New-York tribune., 1913-11-04

RAID BY OUTLAW TEAMS
George Stoyall Says Players
Will Be Lured from the
Majors Before Next
Season Opens.

II looks as tnOugn tne COMING NdtlondI
League meeting will be the tamest little
affair in years Everything will go off in
the dull, cut and dried manner. Just as
correspondents ard scribes had got nice
little rucrion started, having worked the
Lynch election up to the concert pitch
before getting active on the Players Fra
ternity and the absolute wrecking of or
ganized baseball here comes Charlie Muir
ply. the great Chubby Charlie" of Chi
cago. and says he won't be there.
Murphy. the right bower of the opposi-
tion, the Spartacus Of the West the in
exhaustible source OF news and trouble,
Is going to leave the league fiat and for
the first time In memory will not answer
TO the rollcall II was fearful blow
when Horace Fcgel was eliminated last
wear Now, with Murphy absent, Charlie
Ebbets will not have the heart to carry
on any high jinks. What promised to be
q rare display OF baseball pyrotechnics
seems fated to settle down into the most
peaceful monotony.
Already signs have been noted Of gem
eral rally around the Lynch standard
both Gaffney of Boston, and Baker, or
the Phillies, coming out for reelection
of the executive unless another man can
lie found who is better qualified for me
lob. The rest will gradually drop INTO
line and the annual meeting VIII be d
disappointing love feast.
Mummy is planning TO sail for queens
town ON Thursday and will remain abroad
until well into the winter traveiIhs
through England, Scotland ana lreiahu'
Instead of getting back In time tor the
meeting as originally planned. harry
Ackerland. of Pittsburgh, who poushI
Frank Chances stock In the Cuos' WIZ
represent the Chicago club. harry VIII
have a hard time filling Murphy $ shoes'
as he does not possess Chubby Charlie
vast vocabulary nor his wild-eyed taste
for soft hats OF melting hues or waist
coats of extreme gayety.
Rumor has IL that Hoblitzel, the Cin-
cirpati first baseman. has been picked 10
,o,d ono Federal League team; that
lack Miller. of the Pirates, will take care
of the Smoky City's interests. ana thaI
charlie Herzog is selected 10 manage Bal
t,more. supplantinG Wiloert hooihSoH'
wbo rad the Job clinched three days ago
Having picked their men, all the Federal
League now has to do Is TO get them 10
sign contracts.
George stovall, the deposed manager OF
the ST. Louis Browns. who mas cast IN
his lot with the outlaw Federal League
as manager of the Kansas city club, was
ouoted as saying In Toledo yesterday
that every club in the league would nave
from five TO six players now on major
league rosters before the opening or
another season. lie added;
1--WE don't intend 10 go after players
who are still under contract, SAID the
Kansas City leader, "but we are soihB
after men who are retained only under
the reserve clause, which means that
PLAYER cannot sign with any other cluo
except the one with which his contract
has lust expired unless sold or released
to another team.
There are men i'm the big leagues VINO
draw about $3.50. These are the kinf
we are going after. BY offering them a
thousand more than they are getting am
sure OF being able to land enough for our
oeeds We do not intend to 80 after
Cobb. Jackson. Johnson. Speaker or any
OF the big stars of the game. but VIII con-
tent ourselves with smaller fry ngn0
now"
1elive,t once with the Yankees whd
WAS traded 10 Cleveland early last sea-
son has passed on to the minors the
Maps let him go with Ryan, another out
fielder. to Toledo. In the American Assoc
citation.
Rul Brennan, of the National League
staff of umpires. attended a boxing per-
formance at Superior Wis. one evening
last week. Some one spotted him and
nersuaded him TO step into the ring TO be
introduced to the crowd. Charley ulrich,
matchmaker OF the club. did the honors,
saving: II want to introduce Bill Bren-
nan. National League umpire and MEM
her of the New York Giants" The base
ball fans" present burst into storms or
laughter. remembering the incident In
Philadelphia last August when Brennan
forfeited a game to the Giants because
the fans" i'm the bleachers reflected the
sun I'm the batters' eyes. Brennan. much
confused left the ring.
doc" White, the veteran southpaw or
the Chicago White SoX. is trying TO close
a deal for a part interest in the Des
Moines club OF the Western League
Charley Commiskey has promised TO give
him his unconditional release II he is sue
cessful. as he plans To manage ana pltch
for the Des Moines team next season.
"Rube" Waddell, the star southpaN or
former years. is searching for the man
who started the story that he is suffering
from tuberculosis and is In need OF imam
cial aid Rube is at present IN Mime
apols. where he returned from hunting
trip few days ago While hunting
Waddel got his feet wet and caught
bad cold but feels better and is WILLING
to fight the man who started the story
of his having consumption.
On account of the elections there VIII
be no boxing bouts held at the local CLUBS
tonight.
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