New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-14

Dsvisinv a method TO collect the Federal
war tar.
Settlement Of the financial obligations
resulting from the Federal League var.
Suggestion Of new division Of the
world series receipts.
Inserting a war clause in the players
contracts 10 protect the club owner, in the
event the player is called into the Ma
tional Army.
President Johnson's announcement
that the $4,000 fund agreed upon TO
reimburse hackers OF Federal League
clubs still remained unpaid caused
surprise. lie said that the American
League was ready to pay its share
$4,000 once, but that the entire
issue would have 20 be settled by The
club owners OF the two leagues to-
morrow.
$4,000 For Gwinner
Il was revealed that Edward Gwin-
ner, who lost heavily in backing tho
Pittsburgh club OF the Federal League,
is to receive $4,000 Of the fund. and
the balance is 20 be divided between
Harry Sinclair. who financed the New
ark club, and the Ward estate, ofNew
York, which supported the Brooklyn
Federals.
The suggestion advanced by the Ma
tional League that new division Of
the world series receipts be made did
rot gain favor with the American
League club owners. The National
League proposes to limit the amount
the players of the contending clubs re-
ceive and divide the remainder among
the players on the four leading clubs m
the two leagues.
President johnson said he believed
this proposal probably would be voted
down by the American League, which
thought that the "spoils should 90 20
the victors."
President Johnson favored a war
clause inserted in contracts for the
f 1918 season. The clause will include
all drafted or enlisted players 20 the
extent Of protecting the club owners.
+ The latter would be absolved from all
SALARY obligations in the event the
player enlisted or is drafted. But II
the player returns 10 the game after
being discharged from military ser
vice he must consider himself still
bound to the club with which he last
signed
While it is regarded as practically
certain that the two leagues Will de-
l,s1, &c.. hn
next season, August Hermann. presi-
dent of the Cincinnati Nationals and
chairman Of the National Baseball
Commission, advised the American
League executive over the long dis
lance telephone that the question OF a
schedule still was open with the Ma
tional Leaguers.
Johnson for 40 Games
President Johnson favors 40
game schedule and will make hight
for il, but probably will be obliged TO
accede to the wishes of the older or
ganization. as both leagues use the
same park in New York.
After agreeing TO retain the present
player limit, the American Leaguers
decided to hold a "bat and ball fund
day" i'm every city in the league next
June. Twenty-Five per cent Of the gross
receipts will be donated 10 the fund for
the purchase of baseball paraphernaiia
for American soldiers. President John
son also announced that the league
would raise a fund to buy baseball
equipment for Canadian soldiers.
The Philadelphia clubs Of the Amerl-
can and National leagues will play an
exhibition game early in the season to
raise fund for the widow OF William
G.. Weart. Of Philadelphia, secretary or
the Baseball Writer'S Association, who
died recently. The suggestion for the
benefit game was made BIZ Connie Mack,
manager of the Philadelphia Ameri-