The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-01
QUAKER PLAYERS
 SIGN WITH REDS
Garry Hermann Gets John Han cock of M'Quilien and Bates Big Squabble Likely to Fol low

Cincinnati, Nov. 1-George McQuil- fen, pitcher. and John Bates, outfeld- CT. both members of 1910, signed con- tracts with the Cincinnati club for 1911. Their action in the face of Pres ident Fogers declaration that the Philadelphia club had not released them, Third Baseman Grant and Pitcher Moran, Is expected to precipi- tate an open contest between the Cin- cinnati and Philadelphia clubs over the trade of players announced last week.
 McQuillen came here from Newark, N. J., and signed his contract after talking less than ten minutes With President Hermann of the Cincinnati club. The salaries offered to the men were not announced.
 Bates came from his home in Steu. benville, Ohio, in response to a mes- sage from President Hermann, and, after 8 short talk with Hermann in which the position of the Cincinnati club was explained, attached his sig nature to a contract for next year. Hermann took this action despite FogelPs notice of last week that Bates Grant, Moran and McQuillen had not been released by the Philadelphia club. r-t-~es
 Philadelphia, Nov. IT cannot help what McQuillen and Bates have done, nor am I responsible for anything unlawful in baseball President Herr mann may do,'' said President Fogel of the Philadelphia National League club when told that these players had signed Cincinnati contracts. "McQuil- len and Bates are on the reserve list of the Philadelphia club and no other club has right to approach them so long as their names are on that list
 '.If President Hermann signed Mo- Quillen and Bates. bcth the Cincinnati club and the players named are in for a grilling. will certainly invoke the law and demand that both the Cincinnati Club and the players men toned be dealt with according to the penalties provided for a violation of the rules anent the protection of a clubs assets and property rights un- der the reserve clause."s
 Fogel also said Manager Dooin in- formed him last Saturday night that he had told Hermann and Griffith at the time he made the deal that make the trade, but would enter into the agreement with the understanding that he would get FogePs consent.
 Herrmann's action is likely to pre- cipitate the most exciting squahhle the National League has seen in it's history. The owner of the Reds is in rather a peculiar position. August Hermann is chairman of the National Baseball Commission, the Supreme Court of Baseball, whose duty it is to see that baseball law and order in reference to all major league matters is maintain ed at all costs. Nasty action on Herr mann's part is not characteristic of this clear-headed solon, whose whole souled loyalty to the sport has helped to place baseball on it's present high plane. Hermann is the last man in baseball who could be expected to take a blind leap Even his exalted position could not save him should Fogel prove he deliberately tempered with players under reserve to a rival club Unless the most authenic evil dence is produced to show that Fogel had countenanced the trade, MT. Herr mann will find that he made very had nlaY.