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X. I EEEGIIMAN HAS FOR HIS STANDS 4T7fll Be Made of Brick Steel and Seat Nearly 20,000 Ball Fans. PARK A SPACIOUS ONE -JTain Entrance Will Be Near 'Adilison Avenue Elevated Station Soon to Start Work on Plant. L.R fOl XT LOVEI.I.KTTE. That 'resident Charles Weeghman of the Chicago Federal League Baseball Club will erect an up to date baseball plant on the North Side Addison avenue and Clark street whrre fair Chifeds will be seen In action next summer was made known yesterday Zachary Taylor Davis, architect for Messrs.

Weeghman and Walker, bad the plans tor the new park completed and ready for tbe inspection of the Federal League magnates In tbe. offices of the local baseball heads in the Old Colony building. Tbe new plant, which will be a rival of the now famous Comiskey Park on the South Side In size, is bounded on the eat by Sheffield avenue, on the north by Wave land avenue, on the west by Clark street and on the south by Addison avenue. Tbe frontage on both Clark street and Sheffield avenue exceeds five hundred feet. while on the r.nria end south sides it is clone to the four hundred foot mark.

According, to the plan- which was presented to the Cblfed magnates yesterday afternoon, the center Beld line will be less than four hucOred feet, but Architect Davis ssys that with this arrangement there would be a large strip of ground bordering so Clark street which would not be used 'sad that by moving the grandstands forty feet west he would be able to bring the' renter field line up to 430 feet. By this he means that It would be that distance from the home plate to the' -edge of- the bleachers in center field. All agreed that this would be the better scheme. BOTH FIELDS ARK PEEP. Then.

too. according to the latter figures, tbe increase in tbe foul line would be material. Both right and left field would have a depth of 328 feet along their outer border, which -would afford ample room for some of tbe coming Fed stars to get a few afeties over the outer gardeners heads and thus fatten their batting No spot more ideal could have been found anywhere, in Chicago to build a ball park. According to tbe dimensions of the plot of ground, and also In respect to location. President Weeghman used superior Judg-: tnent In clinching hia bold on it just when be did.

The diamond is to be' laid out on the highest -portion of the ground; that Is, In the southwest corner. According to the surveyors, there is something like ten feet difference between the height here and ia the opposite corner. This will have many advantages. In tbe first place, the diamond will be the driest part of the -park, because, with tbe audden drop, all the water will be directed toward center field when It rains. It.

is more than likely, however, that the ground will be leveled up before the permanent diamond la laid As to the structures, they likewise will tie elaborate. The entire stand Is to be built or brick with a terra cotta finish. There are to be 1. 000 box seats, situated along the first and third base lines. Each box will contain eight seats, placed In two rows of four each, aad will be large enough to accommodate each occupant.

In addition, there-! to be a specious aisle between every four' boxes. The floor of the boxes will be one foot higher than the home plate. fl.A BROAD PBOMESADE. Immediately back of the boxes will be a broad promenade, obliterating tbe chances of any Jams when the people are going to or from their seats. Immediately back of this will be the grand stand seats, which will accommodate 10,000 persons.

stand will be a one-story structure but the foundation will be planned so that It will be an easy matter to add another deck, providing such la deemed necessary at a later date. Another pleaaing feature about tbe stand Is that it will be constructed with as few ateel posts as possible, so that the fans will not be handlcaped by being stuck In behind a barrier and baring to stretch their necks eut of proportion In order to see the game like at the West Side The stand will be sectioned off so that tbe distance from tbe center of one division to the center of the adjoining one will measure fifty-two feet, allowing for a wide passageway between. When the plans for tbe seats in the grand stand were being considered the utmost care was exercised to make them as comfortable as possible and at the same time afford the spectator an opportunity to watch every' play of the game. The elevation of each "seat over the one Immediately In front of It will be one inch higher than it is at Comiskey Fark, which means that the fans' view will not be obstructed by the person in front of him. Tbe total length of the grand stand will be 1,200 feet.

It is the intention of President Weegb- (Continued on Page 2. Column 1.) PLANS OMND CHICAGO, THURSDAY MOK XING, JANUARY 8, 1914. FUNNY v4vh I HUH TrlfV TWl Go S. THEY CAN COMPETE WITH iS I (HrXVE 10 LRUGVi WrEN I TMNK" Of At HUH HfWlA AN'THEY tellers eVij SmrK get it ail I at C'A FRISTENSKY SAYS HE CAN BREAK TOE HOLD Bohemian Giant Declares He Has Not the Slightest Fear of Any Trick that Americus May Try. Gustav Frlstensky.

the Bohemian giant who Is matched with Gus Schoenleln, bitter known as Americus. in a finish battle next Monday night at the Coliseum under the auspices of tbe Globe Athletic Club, says he has no fear of the famous toe hold, the grip invented by Champion Frank Americus, who Is admitted to be one of the cleverest wrestlers In the game today, has no hesitancy In saying that he will clamp the deadly grip, on the foreigner when they meet on the mat. Men of muscle and weight who have trained with Frlstensky all agree that the Bohemian Is a marvel. His strength, they say. Is superior to that of Hackenschmidt or Zbyszko.

andjt is declared he is able to. break almost any hold. They predict that Americus will never be able to clamp on the toe hold, and, furthermore, Frlstensky predicts that the Baltimore speed marvel will never get behind him. Unlike most or the foreign wrestlers, Frlstensky seems to be educated on the finer points or the game. He has been well schooled In the eateb-as-catch-can style.

He has worked with men who were familiar 'with the toe bold, and Frlstensky has his own Idea of how to break the grip and says be has never failed. "I don't mind telling that big fellow right now that I am going to attempt to twist his leg." said Americus yesterday at bis training quarters. "All foreigners have heard of the famous twist executed by Gotch. They come to this country with terror In their hearts for this deadly grip. Many-a one has lost a match through his dread of.

this hold. Sot that It has been fastened on him. but In hi frantic efforts to avoid It he has permitted himself to be tricked Into another grip which resulted la a fall. I propose to keep Fristensky busy every moment" If these men make good their Intentions the battle on Monday night certainly will be '-a corker. The big Bohemian bas signified his Intention of going after Americus the moment time Is called.

He doe not believe in bulling and he himself Is credited with tricks of the game nnfsmillar to Americus or any ther American wrestler. In the last five years, since he became familiar with the game, be has never tasted defeat. Three times he has been matched with the giant Pole. Zbyssko, only to have the. latter run out.

he nays, and Jack Herman, manager of the Polish demon, admits that Fristensky la a tough proposition and does not care to meet him until all other championship aspirants have been eliminated. OWENS MAY BE A FED. Foraer MlawaBwlla Catcher Aaked! Slaw With Twroat Tran. MINNEAPOLIS. Jan: T.

Frank Owens, catcher far the Minneapolis" American Association baeball team, may play next season with th Toronto club of the Federal League. Own. who was drafted by Washington of tbe American at xbe elose of last sea-sen, received a telerrmm today from Barney Hepburn, owner of the Toronto franchise, ask-Ins him to altn with him. or at least not to affix bla signature to any contract until he bad seen the Toronto man. Owens said be expetrtea to" visit Toronto, which Is his hem town, shortly, when be would meet Hepburn.

"Sentiment Is a good thing, but not in said Owens. Vlf- the Federals otref msl a three year contract wifh a fair kalary attached I ahull trj)t tt." Bunny Like LATEST NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE BOXING EXPERTS BY HOWARD CARR- It looks as If good luck had ct.me to Tommy Gary after a long wait. By knocking out Tommy Devlin, the Philadelphlan. at Cincinnati last Monday night fortune bas at last befriended Gary. A few year ago Tommy bad the chance of his life with Ad Wolgast.

then lightweight champion ef the world. Gary was matched with Wolgast for a bout at Milwaukee June 10, 1010. bat a few days before the contest he was stricken with appendicitis, and the night that Jack Redmond came Into the ring and took his place with tbe champion Gary was hovering between life and death. Wolgast was in poor condition, and, to make- matters worse, iajared his arm so badly in the fifth round on Redmond's head that he was out of the ring for months. Redmond stayed the tea rounds because the champion bluffed it out.

Had Tommy been there, with his lion heart and bis fierce aggressiveness, there might have been a new champion of the world. But It wasn't Tom's time to die. and he came out of the hospital fully He didn't take anything on, and in fact hasn't boxed much since, aa he has been doing the wise thing by laying off and giving the old wound plenty of time to heal. In tbe meantime Gary has been taking on weight and getting plenty of steady exercise. By decisively defeating Devlin he bas ehown class enough to entitle him to a match with any 133 pound man in the world.

Eddie Tanrel, the former Bohemian amateur champion, has made arrangements with the box office at the Coliseum, where Americus aad Frlstensky are to wrestle Monday night, for a block of tickets for bis Bohemian friends. Steve Ketchel, who Is matched to box Tommy Bresnahan at Racine Jan. 14. and Mike Schneider, goes to Cleveland with Harry Forbes' bunch of amateurs to box In the 133 pound class, went through a warm work-out at Bill O'Connell's gymnasium yesterdsy. Steve made Mike step some, and Schneider showed his class by MIDWAY FIVE WINS FROM U.

OF GRADS Csaeh Psce'i Basket-Ball Chasa Aspirasvta Tmste Alaaaatt, 2T to IS. For the first time In many years Coach Page's University of Chicago basket-ball proteges defeated tbe Maroon alumni; 17 to 12. in their annual clash 'in Bartlett gymnasium yesterday afternoon. The contest was fiercely fought' throughout, and only for their better knowledge of the game and greater -endurance the varsity candidates no doubt would have tasted defeat. The "grads" started la with a rush and were giving the Mldwayltes an even run for the first few mlnutea of play.

It waa during this period that the alumni drew the flrtt blood of the when Harris tossed three free throws after fouls were committed by the regulars. For a. time It appeared 'that these 3 points were going to be mighty big, but once the Maroons got to going they soon had overtaken their Deo Jar-dlen. Goettler and itegoman-a trio' of the most promising basket-ball men in the Maroon camp. led an attack which was far too strong for the alumni players, and had rolled up a total of 12 points before the first half wis over.

To see Des Jardlen and bis teammate contributing to the-rignj etae iot me ieagrr ring Isllfij to tampon ine.iif cnnj spirit iuej old i in nT we er an thef lbaiiafeed' 'tw 1 ferine1 "fheiV'tAtnl co'ent up" to 5T jiofntiT'1 I a Funeral. standing toe to toe with the Englewood "bear cat" and singling for dear life. If Hike shows half the form In hia Cleveland boat that' be did In the gym almost, a certainty that tt will tske a champion to beat h'mv Humid Kalla Pacha told na yesterday what a great struggle it was for blm to have Jack Drtbbs act human. "1 have Invented a noiseless soup spoon for Drlbbe when he eats," said the Americanised Turk yesterday, "and I have also broken blm into using his knife. and fork when at the table.

He surprised me very much the other day when he asked me to buy him a glass of beer Instead of a scuttle of sods. Yes. pretty soon be will be asking for a napkin and finger bowl when be dines. Kalla Pasha and Dribbs are the two "gentlemen" wrestlers who appear at the Chicago Athletic Club's next wrestling show. Joe Homeland called us up from his bungalow in the heart of the Italian district on the West Side yesterday and said that he was putting on plenty of weight by eating the long and snaky spaghetti "I washa the spaghett down with one blgga drink of the guinea wine." said Joseph.

"After that I stretch th blgga th mus. then I go to my good friend Bill O'Con-nell and train llkka a devil. Pretty soon I'm ready to maka the fight. Then yon watcha out 111 be th' blgga champeea aomma day, yo' watt; Justa llkka my friend Tony Capone. Gooda-hy." Joe Rivera, who Is matched to box Ad Wolgast at Frank Mulkern'a club In Milwaukee Jan.

23, haa left Lea Angslea and will be here the latter part of tbe week. Mulkera Intends to have the Mexican do the biggest part of his training here in the city. After the Wolgast bout Rivera will go to New Tork. where several matches for hint are pending. making the score 12 to 7 in favor of the varsity at the close of the first round.

It was in the second period that the alumni began to show signs of growing tired, and soon had to yield to the more seasoned battlers. In the opening of this period the varaity men started with a rush similar to that which characterised the first few minutes of play, and bad no difficulty In scoring baskets. Des Jardiea, Goettler and Stegeman kept up their brilliant playing, and it was not long after until Molander and Shull becaa to hit bp a faster pace. "Spike" Shull took the honors for (be prettiest shot of tbe day and gave perhaps one of the classiest exhibitions of basket shooting ever seen in Bartlett gymnasium. Although the elongated athlete made But two baskets both his ringers were of the gilt-edge variety.

After running and dribbling the ball the entire leBgth of the floor Shull made a one-handed, over-head toss, the ball catching the brim of the backet and. after caroming around a few times, fell through. Shull's other shot was from mfdfield. Ltne-np: Varsity (27. Alumni tS.

Stegeman Kelly. Oohliteln. 1 fauer. Fall; Goettler. I.

F. Saner. Falls. VruwLnlc Harris 3iaiW, Harris. Kolimui Fag a J.

Field Caskets Dfi Jai jlfn Oocttler 2). Georce. fettoer. Jlijrrhu. Tta'Thro Wolsnder Har ris X5.

Time of Hiilrta 8J Aunuies. -iwim. i inri wj HOPPE AGREES TO PLAY SUTTOH C. A. A.

Draws Big 18:2 Balk-Line Billiard Match, Which Will Be Held Here Feb 23, 24 and 25. George Sutton, the local bllliardiat. yesterday received an answer from Willie Hoppe la response to the various challenges made by the Chicagoaa. Hoppe bas picked out the big stake and accepted the offer made by the Chicago to stage the match on Feb. 23-25.

Tbe contest will be at 1.500 points at 18:2 balk-line for a purse of 12.300. Within ten minutes after receiving the letter from Hoppe's manager Sutton for warded bis deposit of $260 to the Bruns wtck-Balke-Collender Company of tbft city and Hoppe Is to make a similar deposit In New Tork. Tbe balance of the stake will be posted early In February. A referee will be chosen when Sntton goes to New Tork to play Hoppe for the 18:2 championship on Feb. X.

Sutton announced that the match Is Just to his liking and la pleased that Hoppe has at last come to time, as he Is confident he can defeat him Over tbe 1,500 point route. Sattoa and Demarest will start on the road In a tew daya and work by easy stagea to New Tork, where they will play one week ahead of the 18:2 championship match. Walker Cochran defeated Brown 809 to 114. la their 18:2 match at Mnssey's last night, playing fine billiards and averaging 10 20-28, Brown averaging 4 2-28. Cochran will meet another local man tonight.

Charley Matthews, who is marking all tbe games, will be given a benefit tomorrow night at which De Oro. Sntton, Demarest and other local men will play. Clarence Jsckson and Jess Lean will start play tonight -In their 200 point match at three cushions at the Jefferson rooms. The match la for a purse of 8200 and the gate receipts. The second block will be played tomorrow night at Flenner's and the remaining two blocks next week.

i In the bowlers three-cushion tournament at Bensrnger's Monroe street rooms Den-ney 3e) defeated Woodward (60). to 41. Gauer and Harvey will play tonight. Play In the 18:2 tournament at Foley's will be resumed tonight. Barnea (155) meeting Snow (200) and Jones.

Jr. (ISO). Barker (200) played a-fast, game la the straight rail tournament at Ellison's last night, defeating Walker (120). 200 to TO. Gore, who has not lost a game, will play Lox tonight.

In the three-cushion tournament at Brack's Albro defeated Fisher. to -42. Waaa and Spaett will play tonight. Kesek (25) defeated Adams (25), 35 to 21, In the three-cushion tournament at the Romeo. Meyers (35) will play Randall (25) tonight.

W. E. Blankenahip. the pocket billiard player, will be put to tbe test at Kate Lewis' billiard hall tonight when he attempts to play Joe Morris 125 balls to 100. Morris has been practicing dally for the match and is sure he will get the cash prise offered to any one defeating Blanken- ship.

Friday night 'The Great Lester," the ventriloquist, will unknown to tbe extent of $100 agaicst Blankensbip. Tbe unknown is raid to be a well known Chicago player. Irr Teas ea JXOO Batter. TROT, N. Y-.

J0. First Baseman Uc-Oiivroy of BlnulnshtMn of 'Southern Association has been purchase by Troj- Vortc Sls.t Leffuc. Ir IVrov for t1u nirf Miv -car lu: had. a battiha avenuie of over .300. 1 DE 0R0 RETAINS BILLIARD CROWN Runs Away.

From Morin in Final Game, Finishing With Grand Total of 150 to His Op- ponent's Br HOWARD CARR. Alfredo De Oro, three-cushion champion bllliardiat of the world, successfully retained hia title by defeating Charley Morln. challenger, in the third block of their 150 point match by a score of 50 to SI at Recital ball last night. The total score waa: De Oro, 150; Morin. 112.

De Oro ran out In serenty The champion. In aceemplishing the defeat of the local man, gave as fine aa exhibition of angle billiards as had been seen in Chicago In years. The Cuban at times simply outdid himself msklng wonderful shots throughout. The champion gave Morin great credit for his attempt at the championship, and really could not understand how he beat such a brilliant and dashing player so handily. This Intimation on tbe part of the champion may have been true, but It he couldn't understand how he won, there were 400 spectators In tbe room who thought that by continually leaving Morln's ball bang up against the end or aide rail Alfredo did a greet deal to accomplish tbe defeat of the challenger.

The feature of tbe game was the bigh run of made by De Ooro in the twenty-second Inning and hia perfect safety playing from the fifty-first to tbe sixty-fourth Inning. In the sixty-fifth inning it was just a question of how far De Oro would win. for at that stage he had a lead of 15 points. As the game progressed the champion Increased bis lead until at the end he simply. In the vernacular of the turf, won off by himself.

De Oro'n success lay in taking advantage of the right shots at the proper time. What Morin left De Oro made, and all through the game tbe champion "played 'em From the fifty-second to the sixty-sixth inning there was a long siege' of safety playing. In which the reteran cueat drew the fire of tbe local player. Toward the end Morin tried desperately and made shots that fairly set the crowd mad. But tbe tantalising tight playing of De Oro seemed to get on the nerves of Qharlers De Oro took the lead at the bat Moria caught him In the sixth Inning, and from that time on to the twenty-second: led the champion by a margin of four points.

But in the twenty-second inning the turn came, for De Oro got the halls nicely placed after a miss by Morin and' ade points la a row before be mUsed. From then on Charley never as near enough, the wlorer to be dangerous, and' when De Oro closed tbe game with a perfect natural, Charley ga ve the champion bU Id. "Ton win." right hand and sa De Oro's brilliant finish ssarked tbe close of one of the fastest' three cushion il.ampionship games ever played. De Oro'a next opponent in a championship" battle will be Fred Eatnes of Denver. This match will be played within sixty probably In New Tork.

Score by innings: DE orim) ssioeiooeieieei 0 I 1 I 0 1 I 1 1 i I 1 1 4 1 oiooioooiodioiooooooeoia 12 1 1 total, no. Wan run. e. innlnasw TO; Krmn4 totaL LW. MOICIN MtlltlilllKMltlt oiooeoeizooooooivvisoeee totaL 1- Hlsrh run.

4: total Innliura. a-rana total, lu. Referee Charles F. Conklln. PURPLE DEFEATS ARMOUR, 42 TO 18, AT BASKET-BALL Hssr Saba Are t'aesl tm Flaal rrae.

tie Gasae ksefetrc OstealaiaT of Cafere-we aesiaosi. i The Northwestern University basket-ball team easily defeated, the Armour Tnstifutsr five last night in the former's gymnasium by the score or 41 to 11. It was tbe last practice game of. the season for the university players. Many substitutes were used oa each aide.

Aldrich. who was recently elected captain of the Northwestern five, resigned yester day and Parkes was elected temporary cap tain. Aldrich announced that be will continue to play with the team, but becnoee of his studies he would be unable to captain It. Line-ap: i Xejrth west era. Ansovtr." K.

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Tat for Fatteraon. Sbam for Eebe, Botmse for H. Whittle. Kin for Olay. Herttaaje for Brewsaaa.

Laana far annar. Wtlcox fr Carver. Oarnabaa far Sulllvaa. Baskets -H. Whittle (2.

EUls (. Q. Whittle 7). Aldrich (2. Holms.

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The Northwestern University basketball aquad will play the University Minnesota team Saturday afternoon at the latter's gymnasium. The Purple men have been training bard for this contest, and It la expected that a good game will result. Coach Grady's men will rest up today and leave tomorrow night for Minnesota. FEDS SEEKS NAP PLAYERS. CLEVELAND.

Ohio. Jan. T. Pitcher William of tbe Cleveland American ranis club said toolaht that he bad been asked to consiacr a three jraar contract with the PUtsbwwh Freer! Lisin Club. Outfielder Harry.

Uebold and Catcher Steve O'Neill also have been aa-proacbea by Federal acenta. but all say they -nil stick to the American Learne. SKATING ENTRIES WILL CLOSE Entries for' the Illinois stats amateur cHanv- plonship skatins events te be beid at OarfleM Park Sunday will close tonight, aiccordina te the announcement of the offleials of the Badger Athletic Club, under whose auspices the rsce will be run. Entries may be sent to Xeeter Johnson, 1223 North California avenue, or at the Badser Athletic. Club house, 410 North Handle avenue.

Job tor Golfer Praak Adssta. Frank Adams, tha former Wbeaton caddie. nhc has been In the professional ranks Tor sev- sraL ysan, has been appolntd "professfamar' at French Licit sHrlnxs. lnd. PUBLIC OPINIO! WILL SIDE WITH ORGANIZED BALL Such Is the Prediction of President Tener of National League in Statement.

RAPS FEDERALLEAGUERS Declares Xo Trust Exists and Cites the Lajoie Case as Proof of Validity of 'Reserve Clause." By the Associated Press.) 7. President John K. Tener of the National League, at a meeting of the directors of hia organization here today. Issued a statement la which he prophesied that public opinion would be on tbe side of organized baseball in case a' war ia waged by tbe Federal League. Pointing out that the Federal League attacks upon organized baseball have been confined to two points one that the reserve clause was invalid and the other that the parties to the national agreemeot are members of a trust President Tener voicel his opinion, that neither charge could be considered ierlouely.

Tbe statement follows: "Baseball today owes its popularity and very existence to organization. Euch or ganization alone has dert loped and will preserve and perpetuate the game to and for tbe American people. Nevertheless, organized baseball is being sttacked today by those and those only who desire to resp commercial benefits "thereby. CRITICIZHS" FEDS ATTACKS. "Today, flads "baseball mora completely and thoroughly 'organised than ever, and therefore better' able to withstand and combat the attacks' that are being made upon it.

The Federal League does not baee' Its attacks" "upott' an allegation that the public baa aot been glvea good. eleaa." high-class or that tbe pisyers have aot been fairly treated or pall commensurate "salaries; but endeavor ing to' Indnvs' play ra to break their con tracts, and seeks to excuse snd Justify Its conduct upon'two legaT'polclsT namely, the aiiegea uiegauty of in reserve clause la the players' contracts and the general statement that 'orgaalaed baseball coneti-tntea 'a trust. I 'mean by' this that Ike FederaJ "League haa" officially' "announced that lit" wllltest the reserve clauee in the and falling to Justify i contention of ilteamlity. It wllf thea seek have organised baseball Investigated and dlsaolved Lm 'But such a threatened war en organised baseball began ByJproeaoters 'simply for financial gain 'aad based" upoo broken con- tracts of players, takes ao heed or'account of tiBport-ioVlng public ortKe real wel-fare I believe tbe disapproval of aach a' war at the bar of public opinion' will coont fa more agatnst this moTemeni'aad than any technical decisions la" the' courts, even though such icourti shouVj sgata uphold the legality and equity of the reserve elanae. OTKS LAJOIK C4.BE.

In point o. fttet.ft.ls welfT known that the legality the. jfrtsentform of eoa-tract between tha league and players aa stUcked, but its validity In law and equity was austained by Supreme Court of Pennsylvania la the Lajoie ease. With respect to the alletaUoa either the National or, American League or both of taem. aa parties to the national agreement, are Illegal combinations or trusts ia restraint.ot trade, or la violation of aatl-trust statutes, it, is difficult to take sues.

declarations seriously. demonstrated that this national existing between and1 satisfactory to all leaguea. has done more to place our national game foremost among all sports, the. world, over tbaa any other Influence. Under the provisions of this agreement a player baa his dsy court, 'and through the' national commission opportunity Is.

given him for a fair. Impartial and borough bearing to she end that, full Justice. may be done blm. naturally and properly) as sanctioned and sustained by our courts of Justice, object to players breaking their contracts, but if tbe proposed Federal League will draw Its supply from the growing field of base ball players coming to the front every year it will meet with no opposition from us. NO -CrlAXGE 1 POLICY.

"Speating for the National ifeajue. I may add that propose to continue our policy ef fair dealing with our platers and with the public, and we have no doubt In so doing our actions will meet with geaersl approbation." "The proposed meeting of the national baseball commission did not take place to day, partly owing to the lengthy meeting of the National League directors, and partly, to the fact that President Tener had to leave on -an early afternoon train for the East. When the announcement was made that there would be no further meetings of tbe commission at this session both major and minor league magnates hurriedly packed their grips and left town. The committee from tbe National Asso ciation of Frofeaalonal Ba.eball Leagues had hoped to take up several matters with the commotion concerning legislation that was brought up at the last meeting of the National Association st Columbus, but thU.