The Washington times., 1915-12-19
ADVENTURES MAY COME IN.

with the present baseball war ending
a. 1t apparently will end. an excellent
opportunity is offered to adventurers
with capital behind them to hold up the
magnates again. Just when this new
invasion comes cannot be foretold, but
1t will come. 1t may take a couple of
years. but another attack on organized
baseball will come because, if for no
other reason. than that the Feds have
carried through their fight to a sue
cessful finish. The Feds have merely
opened the way. They have shown how
easy II Is to make organized baseball
back and fill. no matter what Ban
Johnson or Clark Griffith or Garry
Hermann think about 1t. Almost any
BODY with financial backing can get
the ball PLAYERS to start a new league.
The players have shown their weakness
in the face of the long green. 1t is
simply question of time before some
one will make the attempt
The real reason for the present peace
conferences leaked out late last night.
Robert Ward. the head and front of
the Federal League, left five daughters
at his recent death. They wanted to
have their money taken out Of base
ball. and made such representations to
their uncle, George Ward. who was the
successor of his brother in the councils
of the Federal League. He listened to
them and then decided to retire from
the game.
Charlie weeChman heard this tale
first and Immediately obtained an op-
tion on the Chicago Cubs. telling Ban
Johnson, his friend. about it. Ed
Gwinner. the Pittfed maGnate. then got
busy in an effort to get hold of the
Sinclair. who has more money than
all the other Feds. discovered that he
might be left holding the bag, and he
rushed to Chicago for a talk with Jim
Gilmore.
''1m not going to be anv fall guy"
he told Gilmore. You start in and
make some peace talk. Maybe we'll
all get out clean" Immediately Gil
more began talking peace with the Ma
tlonai Leaguers h"re In the big town
and the present negotiations have re-
suited.
The Federal f.engue IS said to be
they haze, aside from franchises and
ball parks, cannot be said but they
insist that this hig sum be- made ~
before peace Is declared. All the re.
swap. The Feds want to swan th"ir
players and franchises for equal value
In organized baseball. Ban johnson
says this is impossible and this mat
ter viii bring, out lengthy argument
from both sides.
Organized baseball insists on takins
care of players in some way or another
but r. does not believe itself compelled
to take care Of the losses Of tho Fed
eFal League. Just what the Indignant
YnAgnateS VIZ decide on this question
remains to be seen.
Pom ChivlnEton. president of th'
American Association, is a most nerv
Gus man right now. He is on RECORD
AGAINST taking back any rlayers jump
ing from his circuit 10 the Feds hu
he Nnds himself compelled to take then
back.
THE big leagues must consider thu
larger minor leagues" he save. eve
have suffered even more than have th'
big leagues from IN" n~esorro NJ tn
Feds IN the field We should be give
some protection. How arc we 10 nay
the salaries Of sorWn Of those Federa
Iyeagll players? We had all we coul,
do to nay our own last season. withou
sAddlinR ourselves with major loagu
figures for bush league players. Befor,
this peace comes to an issue. 7 shnl
make myself heard. I shall attend tn,
meeting In Cincinnati Tuesday"
Ed Barrow, president of the Interna
tional. League. is more inclined to drill
along with the parade. He Is close t.
Ban Johnson. and Is apparently takini
his orders from the boss OF the Ameri
can League.
THE clubs in our league have mucI
To gain from peace" says he. 1--WE suf
fered the hrunt of the Federal League