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Show I FEDERALS DANGLE BAIT BEFORE DIXIE TALENT f liATTANOOGA, Tonu. ,Dec. 2o rodcrul league magnates will not eon-,1'inc eon-,1'inc tbeir operations toward geciing -tar players from organized baseball to the major leagues alone. The inroad will extend to the minor leagues as well. Bob Higgins, t'oriner Lookout catcher, Inst year with Newark and slated to go to Now Orleans next year, has been ot'-lcrud ot'-lcrud a job with the Pittsburg Federals. The offer, a. tentative affair without alary being named, was received by Higglns here this week. The Pittsburg management very adroitly weaves into its letter that the contracts of the Federal Fed-eral league will be in accord with those nsuod by members of the players' fraternity, fra-ternity, and intimates that the Feds will cluduct their organization iu other respect very much as the players' fiat. ukiiU it conducted. Iliggiu? 5iatcd in discussing the mis-tnat-he wouldn't 'throw'' Dobbs and will stick to him. "However, if Ire Todd would put throe years' sain twin tw-in the Lank for me." he fays. 1 might, consider a proposition from" them under other conditions than would exist if 1 went it!i .'ohnny. The Chattanooga club is somewhat apprehensive ap-prehensive of losing Charley Street and , Mike Hulcnti through the manipulations ot the outlaws, but doesn't expect any other of itn players to be approached. Street is known to be somewhat dissatis-Jicd dissatis-Jicd with Southern league company and in fact, announced at ono timo that he would not play south next year. At the sano time lie intimated that the reason for the same was a failure to harmonize with "Kid" Elbcrficld. The two had trouble frequently last summer and the "Kid" lYiL' jealous of his old-time side kick. With Klberfield gone it was hoped that. Managor McCormick would have uo trouble bringing Street to time. |