Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03


heads the syndicate which will control
the Cubs
Ed Barrow, president of the Inter
national League, has enough peace
making to be done to burn up all the
tobacco in Cincinnati, and he'll have
to dig deep to get the rival factions
in Baltimore and Buffalo to bury
their hatchets. Some Of the little fell
lows say that the big fellows gobbled
up tho beautiful symbolism called the
dove of peace, and they have to feed
on the feathers. which are not very
easily digested.
Harrisburg to Get Club from Troy In
n. Y. State League.
THE readjustment of the Interna-
tional League circuit will be the
cause OF Mr.. Barrows chief worries.
One angle has Strengthened itself out
very nicely. 1t was thought that
Harrisburg might object to relin-
gushing its claim on the franchise
which was formerly Newark's. Ar
rangements have been made how
ever to shift the Albany New York
state League club to that town and
the Troy team will go to Bethlehem.
The Bethlehem Steel Company is
ollu W liiNG pulCtld56u ltle lIhnCnlSG.
Mr.. Barrow, before leaving for Gin
clnnati. where the confab takes place
tomorrow between the rival factions
at Baltimore and Buffalo, said that
he was not at all worried about New
ark and limited that there would be
interesting news shortly for local
fans.
Threats Must BE Listened TO; Also Voice
of Jack Dunn.
THB threat of the Baltimore and
Buffalo Federal League club
owners to go to law to prevent the
withdrawal of the suit instituted
against organized baseball by the
Feds" is not being taken seriously,
but 1t is understood there are many
of the 500 and some odd stockholders
of the Baltimore club anxious to know
what is to become of their stock.
They can get rid of the club If they
care to accept the offer made by Jack
Dunn to take over the franchise. AS
matter of fact, ii looks as If the Bal
timore crowd will be unable to keep
Dunn out of that city. 1t is Dunn's
territory, and so anxious Is he to re-
turn that he has offered to pay $50, 900
TO the Baltimore club for the fran
chise.
Dunn will appear before the Ma
tional Commission this week and re-
new his offer. backed by substantial
security. Dunn will try to obtain the
use of the Federal League park in
!, Baltimore but II this Is refused he
will build park of his own, place an
International League team there and
try to build up another pennant win
ner, Dunn deserves consideration,
and IL he returns to Baltimore there
are several magnates in the major
leagues who will be glad to turn over
some of their surplus material to him,
for he Ia one of the best developers of
young players In the game today.
Big Mon Of Feds Were Pretty Well
Taken Care or.
N1OW that peace terms have been
IN offered and accepted, all the big
men In the Federal League are to be
taken care of and the others will have
to grin and bear their burdens
Weeghman is sure to get the Cubs
and, II not, 1t Is likely he will be given
n chance to buy the st. Louis Cardi-
nails and run opposition to his former
leaguemate, Phil Ball who has taken
over the Browns. Sinclair has not
yet obtained franchise, but there
are several deals on, and any one OF
them may land the oil man as owner
in full or part owner of some major
league club. The Wards get theirs In
money, and Ed Gwinner will get
$4,000 from the American and Ma
tional Leagues. Whatever money is
derived from the sale of players will
go toward settling with Sinclair un-
less he buys club, when he Will use
the stars for his own team.
All this Is plain TO the men who
backed the Baltimore and Buffalo
clubs, and they are getting ready to
make n holler." The cards have
been played, however, and IT looks as
II the Baltimore crowd would have to
take Jack Dunn's offer. There should
be a lively session when the peace
advocates get together the latter part
of the week.
wscghnan Chief Promoter in Early Days
of Fed Campaign.
CHARLES wEEGHMAN, the Chi
~ cago restaurant owner, really did
more to get money to operate the
Federal League than any other man
connected with the independent or
ganization. He was the principal
hacker In the first place, and inter
not been publicly connected with the
game. One of these is Herandine, the
-four merchant of Toronto, who is
said to be interested to the extent OF
s125000. with very little prospect oil
getting even a small part of 1T back
again. unless it comes through the
settlement with the Wards.
Weeghman. it is said, is responsible
for Herandine interesting himself In
baseball, The Toronto man was one
of the syndicate formed to purchase
the Chicago Cubs in the fall of 1914
and is said to own $4,000 worth OF
stock in Weeghman's Chicago Club
as well as S50,000 in the Brooklyn
Club. Herandine is the man who in
duced the Ward brothers, BROOKLYN
bakers, to go into baseball. through
the business relations they had IN
Herandine supplying -four for the
Ward bakery. The WARDS went into
the baseball game headlonG, ana IN
less than two years are reported 70
have sunk $500, 900 According TO the
conditions of the peace agreement
thew are to be paid $4,000 a year for
twenty years, which viii brlng thenl
s400 900. and whatever else OF their
losses is recovered must come from
the sale of players.
.
Federal Players are Not subject TO
waivers, Contends Ball.
nHIL Ball. principal owner OF the
4 st. Louis Federals and now head
Of the st. Louis Americans, said 1t
was his understanding that the play