Show V f t CI TB FEDS rEDS AFTER GLASS CLASS AA The Federal league raiders are Me using a somewhat different stylo style of attack on organized b baseball this winter Last winter they confined their efforts toward Inducing big lea league ue players to Jump According to the dope the Feds kayo havo discor discovered ered however that they thoy have havo not injured the two majors as much muchas as they had expected they would It has cost them a a. great deal do-al of money and to continue would cost a whole lot more moro The outlaws have so 50 many contracts on their hands bands now that they are straining their p parse strings to make mako good on them Somo Some of the impartial critics in the East have it figured out that tho reds Feds had no real intention of actually actually ac as- engaging high salaried men like liko Walter Johnson Rube Hube Marquard Mar Mar- and others who Jumped to them theta and then b back k again but that they thoy merely made mado the bluff to harass the majors while thereal thereal the tho real attack is being made on the three class AA leagues S S Federal 1 league Uc activities In th the tho International International Inter Intel national arid and American association al' during the ho past two to months seem to bear out this hunch The TIre outlaws have havo clubs In Inman Inmany Inmany man many of or the International Intern and American m association lIon cities and of ot course can use any of or the stars out lut of these leagues lengu 8 that can be Induced to lo Jump Tho The Inter na Is In a po position where It cannot stand a il great deal dral moro more tight and the Feds eds probably figure that If tr thc they can cnn lick the tho three class AA leagues the tho majors maSons will have havo to recognize them S I Another strong point to back rock up the tho argument that tho tire attack Is entirely upon the he class AA I leagues gus now is tho the fact that George Stovall the Federal league agent on the coast Is working tooth and toenail too toe nail to steal stul the sidra from President Baums Baum's um's circuit Stovall has Induced d a afew afew few ew CO Coast 1 league stars to to Jump but he heIs hes heI I Is s also meeting with lIh a a. whole lot of hard luck uck It If tho the following story from the Los E Examiner can be taken as oS u a crl- crl terron erion George Stovall representing the j. j Federal cral league here on tho the coast has liaa been busy all winter endeavoring n to In In- In duco duce all players to Jump to the Feds ocd After securing the signatures of or two tiso shortstops shortstop shortstops shortstops-Corban Corban and John to Johnson on to year three contracts arid and handing handin- over nn an advance th the players went back on him and signed d with their former own owners rs I Iam Iam 1 am becoming disgusted disgust with the whole bunch said Mid Stovall last lut night All the they want Is an offer otter from me so 30 s the they can run to the owner of or the club having them on their reserve list and n ask k him for tor a boost In salary telling him how haw much nuch thc they can get et by jumping to the tho Federals We are not fooling tooling with the these o fellows as they will 1 find out Neither Corhan nor Johnson will bo be allowed to fIla play ilay In the Coast Const league In ISIS 1915 What wt is s more wo we will not longer respect players players' play play- era ers ers' contracts as we have In the past and well we'll ell go after their stare star Im I'm going down to o see lee Ernie Johnson this afternoon and have ha a talk with him He cant can't play fast rut and loose with un us Skeeter Fanning Is another r Coast leaguer who talked business busi bust ness Tress with u us Uti apparently for tor the tue sole eole ol our nur- g getting a boost In salary from rota ho tho Seal management I offered him 1000 a Q year moro than ho lie was wag getting last year ear but hut 8 after her he had talked with Berry Berr yesterday esterday afternoon he refused to 10 consider offer alter Well We'll not S my mv only osaka make a go of or U It It but wo well we'll u raid toe tM Coast league for or their action In not respecting our contracts contract as wo we have e respected theirs President Berf Berry of tire the Seals eals who ho arrived oo from rota San Francisco yest yesterday morning mornIngS laug laughed ed at Stovall's StO threat when it was reported to him I last st night Sure Fanning haa baa signed with Ith us and wo we o didn't otTer offer him an a ad- ad anco In salary either So Corhan wont won't Play with us Well TO a and I wont won't lose any sleep over o It S 4 S This mornings morning's 3 mall mail brings u us a n letter from Charley Chancy French the classy little see see sec ond signed by Curt Clift Blanken for Cor or the Salt Lake club French Fench says avs' f-avs' S Just a few lines to let lel you Jou know kno that thai I i certain certainly um urn tickled to gc get another another chanco to play ball bali in Salt Sail Lake Lako CIt City i arn am also glad to see that the tire city Is 15 entering en- en tho the league on such a sou sound tootIng toot toot- log Ing ng It 1 Is a credit to Salt Lake Lako a aM id to the game My I old broken broleen ankle JB Is a a. whole lot lol stronger than Ulan H It wIlS last year f It t felt Cell somewhat weak last summer bo- bo cause causo I h had never nover given ghen it t time lime to h heal 31 right The re rest I have havo had bad this winter though hough has left It good as nl ever I ha v been taking long lone waLks and runs day end and I can go 10 some on It again every esp daily compared compare to last lut year Jear f j I honZ hope that with a few tew breaks In our favor faver wi can enn ke keep Blank In the w We running all lear year Give everybody my best regards I Sure sura wish reporting time was right now S S S Los Anele Angeles Jan 25 Umpire Umpire H Held M has Zone ona to San sn an Francisco and will have talk alk with Preel President ent Al 1 Baum Baun of ot the a le league eague over o his recent release Held IK w well liked here In tho the South and arid has th the 14 support of ot California tans fans and players alike The local magnates tes think It t teLl utu be bo Impossible to carry out the tie single umpire plan an and Held wishes to be signed re-signed In case Cleo tho double system is again adopted S S SHarry Harry Ham Krause Portland's cra sale cr-sale Ic Out I south south- 1 ra raw pats Is paid mill to be dickering with Fielder Jones the Federal league agent alent In tn the Northwest S President Darmody y of ot the Los Angeles Ancle club is reported to bo be sweet on Ca Carl rl r Flick lIck former ormer Salt Lake and Bolso Boise second second sec eec ond sacker and anxious to buy his re release release re- re lease leafie from New Orleans Flicks Flick's home Is In Los Angeles Since starting with Salt Lake In 1009 Carl has be been n with Chattanooga New ew Haven Boise Detroit and New Orleans S S S Th The Oakland O-akland club is negotiating a deal whereby Infielder r Billy Menges will wUl be farmed to the Victoria club It in the Northwestern league Uc This will be the second time Bill Billy has had a trial In Inthe Inthe Inthe the Co Coast ut league only to be let down each time with a farm Carm to some somA league of ot lower class and finally dropped entirety entire entire- ly ty Sacramento S farmed d him to Irby at lIel Helena In In J 1312 1912 I S 0 S Bill Dill Dowling Is another former Union leaguer who l la Is likely to get the tho cnn can finished with Oakland after leaC lear lea ne Tt C Oil Or Iq foil fall I |