| Show I FEDS FES HAND JOLTS TOM TO THE MAJORS JT AT Will ILL Have Just Succeeded in Putting Putting Put Put- ting Over Another Anoter With Witha a Sting to It I. I ST. ST LOUIS May Mur 16 Within Within a fow few days days we wo have bave thi this hot oft off of the bat bat or or- or baseball will wi awaken to the fact that it has received another jolt front from the Federals and anti ri right ht where it lives lives lives-in in iu the minor league region Within a few days davs announcements of the tinning signing bv by the Feds Feda e 1 of minor league leago players ow lined up with ith the International International ional association or other secondary arr leagues twill will wi bo be made b by the outlaws N Negotiations for several sc pla players ers are arc arenor arenow no now nor under trader way ar according to an official of the tho lea league e. e The Federals will wi justify st r their action in in approaching players already under bader contract on the ground gound that tho the mon men monthey monthey they want havo have ten ten day ay and reserve clauses in their contracts contract and that they are arc really realy benefiting tho the lesser league stars star by bv advancing them into the majors and by increasing their opportunity op and earning power Right here bere in St. St Louis Luis the tho start will willbe willbe wi be made Phil Phi Ball and Otto Oto Stifel both catao catalogued u d as good sports as wolf well veIl as wealthy men able to pay for a a boby say the they will wl not stand for for a t loser Timey h have yc correctly sized up their club and find And that it c contains several weak spots spot That the club will wi return from frol its present trip materially strengthened is is their positive t c assertion Owners in the tho past havo have declared they would go o out and anc get ct a winner f The They failed because material materia was not pur hablo under organized baseball conditions Hampered by br no recognition tion tOl of the rights of their rivals the Federals Federal ar are in a position to strengthen at once and not wait for the tho close of the season Beason However even material is not all al that contributes contribute to success unless said tim timber tm ber her consists of Cobbs J Johnsons and andJa Jacksons Ja and the final task of keeping the local Feds from trailing will wi be sti still up to Mordecai Brown Now that the Fed teams have bae passed the preliminary stage Browns Brown's club shows it lacks many elements of ot being a first pla place c team in a major league leage ma ma- chine It I is weak at second base lase in at least one outfield position none none too welt well equipped Quipped on first base and lacks speed throughout It could not stand up before Otto Oto Knabe's near bi big lea league e snapping pi turtles tur tur- ties tes for a minute despite a fair enough pitch pitching ins outfit Tn In one ono respect the local Federals have have been boen unjustly crt criticised through no fault of their own Beside the nois noisy Knabe outfit the Terriers seemed like mourners at the graveside snarling protesting at everything tho the Baltimore club seemed full ful of determination ginger inger and vi vi- i talty In contrast with wih them the silent stolid stole Terriers looked like hike beaten curs overt even cn c when leading Knabe violated a 8 positive order of President Gilmore while while- Brown obeyed it that it-that that caused the difference All Al managers man man- R aers agers ers of the tho Federal lea league e have havo received received re rc re- re written miten notice to cut kicking baiting umpires and unnecessary con conS Brown Bror in following instructions in in- ordered his men nien ten to keep quiet Carrying only nineteen men eight of whom were pitchers and and two catchers catcher ho be could not afford aford to lose a single man by benching so 80 muzzled his ni mon men o a. a Knabe was wa little better beter off of for surplus surplus sur sum plus talen taen but he ho did not heed hee tho the league cague orders In fact its it's impossible to Knabe Now Brown Brow is going to cut loose his men as soon as ho lands some of the talent hes he's scouting for The policy of dignified silence will wl bo be cast aside and md the thc name of Terriers better lived hived up til to |
