The Washington herald., 1907-02-27
ANDERSON HOLDS OFF
Nationals Left Fielder Re-
fuses to Sign Contract.
ALLEGES UNFAIR TREATMENT
VIII Not Discuss Question,
but Says That He Thinks Matter
VIII BE satisfactorily Adjusted Re
fore Opening of season-New York
Nationals Get Mike Grady.

Special to The Washington Herald.
New York, Feb 26-John Anderson. the
Nationals left fielder. has refused to sign
for next season because Of some alleged
unfair treatment.
Anderson has written TO Cantillon ex-
planning his grievance, but the manager
refuses to discuss the question further
than TO say that Anderson has not yet
signed, but that he expects to have the
outfelder in line before the Washington
team reports at Chicago on March 4. 1t
is understood that the refusal to sign is
the result of some trouble over the ques-
ton Of money for next season.
This is not the first trouble that An
club. Last year he suddenly quit the
team withou: any explanation, and for
several days his whereabouts was mys-
terry. In about a week he notified the
club that he was at the bedside of his
wife, who was seriously III in Worcester.
Anderson is the type of a player who
does not associate with his teammates,
except on the ballield. and he seldom
takes any of the other members of
club Of which he is a member into his
confidence. so his sudden refusal 70 sign
comes as a big surprise.
Giants Get Grady.
The only deal Of Importance to-day was
one that brings Catcher Mike Grady back
TO the New York Nationals. Grady
played here during the reign Of ''serappy
BIZ Joyce. but me fell into disfayor and
was released. Since then he has taken
care OF himself. and last season he played
such good ball behind the bat for the
81. Louis Nationals that Manager Nc
Graw got his eye on him. Negotiations
were therefore opened for Grady some
time ago. but it was not until to-day that
the deal was Clinched. IN exchange for
Grady, the New York club viii hand over
Fitzgerald, o young catcher. and Frank
Burke an 0utnelder from the Connecticut
League. with 5000 TO boot
There We're many whispered confer
CnCcs among the magnHtcS and managers
at the Fifth Avenue and Victoria
hotels. but no contemplated deals were
made public.
Il was said that the New York Amer
leans were trying TO make a deal FOR
Pitcher Glade, OF the St. Louis team,
hhlcN luNoIhtQ tie transfer OF joe AtsiStt
and a bonus ina exchange but Clark Grit
nth denied this with much emphasis. IL
was also rumored that both the Chicago
and Boston Americans had made big casn
offers 10 tho Detroit Club for Outdelder
Mcintyre, bat that Detroit refused 10
talk business at all Catcher BuelOW, OF
Cleveland, was sold outright to ST Louis
for N.000, while the Boston Americans
turned over two Young uiavers Lord and
ChadbOurne, to the Providence Eastern
League team.
Ned Hanlcn, when asked to-day about
his new Cincinnati team, said:
''It win take some time 10 find out just
what We have In hand, but I think
pretty fast team viii result. Mowrey is
promising player; he did so Well at
third base in Baltimore last year that (
could not overlook him. ] look to see
Del Mason, who was with Baltimore last
year, make good ia the National League,
while 1 feel sure that Essick viii be of
much service 10 us.