The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-15
OUTLAW LEAGUE MEN
THREATEN TO START
FURTHER OPPOSITION
Organized Baseball, Therefore,
Suggests Formation OF Third
"Maior Circuit"
WOULD SHIFT GRlFFMEN
WOULD SHIFT eRIFFMEN
Johnson Against Baltimore,
With Tener's Men Against
Invasion Of Its Cities.

NEW YORK. Nov. 16.LFrom trust
worthy source was learned today one
Of the big reasons why organized base
ball is trying to form third major
league. comprising Buffalo. Newark.
Toronto. Baltimore. Indianap polls. Louis
vile. Milwaukee, and Toledo.
II appears that several hackers of the
defunct Federal League. who have not
yet received a dollar from organized
baseball as part Of the peace settle
nent, arranged last winter, are threaten
Ing to make more trouble. Something
like 100000 was promised to the Feds
for Withdrawing from the field but this
money has not been paid because the
Baltimore Fed stockholders have sued
the national commission and the major
leagues for se0O,OoO damages.
As organized baseball is determined
to fight this suit to a finish. the former
Fed hackers. headed by II. r. Sinclair.
have let Il be known that they may
form another so-callcd outlaw league.
which would mean renewed hostilities.
For that reason. organized baseball
leaders are anxious to arrange third
major league OF their own, embracing
four Of the cities that were represented
Ia the deceased Gilmore circuit. It Is
figured that II this plan Is put into eff
feet before Sinclair and his associates
decide to resume warfare, the latter
will be checked in such a manner that
they will conclude to await the out
como OF the Baltimore suit.
Would Shift Griffmen.
The disposal OF the washington club
10 . live topic among the big league
magnates. While President johnson. Of
tho American League. has announced
that Washington will remain a men,
Der Of his circuit. 1t ia said
that National League men favor
the transfer of the Washington
franchise to Baltimore, a move that
would put an end to the litigation
which threatens to endanger the fun
damental principles of ba seball gov
eminent. But Johnson and the Amer
lean League are opposed to the admis.
sion of Baltimore on the ground that
the Monumental City was a total fall
ure back in 1901, when II controlled
a franchise In the Johnson organiza-
ton.
vors the placing OF Baltimore In the
proposed new American Association as
the best way out of the present con-
troversy. There Is little doubt that
the American League would agree to
HnlTt the washington CluD W
BROOKLYN or Pittsburgh. but the Ma
tional League. which owns these cities
under the terms of the national
agreement would refuse to give Its
consent.
League believes that the American
Leagues power and prestige already
IN too great to permit moves calcu-
lated to increase it's strength.
Yanks Have Benefited.
The presence of the Yankees at the
Polo Grounds has helped the American
League wonderfully in winning popu-
lar favor in New York. For that rea-
son. II Is said that the National
League, as a whole, does not favor the
granting Of a long term lease by the
owners OF the Giants to the New York
Americans after next year. Colonel
Rupert and Captain Huston also be-
1ieve that they should have ball
park Of their own. and with that end
In view they still are looking for a
riace to build.
In short. the situation Ia compli-
Gated, with both major leagues anx-
aous TO arrange matters SO that OUT
side opposition will be impossible.