New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-31
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Charlie Faust Wants to Sign
Three.Year Contract.
GIVES GIANTS FIRST BID
Eddie Phelps, Brooklyn Catcher,
Signs with Superbas for
Next Season.

Next Season.
Charles Victory Faust has by no means
forgotten the Giants in their adversely.
Even though they did not win the world
championship last fail, Charlie thinks
jus, as much of them as ever and is quite
willing to smile Non them again-for
consideration. the breadth Of his smile
being contingent upon the amount OF the
consideration.
Charles is wintering in Pasadena, cal
, along with the rest OF the diamond
heroes. and yesterday McGraw received
telegram from him asking the Little Ma
poleon for his best offer season Tor
a three-year contract. Charlie declared
quite freely that he would give the Giants
first call on his services and wanted TO
get their bid before he opened neGotia-
tons with other teams. tIe stipulated
several conditions. among them clause
which ne wished incorporated in tn" docu-
ment To the effect that hc should not be
traded or sold 10 any other clul. ana
that ne should not he put OFF the roster
except for infractions Of the training
rules He asks that his room and board
expenses be paid and that he rccciv"
some substantial advance money imme-
diately.
McGraW considered the telegram for
some time and then handed IL over to
John Foster for action. 1t was the CON
scnsus of opinion that Charli" would alp
pear promptly on schedule time at Marlin
Springs whether or not he is signed
nl,.I Ia. doll
McGraw can have a personal interview
with the star
Eddie Phelps. of the Brooklyn catching
stan. sent I'm his signed contract veg
torday. Phelps had tn best batting aver
age last season Of any Of the trio that
supports, Nap Fucker, having q record OF
IS His fielding average. too. was right
up to snuff. being point ahead OF otto
Miller. with .976 while Tex Erwin turned
in 9is Phelps did the least work of
any Of the three. catching i'm only thirty
two games.
Contrary To the statement made last
fall by Charles W. Murphy. president Of
the Chicago cubs. contracts gent ms
PLAYERS this year do not contain water
wagon clause.
This became known when one Of tn"
members Of tho team exhibited his con
tract. No mention Of drinking WAS made.
II was Murphys declaration that drink
cost the cubs tho p,nnant last year. that
nrccipitatcd his controversy with Franz
Chance He said at that time that NJ
would enforce n prohibition rul" this year.
Chance always declared that thcr" was no
truth in Murphy's statements that his
players drank.
In his latest signed statement charles
" Mummy. 81 tn. cubs. philosophers
,ba, II is ONLY natural for baseball fans
to howl sometimes but he agrees that
the club owner knows best lie reviews
various trades 81 the past that brought
forth storms Of prot"s, which turned ou'
well. WHY" argues Murphy, 1T is re-
ported over i'm Detroit that 1y Cobb wants
a salary Of Sl5.oDo and the chances are
that If IL were lcft TO "A vote OF INC
fans they would give him $4,000. Tho'
are for Cobb. reasonable or unreasonable.
II is this feeling which makes baseball
Nurphy recalls that when the news
papers were proClaimIus the Ne" YORK
Giants the greatest team ever organizer
after it's victory over the Athletics IN
worlds series several years ago McGraw
walked into the late John 7. Brush
Office and said he was going TO get rid Of
seven players.
He quoted the late Mr.. Brush as say
ing: do you mean to tear apart TINS
crea, team that has just won thu world
championship
Mctiraw nodded in the affirmative and
asked him To get a proposition for Mertts'
McGann, Dahlcn, Bowerman, Brown,
Ferguson and another player.
Although appointed United states Sen
ator from Arkansas. Judge W. VI. kaY-
anaugh announced that he will not = sign
from his position as the president Of tins
Southern League.
Charles r. Ughtower. Cornell's main
say on the mound last year, has been
sold BY the Buffalo club, of the Intcrna-
,ional League. to the Wilkes Barre club
Of the Tri-state League.
X. s. Young, who played shortstop for
the Harrisburg club of the Tri-State
League last season, signed contract
with the Yankees ycsteToaN. He had
batting average of .3os and fielding
average Of .9il last year.
Thomas J. Lynch, president of the Ma.
tional League yesterday made public the
following contracts and releases, which
have been approved.
Contracts-W With Boston: Arthur r.
Schwipd. probationary. With Brooklyn.
J. G. Smith Edward j Phelps ana Mack
ID. Wheat. With Chicago: Bert Hum
phIies and Thomas W. Leach. With Gin
cinnati lose McManus. probationary.
With New York: Josh DeVore, William {.
jacobson. Al Dcmaroe, Henry Groh and
Frederick G. Snodgrass With Pitts
burgh: Everett l.. Booze Charles h. Nd
ans, a. w. Cooper. George Gibson, Al
bert l.. Mamaux probationary, J. Henry
Robinson. Stanley Gray and NJ. T.. Simon
Rel.ase-By Chicago TO Terre liaute, Z.
l.. Leonard and J. Madden.
Bill Lange. famous as an outhelder with
the Chicago Nationals from 1856 10 1852
will put on a baseball uniform again next
spring and act as coach for the outfield-
, ers Of the Chicago White SoX. LanGe will
ACCOMPANY the SoX on the training trip
and drill the gardeners. on the finer points
of the game He is one OF Inc very fey