The San Francisco call and post. [volume] (San Francisco, Calif.) 1913-1929, 1913-12-30
ST AIRS MAY
JOIN The
FEDERALS.
Each Outlaw Magnate Is
Pledged to Get Five Major
League ToSSerS

CHICAGO. Dec. .3o.-Every club in
the Federal league must secure five
major league ball players for the 1914
season or forfeit $4,000.
Every club in the Federal league
must spend at least $4,000 for players
or forfeit $4,000.
This statement was made today by
Charles weeghman. president of the.
Chicago club of the third league. Mr..
Weeghman added that he made the
conditions contingent upon his be-.
coming club owner, and that certt-
fed checks for the amount were in
the hands of the league officials.
The club in our league that goes
TO the post with less than five men of
American or National league expert
ence forfeits $4,000. said Mr..
Weeghman. "On top OF that, IL there
is a club in our organization that has
not spent at least $4,000 for players
IT also must relinquish It's right to a
check for s25 900. which now reposes
in the hands of the league treasury"
he continued.
When 1 decided to enter the Fed
eral league It. was with the under
standing that the clubs must be. of
major league caliber. I did not care
to enter the semiprofessional field or
TO become affiliated with an organiza-
ton of a minor league caliber.
AT the next to the last league
meeting IL was stated that every club
must be represented by a certified
check for $4,000. Every club owner
had a check for that amount / was
there with mine. But befere | de-
posted 1t with the treasurer of the
league I stated that there We're GER
tain conditions that would have TO be
met.
MONEY rs PUT UP
One was every city In our league
must be represented by a team that
had at least FIVE men of major league
experience in its lineup.
I had no sooner voiced this propo-
sition than it was carried. The next
condition 1 imposed was that every
club spend at least $4,000 in acquir-
ing new players. That was carried
just as quickly.
AS a result. eight of US deposited
certified checks for SIS, 900. by which
we agreed not only to live up to the
rules of the organization, but that
forfeit also will go into the league
treasury if we fail to have a quintet
of major league players. I have
RAdS ~ II GdAC W 6SAL4As cA6uL AOI lIe
Chicago club.
The local fans will have an oppor-
tunity OF studying this lineup in few
days"
OF course, the great. big question
among Chicago fans is as to whether
Joe Tinker made a mistake when he
entered the ranks OF the outlaws
Time will tell. But Joe figures that
he made a ten strike. So do the off,
Gals of the league.
BIG GAIN FOR TINKER
It certainly was necessary for the
officials to show" the former Cub
shortstop. Joe, by remaining in or
ganized baseball. could have secured
$4,000 for the next three years.
President Ebbets of the Brooklyn
club stood willing to give him that
$4,000 bonuss and salary of $4,000
q year. The salary would have to-
tailed $4,000 and the bonus would
have brought Joe's earnings 1926, 900.
1t Is understood that Tinker told
the Federal people that he wanted IN
the neighborhood of $4,000 That Is
for the three years work. They may
have compromised on few thousand
dollars less, but Tinker's compensa-
ton for the next three years will
amount to about that sum.