The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-02
FEDS HOPE To GET
IN ORGANIZED FOLD
Managers Believe Peace Will
Be Declared Before Sea-
son Is Ended.

CHICAGO, March Tine Federal
leagues playing season which will open
on April H. viii end early In October or
about the time the National and Ameri-
can wind up.
worlds championship the second week in
October said one OF the club owners,
vino remained over Sunday. after attend
ing the meeting that yesterday sppor-
toned 200 PLAYERS who have been signed
Several club owners expect 10 be in the
old fold OF organized baseball within a
year at the outside.
pleased with the lot which brought him
Jimmy EsInond. the former Cincinnati
and Montreal second baseman. Esmond
infield News that Phillips had drawn
him was about the only definite informa-
tion that came from the managers con-
ference.
Every club in thc league will be repre-
scented nj New York when the world
tourists land this week President Gil
more will head the reception committee
and he is confident OF obtaining some
OF the stars.
Nav Snare Sweeney.
CHICAGO. March IA report that
Eddie Sweeney, catcher OF the New York
Americans, had signed with the FEEDER
ais. gained currency today when Sweeney
WAS seen with Manager Schlafley OF
the Buffalo F'ederals Brown Of st. Louis
and stoval OF Kansas CITY, Sweeney
was supposed TO be in the New York
clubs training camp at Houston. Tex,
not later than tomorrow The Buffalo
club has made him an offer, 1t was said
Feds May Get Chase.
SAN JOSE. Cal, March Hal Chase.
first baseman oil the Chicago White SoH.
today confirmed the report that lie Is
dickering with the Federal league. Chase
said he was told to name his own terms
and that he replied with demand of
100000 for three years. Il $4,000 bonus to
tUn n E1, r..l l- re rp
Feds Pool Issues.
ST, LOUIS, March Lotto r. Stiefe
financial ba cEer OF the st, Louis Federal
league club. said today that the various
clubs had reached an understanding and
VIII not bid against one another for the
cream of the McCiraw Coniskey world
tourists when the players reach New
for certain players. For Instance. said
Mr.. Stiefel. all hands will allow st. Louis
first crack at Magee and Wingo; Brook
lyn will have no Federal competition for
iris Speaker and Sam Crawford: Indian
apos is given first call on steve Evans.
Baltimore wants Mickey" Doolan and
Kansas City will do all the Federal bid
ding for Walter Leverenz.
We are going after Magee and Wingo
high" said Mr.. stiefeI. "Britton viii
have to 80 some 10 outbid us
On Good Behavior.
BY international News Service.
CHICAGO. March Federal League
Chief Gilmore today called together the
seven managers. and gave them final in
structlons 10 their conduct on the
ball field this summer.
The eyes OF the entire baseball world
will be on the Federal players during the
coming season.. began Gilmore. land
IL is OF prime Importance that the play
crs conduct themselves as gentlemen
from the time they appear on the dia-
mond until the last man is out. The UNI
plrcs will be given full authority to curb
disturbers. and ] give you my word tha {
il Will go hard with any player or man
sgcr whose behavior tends to discredt
the league"
so confident are some of the club own
ers OF landing iris Speaker and other
stars with the world tourists. that they
took only eighteen or twenty players
when the 200 athletes were distributed
az Saturdays meeting.
Matty Likely to Stick.
MARLIN, Tex. March IT have no
intention OF playing elsewhere than in
the National league ChrIsty Mathewson
OF the New York Nationals said tonight.
discussing a Federal league offer. II do
not take that Federal lea que offer seri-
ously,' Mathewson continued. IT did
get d telegram from President Gilmore
asking II / would consider an offer 10
manage the Brooklyn team. bat no terms
were stated and have not replied
Il IL understood that President Hemp
stead OF lie Giants and Ma thewson will
meet tomorrow 10 thrash out the amour,
OF salary and other details OF the pitch