Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-14
TENER WILL ATTEND
FEDS CHICAGO SUIT
National League President Plans TO
Witness Progress of Case Entered
Against Organized Ball.
YANKEES DEAL CLOSED ATLAsT
Papers in Transfer of Ownership
Signed and Part Payment Made.
All But One of the Giants Have
Signed Contracts.

,, NEW YORK. January The plans
dent Of the National League. had made
T. establish his Headquarters in the
New York offices OF the League ola jan
uary :6 or y, probably will he charged
on account OF the Federal Leagues
ANTITRUST suit fled in Chicago against
organized baseball. M Tcnors term
rs Governor Of Pennsylvania expires on
January -, and he had arranged TO
come here q day or two later to begin
chief executive OF the Iearu.
Among othcr officials of Tho TWO big
!. SUMMONS from the FEDERAL dour, in
Chicago 10 hoe present at Tho op.ulug
nearing there II week from Yesterday
y !oca! lawyer vouchsafcd Jhc opin-
Ion that the Governor Of e state can
hot be Forced 20 answer Il summons in
n case Of th!S kind, but an Official Of
The league declared that Mr.. Tcn.r Of
ms own VIII and accord Viii 70 to
Chicago 10 witness thc progress az the
case. az we'll a. 10 offer testimony when
called upon.
4 Is Likely nov that the Governor
until the first Of February OF pcrhars
a week OF SO later. There Is no iuren-
ton on his part TO NOV" The Offices
ne! have n"on for several Years, but
The rr".cnt quarters VIII have 10 b..
enlarged. Tho adjoining suites on the
tenth floor ri the tower ar. occupied
so that II probabiy VIII become ucc.s-
Sary TO move floor c' tVyO ~ a.
inets and cases ~ different Kinds con
t1!ning the various records Of the
league. there are desks for John
-. HeydlGr. secretary OF the league;
~ Leroy Reeves. personal secretary Of
,,ir%SNcfhor ien"r, and stcnographe:.
There are just two rooms ana a recep-
uon nan. II is intended TO have quart
ers nj icas; twice as large when tho
Governor moves In.
After reconsidcrinG tn" problem. Gov
crnor Tcner has decided not 10 make
Continue to live in Philadelphia. but
WIZ come over daily TO attend 10 tn.
league business the entire trip from
his house 10 the office consuinire abou,
Two hours and half.
Affairs OF the New York Americans
3ns - iasi under thc control Of colonel
Huston The final papers IN the trans
Ter hay" been signed. part Of the pur-
chase r'ic" was paid over to Frank j.
property Of Euppcrt and Huston. The
now owners announced that they woul Il
take charg" of the club Offices In the
Forty second street Building poss,hlv
before the end Of the present week
Several appointments are to bc made
"rd trimming details TO be settled An
n"u9',einents VIII com" raridly nc soon
as IN" ncw n"ncrs take Charge
Captain Hustou's face bounch with
smiles whcn ~" made tn. announce.
incnt that til" deal had boon completed.
have signed the papers" he said,
ana ic"l - catly relieved that the
ION. negotiations are over. This h,s
I hecn a most tedious deal. and moro Imam
J once It threatened 10 fail through.
{ When Han johnson l"ft for ,'hicago
! last wednesday, he signed tSo rapor4
which led MS all TO believe that tn.
end mad been reached SUCH was not
the case however. f;"for" we lad a
chance TO sign tn. papers Of transfer
/ another little tauglc DEVELOPED and /,
! has required this additional limo TO
J sraiGhten cut The matter. But every
/ thiHE is settled now, and Mr. Farrcn
I has passed out Of baseball
! w" Viii take chare" OF the offices
! late this week. Blli Donovan. Who hns
I G"ie some 'inc work for us IN signing
| Shldwcu and Peckiupaugh, Will sign
M contract here This week We agreed
! gpoh BI!!s terms some time ago hut
we p"stp@nod signing him min ;nr
s,"ch had been formally transferred
MOST OF our players are now under
contract nnd the Feds cannot do our
/ cIun any harm
toionc! Ruppcrt branded as a mis-.
take nc story circulated thar his clint
~ 20 Obtain by trade from the Brown,
catcher sam Agnew. and q southpaw