New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-21
Baseball Peace Just 4
a Question of TIM
Feds Not the Only o..
That Cannot Stand :
Drain on Funds.
MINOR LEAGUES AZ
HORRIBLE EXAMp,r
Dillon. of Los Angeles Ga
Thinks Agreement win a
Reached Early Next Sea,o,

ou' oil the aerlmony and strli. \
tween he Federal League and ,o..,'
organized baseball viii come n....
harmony. Such was the stster.
man who has followed ba,sA.e
twenty years or more. and whs. FL
lively interested in the affair. ~
Federal League. His opinion \, a|
by a man who has won fame In -.
under the protection OF the 49,,
agreement, and whose name tl,sn
from the throsts OF Fans when ~
bail calls its worshippers to N, -.
each summer.
This opinion, voiced by men M.
in position to speak authorita,iv.i. =
though their names may no. h,
toned. Lends force 10 the stat.n....
Patrick I. Powers. who insist, ~. !,
arranged for meetings TO adjust i.
ball conditions at the behsst al III.
kinley Tener, president OF "A. II
tlonoi League These statement, ~.
been denied. 20 be sure, bu, ths ~
be expected because Of the un,.,..
condition Of affairs. But desnI.. a.
assertions and subsequent, deni,I. M
fact is patent that the condl,lou ~
now obtains cannot long prevail ~
out breaking down the entire r,r.,..
of baseball.
The National and American l.r.
insist that they made none, ~.
Fe6ern,s proclaim to those vhs ~,
listen that all is we'll and ,hss 49,
are satisfied with existing eondiss y
But no business man or BODY az l..
ness men would long hold on "a ~.
ing proposition. 1t is known that az.
clubs IN the National League H..
money; likewise in the Am,rr,
League; also IN the Federal Ls,r,
According TO those who say tAu n.
well acquainted with conditions. As,
is one course open, and that 4, IA M
clare peace and sign the peace pro,,,.
with all speed.
II the Federals and the major lss.I
are content with existing eonditioss
might De well for them 10 read Al
handwriting on the wall. which M, nj
pearcd in the collapse Of minor can,
the country over. II is a well kus,I
fact that with the plethora OF mi,r1
leagues TO draw from there is a d,.r|
of real star players. As the m,t.l
now stands, supporting some Of N
minor leagues is really a quss,io, n
civic pride. Little money was ~.
last year, and the coming season MI
fair TO be equally productive iss
z monetary standpoint.
Frank Dillon, the manager Of a,
Los Angeles club Of the Pacific Cosy
League, believes that an agreement v,Il
be reached by the start Of the 100 IN
son. He said that the plsysn WI,
jumped contracts will receive . str
bill of health. and there will 10 NJ
talk of outlaws. lie says the mu&
ment will be similar 10 that Of he
differences between the NationL -.
American leagues. He said. furtiw
more, that some of the Federal Leaeus
magnates would receive National Gs
American League franchises.
The passing Of Jim Delehanty FIVE
the Federal League marks the end y
that famous family. For year, ~
member or another was up in se.tr
circles, bombsrding the fences with ts
savage drives. Jim never achieved b.
fame of Ed, whose nams viii r|
forever in the annals OF the Sport VI
he was a mighty seryieeab!s ps!s|
10 have around team.
A report from Canada hiss Il esi
the Federal League will stan . fs'|
farm with cities In Canada on ne ~
cult. Among other places, bsssesli Y
Canada is not paying vsntan' y
present.
The hand OF the National Csansl
sion will be forced by the Ss:u1
California Winter League, vhKn '9
thrown down the gauntlet GOD drx
players of the Federal Lsafs: ~!
with men in the employ Of asn
organized baseball, This 10 70 -
contravent.on Of the edief No.
the National Commission. tx -
erly, Ernie Johnson, Jimmy !eIaes.
Babe Borton, Johnny Rawlings -
or two other Federal League M
been engaged, along with ss
players from the Paeihe Goa"
Ernie Phyle, who was once W
National League, threw bis ~ "
OF ioint while throwing bread III
sea gulls in San Francisco D'
week.
Galloway. who was esisse 80
Los Angeles club from Denver. - -
70 be wonder. The MAJOR ~
scouts are interested In him, sas 49,,
may receive a trial before ne
of 1916 is over.