The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24

players who nTterwnrd became In
nous In college.
the uplift of the game About % per cent.
Of the credit belongs to The PLAYERS and
90 per cent to the New York news
papers know. for l was through the
mill
Baseball didn't amount to , hin o-
beans TIL 1853. when the New York
papers first took to the game seriously.
From that moment its future was es-
tahlished AS signal success And that
is the reason concluded iohu A.. INA,
the Federal League is going TO have an
independent rival with n stronghold I'm
this good old town"
Hugh \. McKnnon. one of the LEADING,
spirits Of the Federal League. has been l..
the East for more than a week try INK
70 boom an independent league of minor
Galbrc as farm for surplus Fedc.al
tal'n. MckinHon and his associates hope
t. Doe able to employ certain cities 81 the
New England and Eastern associations
20 swing circuit OF cigh, clubs. They
have designs upon Hartford. Springfield,
New Haven and BrdgcpCgt OF the East
/ ern Association and Lynn Lowell, Law
/ renee and Worcester OF the New Eng
/ land League. II is said that the Colonial
League, which operated under protece on
/ In 1914, was noated by Federal League
/ capital The Ward brothers Of Brooklyn
: are supposed to have invested most
/ heavily IN the Colonial enterprise.
The business men of Hot Springs ARK,
/ have notified Barney Drcvfuss that Whit
. tIugtun Park, where the Pirates will
| train, has been lifted to the highest de-
/ gree OF major league excellence Dr,v-
fuss = Ffia1 IN Hot
there ne Is safe from Interference on the
/ part of Federal League scouts \ court
/ Injunction prevents agents OF the indie
pendon;s operating Ia Hot Springs. This
/ Injunction was granted last year against
/ Howard Camnitz. the former Pirate
/ pitcher. when he attempted TO wean away
! some of Fred ClarkGs players.
CLARK Griffith has just signed a young
snuthpaw Of Jersey City, Herbert Thor
| mahler, who should do fairly well IL
/ there Is anything In name. The young
man is already a six tooter, though only
| nineteen years Of age. His experience
. has been confined to semi profess ional
bail. but he has been highly recommended
for trial by Scout Jack Ryan.
John NJ Ward says that the Federal
League did not 20 to court with It's
eyes closed to tho Clayton act. which
seems 10 he great consolation OF or
giutzod Baseball.
The Independents do not seek TO prove
that the major magnat's violate the anti
Trust laws Zoo the employment Of the
players hut through the methods of con.
tract practices" said he.
Just what John was driving at the
laymau could NOS quite understand And
John could not explain satisfactorily, hard
rs he tried.
citation OF America viii hold ITS annual
meeting iu Cleveland next THURSDAY. At
that time arrangements will bee made foi
an amateur worlds championship sorlei
to be played In the stadium Of the Panama
Pacific Internal onal Exposition late In
October. The Eastern champions will hi
pittcd against the best amateurs OF tn,
Pacific coast.
Chicl, Gandl, the first baseman Of the
senators IL suffering from severely
wrenched shoulder and Clark GrlfIitf
fears he may not he able 20 report early
at charlottesville. Tho old Fox intends
TO make Of .\lva Williams first nasC
uuderstudy.
Hcine Wagner. VINO lives at New Ro
/ chelle, has notified Joe LHuniu that h'
viii be out strong next spring for tn
regular shortueld position win the Re,
y
recovered fully from its case Of water OF
the elbow as the result OF long rest
Should Wagner be able to come back IN
would greatly enhance Cdrrigans chances
In an probability Helur may he SHIFTED
to Providence IA team leader II the arm
goes back on him again
Ty Cobb is Of the opinion that the Bos
ton Red SoN will usurp the throne abdl
Gated hy the Athletics when Mack Gu
loose Eddie Collins Eddie Plank ant
Chief Bender
u believe" says Ty, that the leagu
will he Tar better balanced than for seycra
years. but ! cannot see how anybody vii
stop Carrigan You can say what yol
I Ike, hut the loss OF Collins VIII be felt II
Philadelphia tie was the brains of tina
inneld There Is no such inheld assc
! anywhere In the game, His transfer 4
chicago will help the White SON great.
Z and make of that team real pennan
a contender. But Lajoie at his best cou'
4 not have replaced Eddie Collins Nh
q shift OF Mclnnis 10 second base is boun'
$ to handicap Macks lnheld. Larry La
ioie may take new lease of life Il
Ouakertown, but II must he remembers
that he is very old in the game Appar
Z entity he has been slipping for severa
: years and he IL not likely to improve
even with a change Of scenery.
Boston will start the coming seaso
! right where it left off last fan. There wa
| no doubt in the closing months that N
y Red Sox presented the most formidabl
; array in our circuit Dick Hobltzell, a
. first, made the team. II the Hub agsro
. CATION had enjoyed a better start in IN
spring 1t might have headed tho Athletics
-, No team played better ball In the last hal
: / OF the casOn
= "Carrigs,n has the best outield in IN
4, | business. lie has good infeld, and IN
n hest pitching stan in organized baseha.
a lie is well provided with right hande
and left handed talent, Wood, Fostc
Il Leonard. Collins and Gregg are few q
. his formidable artillcrymen. " any ON
r can stop that Red Sox bunch I'd like
q know IT, To me the Red SoN for the mes
n few years appear as formidable as ~er
= the Athletic wrrekers when the old ms
h chino was int act"