Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-16
LEE MACEE ASKS LEAVE
TO SIGN A PETITION
Brooklyn Federal Manager Prays for
Same Relief as Asked by the
Baby League In Its Suit.
MACK EXPECTS HARD TIME
Does Not Look for Athletics to Go
Out In Front as Last Year-Joe
Kelley May Scout for Yankees.
Barrow Signs an Umpire.

CHICAGO. January l5;--AskinE that
ahe scope er OF the the Federal Leasus,s suit
TO include individual Federal players.
Lee Magee today petitioned United
States District Court for leave to file
an intervening petition.
The Brooklyn manager adopted the
petition OF the Federal League in it's
counsel. the Magee petition raised the
same question as the leagues suit.
but from the players, viewpoint, and
asked the court specially to adjudicate
the relation which II player holds to
organized baseball.
Contracts signed by players in or
court was asked to determine whether
the agreements and their interpretation
amount TO violation of laws against
enforced servitude. peonaEe and the
right OF every citizen To enter into II
, free contract.
| In an affidavit accompanying the pc
titton. Joseph Tinker said he had been
sold three times by organized baseball
without being consulted.
PHILADELPHIA. January I5.--"I
seldom make any prophecies about
baseball. but expect to have my hard :
est fight this season to beat out the
BOSTON Red Sox.' announced Connie
Mack. manager OF the Athletics. "Bill
Carrigan has fine ball club under his
| management 1t is good in every de-
outheldinE.
| J.
can League in 1915 will he far better
| than il was last season. OF course. as
| everybody knows, we ran away with
things last summer and killed all in
terest in the pennant race. Right here
| in Philadelphia the fans lost interest
in the race largely because we were
hardly think shall be able to do this
| again in 1918.
The Red Son Will very likely start
out good: They'll he in the fight at all
times. With "a pitching STAFF composed
! OF Gregg. Leonard. Collins. Wood and
Foster. that team will make II inter
/ hitting team. At least five in the line
up arc always bothersomc. The Red
SoN ought to finish onc-two. according
To my dope.
washington, while seldom giving us
much trouble. will be strong this sea :
son Walter Johnson. shaw. EnEel
| Boehling and BENTLEY are pretty sweet
pitchers. They'll, give. us all n fight
| However. ] hardly think Washington
| will hurt the chances. Nevertheless
! Washington Will beat a lot OF us and
spoil lot OF us and spoil a lot OF dope
with Ed Collins playing second base
the White SoH. backed by wonderful
| the start, Indeed. believe that Co
| miskey will be close enough right down
the line TO pull in n lot OF money.
| "Hughey. Jennings has pretty good
ball club in Detroit. too. with Cobb
in the game all season that team Nigh,
| have been even higher in 1914 Per
haps next Summer Cobb will play often
| or. In that case consider the Tigers
in the runnings.
NEW YORK. January 15.-Joe Kelly
| Manager of the Toronto Club of the
| international League, probably will
| succeed Arthur Irwin, as scout for tn,
New York Americans. il was stated
! here tonight.
PITTSBURGH, January 15.-Umpir,
Frank Brown. tho Heron Hill arbiter
who faced the mobs OF the Three
! Leagues last year. has been signed tC
the STAFF of the International Lcagu,
for next season.
Scouts reported favorably on Brown,
work on the Tierney circuit and Presi
dent Ed Barrow. Of the International
sent the Pittsburgh n contract las
week. Brown mailed the document
back on "Wednesday. Brown Is tn,
second Heron I'm boy to land In tn,
international League as an umpire
The other is Johnny Mullen. and il |.
the wish Of Brown that he lands Null
len for partner.
There Is n strong bond of fratcrnit,
among the baseball umpircs living II
Pittsburgh. Harry Johnson. who wa.
recently lot out from President Tener':
overcrowded staff, interested Prcsidcn
Tierney of the thrce-I in Brown two
years ago. when Johnson GRADUATED
from Tierncy's circuit to the major.
he saw to IL that Brown secured hi.
| old lob.