BASE BALL AND TRAP SHOOTING VOL. 64. NO. 4 PHILADELPHIA, SEPTEMBER 26, 1914 PRICE 5 CENTS STATUS OF BASE BAIL WAR! Recent Movements of the Magnates of Organized Ball and the Independent Major League Afford Little Prospect of an Early Settlement of a War Which Is Benefitting Only the Players It is believed that there will be a reorganiza tion of the game, so that warring factions Below will be found some dis will be eliminated. At least two major league patches which would indicate that clubs may change hands if negotiations now the prospect of an early settlement secretly under way are successful. In the of the current base ball war is not minor leagues, which have had a disastrous as bright as it should be, consider campaign, there will be radical shifts. The ing its disastrous effect upon the men who control the sport are tired of bick ering and financial losses. They believe in warring major league capitalists, a getting together policy that will benefit the ball players, and the minor everybody. Big money will be involved in leagues, singly and collectively; and arranging new deals to save the national which is creating a situation de pastime. The magnates© roster of 1915 will structive of the highest Standards of include a number of newcomers. the game and, therefore, bound to become intolerable, soon or late, to Minor Leagues to Desert? the great body of the public which PITTSBURGH, Pa., September 23. "Th« has interest only in base ball as a future of the Northwestern and Pacific Coast clean, honest, high-class sport. That Leagues is hanging in the balance, and it is public will compel a cessation of not at all improbable that they will be lined the war, soon or late, but why await up with the Federals when the next base ball season starts," said Fielder Jones, now leader that compulsion when additional of the St. Louis Feds, yesterday. "Major cumulative miseries can be avoided league ball is not going to suffer. The National by gracious voluntary action now? and American Leagues can stand the war, and there is no doubt about the ability and money back of the Federal movement, but the minor leagues, the goats of all operation! Governor Tener Against Recognition of Organized Ball, are doomed to no person, NEW YORK, N. Y., September 23. It be knows what. They are losing money daily, comes more and more evident with each suc and the draft system of the majors is taking ceeding day that Organized Ball is not fool away all of their good players for less than ing when it declares that the Federal League they are worth. The Coast magnates are bitter never wifl be considered in any scheme of at the moguls of Organized Ball, and it would readjustment. The attendance at the inde not surprise me at all to see them jump at » pendent parks through the gloomy days of the chance to become affiliated with the Feds." fag end of the year show clearly that pub lic interest does not centre in the independent Gotham Invasion Hinted At cause. Even in Brooklyn, where the team CHICAGO, Ills., September 23. Reports has a fighting chance for the pennant, mere that the Federal League plans to place a handfuls of spectators are attracted to the team in New York were received today. It games. The patronage at many of the other cities will not pay park help. As showing the was declared that enough of the plans of the temper of the National League on the peace Feds for 1915 have leaked out to show that question, President Tener, of that organiza their scheme of making over the circuit has tion, is quoted by the "Sun," of this city, as progressed to the point of a decision to add Baying: New York in 1915. The Wards, owners of the Brooklyn Club, have property on tha "Why should we recognize tha Federal league? It Southern boulevard in the Bronx, and it is lias done us all the damage it possibly could and possibly can. Still it has not hurt us one iota. It said a Federal park is to be erected there. took some fairly good players from the National Another meeting of the Federal magnates, at League, it ia true, but in doing that gave opportunity which President Gilmore will be present, is to for the development of younger and better men. There be held in Brooklyn, September 25. Those Is no doubt that Federal League interference bene close to the Federal magnates say there is no fited our organization. We lost several reputed stan, denying that the league has lost money this tut most, of these could be spared well, for they were year, but those financially interested have too of a disturbing temperament. Not for years has the much at stake to quit, and are consequently National League Held been so evenly matched aa this laying plans to strengthen the circuit. season. The resulting interest in our circuit has acted, like a boomerang against our foes." ROGER T. PECKINPAUGH Inter-League Series Ended Overtures of peace have been made by the LAWRENCE, Mass., September 23. Ths revolutionists. James A. Gilmore came East New Player-Manager of the New York American League Club a week ago on just such a mission, it is said, inter-league series between the Lawrence team, "but failed to effect an audience. The Federal Roger t. Peckinpaugh, the clever sbortstop and captain of the New York American League champion of the New England League, and Club who has been appointed manager of the team for balance of season to succeed Frank the New London team, champion of the East League, as such, will never gam recognition, Chance, resigned wag born in Wooster, O., February 5. 1891, and began his professional though such powerful interests as the Ward career with the New Haven Club, of the Connecticut League, in 1910. His home being in ern Association, for the Class B championship brothers might be allowed a minor league Cleveland, he was watched closely by Cleveland scouts and purchased by that club in the of New England, was won by Lawrence by franchise next year in case the independents middle of the season. The following year he was farmed to the Portland Club, of the Pacific four games to two games. A disagreeable inci break by that time. Coast League. His work was of high class there and he was recalled and started off the 191<2 dent of the series was a strike of the New season as a regular. He was a. great favorite of Harry Baris. then managing the Naps, and London team because Manager McCann disci Hint at Secret Maneuvers despite many bad days and lack of hitting, Davis kept him in the game, believing that he plined pitcher Paddy Green, slated to pitch NEW YORK, N. Y., September 23. It is was due to come through with some great ball. List season, when the Naps picked up Chap Monday, for pitching Sunday in an independent man, Peckinpaugh was tamed over to Frank Chance©* New Tork Club. He immediately began game at Plainfield, under anf assumed name. whispered that something of great importance to play sensational ball and his cool and brainy work at critical times caused Chance to to the national game will be made known The New London players refused to play un appoint him captain at the start of the season. Although not a hard hitter, Peckinpaush less Green was taken on the trip to Lawrence within the next week or ten days. ©Way un has delivered many timely wallops and is a favorite with the Gotham fans. der the surface, it is said, certain influential on Monday, and Manager McCann was forced magnates are discussing plans for the future. to accede te the players© demands and also Those who are in touch with the situation had to promise the ball players that Green, say that base ball promoters are tired of los would be allowed on the Lawrence field in uni ing money and are beginning to view matters form. from a safe and sane point of view. For more have refused to admit, that a peaceful settle ing topic. Outwardly the rival factions say than a week secret conferences have been ment ef the present controversy between the they still favor a fight to a finish, but that is page 19 for Classified Ads. held in various places, but the participant* Federal Leaga* amd Organized Ball is a lead to throw sleattos off the track, it it thought. SPORTING LIFE SEPTEMBER 26, 1914 f JITHIN TWO WEEKS, at this writing, the major league races will end, and then the base ball world will enjoy its great annual treat, the World©s Series, between the champion teams of the National League and American League. At this time all of the minor league races have been completed, except the Pacific Coast League, whose race will run until the last day of October, the balmy climate of California permitting an eight months© season; and also what is known as "Winter Ball;" play being possible on the Pacific Slope throughout the year. "SPORTING LIFE ©© READERS, however, know well that base ball does not end, even for the time being, with the close of the playing, season, and, therefore, they do not confine themselves to such baseball news as is sparingly ladled out in the off-season by the daily papers, because they know that thereby they would deprive themselves not only of a great pleasure but they also would lose the thread and trend of base ball affairs, inasmuch as what they witness on the field all summer is only the fruition of the labors, the struggles, the planning and the scheming of the winter all along the line in the major leagues, in the great AA and A leagues, and in all that vast net-work of leagues covering this enormous country from Canada to Mexico and from the Atlantic to the Pacific.