Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-16

PHILADELPHIA, October 16--The
base ball season of 1914 was officially
closed by the management of the Attn
letics yesterday, when tWenty-1our
members of the team which was beaten
by the Boston Braves in the world Sc
ries were given their checks as the
losers end of the big purse. the
twenty-four players of the Athletics
received $2,031.68 each for their four
DAYS of diamond labor. This is smaller
than was expected, but the games In
Boston. as well as those in Shibe Park,
did not draw as much money as last
years series.
In 1912 the losers end of the purse
was $2,566 each, but the series that
wear was played in New York and Bos-
ton. Last year the New York players
each received $2,164. Manager Mack
paid over the checks yesterday and
then said good-by to his men until next
sprine, Five members of the White
Elephants left here at 4:3O yesterday
for Chicago to join the AH-Amerlca a,
League team that will play the ALL
| National team in a series of games
which start at Milwaukee Sunday. Ira
Thomas and his wife. Joe Bush and his
| bride, Catcher McAvoy. Eddie Murphy
and Jimmy Walsh made up the party
| from here.
Neither President Shibe nor Manager
Mack was willing to have base bail
banquet given in honor of the team
victory in the American League race
| so the annual dinner will not be held'
this year. Most all the players, except
those who went west, have arranged
cunning trips. after which they Will
spend the winter on their farms
Federals Start Early Action.
Now that the world series is over, the
| Federal League has started to preaK
! into print again. The junior organization
has not been given much Afternoon since
the Braves started their wonderful squirt
| in the National League. konetchy OF
Pittsburgh is reported as the nrst one
! to leap from the ranks of organized oase
ball to the Federal RANKS. a.. a,u 100 will
reported that forty or hfty more WIN
/ ioin the new organization. AFTER sizihs
IN the work of a lot of players In or
ganized base ball, who drew large sal
aries for what they did durlns .ne pas as
season, it might be good thing 1or
some club owners to send a written re-
quest to them please to jump.
The sooner the American and National
| leagues get rid of the players VINO are
dissatisfied with their jobs the quicker
the brand of base ball in the major
leagues will improve. One reason for the
moor article of base ball witnessed during
the past season is that CLUB owners ana
heca,se the Federal League held it's door
omen to receive them and made tempting
| offers to lure them away. The F'ederal
Lague. no doubt has lot Of players ,i,,s on On
its hands just now that it would ~ nk teo TO
and sign new men from the majors, and
! the men the Federals turn loose will have
nowhere to go, for organized base ball
/ will not take them in.
The report which came from Chicago
| Yesterday, to the effect that the Fed
| eral League had planned a wholesale
I raid on the Phillies mas caused no COM
| motion among the officers of the club.
| Phillies and again they may not. for
nearly all the players have signed con-
! tracts for next season and the club is
| we'll supplied with new material, which
! has been picked up quietly during the
| season.
|
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