Evening star., 1915-01-08
Joe GEDEON'SFATE
STILL IS IN DOUBT
Griffith Undecided Whether He
Will Have Youngster
S, Report This Spring.
MANY PLAYERS OF NOTE
HAVE CHANGED TEAMS
Hermann Expects Suit Against Or.
ganized Base Ball to Be Fin
ish of Federals.
BY j. ED GRILLO.

Whether Joe Gedeon will be taken to
the Nationals training camp at Char
lottesville in the spring is a matter
cided. Gedeon was with the Los An
geles club last season. and he is still
the property of the Washington club.
Gedeon wrote Griffith the other day
that in the event of his not being
called east to join the Nationals he
would like to remain with the Los
Angeles club, Griffith, however, has
not yet made up his mind as to Gedeon
The local manager has not lost faith in
him. He believes the time will come
when he will be a valuable ball PLAYER.
but he admits it probably would bene-
fit the youngster to leave him with the
Los Angeles club for another year or
SO.
United States Marshal Splain today
served Benjamin S. Minor, president of
the Washington Base Ball Club, with a
summons, in the equity proceeding in
stituted in Chicago by the Federal
League of Professional Base Ball Clubs
to dissolve the national base ball COM
mission.
The Washington club is named as
one of the defendants in the proceed
ing. together with all the other clubs
in both the National and American
leagues. August HERMANN Bancroft
B. Johnson and John X. Tcner are also
sued individually.
This has been one of the greatest
base ball years in history. in one re-
specific trading, selling or releasing
of ball players who have occupied
inches in the hall of fame.
Eddie Plank, Chief Bender and Jack
Coombs. three of the most famous
American League pitchers, were pro-
nounced through by Connie Mack Ed
die Collins, the greatest of second base
men. was sold to the White Sox bv
Mack for S50,000. Hugh Bedient. the
hero of the 1912 world series. was re-
leased. Germany Scha efer. who starred
with Detroit and Washington, was
given his unconditional release.
Sherwood Maeee, who undoubtedly is
one of the greatest swatters in the
game. has been sold by the Phillies to
the Braves, while Hans Lobert of the
Ihillics has been traded to the Giants
Tor Demaree, wh" for one season at
least was of Il lot of help to the Giants
pitching staff. And then there is the
sale of Lajoie to the Athletics.
Chairman Hermann of the national
commission seems to think that the
suit which the Federal League has
brought against organized base hall
will result in the determination of the
mans latest statement:
Il am very glad this suit has been
brought said Mr.. Hermann. 1T is
the height of absurdity for the Feds
to accuse the officials of organized hall
of conspiracy and fraud, when all our
rules and regulations are like an omen
book and are acknowledged by ali to
be for the good of the game and the
ball player The Feds have tried to in
duce many of our players to jump their
contracts. In the few cases in which
they have succeeded we have sued for
the return of the players, and now
they wish to attack us for protecting
our own men. After careful reading
of their bill l am forced to saw that
it is so weak as to be laughable. This
suit is going to clear up the public
mind on the base ball situation by
showing the fans Just what the Feds
are trying to do to our national snort.
After the testimony is all in they will
have few sympathizers. IT is their
dying gasp
Lee Magee is not considered the star
the Feds labeled him, by some of the
st. Louis critics, who have been look
ing Magee over for Il couple of years.
n B. Sheridan of the Globe Democrat
has this to say of the young man who
was signed to manage the Brooklyn
Feds:
I'VE can't see Lee Magee as a man.
ager. AS q player he can do a great