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

ROGER BREsNAHAN.
owners who represented the Federal
League in the recent peace negotia-
tions at Cincinnati came away from
the meeting at which they signed the
peace agreement"
Suppose the National Commission
should decide that the st. Louis Fed
eral players are subject to the waiver
rule, would that deter you from buy
ing the Browns?" Mr.. Ball was
asked.
II have already bought the Browns"
he answered.
''It is my belief that organized
baseball agreed to permit without
waiver the sale of any Federal League
player to any American or National
League team which cares to buy"
Hermann Likely to he Retained on Com
mission.
IT Mess something now unforeseen
~ happens August Hermann will
be reelected chairman of the Ma
tional Baseball Commission at it's
annual meeting today. Likewise 1t Is
almost a certainty that John E. Bruce
will be reelected secretary. The COM
mission was to convene at noon at
Cincinnati to take up among other
things the question Of the waiver
rule as 1t should be applied to the
players formerly ON the st. Louis
! Federals and the Chicago Federals, if
the Chicago Nationals are purchased
by Charles Weeghman, former presi-
dent Of the Chicago Federals.
.
Veach Third Detroit Player to Lead in
Doubles.
O0BBY VEACH, who had the honor
~ this year. was the third Detroit
player to lead the American League
in cracking out doubles. The other
| Tigers with such a performance to
their credit were Cobb and Crawford
Tyrus excelled in 1908 and 1911, with
S6 and AZ, respectively, and Sam
starred In 1909, with So. Veach last
season bettered the exploits of the
leaders of 1908 and 1909. but was eight
hits shy of Cobb's 1911 total.
/ 1t mattered little to Veach whether
i he was playing at home or abroad
when he was adding two-base hits to
| his record. OF his 80 smashes for the
double figure, 20 were pounded out in
contests on Navin Field and 10 in
games on alien lots. That is as near
a f1fty-fifty split as is possible. Rob
ert got two-thirds of his doubles off
right-handers and a third off south
paws He collected eight two-baggers
off the st. Louis pitchers, six off Bos-
| tons, six off Chicago's, six off Phila-
delphia's. FIVE off Cieveland's five off
| New York's and three off Washing
toms. Four times did Veach insert a
pair Of doubles into the same game.
.
Benny Kauff Keeps New York on Base
ball Map.
10 Emmy KAUF,F had not taken a
~ train for Cincinnati UP to a late
hour today. KaufG seems to believe
that New York should get little no.
toriety and hopes to keep the press
association in stories-about himself
while the magnates are doing some
peace wrangling in the home of the
Reds.
One Federal League magnate,
! speaking about eating the dove OF
peace and leaving the feathers for
the small fellows declares that the
big fellows even used the feathers to
feather their own nests, leaving moth
| ing but a memory of tho lost cause.
Captain Huston, of the Yanks, Is
| positive that he will get both Baker
and Magee for the New York Ameri-
cans.
Ed Reulbach, secretary of the Play
ers' Fraternity, recommends that the
| Fraternity attack the drink evil
among the players. Reulbach, who
pitched for the Pops and was popular
+, here, is a model athlete in every way.
Claude Hendrix. who hoped the
| Pirates to pitch for the Whales, al
ways had an aversion to pitching on a
day when he saw a certain dove circle
around the park. Now we know why.
He was afraid it was the dove of
peace and Barney Dreyfus would get
him back in his maws.
1t is claimed that all Federal
League players were made eligible to
| organized baseball, and that title to
all players were vested in the Fed
eraI League as a league and not as
individual clubs. II this contention is
upheld. says a high baseball author
ity, then it will become necessary for
the st. Louis Americans to purchase,
in case they desire 70 do so, the play
ers of the st. Louis Federal League
club in open competition. 1t is argued
by this same authority that if this is
upheld then the waiver rule will not
apply to any Federal League player.