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Show NO HIT 1 FEDS' ROSTERS, SAYS VARDj . j Every Player Will Be Cared j For, He Asserts; For Even Race. XEW YORK, Dec. 12. Vice President Robert Ward ot the Federal league, who is also chief owner' of the Brooklyn Fed- j erals, announced today that a meeting of . the executive committee of the league ! will be he'd in Chicago next Wednesday, 1 December 16. Tho executive committee 1 consists of President Gilmore. Vice President Presi-dent Ward and President Robertson of tho Buffalo club. The purpose of the meeting, is to decide on a system of distribution of players when thev are "captured from the National Na-tional iir.d American leagues and to formulate plans which will make it Impossible Im-possible for any Federal leapue club-owner, club-owner, in his eagerness for a winner, to overload his team with stars." Tn a statement. Ward denied that any action was taken at the recent Federal leasu1 meeting to cut down the ropter of plavers, and says every player who 'showed ennuph faith in the ' Federal league to desert so-called organized baseball base-ball will be protected to the end of hts agreement, even though It necessitates the carrying of high snlaried men in bench and 'coaching roles.'' JOHNNY EVERS HAS COMFORTABLE DAY By International News Service. XEW ; YORK, Dec 12. Johnny Evers is holding his own in his light against pneumonia In th$ Hotel Somerset. Dr. J. ,1. Herrity, the physician In charge, announced an-nounced that Evers had a reasonably comfortable day and that he hoped the Infection could be conrtne-d to the left lung, where it started. i INTERNATIONAL WILL HAVE $80,000 FUND NEW TOTtK. Dec. ID. In order to crjarantce the followers of International league baseball that the league will go ihrouch the 1915 season, regardless of (Contained on Following Page.) 19 LIMII 01 FEDS' ROSTERS. SATS WARD (Continued from Preceding Page.) what happens, each club in the league will be compelled to deposit $10,000 with president Barrow at a special meeting to be held January 10, It was announced ton ght. The $SO,000 collected In this way will be used as an "emergency fund," which will be used to bolster up any weak spots which may develop. Manager Miller Huggins and Charles Herzog of the St. Louis and Cincinnati Nationals, respectively, have made a joint bid for the Buffalo club. and. according to Barrow, their offer mis a good one, considering existing conditions. However, the Huggins-Tlerzog proposition, It is stated, is only one of seven which hrfve been made to President Stein of Buffalo. 1 who will accept the offer of the highest ! bidder. |