The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-04-08
BY HAL SHERIDAN


After an armistice- since last fall,
the war of the turnstiles is on again
Heavy and light artillery of baseball
forces are preparing today to launch
their missiles of horsehide for the
1915 season.
Inaugural Of the American associa-
ton and Federal league seasons is
at hand. The association is prepared
to get the jump on it's old-time foe
how established foe--with two
years standing and regarded as
probable more dangerous to the as
ISOLATION than to the big leagues
by opening it's season a couple Of
days ahead Of the Feds. BY this
jockeying the American association
makes it's bid to get-and to hold
the interest of the fans.
An ledge" Of forty-eigEt hours or
so, however, in starting the Fed sea
son behind the association is not
worrying the new league, according
to President Gilmore. He refuses to
regard the fight for the fans favor
with the association more than a by
play in the finish fight on with the
American and National leagues.
Interest in the association today
centers in the 1915 premier of Glass
A A and "big" league baseball in
Kansas City. The city is again one
of the real backgrounds of the Feds
and the association. The fate of the
two clubs hangs in the balance When
the final bugle blows next fall, the
clink of dollars at the wickets of the
rival clubs may measure the future
life or death of one of the rival clubs
on the Kaw. George Tebeau of the
American association club insists
that he will be the one walking slow
behind Federal hearse while George
Stovall, the real playing power be-
hind the throne of the Fed-dom in
Kansas City, is equally positive that
Tabeau's baseball aura will be in
eclipse.
On paper, the Kansas City Feds ap-
pear to be in poor fighting trim to
start a gruelling battle with their
rivals. Dissention among the Fed
magnates this spring regarding the
Kawfed's management for the season
hasn't helped to boost the Feds in
public favor. Stovall first kicked
over the traces by fatty turning
down the managerial reins. Then
President Gilmore tried to get Bill
Phillips, former manager of the de-
funct, but champion Indianapolis
team to take the job.
While all these troubles were
smarting the Kawfeds, Tabeau was
having his only little troubles and
private spats with the schedule MAX
ers of the American association. He
went to the mat with Mike Cantillon
and A. F. Timme regarding the ten
tative schedule, which Tabeau insist
ed, gave Kansas City a raw deal.
These internal troubles have all
been brushed away, however, and
their bones merely rattle in the fam
lily closets Of baseball by their re-
spective owners, until today finds |
both teams waiting at the barrier
with spikes set for the first dash to
the initial bag of the season. Incl
dentally, the magnates predict that
the bags at the end Of the race will
be filled with profits.
Hardly an owner or manager Of the
American association exists today
who is not dreaming pennant dreams
as the season has it's curtain raiser.
Far be it from me to bring down vi
tails of wrath from midwestern fan
dom by essaying to pick the winner
at long distance, but it sure looks
like nifty race for the old associa-
ton rag. The teams have during the
winters lay-Off been strengthened
both by purchase, trades and drafts.
The Millers and Saints are much
strOnger-on paper-than last year
for their inter-city rivalry as we'll
as the big race out in the country.
Tebeau's bunch in Kansas City are
also expected to surprise the enemy
before July, without making any
predictions as to the thereafter"