New-York tribune., 1910-11-10
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
"Biq Chief" Meyers Signs Again
10 Play with the Giants.
FOUR MEN NOW IN LINE
Sweeney Sticks TO the Yankees
IN Spite of Rumor That
He Would Jump.

ssRfg Chief Meyers has not allowed tne
glamour Of a successful histrionfc career
10 lower in his estimation the value o. a
profitable occupation on me oaInohe-
Whether or not the star catcher of no
c.iar+s has visions Of becoming the Rich
ard Mansfield Of the American stage. ns
5oes not DIan boldly to cross the rIbicon.
Instead he leaves one foot on me shors
behind IN the form OF a contract for next
year with the New York club In srfts -
two sppaarances on the stage yesterdav. -
eor-d time 10 leave the makeup and foot
lights behind and drop into the ofrcs %
the club and sign up for another season.
AZ the same time Arthur Shafer, the sub
s+ftff+e IudeIder. cast his Tor with the Nc
c.raw for 1911. and affixed his signature 20
the document which keeps him within rhs
fold Of the Giants. The amount Of the sa'-
aries which Meyers and Shafer VIII receive
wa. not announced. Neither could any IN
formation be elected as TO whether either
one or the PLAYERS were rewarded with
raise"
To date contracts have been signed -
four Of the team. an this having come 70
rsss before the advent OF Dan Fletcher or
his celebrated invasion into New York n
the interests Of a third baseball leaEu@-
C,hristv MathewsOu was the first PLAYER %
sign up al a salary which was unofhciaiiF
said TO be $1,000. Josh Devore. before
vending his way 10 the wIids OF ONO, was
induced TO enter the fold for another year.
II is understood that he viii receive next
season a substantial increase in the amount
OF this worlds goods His playing during
the post-seasOu series with the Yankees
marked him for a raise" which the owner
Of the club was nothing Ioath TO give
Among the Yankees, Ed sweeney.
catcher. Jack Warhop. pitcher. and Birdie
Cree. centre fielder. sent in yesterday their
signed contracts for 1911 This puts an end
to the rurnor that Sweeney. who IS a bosom
friend Of Russell Ford. would jump 10 ths
proposed third major league because, u -
said. Ford has signed a contract with
Fletcher.
y Iuu seems 70 have fallen on the
tumuItuous warfare between the Cincinnati
and Philadelphia clubs OF the National
League. over the trade IN players which
aroused the baseball world TWO or three
weeks ago. Neither August Hermann.
president of the Reds. nor Horace Fosei.
president of the PhiIlies. seems 70 show
any marked Inclination to get together and
settle differences. President Thomas J.
Tuesday that he did not expect a visit
from either president this week. and he dill
not know Of any conferences which had
been arranged. II looks now as though the
directors of the National League will -
called upon 70 settle the question q the
legality of the trade
Charley Doom looks good 70 ne as ths
manager Of the Phiilies for next year.
said Mr. FOgeI. when he returned from a
trip in the South on Monday he took pains
10 deny thar Johnny Evers had been offered
the managerial berth in Philadelphia AZ
the same time FOseI gently criticised
Charlie Murphy, president OF the Cubs. for
attempting 20 butt into this deal between
Hermann and myself
According TO a story" from PhiladsIphfa
/ Doom says he viii stand pat on his -ss5z-
nation Perhaps FogeI viii now have an
I other tune TO sing
The following query came to the spo-,@
I ing desk last night,
/ Cincinnati. Nov 9-Banc-ofr signs con-
/ tract 10 take fourteen Athletics and twelvs
wives 10 cuba for big cash consideration.
l VIII tour South after return
/ Looks as If Bancroft would have a merry
time.
Byrne the clever third baseman of tha
( Pittsbur- team. was operated on yesterday
/ for an old injury
/ Captain JaqUss Of the Harvard 'crcss-
/ country team is III and may not be abs
( 10 represent the Crimson in the inter
, collegiate 'CTOs-cOUnJry run at Princeton OF
SATURDAY.
! Arrangements have been completed for q
I ffteen-rOund fight between Abe AJteIl. -ha
/ featherweiEht champion, and frankie Con-
! ley the bantamweight champion. az NsI
/ Orleans on sunday