The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-13
SIGNS
INDUCING
CONTRACT
Boston Manager TO Get Big
Salary With Bonus for
Place in Race.

DpS hGilys WIN HIS cheI1Id1h EAEd AfA-
ney as manager of the Boston National
League team, signed a novel contract with
President George B. Dovey. the Boston
magnate, in the Office OF H. c. Pulliam.
president of the National League, in the
ST. James Building. at New York Saturday.
Kelly arrived there early in the morning
from Baltimore to meet Dewey, who came
over from the Hub on the night train.
They found President Pulliam waiting for
them by appointment, and after a short
talk Kelly put his name to a two years
contract, calling for a large salary. the
amount of which was not stated, and also
STIMULATING that Kelly is to receive a GER
tain additional bonus for each place the
Boston team finishes above the fifth notch.
In a word, IL Kelly can land the Bean
eaters in third place, for instance, he may
receive 1900 extra, or $1,000 for each posi-
ton above the stipulated rating. 1t was
also a condition of the contract that Kelly
should have full charge Of the team, with
n bsolute power to discipline, release, trade
or sign all players.
the Waldorf Astoria last month Kelly ana
Doyey virtually agreed upon terms, after
| Kelly had first demanded a salary of Saoo0o
for three years. It is understood that the
contract signed by Kelly also calls lot
about $1,000 for one season. :.
Kelly insisted that the contract should
he signed In the presence of Pulliam' Ioi
the reason that the latter used MS innu-
ence to secure the management OF the
Toronto club for Kelly last year anu hao
otherwise interested himself in the weliare
of the new Boston National manager,
novey left for Boston on an afternoon
train and Kelly. before he started for Baitl-
more, said that he Intended TO VISIT ans
Huh in a few days to look over inc pan
and make arrangements for the spring TIP,
Kelly incidentally said that he would no'
release George Browne to the broohisn
club at present. and would arrive az ~
conclusion in the matter untli al,er ~ n'e
ar think YOU will see the Boston Ma
,;onals very much in the fight LOT ths
aannant This year" said Kelly. i pe'
in;a1,e I got much the best of the reeeh,
deal with McGraw, and 1eel SUI .na
Tsovvornan. McGann and Dahlen Will prss
ao,ne 6ne hall for me. Boston Is my on
home. and | shall be glad to play mere
II is a great ball town and good w,o'A vi
the diamond is always sppreeiuee'
Making baseball deals is not an easy
tas, Inv any means, In a recent discus
sion, John F. Kilfoyle, one OF tue W.
~ the Cleveland American CLUB sala:
.I1nless a club owner Is willing TO CIV
two stars for one, he stands bnt a SINAI
chance of getting any of the players o
the land away from the cities where the'
are now located. ~ oondi
,ion ~ things in the baseball market un
less he has an interest in n team anu 'ife'
- IN. a fou Hrsf-claaA players.
.tNow for instance, the Cleveland Cluf
might take Players Flick and Turner int'
the trading markets and make a deal To-
A high-grade player, hut that wouiu u
like giving tive $50 g%oldpieces for one o.
we could get a star plyer Tor JOSS IN.
Clark. but that would also be a fooisf
trade for us to make.
1T is n fact. though, that were we tc
seriously go about the task of trying tt
make a trade. we would be asked to give
two men like joss. Clark, Flick or fur'
ner for one man. Buy somebody, then,
say some of the fans. How?
what would happen TO us If we sold
loss. for instance? What would happen
to the st. Louis Browns il they let Geors'
Stone go for money, or to the Athletics j
they sold Eddie Plank to cleveland, or tf
the White Sox if they sold us Jiggs Don
ahue? You see, it isn't a question oil
money ut all.
"Of course. we could well afford TO paS
a. fancy price for a player like Hal Chase
our investment would all come back t,
us in gate money-but New York conlo
not afford to sell Chase for any amount
for the Gotham fans would ave their re
venge.
1--WE might make $4,000 if we could buy
such Il player for $4,000 or $4,000, buI
the club letting him go would lose $95. 60
or $4,000. SO. there you are!'
.
The Chicago Cubs, who will be labeled
worlds champions this year, will leave
for West Baden, Ind, on March 3, to re-
main len days. Then they will go direct
TO Vicksburg, Miss, on March Is. to stay
until March "a. After that the Cubs will
play exhibition games in Montgomery, At
lanta, Chattanooga, Birmingham, Memphis
Nashville, Evansville, Terre Haute, Fort
Wayne, Indianapolis and Dayton. The
trip will give chubby Charley Murphy q
glorious chance to show the famous horse
blankets to thousands Of Southern fans.
9 "a q
A dispatch from Cincinnati saws Presi.
dent Hermann. of the Reds, late yester-
day afternoon received word from Barney
Dreyfuss that he had heard from Man
ager Fred Clarke; that Clarke was will
ing TO make a deal whereby Tommy
Leach, of the Pittsburgs, can go to Gin
cinnati as the manager of the Reds.
Leach will be called there also by Herr
mann for a conference. and Leach will then
60 TO see Clarke to arrange the trade OF
himself for one or more of Herrmann's
players.
President John II. Brush. Of the New
York National League Club, will mail a
check for $1,000 in a day or two to the
national baseball commission in payment
of the fine inflicted by the commission
for the games forfeited by McGraw's
team at New Orleans last spring. Brush
evidently recognizes hat the commission
is the supreme court of baseball, and that
IL does not pay to disobey its commands.