The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-03
AROUND THE BASE LINES.
FARRELL LOSES a DAYS PAY BY
NOR sIsHINa a CONTRACT

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Farrslrs threat to sign Washington Club
contract this week unless he hears from the
New York Club that his terms have been ac-
eeptsd IL not taken seriously by Tslcott and
Ward. who believe tbs great catcher 10 blufing.
Itturns out that while Farrell has in his pos
session contract sent 20 him some time ago
BIZ the wsGnsrs calling for ~. salary the
New York Club has not sent him q similar
document resortina merely to stating terms
in q letter sent to Farrell three weeks ago.
Ward saya II dossn't make any difference
whether Farrell has q New York contract or
not Farrell can accept the local clubs terms
80 embodied in the letter he has In his posses
sion By simply wiring on terms accepted"
which will hold as strongly as . signed con-
tract.
II Farrell signs . Washington contract and
reports there Tor duty It 10 liable to com plicate
matters. The contract sent to him by the
wssners was made out by them. and Farrell
claims that he can hold them to It. OF course.
By the payment Of 81. sou by the New YORK Club
TO N. L Young for the releases Of Farrell and
Msekin. Wheeler and Talevtt purchased the
right TO negotiate with the players. but the
money will not be paid over to Wagner by
Young until the New York Club signs Farrell
IN addition to Meekin, whose contract with
eording TO the m ethod Of drafting PLAYERS from
the minor leagues. n. T. Young holds the pur.
Win the 0 eSb Which ns SrsftsG sin. Then the
money 70 paid over to the minor league club
tbs. player cannot sign or agree upon terms
with the drafting CLUB. 1t has been the custom
c ins snS me- psys to retnrn
In the case Of Farrell. 1t is argued that 4 he
club he can sign with the Washing on Club
and President Young will have TO return the
Cub Tor Il Is claimed that, no player can be
forced TO- TO to another club by selling his
these Claims are not eonrsGssnt Win Sa'esaii
law: They are mel, merely side,inE the matter ,
unSsr.tSnS ' hat The I league clubs viii vii ali ali
stand together. and that Washington cannot
play Farrell against IN. other teams Of the
and must play bsi here or anit. The catcher.
courts II Washington refuses to pay him
Tas Sun has obtained the following argu-
ment. set forth by the player himself which Is
worth considerinc:,.
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s:y wi that was 81 eGnsiSs woe,s
Wagner cells me and have to 20 whei ever
he wants me to. The least one could OK.
with regard to stlary. 1 got $4,000 last
year. and the New York Club refused to pay me
services, In conjunction with Meekin's have
been worth So. 500. 1t seems. then. no more than
fair for me to ask for as much money as re-
York Club. but simply holding out for my
rights"
The New York PLAYERS contracts went into
effect YESTERDAY. As Farrell has not signed,
the Now York management claims that he will
be docked SlO or more per dav until he puts
his name on q contract. Consequently. tho
catcher Is out that much money for not report
Ing to Ward yesterday.