
four are experienced baseball men
Each and every one has been through
at least one war and each at va
rious times has been intimately
enough associated with organized
baseball 10 be able if necessary not
only 10 give good advice but to back
%
Oakes, Perritt and Kouetchys aft
davits. it can be affirmed, VIII relate
TO circumstances surrounding the re-
cent kidnapping" case in which all
figured in St Louis at the time Per
ritt went there al the solicitation Of
Manager Miller Higgins OF the Cardi-
mails and finally was spirited 10 Chi /
cago by Oakes and Konetchy
Tinker's evidence undoubtedly viii /
have 10 do with the Walter Johnson T.
case. and Lee Magee viii be called up
On TO throw light on his dealings with .
the ST Louis Cardinals, his recent I.
clash with August Hermann chair
man of the national commission. in
Cincinnati, and the suit that has been
lied to enjoin him from playing with
he Federal league.
Immediately upon the arrival Of the
several baseball leaders they went 10 (.
dr Gates office. where they were en- /,
;aged for the entire afternoon and far
ntO the night All the interested
'arties absolutely refused TO talk
or publication. with one exception.
That one exception was the frank Joe
mixer
What are you goinG TO do with this
nit Joe, break up professional base
all?' he was asked
4 should say not" was the emphatic
eply. "All we are trying to do is to
i've it good hOusecIeaning and when
'e have eradicated the business
len.' put in nothing but sportsmen.
aseball is a game for sportsmen, and !
q propose TO have nothing but sports )
len in it. We are tired OF having it Z
m by two men"
To whom do you refer?'
Ban Johnson and Garry Hermann. ! 6
nd. believe me. | know was in /
incinnati one year. but long enough 5
} learn who runs the game Do you t
emeuHber the time they reIramed the h
rafting rules q year ago last August? d
'hy they did that over night and not a
minor league club owner in the \
ountry knew what it was al! about I
ntii after the draft had been made" a