The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-24
Much Expected Of Young Texas
League Fielder In His Sec
Ond Year Here.
TO MEET GLOBE TROTTERS
Major League Committees APP
pointed to Welcome COmiskey
and McGraw Next Week.

opinion will develop into a star |
player has signed with the New York |
American League club. His name Is
Luther Cook and he came here last Angus, |
from the Austin, Tex, League club. which |
had sold him to President Farrell for |
$4,000. Cook. "A six footer. was assigned !
to right field by Chance and he quickly |
demonstrated that he possessed natural !
batting skill. He also ran the bases with
speed and good Judgment. but evidently
needed more experience in fielding. Cook
had played twenty games with the
Chancemen when the Illness of his wife
called him away for the rest OF the season.
Chance. however, saw enough of the
young Texans work to make up his mind
to keep him this year. Although the +. l..
has splendid outfed material in Gil
hooley. Jimmy Walsh and Channel he
will hang on to Cook who in due time
may prove too strong a hitter to remain
on the bench. Chance said last fall that
Cook simply needed more seasoning. that
he looked like "A natural ball player and
would not be returned to minor league
company.
Plans for receiving the worlds tourists
here the first week in March took con-
crete form yesterday when President
johnson OF the American League and
President Tener OF the National League
each appointed II committee to take joint
charge Of the festivities. The American
Leaguers are Frank j. Farrell Of the New
Works. chairman Joseph J. Lannin Of the
Boston Red Sox and Benjamin +. Shihe
OF the Athletics. The National League
will be represented by II. y. Hampstead
OF the Giants. W. r. Baker OF the Philues
and John A. Heydler. These committees
probably will hold meeting here on Mon
day to arrange details.
The touring Giants and White Sox are
scheduled to arrive here on March and
honor the following evening. More than
500 Chicago fans are coming In special
trains to extend welcome to Comiskey
while there will be an even larger delega-
ton Of New York rooters on hand 10 pay
their respects to McCraw. No expense
will be spared by the big league magnates
to make this affair a bowling success and
if there In room at the banquet tables
nearly 1000 invited guests will enjoy the
fun.
II story told In Chicago regarding
the recent signing OF n pitcher belonging
to a major league club Is true. the Fed
eral Leaguers who got this man Are de-
serving of cpnsure. II appears that the
player. who had been riding on the water
wagon for more than year. was in
duced To fall of and while In "A state of
| intox cation he WAS induced To sign a Fed
contract and To accept $1,000 In advance
money. The player, IL is said. spent this
money in various saloons and when II
was gone he sobered up TO md that he
had deserted his employer. He pleaded
with the Fe-ierals to release him from the
signed agreement. II Is said, hut his re-
quest was refused. He was unable to re-
turn the advance money and was told
that he would have to stick. To several
friends the player said the other day that
II he could dig up $1,000 he would hand II
back to the Feds and sign with organized
ball in view of the fact that his terms
had been accepted by a major league clut
before he signed with the Feds.
Assuming that the certified check FOL
$4,000 which Russell Ford cashed ir
Chicago on Wednesday was handed e
him by President Weeghrnan OF the Chi
cago Federals. baseball men are sur
prised to hear that Ford will pitch for the
Buffalo Feds. They are wondering
whether or not Weeghman is willing &c
provide money to place the Buffalo clut
on It's feet. No other players except HaI
Myers, have been secured by the Fed,
In the Bison CITY and Ford's ALLEGED
transfer there doesn't appear TO be true
Weeg hman evidently needs a strong Fed
eral League team In Chicago TO draw
enough patronage to offset enormous ex
penses. so II IL hard TO believe that he l,
willing to weaken his own cause 10 hell
a weak sister
Old Cy Young. who managed tho Cleve
land Feds last year. finds himself in al
awkward hx. When Cleveland was aban
doned by the Feds President Gilmore an
nounced that he had transferred the fran
chise. players and manager to Toronto
Cy Young now declares that he will no
allow himself to be shunted about az Gil
, niores will, particularly in view OF tn
, fact that the proposed Toronto club IN
, frost. Deacon philippe. who manage
the Pittsburg Feds last year. says he in
tends to sue for 81 700 back salary.
the scramble for new talent the Feds ar
, turning down the old timers who helpe
r them worry through the 1913 campaign.
. IF Kirkpatrick accepted $1,000 fror
: Hanlon when he was induced to slgu
z Baltimore Fed contract let him keep 1t.
|; said President Ebbets of the Brookly
club "If Hanlon wants to recover III
, money he ought TO bring suit. Durin
r the wa- with the American League
= signed Mullin OF Detroit and also pal
= him advance money. which he refused
= return until after had been put to IA
y xmas or Trouble NlTkpdtrl'k mas slBne
with the Brooklyn club because he admit
y that he willingly sold an option on h
d services when he signed with us yes
= ago. IL the Baltimore Feds go to cou
/, Kirkpatrick will testify that he voluntari
contracted to give us first call on his Sci
Vices for this year"
President Barrow OF the Information
IIeagu" raised an interesting point yeste
day: THE Feds say they will go in
3 Brooklyn. Cincinnati and New York ne
y year. II they mean what they say no
y, about the persons who have been ask,
). to put up money to build plants in BufYal
10 Kansas City. Toronto and indanapol
this year? How much will they lose
y Gilmore cuts their cities out of his circl
~ in 1915? Have they any assurance tn
8 they will not he eliminated,
Tex Erwin. the catcher, was releas
a. by the Newarks to the Dodgers yesterda
/; Erwin broke his arm while catching I
e. the Brooklyns last summer and was ''sol
70 to the Indians,
to killifrr May he Kept Idle.
i, CHICAGO. Jan. 23.-"Willam Killif
n will not even start the season with I
q, Philadelphia Nationals" prophesed ",
AZ Gates, commander of the Federal Leagu