The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-27
CATCHER WARNEROUT
WITH TORRID ROAST
Released Giant Says Things
About Brush and Nc
GraW

NEW YORK, Dec. 26-Jack Warner,
the baseball catcher, whose release by the
New York National club was q big sur
prise to local fans, is hot under the col
lar. He says McGraw and Brush treated
him badly, and he wants everybody to
know of it. Warner claims that the rea-
son he was released was because he had
asked McGraw to make good the promise
he had made last winter. which was
present of $500 If he handled the young
pitchers, Ames and Wiltse, well and made
them do good work. Warner says that
NcGraw promised to give him the money,
but never did so.
''The reason why McGraw and Brush
traded me to st. Louis is because McGraw
did not care about making good the prom
ise he made me of $500 if 1 took care of
the young pitchers. Ames and WiItse this
season. McGraw told me before we went
South last spring that he would give me
this money
I worked hard with these pitchers and
brought them around all right. When the
season was over asked McGraw for the
money and he said would surely get it.
He failed to make good. and [ asked him
again. He evidently did not want me to
trouble him. and that's one reason why
he let me go. When McGraW says he let
me go because he had too many catcheTs
he is wrong. He did not want to make
good that $500. and he knows it
McGraw got too much credit for Win
ming the pennant last year. With the team
New York had a blind man could have won
the pennant. Each player worked hard to
win, as We thought by winning the pen
n2nt we would make some money out or
q post season series Of games with the
BcstOns
The reason why we did not play the
champion BOstonS is just this: President
Brush knew perfectly well that If we
played the series he would not get any
of the money. If he had been given his
rakeoff then he would have agreed to let
us play the game. He would not stand
for the players getting all that money
and him none, and SO refused to let US
play the series, and we were all sore
when Brush and McGraw asked US not
to play. When we agreed not to play
the BOstons we thought that Brush would
pay Us well for doing so by donating
literally to our benefit day and also to
the theater benefit. Brush gave us
paltry $1,000, which was not button off
his coat. Out of the two benefits we had
We each received only $400. The players
were very much discouraged. as they
thought they would receive at the least
1000 each.
Another thing that makes me feel
sore is to think that McGraw has all
along said he would not let me go. L
asked him at the Victoria hotel to trade
me to the Cincinnati club, but he said
there was not a chance. Joe Kelley
wanted me, but McGraw, fearing that
would strengthen that club. would not
do any business with Kelley.
Another excuse given by McGraw for
letting me go is that 1 stirred up trouble
in the club when the team was not al
lowed to play the post season series with
the BOstonS. l never was a disorganizer
on a team, and am sure 1 am not go
ing to begin now. / will play my best
ball next year, and 1 trust that Mr.. Robi-
son and Manager Charley Nichols. of the
St Louis club viii not feel sorry for
signing me.
I am satisfied to leave the New York
club and have been for some time. Ed
Barrows offered to buy my release from
McGraw last winter for 81, 000 but Nc
Graw would not sell me. l am very much
pleased to go to the st. Louis club, as
know I will receive better treatment
from the Robinsons than L did from Nc
GIaw and Brush