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EVENING LEDGEB-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1915:
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AMERICAN LEAGUE MOGULS LEAVE FOR NEW YORK OTHER NEWS OF THE SPORTS WORLD
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PRESIDENT BAKER, OP PHILS,
WOULD ABOLISH ALL PASSES
''American League Mag
nates Leave Chicago
to Attend Federal
League Peace Con
ference till a Staff Corrt'rondent
r' YOIIK. Ilcc. 16. The
National
t .,, tnnemitcs tllil llttlo more-
today
than mnili time- Outalitr. of Hie mucli-talked-of
penre, the sttKRestion mnilo bv
Preside"' V. V. linker, of Philadelphia,
to eliminate nil free unjsca to the lencue
cames ns "10 chlct t0),c of COMVcr"
tatlon
Uaker lm asked the league to adopt
rule fnrrlnR oery home tenm to pay
(or evcrv person who Roen throimh the
turnstile' In other words, the home
team will lie forced to pay the visitors
for even complimentary ticket Riven out.
Jhli would vlttually mean that the pass
pate nt major league ball parks would
go out ol existence
The 8Ui:g tlon brought forth a Htorm
of proicM especially from Now York and
rhlcnK". tthire the free list Is double
11..1 .,r'..ilpr teams. It wa llimlly de
cided to "How
the matter to rest until
the Feliruarv
meetliiK. In the meantime.
a commiiier
of National League mag-
nalee tv.ll
meet a group appointed by
Haa Joliii'on and find how the Amcilcan
League stnndi on the proposition.
A. L. Will Decline
' It le almost certain that the American
League ujll declllw lo adopt tho lesolu
tlon. as Han Johnson has always be
lieved that tho great success of that
league during the war with the National
Leaguo was due to tho libeial use of the
frep gate This Idea has been tried be
fore bv Individual cluhs without any In
ductions from the league and proved a
failure President Halter was the victim
of much sarcastic comment from scribes
attending the meetliiK for proposing tho
resolution.
The other amendment, which took up
the greater part of the afternoon, was
on a subtect equally as foolish. It wai
on the subject of lining ballplayers. A
rule was finally adopted compelling play
ers put out of the game ond lined to pay
their own fines In the past It has been
the custom for the magnates to p.iy tho
fines, which caused the players to bo Ir
responsible. It Is an excellent iiilo If It
could be enforced, but It Is another of
those rulings which has been tried be
fore and has been a failure because the
magnates who vote for It are Invnilnbly
tho first to break the agi cement.
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B' HCrziiK inn oiiij
!'i' The report that Charley Ilcrzog was
!J', to be i pleased as manager of the C'ln
k!' clnnatt lied" Is apparently a dicam. lu
ll! mired b Tom Clarke, tho dlssatlslled
catcher Ilcrzog and llernnann rue on
excellent terms, and tho Itedland chief's
belief is that his team has a Rieat chance
for the National League pennant with
i1 Herzog .it the hrlm. Thi'y arc to meet
tomorrow at noun 10 taut over pians ior
ne season, and unless nil signs fall the
confutation will be a pleasant one, with
llerzog lvtalncd
It was iiinioieil about the meeting that
Joe hIle. Hi'' famous star of years
tKO, who Is now sruutliig for the Now
Totk mirieans, would sever his connec
tions v. I'll that team to return to Toronto
s manager of the reconstructed team
In the new circuit, but Kclley Indignantly
denied the report and says ho hopes to
remain with "dip" Huston as long as
he remains in baseball.
5i CIIirAOO, Dec. 18. The American
J League "peace delegation" left hero
I shortly after noon today for New York
fl where they will confer with repicscnta
, lives of tho lVderal, National and Intor
" national Leagues regarding n merger of
the "outlawV and organized baseball.
Those who left were Dan It. Johnson,
urn .Minor, (iniiiu .uurti, vuiuupi mir
rert, Joe I.nnnln and Charles Comlskey
Connie Mm k la not one of tho peace del
egates Before leaving Han Johnson Bald:
J: "Vhlle we can't say definitely thnt cvery-
.mng is arranged between tno i-eaerai
League and organized baseball, it Is safe
o eay that if a settlement of the details
can to arranged there will bo pence."
Plan Harvard's Football Schedule
CAMiminilF:. Mass , Dee. in. Further
froiresa in shaping iliirwiril'H HHwrno fnoi
tall schedule fnr the next season 1ms open
annoumed hy Fred W, Momo, Kr.iilaato Meas
urer of athletlis. Ilesldca the IHo tlil.il games
ft the schedule given out last urek the fol
lowing have been arranged Kei'temlxr i,
Colby September 110, u.itri. October 7, Tufts,
These games will be played In the St tillum
Th two dates lemalnlng unfilled October H
nj 51- nil) be Idled by VanJerlillt I'nlier
tty. gprlnjrAeM V. JI. C. A. College, Am
bit or WlllUma.
Here Are the Items
in the Peace Pact
From tho most reliable reports
available, tho peace pact calls for
almost a complete merger of the
National and Federal Leagues.
Here are the facts:
Weeghman will buy into the
Cubs.
Ball and Stifel will buy into the
Cardinals.
Brooklyn and Pittsburgh inter
ests will consolidate.
Newark and Giants interests
will also consolidate.
Players left over in Pittsburgh,
Brooklyn and Newark will be the
nucleus for strong International
League teams.
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IF THE FREE. MOISTURE IN
SOURKROUT BE REDUCE.D TO
NINETEEN PERCE.NT
Pressure the heat -
INCREASE
Late Developments in
Baseball Peace Plans
The National rind American
League magnates have agreed that
peace with the Federal League is
desirable.
The Federal enguc also agrees
that peace, along with a merger,
is what bnaeball needs.
Garry Herrmann has called a
peace meeting for tomorrow in
New York between tho three
leagues.
linn Johnson, Joe Lannin, Ben
Minor. Charlev Comiskev nnd Col
onel Huppert are en route from
,Miiiinu to hcw iorK to attend inc
meeting.
Tentative plans for a complcto
union of the three leagues is ex
pected to develop In New York.
FEDS ARE FIRST
IN WAR, THEN
LEAD IN PEACE
Fight on Organized Ball
Began When Joe Tinker
"Jumped"
BBBETS' DREAM HURTS
By SPICK HALL
TUB Federal I.eagueis heat the Kaiser
to It, coming and going. They were,
like our well-known rater of tho I'oto
mnc, first In the war nnd llrst out of it.
The vicious iliive on orgnnlzcd baseball
was begun Just two years ago. It had
Its inception at the annual meeting of
tho National League, hence It Is fitting
that the tlnlsli, after two years of tur
moil, also should come as a byproduct
of tills momentous gathering.
When the facts are closely scrutinized,
one can readily see that Augustus Herr
mann nnd Charles Hbbels were tho real,
though Innocent, InstUators of the most
disastrous baseball war the national pas
time has ever known.
In 1913, Joe Tinker, ex-Cub, wns man
ager of the Cincinnati Hcds. At tho
meeting of the National I.eaguo that
season Charles Holiday UbbetH had a
brilliant ld n one evening within the con
fines of the cafe In the Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel, New Voik. He confided In Herr
mann. Tho Idea was, In effect, that he,
Hbhets, would like to give poor Mr. Herr
mann the sum of $25,000 for tho release
of Mr. Tinker, who would net as mali
nger of tho Brooklyn club. This sum
looked good to Herrmann. He was on
tho point of closing the rlenl when ho
decided that Tinker should bo onsuIted.
Tinker wns dee-lighted, but Intimated
that a bonus of $10,000 would bo In order,
despite the fact that ho wns getting out
of Cincinnati honorably.
Tinker Jumps First
After much dickering, Tinker became
peeved nnd turned a respectful car In
tho dliectlon of Chnrles Weeghman,
owner of the Chicago Federal League
club. The outcome was that Tinker
Jumped, signed and took tho Job to man
age the Whales. Ho has been there ever
since.
This was only tho beginning. Later on
other stnrs of organized tasebull were
lured from the straight nnd narrow path
and taught Unit lumping contracts was
proper. In ns much, the Federals claimed,
that the documents were not mutually
binding. Fuithcrmorn, tho "outlaws" of
fered large salaries, long-term contracts
and In a number of cases put real money
in tho bank to pay the sulnrles for three
years.
Tho llrst cli.b in organized baseball to
ho hard lilt by a Federal bomb was tho
local National League company. Otto
Knnbo was induced to sign n three-year
contract bv Secretary Goldman, of tho
Ilnltlmnrn Feds. Otto's llrst duty was to
get some of his Phtlly teammates to Jump
with him These wero Doolan, Seaton nnd
later Uranium. Other plnyers of high
baseball ranking were drawn into the
Federal maelstrom until at the begin
ning of the season of 19H tho Feds wera
ablo to toast of a fast circuit, ono about
on a par with Class AA in organized
baseball.
Money Behind New League
All of this timo tho powers In organ
ized baseball, meaning Dan Johnson and
Herrmann, largely, were busy giving out
statements to the effect that the Federal
League could not last, because, they said,
It was not run by baseball men and It
did not havo sufllelent financial backing.
As a matter of fact, the organization was
well financed, having behind It tho Waul
and Weeghman millions.
Those wleldors of bread and restaurants
went into baseball because they thought
It was a monoy-mnklng proposition. They
argued that they could run on far less
capital than organized baseball clubs be
cause they had to buy neither franchises
nor players. They created tho former and
lured tho latter away from O. M. Then,
too, thei bad seen boldface figures n
the newspapers showing tho vast omounts
received at world's aeries games. They
thought they also could have a world's
series and "clean up."
Hut baseball did not prove to bo as
profitable us these gentlemen Imagined.
Tho attendance In 19H was poor all over
the circuit. Tho clubs had to build ball
parks. The players wero getting big
salaries, most of them far out of pro
portion to their real worth. Rumors
lloated nround baseball circles that the
Federals would be forced to closo their
gates before tho end of the season. Bur
tho gates didn't close. In splto of the
fact that all of tho clubs were losing
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money nt u rapid rate Not only thnt.
hut the league continued to wedge Into
tho ranks of organl?ed baseball, anil to
get more and more players.
Organized baseball magnates were
badly frightened nt the persistency of
the Feds, but continued to deny tho pos
sibility of their ultimate succesi. Juit
here It Is worth mentioning that Connie
Mack never gave out it statement In
which the "Feds" or "Federal league"
occurred. As far ns any one knows, he
wns never nt any time known to call
organized baseball's rivals by their Hist
name.
All of this time organized baseball was
suffering heavily. Not only were tho fans
getting disgusted at the constant wrangle
bi'tween the rival organizations but pluv
ers In tho National and American Leagues
were threatening to Jump tr the Feds un
less they lecelveil fat contmcts of two
or thrco enrs' duration. And the flayers
were not hlulllng at that. Mnnv more
would have gone to tho Feds but for the
Increases they received. It Is certain that
Hddle Collins, who was then a member
of tho Athletics, would have gone over
had not Connie Mack given hint the most
attractive eo-itroct ever received by a
player of either Philadelphia club.
It Is estimated that at tho present lime
the Federal League has $r.S.",O0O worth vt
contracts on Its hands, most of this
money being In the banks as a safeguard
to the plavers.
Upon this matter hns hinged tho dif
ferences between tho Fedq nnd organ
ized baseball for months Naturnllv the
Federal League magnates want. In case
of a merger, organized baseball to take
over theso contracts. "Wo want to pro
tect our players" Is tho way President
fiilmore put It up to tho O. ft. moguls.
It might bo added that Oilniore et nl.
would nlso like to protect themselves
from possible lawsuits growing out of n
failure to live up to these contracts.
Ono matter of peculiar Interest Just nt
this time, when it is apparent that peuco
will come, is. who Is responsible for
peace? Tho National League magnntes
claim that the overtures came from the
Federal League, which was on Its last
legs, so to speak. Tho Federal moguls
say they were first iippronchcd by owners
of organized baseball clubs, who weie
In such dire financial dltllcultles that
something had to be done. At any rate,
tho warring factions seem to havo got
ten together to a point whore tho details
of tho coalition may bo worked out sat
isfactorily to both sides.
Another Interesting question arises In
this connection. What effect would
Judgo Landls' decision, If It had been
given, havo had on baseball? Naturally,
It would depend on what the decision
was; nt the samo time It can bo sur
mised about what It would have been
becauso of the long delay.
When Bill Klllefcr, of the riillllcs,
Jumped back to tho local club, after
having signed n Federal League contract,
a restraining order wa3 Issued against
his playing. The case caino up In the
Michigan courts and tho Judgo throw
out tho case. His Honor did not give
out a formal decision, but stated In open
court tho Feds had como Into court
with "unclean hands." He also snld that
tho contracts of organized baseball would
not hold because of their titter lack of
mutuality.
Feds Begin Suit on 0. B.
Not satisfied with that, the Feds wen'
Into tho Federal Court In Chicago befoie
Judge Landls and asked for a dissolution
of the National Commission, alleging that
the- operations of this body wero contrary
to the Sherman nntl-trust laws. Judge
Landls took the case under advisement
last winter and has not yet given his
decision.
Judgo Lundls Is a baseball fan. It Is
possible that he warned both sides to
keep strictly within the law in all their
business operations and that a merger
would not be out of place.
Just now the most Interesting subject
Is tho "peace meeting" scheduled to be
held In Now York tomorrow. This sath
rlng takes place for the purpose of work
ins out the details of the merger. It
has been suggested that the International
League take over four of tho Federal
League clubs, and that the two major
leagues take tho other four. Whether
this will be done Is a matter to deter
mine at the meeting.
Now It's Indoor Football
An Innovation In the way of a football Kama
udo" neulral grounds will be Plad tonliht
at central V. M. i A., when tho High school
M,ih of the absoclatloii will entertain members
if the Central High. Hrown frciiaratory unl
Southern Hluli School football teamj. Much In
terV.t l being shown by ih.- members of thU
leau. In thin eient. as indoor football Ij a
SJ'time. and Jest what U to be ejected !
Princeton team ami irel,i,-m ' ih' "
senior class, ha consented to be preient and
addreas this meeting.
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STEELE'S FIELD GOAL
BEATS JASPER FIVE
Camden Makes Fine Rally
Last Two Minutes of
the Game
Tho tail-end Jnspcr five of the Eastern
was shunted nnothcr notch downward
Inst night by tho Camden team. L'p to
tho last mlnuto of play It appeared that
an extra pcilod would havo to bo played,
but a foul Goal, followed by a Sensational
Held shot by Itoy Steele, gave tho South
Jersey men the victory. 2' to 23.
1 tot 1 tennis had many sensational stabs
for tho basket miss b narrow mar
gins. Tlmo and again tho bull hit tho
backboard, rebounded, rolled around the
rim, then dropped off, while the crowd
groaned or yelled In delight, according to
tho wny it was rooting. Neither team
had many easy shots to make, becnuso
each player covered his opponent so
closely that few soft chances wero available.
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League nnd organized baseball,
Ban Johnson, J. K. Tenor and
Jnmcs Gilmore will be among tho
leading figures. Ono of tho great
difficulties of n merger will be
the disposition of tho players.
It is certain that such men ns
Plank, Tinker nnd Knuff will be
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Proposed Meeting in New York Not
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NKW YOItK, Dec. 1C Tim selection
of the Ynlo football conch which Is lierp-Iiir-
Ynlo men ntul others Interested has
not yet been ninclc. Thoro was no moot
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t McC'ormlck, S. llrlnckerhoff Thornn
nnd John H. Kllpatrlck nt the Ynlo Club
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that there would bo one. A member
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nlRht about this meeting, snld thnt the
llrit bi knew of it wns when ho read
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roarhliiK at I'hllllps-I'xetcr Academy; Dr.
A II. Shnrpe, Cornell mentor, and J. 12.
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RETURN CONTEST
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Kewpie Insists Upon 116
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PROMOTERS AFTER BOUT
I3ver since the memorable bout In St.
Paul between Champion KM Williams
and Johnny Urtle. when the latter was
credited with n victory on a foul, aov
eral promoters In blR boxing rcntres have
been mnkliiR strotis efforts to bring
about a return match. Ho Tar they hnvo
met with llttlo success, nnd from prcs
ent Indications Williams nnd the Kewpie
never will clash In tho 21-foot ring.
Hesldei offerlnc lo make Krtlo a pres
ent of $500 ns soon ns bis manager at
in.'hrs his John Mnnrork to a contract
povernlnir a lO-round mix Williams Is
nnxious to make the match under certain
conditions, hut be will not nRree to scale
116 pounds ringside Krtlc will not mako
nn concessions on this point. His man
OKer, Mike McN'ulty. will Insist on tho
"IS" wclKbt, and ns Williams lias be
come so heavy .that ho Is no longer nble
to make the poundage prospects for an
other Krtlc-Wllllams bout look glum.
That Williams has outgrown tho ban
tnmuclKht class there can be no further
reason to doubt, and that he hns struck
the toboggan becomes more apparent
every bout. Yet If Williams nnd Krlle
can be brought together the pair should
be nble to put up a great scrap. Ertlo
has shown himself to be a real star, and
Williams, although no longer tho won
der ho was a yenr or so ago, stilt Is a
fighter from his toes up.
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The proitnini follows
Flint bout Ynunx Wnsmr, I.lltlo Italy, vs.
Krinklc tlulnnn, (Irny's lf-iy.
Hcoond bout Joe Ttnblnmu. CllourMter, vs.
Ocorpr PiMs, Brmtlnuirk. . ,
Thlnl bout Hock llonra, Memphis, vb. John
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Pmlv Ind-ui' Hummv Trlnrklo, SmoKy Hol
low is. KM Ilnnil, Southward.
Win l-iin Stnnlov Illncklo, C ay'a terry, vt.
Denny Whalcn, V Nmy.
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