The Detroit times., 1913-12-24
Famous Heroes Who Are
Through or Nearly Through
in Big Leagues Available
witt witt W W AM eeetAIEIRa 4 CT --
FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS
They Are Sure Then of Getting
Paid Longer Than the Majors
Will Keep Them
by ralph L. YONKER.


or 70 whom the offers OF the NE"
Federal league should appeal
sam Agnew IS the type OF player
10 whom the offers of the new Federal
league should be considered more or
less Of q Joke.
Mordecal Brown is typical OF that
player who has served his time OF
usefulness In the major leagues ana
who hates the idea OF following the
beaten path down 10 the minors
The release TO the minors Is the
first tolling OF the death knell for the
baseball player. He hates II as he
hates death. To Jump over 10 the Fed
erals rather than permit the disgrace
of release 20 the bushes Is appear
ing TO him.
There is one proposition which II
Is said is being made by the Federals
that is good business for the play er
IN the big leagues who has just I'M
ished or Is about 10 finish his big
league career. That is the payment
of a fairly good salary for period
of FIVE years with guarantee that
the money IS in the bank and VIII be
waiting every pay day.
The man like Tom Hughes or the
Nationals for instance. who knows
that he is being kept in the big league
BIZ sufferance. that waivers have been
received on him and that he Is not
wanted in the majors, can listen 70
five-year proposition az fairly good
salary with some sense
Charlie Stree OF Chattanooga Is in
the same class.
II is doubtful that the obtaining OF
this class OF men would stir mp the
major league magnates TO much 0i
fight They believe that the fete~ais
would have a hard time inducln. ae
baseball public 10 come out 10 see an
old.timer. even though that halo that
SURROUNDS MIN Us big te1Ette i1trt
did shine fairly brightly Tor some
little time
Charlie Doom manager OF the Phil
lies, being a player as we'll as man
ager,. ought TO have fairly impartial
view OF the new league. especially
as it isn't trying to encroach on Philly
territory.
81 would consider that an offer OF
o guarantee OF a decent salary for five
years with the knowledge that the
money was in the bank ready for pay
days would be acceptable to some big
league players who know that they
cant last longer than a season or two
in the majors. said DOOM III aiscuss--
ing the invaders
But when Sam Agnew OF the St
Louis Browns actually permits state
ment that he has signed up with the
Federals TO go undenied. il looks as II
he has had a foolish streak. He has
brilliant future ahead OF him. un
doubtedly, If he sticks 10 big league
baseball faithfully. What he would do
with the Federals or where he would
be at the end OF one season Is hazard
Gus to say.
The sentiment concerning new
organization such as the Federal
league. is determined whole lot by
the amount and kind of publicity that
II receives as II is being started
The Federal league has hard
enough struggle under ordinary cir
cumstances but unwise publicity has
made II wiser There Is nothing that
undermines public confidence in a
proposition quite so much as prom
iSes that are unfulflled
Sporting writer's as a general rule
except those In cities like indianapolis
where the club in organized ball is in
very bad, are naturally friendly to-
ward the old organization They have
seen outlaw after outlaw rise and fan
and they hardly have faith as yet IA
the Federal
Hence, when stories are given ont
that 80 then 30 then fewer players
have been secured from the majors