Salt Lake Telegram | 1914-01-31 | Page 12 | A. A. Magnates Woo Federals' Live Wire

A A Am MAGNATES WOO JOO FEDERAlS FEDERAlS' LIVE WIRE ST PA PAUL jL Jn Ja i. 31 Despite DC a.-DC Despite vehement denials on every sid side there Is 1 much reason rca rca- rea son to bellevo that there thero is something more snore substantial than rumor behind tho the reported plan of the A. A A. A leader to sell the Toledo franchise franchise- to Cha Charles ma milan man n H and his as associates ocla tel anil move rnO the time club to Chicago bodily If this deal can bo ho l Iu pulled off orr two great tImings things will havu havo been the accomplished the Federals will lo lose loso o their livest l Ire arid and In the tho opinion of or many well p pOsted ported ted baseball men will collapse collapse col cot lapse and arni nl also o tho the would realize Its long cherished ambition to enter Chicago The greatest realest obstacle In Iii tho the way of carrying out this plan IH Is that C. C W W. Yo Murphy Mur Mur- phy of tho the Chicago go National league probably bl would light It hard herd limit Murphy ma may bo ho brought to realize that of or two p perils the association Is much the time le lesser er as compared with the tho Feds So far CRr ns as la Is conc concerned rn d personally per per- I It Is said that providing he lie is Ts n a club owner and mR magnate na t ho lie will bo be satisfied and that he would much pre- pre I for the tho security of being Inside the organized organized or or- I lilies to the tho certainty of or facing acing a lon long and struggle outside It Th TIme Addison street grounds have played 1 a B. cr very Important part In the tho history history his his- tor tory of In Iii Chicago for tho the last laet seven years cars Somo no years cars ago o when It was the Intention of sonic somo of the club owners of or the tho American association to break Into Chicago o and to start a bl big league war war these o grounds r furnished the tho weapon for tor the war viii Tho The l late tte Charles Charloa Havenor owner of the Milwaukee 1 team was as the time owner at that t of of part of tho the grounds rounds lIe He had Hl associated with him time the but hut th the Havener In Interests interests In- In wore wre Hold Bold to the sometime some Sometime time time 5 later latr It was th the Intention at that time to switch on one of or the ns association clubs Into Chicago o Just as It tt Is now George Georgo Lennon head of If the tho St. St t. t Paul club was willing that Ins his franchise should bo be moved Just Juat as ho Is la at th the present time The moll motives for making such uch a switch at the present nt time are arc twofold It would kill off ort tho the opposition of ot the new league threatening to tal take talce e the Iteld The American as association and micron micron- league longue have hon boon everything In tho the minor Ica league held field for tor several seral years ear and since the Federals have ha como come on to tho the stage e the big minors have been a a. avery avery very err jealous bunch of or club owners The TIme consent of the major league leaders might be secured at the present time tho time A A. A. A leaguers think so as ns to head I oft off the tho outlaws from c expanding Into a areRI areal teal real major Ica league The Toledo club I Is the tho property of Magnate of or Cleveland Cle and it Is reported that he would gladly dispose of or It t to for Cor the j sake ke of ot striking I a body blow a af the outlaw lea league ue