The evening world., 1913-12-29
TINKER HAS SIGNED
' FOR THREE YEARS WITH
new FEDERAL LEAGUE
Reported in Chicago That
Knahe Too Will Join New
Organization.


CHICAGO, Ill. Dec. 3.-Joe Tinker
this afternoon signed a contract to
manage the Chicago Federal League
team for three years. Tinker Will b
also made a stockhoider In the club.
The exact terms were not made public,
but IT is said to be better than the best
proposition made by Brooklyn.
Tinker met Charles weeEhman. the
chief backer Of the local club. and W.
n. Walker at , o'clock this afternoon
BY appointment. The terms had been
agreed to previously and all rnat was
necessary was Thinkers signature. Joe
kept In hiding all the day. but ap-
psarsd at weeghman's office in the
Otis Building as scheduled.
The most important news Of the meet.
ing was the development Of che fAct
that the new league has strung oaan-
cial backing. Each club now has on
deposit q forfeit Of x5.Os that Il shall
tinsh the season Of isI% and a promise
that ca ch club shall spend $>oOoO for
players
According to persons In close touch
with the affairs Of the proposed Fed.
era League. the ranks Of the big
leagues will be somewhat depleted be.
fore the 1914 season begins. The sign-
ing OF Joe Tinker a. manager Of the
Chicago team was a sensation in itself
httf
that Ouo knabe, second bascn,an Of the
Philadelphia Nationals 10 to Join IN,
new organization a. manager of IN,
baltimore team. Knabe was q candida u
for the managership Of the Cincinnatis
and II V said no was disappointed wher
Herzog OF the Giants secured the Job.
Knabe, It is stated. is expected Z,
sign up with Baltimore to-day or To-
morrow.
The list Of Federal managerp nov
reads like this: For Chicago Federal.
Joe Tinker Of the Cincinnati Nationals
st. Louis, Mordeca, Brown. Cincinnati
Nationals: Pittsburgh. Jimmie Sheck
ard. Cincinnati Nationals; Baltimore
Otto knabe. Philadslphia NatioaaIs
Kansas City. George Stovali. st. Loui
Americans: indianapolis. william Phil
lips: Buffalo, Larry Schany. BuffAl
Internationals; Toronto. not stated.
From authoritative sources comes
LIST Of the hackers Of the Teders
teams. They are.
st. Louis. Otto steifels; Pittsbursl
w. A. Kerr. John Barbour; Baitinor,
} | Au,s II Z
Gordon. c. c. Madison; Indianapolh
J. e. Krawe. J. A. George. r. I
Gates; Buffalo. Walter weeghman. Y
; II. Walker and James A. Gilmore.
All the hackers named are said I
have large resources behind them.
The Chicago Federal League Club Il
day advertised for bids for the constru,
ton Of a cement and steel grsndstan
, TO cost Sl10OO Grounds have been pui
chased at Shsfield and Addison stree
on the north side. Bids for the star
will be opefed Immediately and the col
= tract will be awarded in forty-oayl
hours. IL was announced.
Joe Tinker, who signed q three-yes
contract Saturday to manage the Oh
cago Federas. IL away from Chicago
=. was made known to-day. on a m.ss.
TO obtain players for Ms team. Tinks
d | II " authoritat!vely stated, already HI
?, nine regular players. Of whom nvs a
: t!g leAguerx. He Ia after others.
n Charles weeghman. President Of h
= Chicago Fedcrais, stated to-day IN
Tinker would make no attempt 10 al
any player under contract to play
i, any other league. Tinker IL not tryiI
, To ret Hanie Zimmerman Of the Cub