Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-30
FORMER CUBS ARE
NOW WITH FEDS
Mordecai Brown and Joseph
Tinker Admit They Have
Joined Third League.
100000 FOR A NEW PARK
Weeeharn Gives Out Managers Salary
as s12.ooo a Year and $4,000
In Stock.

Chicago. Ill, Dec. 3O,-Mordecai
Brown will leave Chicago tonight 70
confer with the owners OF the Federal
league team IN St Louis. II is not
for the purpose OF talking terms that
Brownie is leaving for the Mound
City. Far be that from the case. for
from no other lips than those possess
ed By Mr.. Brown himself We yester-
day afternoon CLEANED the information
that the papers had been signed"
that will give him the management OF
the club that Will sndeavor 10 take
away tho baseball patronage from the
Browns and Cardinals. couple Of ball
clubs now doing business IN Mfssouri's
big town.
With Browns statement that he
had actually cast his lot with the out
laws came one from Joseph Tinker
that he had done likewise. OF course,
everybody IN Chicago and vicinity
had read on Sunday the announcement
made by the Federal people to the
effect that the above mentioned stel-
lar lights OF the national pastime had
signed up with the Feds. but until
yesterday neither Nj Tinker nor Mr.
Brown could be located In order that
the story might be substantiated By
them. Those who know James A. Gil
more. the president o. the Feds. felt
satisfied when they read that Tinker
and Brown had been secured by the
new league thai the story was abso-
lutely straight. However. there are
always those who belong 70 the skep-
teal column, folks who always want
20 be Shown"
Weeghman said last ght tina:
Tinker would receive $4,000 a wear
FOR three years and be- permitted 70
pay for $4,000 worth OF stock out OF
Ais dividends Il Is hardly likely that
the annual melon VIII amount 10
enough 70 cover the price in three
years. but II Joe wants the holdings .
he can pay for them out OF his salary. F..
Brown Goes 20 81. Louis.
Now that Tinker and Brownie have
oeen located and both have put their Z
>. ks TO the published stories. what .
little doubt that may have existed .
must now be cast upon the waters OF 4
Lake Michigan. There is no chance .
for further doubling Tinker is now
the manager Of the Chicago Federal {
league team and Brown Will serve in /
a Ike capacity down in the town made
famous last sumAer by Ping BOdie'
and his $500 stein OF suds
Brown says he's gCinE 20 s. Louis
tonight for the simple reason or sort
OF getting acquainted with ms new
bosses. Then again he has severa!
plans up his sleeve that he wishes 20
py, before the club owners. He wants
certain ball players and he's not going
10 be shy in asking that the 81. Louis
Fed owners come across and Comp.y
with some OF his managerial requests.
And Brownie certainly shows the ear
marks OF a manager right off the reel
by jumping a RATHER and travelling
into that sacred domain Of ST. Louis.
there 10 make known i'm plain English
lis wants. Just what players Brownie
intends trying % get we do not know
Mr. Brown. OF three fingered fame.
is entirely too smart & baseball indi-
yiduaI To tip his mitt 10 q bunch OF
sCTibes And believe US. IL was quite
an army OF typewriter Founders who
Jrailed Brownie and Tinker yesterday
Brown says he knew today OF az
east 20 major league players Of 1913 !
Who are now under contract 10 per
t-rm with the Federal league. Again
he would not intimate who tEOs. Z
payers might be However. he was q
positive when he stated that az least Z
~ OF the major league performers OF :
the past season would be wearing
the spanEIes Of Jessie james Cmean-
ing. Of course. outlaw during the sea
son OF 1914
Lineup Is Filled.
Tinker said yesterday that now that
he and tine local Fed folk had come
&c a nus- settlement be would inn
neIiately star plans whereby ls-i
uld put In winning ball club on \
the north side during the 1915 season 1
Ttnke-'s one ambition IL 20 succeed as . q
a manager. and, quite naturally. Il D
wouldn't make him the least angry 20 3
make good IN grand style right here in 4
Chicago. where be has such a stancl d