The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-29
THEIR CONTRACTS
ARE FOR 3 YEARS
Late Manager of Reds and
Mordecai Jump to Out
law Organization.
ST. LOUIS POST FOR
STAR
The Windy City Club Com
pletes Plans for 1914
Close for Park Site.

Chicago. Dec. 29.-Organized base
ball has lost a couple Of truly greats.
And. by the same token. the Federal
league has gained a irmer footing.
Sticking to his promise Joe Belasco
Tinker. former Cub shortstop. later
pilot Of the Cincinnati Reds and more
recently headliner in that sterling
mystery entitled Who Pays the $780,
900 Ronus?" has cast his lot with the
third circuit So has Mordecai Three
Fingered" Brown. his old side-kicker.
Each signed a contract for three years
at a meeting Of the league officials
held Saturday afternoon at the Black
stone hotel.
Following a protracted session Of
the club owners who we're gathered
with President James A. Gilmore the
minutee were read in the presence of
the war correspondents. The terms of
the contract signed by Tinker and
Brown were not made public. but
President Gilmore let it he known that
the salary details we're duly approved
by the new managers. Tinker had
stepped to bat early in the day with
the assertion that he would have to
b shown" before he inscribed his
lnoniker on anything resembling a
baseball document.
Gilmore Conducts Deal
President Gilmore conducted the
ing for Charles Weegham and William
M. Walker. stockholders in the Chi
cago club, and Otto Stifel. Edward
Steininger and Walter Fritch Of st.
Louis, these officials remaining under
owe in the secret meeting place
while the league chief conversed in
stage whispers with Brownie and Joe.
Before the session had closed the
magnates from Pittsburgh and Balti-
more had about decided upon the
managers to have charge of their
teams, but this announcement will be
withheld until later in the week. The
acquisition Of Brown and Tinker now
gives five Of the eight clubs in the
circuit leaders. George Stovall. depos-
ed manager Of the st. Louis Browns,
will handle the Kansas City team:
Larry ~Schlafley, last season with Jer-
sey City. will hold the reins over the
Buffalo team, and Bill" Phillips, for
mer Brooklyn and Cincinnati slab
star. will have charge Of the Indian
apolis club, which last seaso copied
the league pennant.
Cleveland. one Of the cities which
fought hard to land a franchise in
the organization. will no be on the
roll call owing to the failure Of the
promoters of that city to land suit
able grounds. After securing the For
est City from n to end the would-be
magnates were forced to notify Presi-
dent Gilmore that they couldn't find a
site Of sufficient proportions for base
ball playing.
Toronto Succeeds Cleveland.
With The elimination Of Cleveland
from the circuit Toronto was given an
opening n Barney Hepburn. MEM
Der Of parliament, who was delegated
10 attend the meeting promptly
clinched the deal whereby the Cana
dian city was taken into the fold. To-
ronto will be the only point on the
league map outside the United States.
The league officials will get toeeth-
er shortly to outline a playing sched-
uie calling for 81 games, and antici-
pate no difficulty in arranging a
smooth layout of dates despite the