Evening star., 1913-01-18
RUSS FORD SIGNS
Daniels, WoIter and LeIiveIt
Also Send in Contracts.
FARRELL after LAJOIE?
Rumor From Cleveland Says the
Frenchman May Sign With
Highlanders.
'ARRELl AFTER LAJ0IE?

NEW YORK, January IS Russell Ford,
Bert Daniels. Harry Wolter and Jack
Lelivelt have signed contracts to play
with the New YOrks under Frank
Chances leadership this year. Jack War
hop signed a week ago, and Charley
Sterrett, the Princeton College boy,
will line up with the others, probably to-
day. Ford will receive a salary close to
5000 this year. He has been wintering
In California, and recently had a talk
with Chance. Ford told the new man
ager that he coud be counted on to pitch
the best ball of his career during. the
coming campaign.
Daniels. who is employed by the New
York Central civil engineer. has
been in town since the season closed last
fall. When he signed yesterday he told
President Farrell that under the new or
make the New Yorks win a large ma
Jority of their games. He said that he
hoped to convince Chance that he de-
served a regular place in the outfield and
would be in firSt-claSS condition the
moment he put on his uniform in Ber-
muda.
Wolter sent letter with his contract,
in which he declared that he had recOv-
cred the use of his leg, which was broken
last spring, and was playing several
he was able to run the bases as swiftly
as ever, and would probably accede to
Chances request to visit Bermuda with
the rest of the men.
President Farrell and Business Manager
Irwin have decided to sail for Bermuda
on February 10. The players in the care
of Chance will leave on March 1 on
the steamer Arcadian. 1t is expected that
all the players will be under contract by
that time, as the terms offered by the
nvfr y,,alxy ibnr
Has the Cleveland club received an offer
from Chance for the release of Napoleon
Lajoie? Word came from the Forest city
in roundabout way last night that such
an offer had been made and that Presi-
dent SOmers of the Maps would seriously
consider it. If there is truth in the re-
iport, negotiations have been carried on
over the head of Manager Birmingham.
1t is known that Farrell and Chance are
ready to pay a stiff price for Lajoie and
are willing to pay him the same salary
he has been receiving from the Cleveland
club for several years. With Lajoie
covering second base for the New YOrks.
prove a stone wall Lajoie is said to be
dissa tisfied with his present engagement,
due to the fact that he and Birmingham
do not hitch.
Davy Jones, just released by the De-
troit club, says that the slump of the
Tigers last year was due to friction be-
tween Manager Jennings and the players.
Jones charges Jennings with subjecting
the men to personal abuse. President
Navin signed Jennings to a two-year con-
tract last August. Although the DetrOits
finished in sixth place in the American
League race they Outdrew all the other
teams away from home. Navin attrib-
uted this fact to the remarkable pOpu-
larity of Jennings and Ty Cobb, and
thereby hangs q tale. Cobb, a bundle of
nerves and star player, had many
wrangles with the Detroit players last
season. AS he was the Tigers most val
liable asset it was policy for Jennings to
take his end in almost every mixup.
Jennings for that reason had much
friction with the men who were jealous
of Cobb, among them being Jones, who
in Cobbs opinion, should have been
turned loose a year ago. While it is
true that Cobb is holding out for a tif-
teen-thOusand-dOllar salary, there is rea-
son to believe that he will sign a contract
as soon he decides to talk business
with Navin.
In a day or two deal will be put
through by which Hugh McBreen will
sell half interest in the Jersey City
club to a New York man. Terms were
practically agreed upon yesterday but
there was nothing for publication. Pend
ing the sale of McBreen's stock the af-
fairs of the club are at a standstill.
President James j. I.illis. who also owns
| a half interest. will sign Manager Scha-
| fly soon McBreen steps out. The
| Jersey City team will train i'm Bermuda
| with the New Yorks. but will not leave
] here until about March j. McBreen, for
meriy secretary of the Boston Red SOx,
| ago. but he was disappointed with the
venture. for the club lost money in 1912
| 1t is said that McBreen will receive about
| $15,CO1 for his holdings