Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-08
.STAL[|NCS AND Whitfield
TO HOLD A CONFERENCE
Braves Fielder Likely to Figure in
Deal Between Boston and Phila.
delphia-Other Players In Deal.
FEDS MEET IN HooslERTowN
Claim to BE Gathering More Evidence
TO Place Before Judge Lands.
Comiskey Nails n Rumor-Ynnkee
Transfer Complete.

| MACoN. GA, January 7-Gcorrc
etaihngs, manager Of tho Boston Nh
| uonal League club announced to.nipbt
that George Whitfield. tho Braves 6eld.
CIR hhu been asked to come hero from
| Durhnhi. y. c.. to consider terms for hIs
| contract FOR tho coming season. Stal-
i'hss denied that Whitfield might be
| one OF the players transferred to tho
| Ihtladelphin Nationals In exchange for
| sherwood MaBee. the outnelder.
"heh asked regarding reports that
Leslie Mann the boston outneldcr, was
negotiating with the Federal League
inc boston manager said:
This talk about Mann jumping to
the FGderals is all bosh lie will play
with Boston the coming season"
whi5ts aA ntil Il q ae Ihnnus ar 7Georse
H.; N"ttonnl League team. whose home Is
IN this city, left to-day for Haddock
and and 20 sGnfer wi,h Manager stalilnEs
ciub. Whitfield said he had been sum
inoned to Haddock to discuss n pro-
P0sea trade with Philadelphia. where
GShanEe for Sherwood Magee. Other
boston players. no said, probably would
DC involved In Il trade.
dSD1ANAPOLIS. IND. January .
i;aiiaaHlts TO support contentious made
Chicago. tne antitrust hr suit rssentIy hled AZ
against SO called "orsnni ed baae Sa6Ils
were to be made here at Federal
According to e. f. Gates, Counsel for
the new league, the indianapolis meet.
ing was called to obtain added evil
Of complaint prepared by the FcdernIs
against tho older organizations. The
conierenSe Is expected TO continue for
Joe Tinker tonight said the Fed
rals are planning to give baseball a
good house cleaning"
we want 10 eradicate the business
men in the game. and put I'm no one
who Is not sportsman We are tired
OF having baseball run by two men.
Ban Johnson and Garry Herman" said
Tinker. ''N
co CHiIfcAGo, January 7,--,Charles A.
Comiskey, owner OF the White Sox was
interviewed over the long distance tele
phone In Excelsior Springs Mo. to-
n alSee nSoI lo tn, the report TN, he
! or tho New York Yanks.
You may say for me- said Comis-
Key. that this report Is absurd and
ting Collins go for twice what I paid
Tor nm. As matter OF fact. am
|. IN the market myself for n few more
players OF like ability. '
,,i HEW " , ToRk +, January Final de
Americans were completed here to-
day. Colonel Jacob Rupert and r. l.
huston. me new owners. assumed con-
troll Win the passing OF stock by
, Frank J. Farrell. former executive.
Young ball players, who look upon
the game as n JOY ride, could learn n
iot ny taking n trip to Ridgcly. Md, ana
viewing the estate of Manager Chnrlcv
n anG t, Of the Rods. IIerzoR owns
! close to 200, 9cres. from which he
makes good living. lie has one OF
NE sne n,and,somest homes in the State OF
Manor, and no has his own private
garage, electric lights. steam heat. and
s tIa o,, moaern improvements In his 1T
! uNcs hke prince with his wife and
| three children. GU"
Herzog Is only twonty-ninc years old
ago he had but 5000 in the ' world s1 mnS
ne spent all OF this on the wedding
r was ,bn au mR co., that this event
| Of his success TO baseball and his love
or home life. In eight years he has
fortably fixed for life If he retires from
the game Tomorrow He Ia sill -
youngster and should pile up plenty
more OF this worlds goods before he is
through with the game.
The National Commission has made
the game; and j, would he crime to
Ihis was the comment of President
Charles III. Ebbets, Of the Brooklyn
National League Club; on the suit
| brought by the Federal League TO have
| tho National Commission dissolved un
| der the antitrust law.
| The commission has benefited the
| players and magnates alike" continued
| EbbetS. III has been court where
the players have received lust treat
ment at all times. and while they have
/ always had recourse to the courts OF
law. there are no Instances where any
one awaited himself of that opportu-
! nifty.
THE Federal League is not consist
ent in it's action. Here il brings suit
against Organized ball as IA trust; Yet
they have been knocking at the door
| for admission TO organized ball since
they entered the feld. We have OPP
posed their invasion of any city: but
have refused to recognize them M n
third major league What we have
| opposed Is tho violation of contracts
with players that We consider binding
| on both the players and ourselves.
Barney York assures me the Sher
! man Law does not affect baseball as
| 1t Is not acting In restraint OF trade.
On the contrary, we are benentting the
| players. who are the best paid mon in
| the world"