Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 233, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1914 — POLICY OF FEDERAL LEAGUE [ARTICLE]

POLICY OF FEDERAL LEAGUE

Baltimore Club Is Advised to Got Busy and Secure Players to Strengthen Their Team. Star Matthews, In the Baltimore Bun offers this kindly advice to the Baltimore Federal League Club: It has been the policy of the local club to go its way in peace, not touching players who are under contract, for organized ball has kept Its hands off Baltimore’s athletes. It was a wise policy earlier in the season, for nothing is to be gained by having a clever man under contract it, through an injunction, the club Is robbed of bls services. Paying large salaries to men for holding down seats in the grandstand is not good baseball and It doesn’t win pennants. Yet, since the courts have told that the Federal league Is right in its contention that the 10-day clause is worthless and unfair, Baltimore might as well get in early on the mats rush for stars of basebalidom, which is bound to begin some time before the flag falls on this race. The local directors can be relied upon to get what they need if it is on the market, but it would be fodlish for them to take any kind of a ball player simply because he can be secured. Good material will strengthen the club, but useless timber will only load up the payroll and nothing will be gained on the playing field. So, with the hop® of securing players who will be of assistance next year as well as this, the Terrapin officials are looking for only the best