New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-28
Former Manager of Reds
Picked to Lead Chicago
Team for Three Years. :.
MORDECAI BROWN TO
HEAD ST. LOUIS NINE
Federal League Names Stovall,
Schlafly and Phillips to
Manage Other Clubs.

a long meeting OF the organization here ,
to-day. Tinker will manage the Chicago
club and Brown will manage the ST. Louis
club l.l
George Stoval, formerly of Cleveland
and last year manager OF the ST. Louis
Browns. has signed to manage the Kan
sas City club next year. Larry Schlafiy'
formerly with the Jersey City club Of the
International League, will lead the Buff
falo club. and william Phillips. foruner
Cincinnati player but out OF baseball for
several years. will go to Indianapolis as
manager. The franchise recently voted to
Cleveland was forfeited and awarded ~
Toronto. Canada.
James Gilmore president OF the league,
also announced that each Federal League
club would contain at least five players
who appeared last year with either the
National or American leagues. The full
roster of the players, he said, would be
announced within few days. Well adj
yertsed players from these leagues, lie
said, had been chosen to manage the
Toronto, Baltimore and Pittsburgh clubs.
The amount any player is 10 receive from
the new league was not made public by
Mr. Gilmore.
II was reported that Tinker was to re-
ceive $500 for three years service TIN
ker. who was deposed by Cincinnati, was
sold to the Brooklyn club for 5000 II
being stipulated that he was to receive
$4,000 OF this amount i'm addition TO his
salary. Tinker had announced that he
would not go to the FEDERAL club unless
l.. I,,. Ia no
larger than that provided by the Brooklyn
deal
Tinker's willingness TO leave organized
baseball was increased by his desire to
live i'm Chicago. where he has business in
terests An effort by Charles W. Murphy,
owner Of the Chicago National League
club, received Tinker's support. but when
II became known that the Brooklyn deal
would block Tinker's chance of playing
with the Cubs he entered into negotiations
with the Federals. H'-
Brooklyn's offer of $4,000 FOR Tiukers
services, said 10 be the largest sum ever
paid for ball player. was contingent on
the former Cincinnatrs managers accept
ing the agreement.
Cleveand's place i'm the new Federal
League was forfeited owing TO the fail
ure of that city to guarantee a suitable
bali park. Barney Hepburn, a member OF
the Canadian Parliament. it was an
nounoed, is the owner OF the Toronto
, club ..
Tinker and Brown are among the oldest
and best known players I'm organized
baseball. Tinker Joined the Chicago club
uFpl nd Ii 10
nigh renown as shortstop \ year ago
he was signed by Cincinnati as manager.
Brown rose TO fame as a pitcher with
the Chicago Cubs. He went with Tinker
to Cincinnati
The cities represented I'm the Federal
League are Toronto. Buffalo. Baltimore.
Pittsburgh. Chicago. ST. Louis, Kansas
City and Indianapolis.
The Brooklyn Superbas will fight TO the
last ditch TO prevent Joe Tinker from
playing with the Federal League, accord
Ing to Edward J. Mckeeyer, when i'm
formed last night that the shortstop had
signed with the outlaws.
The option of Tinkers services for
1914 originally held by the Cincinnati club,
but transferred TO Brooklyn by the terms
OF the recent sale. is binding" said Mr.
McKeeyer, speaking for the Superbas IN
the absence OF Charles Ebbets, who sailed
for Porto Rico yesterday. I'VE will take
the matter TO the courts and fight IL OUT.
The news Of Thinkers action comes as
something Of a surprise 10 me. ! had
supposed he was a good sensible fellow
and did not take much stock in the re-
ports Of his recent dealings with the red
eral League While we did not offer him
a contract TO sign We submitted him a
good business proposition and expected
that he would come around for a talk
after the National Commission had con-
sidered the demands of the fraternity. As
Won know. we have 10 objections 10 IN
per cent OF the clauses in the petition
and the other 10 per cent we expect will
be adjudicated without much difficulty.
1--WE confidently anticipated an amicab!e
settlement OF all differences over a sal
airy for Tinker. II looks now as though
the whole thing will be put up to the
courts to decide The Federal League
will Of course, make every effort TO hold
Tinker to the contract which he has
signed, and we are not al all disposed TO
give up our claim on his services
Charlie Ebbets. jr.. could hardly believe
his ears when told that Tinker had cast
his lot with the outlaws. se
Nothing can be done" he declared,
until we hear definitely from Tinker.
but you can say that the Brooklyn club
will protect it's interests
As to taking the Tinker case to the
courts. Bernard York. counsel for the
Brooklyn club said he had not given the
subject sufficient study to be able to say
whether relief would be sought In
the federal courts or the New York or
Illinois state courts. Speaking orhand.
he said, inasmuch as the Brooklyn club r.
a New Jersey corporation and the Tinker
deal with the Federal club was assumably
made in Chicago, the injunction would BE-
sought in the United States court. ~
York conceded that In this event the
fight of organized baseball against the
Federal League might reach the United
States Supreme Court. "a
Cincinnati Dec. 27.-Garry Hermann.
president OF the Cincinnati Reds. was
first informed OF the jumpii of Mordecai
Brown to the Federal League by The
Associated Press Mr.. Eerrmann was
very much surprised. but said that for
the present he would refuss to make nuy
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