f the working people.”(9) Despite the fact of baseball’s rising success , the players did not have representation until 1912 the formation of the Fraternity of Professional Base Ball Players of America. The Fraternity had two goals “ to rid baseball of the hated reserve clause and to gain a larger share of baseball’s profits for the men who made them possible.”(10) Instead of getting more recognition and respect from the owners , the owners ignored the players organization. The formation of the Federal League began after the 1913 season by a group of wealthy businessmen to challenge Major League Baseball. They offered large sums of money to players in the Major League to come play for the Federal League. The struggle between the Major Leagues and the Federal League continued and players like Three Finger Brown jumped to the Federal League , signing large lucrative contracts. As a result of the high contracts offered by the Federal League , salaries in Major League baseball greatly increased. The “ payrolls of major league teams.. averaged 51,000 before the Federal League .. rose to more than 70, 000 within two years.”(11) Later on , by 1915 , the Federal League disbanded , but not before it left an affect on Major League Baseball. The Federal League caused baseball players salaries to rise significantly and it also brought upon the reemergence of the Fraternity of Professional Base Ball Players of America. Despite the affects of the Federal League , after it disbanded , baseball czar , Ban Johnson continued his rule of Maj...
