The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27

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hypnotic lnanoters into throwing for
tunes after air castles. In the mean
time the ball players undoubtedly will
be forced to take their medicine. No
one will egret that tho inning OF the
magnate has come. People would ais
soon see the player get the money pro-
vided said player had q honest in
his endeavors when he had everyone
at hts mercy.
Careless and Indifferent.
II was the carelessness and utter in
difference OF said player the last two
years tina hurt baseball far worse h
any inroad Of ts,e Federal League. The
public grew tired Of buying gasolene
for a lot of indolent fellows who would
take no orders from either employer or
manager. After eandbasging the owners
the players refused TO give them their
best services.
The players and the magnates may
rest In peace. The public just now is
hopeful only that no matter where the
shoe pinches the game be reestablished
to the prominence and popularity to
which 1t is Justly entitled. II the pro-
mOters for once in their lives can forget
petty and selfish ambitions enough talent
can he rescued from the Federal League
wreck to provide the two major leagues
with a higher class OF merit than ever
enjoyed before.
Wisdom was shown IN the amicable
settlement Of the baseball war. One
more year OF struggle and the game
might have d~eteriorated beyond hope OF
remedy. Organized baseball. led ny
warrior Ban Johnson. showed itself
generous TO a beaten foe. The Federal
League in capitalization asked only to he
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and arms. No M could begrudge the
favor.
There are certain members Of the
American League affiliation who believe
the Federal should have been allowed
to starve. Among the number is Clark
Griffith OF Washington. He argues tina
the Manhattan invasion was q gigantic
blum that the Federal League would
never have opened the 1915 season.
There seems to be a flavor Of truth In
this contention, especially since the news
has leaked out that the Ward interests
withdrew several weeks ago.
Case Of Fish and Fowl.
Such a cold blooded finish could not
have improved the existing condition.
in the opinion of the great majority Of
baseball men. Certainly IL would have
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magnates and fowl of their employees.
For such a finish would have meant
the blacklist for all deserters from
organized baseball. even while major
league clubs were dangled in the eyes
of Federal League capitalists. There
Is a grand chance now for the club
owners of the National and American
leagues to see that the major league
fields start the 1916 season better bal
anced than ever before. Those power.
who arranged the late peace owe at
least this much to the public. VIII they
do 1t" Not in "A thousand years.
The best boxing bout of the week II
not or the season will be provided to-
morrow night at Madison Square Garden
by Willie Richie and Ted Lewis.
Richie. former lightweight champion
OF the world. has been coaxed into the
weller class by the claims of Lewis TO
the welter crown. Both boys are on the
heavy side Of 1876 pounds even after the
most strenuous training. Tomorrow they
are to fight at ~? ringside and are build
ms up rather than reducing. Wherefore
they should be fun OF strength and at
top speed in this clash.
This will he the first welterwelght
bout of onsequen seen In New York in
years. The division has been sadly neg
lected since the passing OF Joe Wolcott
and Mysterious Billy Smith.
Representatives OF Frank Moran and
Jim Corey az we'll as One OF the Garden
4. g. will meet to-day to post guar
antees OF $500 each In connection with
the return match between the Dublin
Giant and the Pittsburg blond at Madi-
son square Garden January :.
Coffey has been In training at Croton
Lake ever since he knocked out Gunboat
Smith. Moran liz at Dial Hawkins's work
ing with Bill Shanks, lack Hemple and
Willie Lewis.