New-York tribune., 1917-12-31

misc few months ago. I
.,,hys all fears for an indefinite
II ...-s5 baseball was not worrying
y. ,rs- this particular suit. which
a ,ssi-sva trom a Philadelphia
y ~. last summer after IL had pro
..,..s seycra, days. Resurrected, the
so taken 60 a Washington court.
p.,,sse Of thc heavy calendar there
., a., viii scarcely come to trial be
nr,a year and possibly not before
30 years.
gr org led baseball was some
cha, concerned over a side issue to
his particular suit-the promised sub
,5r tovara peace which had been prom
i.e5 Harry +. Sinclair, the Wards, I'd
Gvlnner and other financial pillars Of
the Gilmore outlaws.
Heavy Indemnities Promised
The Gilmore-Ward -Gwinncr combina-
lion Tor O. price agreed TO deliver over
70 organized baseball. without the least
legal cu,a0r'ing alliance. the whole
Federal League property. bag and bag
-arl. Heavy iudCnu,ucs were promised
.hc Ward and Sinclair. These money
have not set been paid. The SUIT nstl-
.ctcd by trc disEruut..o stcckholdeis OF
Baltimore gave organized baseball the
right 60 withhold payment. But mean
wtic the Federal League mlllionaires.
Who couldn't make good their promises
were becoming impatient and threat
ened trouble. Baseball was confronted
b. the possibility of further legal trou-
BE.
By a strange coincidence unexpected
succor came 10 baseball from an un-
usual quartor-from the arm Of the
law. in fact. which O. B. SO tenderF
respects. Literally the major leagues
have been euJoired from efectlnE a set
Element with Sinclair, the Wards ana
Gwinncr. This act Of clemercy resulted
from a legal victory of Payer Vincent
Campbell over Harry r. Sinc.a for .
salary claim Of more than $4,000.
Campbell, who was a member OF the
Newark Federa.s, refused 20 be disposed
Of by his employer, and sued for the
full face value Of his uneNpircd con
tract. He Tas granted his claim in full
by q New York court Sinclair has ar-
pealed from this decision. Pending q
reheariug the courts have instructed
lrganizcl ba ball 90 effect no settle
ment with Sinclair and his late assoc
c.atcs The hearing of Snc.a.r's appeal
quite as indefinite as the other suit
F-ich is hanging tr, ln Washington.
The Prattless YaikecS are likely TO
come iu for constellation the next few
day. Business Manager Harry Spar
row IS expected '9-ofy nom no --
cd vacation n the South, Miller Hug
GINS the manager, viii be on from tAe
Nidd West shortly after the New
meanwhile iN inducing Phil Ball 20 part
with either Pratt or S.slcr. or both. so
much de red by Colonel Jacob Rup-
per,s club.
Sparrow has been at Macon, Ca, the
last fcE daEs arranging for the spru1
training uf tta Yankees. While in o.,
South he has looked over tho proposed
route h0mcward of the Braves and
Yankee. which clubs will tour jointly
as a year ago. The rotuud business
manager expects 90 make some definite
announcements as 90 spring dates uror
his return. Hugglns viii spend the resi-
Il the winter IN this city.
The later opening dates indorsed by
le two major league. are not rrn'V @
assure the genial public any surceasC
from the ills of nueUWonia-laden mid
April weather Most Of the clubs vii
be found at their old stands as early
as usual Only they viii De partlcIpat
pg IN eEalb.t.ou rather than champion
snip games.
- Brook.yn has paired with the Yam
sees for the customary aate-ScasoI
series Of three games. The Cincinnati
Red w.l. mingle with the Tigers. Ih'
s. Louis teams are aC Itatlng "a sprlhl
tilt And now Harry Frazee has chai
lenged Percy ID. HaughtOn TO a cit
series in the Hub, where the weather
never does settle till .atc In May. The
nagnatc. il would seem. is as deter
mined as ever 70 pursue the elusive
.ollar 20 lis lair, irrespective of wha
feet an carly return from the Sout.
nay have upon the physical condition
% The noble athlete.
In RECENT o. a brief letter from Cap
nT J.. Huston. hale owner Of th'
nkecs. who b. serving with a req
snt OF engineers somewhere u
-ancc." excerpts Of which may be in
tercsting 70 many of his friends.
IAN aeroplane has just gone owe
my tent" writes the captain. "lf ~ i
a boche ] hope il will keep on goinI
until can finish this letter. Eve
since my experience at the front ever,
distant noise sounds 20 me like tn
dropping diia bomb, anti-aircraft gun
or rspld.frers. am just gradually
getting over q sub-ucrvous condition
Don't think for a minute that ] wG
cared. ! was merely iutcliigCu,ly cN
crcsed
u wish I could tell you, in turn, th
news o. that part of the great Wa
game over here which comes within ou
observation. ! can only tell you tha
ur regiment is working cheerfully ol
sork very important % the welfare o
che soldiers al the front. and ar
buoyed up by the conviction that ou
efforts are vitally essential 10 success
.ul final results. Our men arc in IN
pink Of condition, and personally fec
9e.er than / have felt I'm ten years
ie, doubtless. % a six months seat o,
DC water wagon"