The Washington times., 1916-02-07
Stuart S. Janney, Attorney, Will
Represent DisgruntIed Ter.
rapins Before Judge Lands
Today.
Litigation Now in LimeIIght
Has Caused Much Talk
During the Last Couple, OF
Weeks.
By LOUIS A. DOUGHER.

BY LOUIS A. DOUGHER.
Following the withdrawal Of the red
ersl League suit from the United states
courts, which is expected today. the
Baltimore Terrapins plan TO sue organ
ized ba seball for DAMAGES under the
CLAYTON antitrust act. They Will ask
for some SVoN.oOO which is three times
what they claim to have lost in Their
ill-starrcd Federal League venture
Stuart : Jnunel. an attorney. will rep
resent the baltimore stockholders before
Judge Landis, and will merely ask that
the suit hc not dismissed to the pref
udico Of the Tcrrapins' case.
The mig suit of tho Feds has caused
more talk than anything else during
the entire two years OF warfare ne
tween the invaders and organized base
ball. l,cccntly Ban johnson declared
himself as unwilling 60 proceed further
with pcac" plans until it should y"
puashcd Last Friday an attorney for
nrsanlzcd baseball appeared before
Iuduc Lands and moved that tn" APP
plication for n temporary injunction
asked hy the Feds be dismissed. Bal
lImorc objected. and today the case is
uOWn tor hearing
Tuc Injunction asked. even II granted
would Ec NnluclcsS today. The hchth
Of the Federal League has removed th'
causes calling lol such an ihIuhc..i"I, .!
Drganized baseball WAS 10 nave neeh
N,,.,a.lurrieu nom lnt"rIei'n& "'''
Federal League players. bat there are
loN no rc,.crUl t.eagu" pay 3eiF.
The one feature of tho suit that seems
TO give the Baltimore folks Joy Is nS
~, ic n
They have been Informed that they may
collect Il stupPndOus sum from organ
lied baseball, If they can prove ihelr
rharge under the Clayton A'' Prp\ l,'.e ,
for the dissolution of trusts with i hnin
,pcs to be paid thrcc-f"ld by any Rull'N
,TnJav Attorney Jann"y will not object
io the dismissal of th" Hnpl'atl"h i"I
An Injunction. Neither will he gree 10
II He will merely ask that the rieh'S
of tho Baltimore atorkholders h" pro-
leCted,
White declining To discuss matter
still before the courts. Ban Johnson
does look forward with confidence.
The Federal League H. out OF huSI
ness and organized baseball has prof
tied immensely thereby, SAID Ba'
Yesterday, (which fact = me source
of general antisfaCtiOn in AIl rIries'
save that small one located IN hhIu-
more. nil,
at is not assured that the Balti-
more club will appear before JudEe
Lands. when the case Is set Iof ca IT,
Even if the case should stand for a
hearing and final decision. the elimi-
nation Of the third leaGu" has Deen
accomplished and some OF inc Chlel
hackers now are lnt"reatcd IN or :
ganized baseball clubs. No matter
what disposition is mAd" of tn" case
these results will not h" changed. a.
they would Not he affected even hi
an adverse decision ON tn" issues ~
VOWED in tn" cas-"
"pcare seems to have SCI the stage
for all era OF increasing proSperii!
in baschaIl affairs that Will build the
same back un to it, former greatness
and popularity. Even tho minor
leagues are beginning 10 eaten the
prosperity fever and are predicting
that next season will he the hrst good
one in three years.
At least ono. and possibly thre"
Grifmen may b" sold or traded 10y Man
agcr Griffin within the next 1w" days
The Old Fox goes to New "lk TO-DAY
with every Intention Of disposinG Oi
chick Gandll. 10" RochlinE, and Eddl'
Ainsmith. Just what success he VII
have cannot he for"told.
Gandil' is the most likely bit OF trad
inc material in the local line-up Iht
hig fellow is headed only ny 'StuitN
MClnniS as p' IformCr around hrS
base, aud both Chicago and st. LOUIS
in the American LrRglIe, are searchhs
for A first 9ackcr The Boston Braves
are also lOoltinE for successor It
"RutCh" Schmidt.
The Boston Braves are said 10 h'
willing to take over both Joe Boehlinl
and Eddie Aiusmi'h. though this WI
hardly ho verified until Manager Grifn'l
arrives in Now York and cnnfors witt
ne RostonHus. Though waivers haI
heen obtained on RHN Morgan. Grin vii
lot1!u him for another trial. now tha
loo Gedeon has becom" the property o
ne New York Yankees.
Gandil wrote last December to friend
Gro that he would retire first befor,
Ding to st. Louis However that ha
.ruuCntly been said before bv bal
AYERS. and II Is not Worrying Manage
'lifnth at all. Gandll's contract run
,rrhcr vear and. il Fielder Jones vii
j." Grif the mon he wants. he cal
'dr Gundil to report to tho Browns,
NTH Ban johnson issued on" of hi
,tudates Fielder Jones was consider
" taking Hal Chase from Harry Sin
air. The boss of baseball stopped tina
an simply nv saving that Hall Chas
"Ould he objectionable to Chicago fan
md that II would be most unWise to pla,
i'm there. Jones saw the point, and s.
Tbe Is H9W i%0Ei2g n for first b9Seman
20 be willing To obtain capable frs
nBsc man, so that jacques Fournier, tn
sluGging FrenChman. may take a whaCl
AT the outfeld job. Cisndil would II
m very well with Row lands ball club
hut Grin will not make a deal will
EomiskCy unless he gets players WORT
while in exchange.
When Charlie Schmidt wrote Gcore
Stalings that he was through witt
baseball tho Braves leader Was com
PEELED to seek substitute. and one o