The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-26
CLAIMS OF PEDERALS
REFUTED BY RECORDS
seventy Big Lcaguers Unsigned,
hut Many Have Accepted
Terms With Clubs.
RIplCULE FOR GILMORE
Orpanizcd Baseball Men Still
Predict Outlaw Circuit
Will Go to Pieces.
RIplCuLE FOR GILMORE

t'4t.rS under reserve 10 NATIONAL ana
American League clubs was ridiculed gem
erally by men identified with organized
baseball yesterday. II was shown by
certain big league officials that of the
n'ly,rs reserved by option clauses last
fan seventy had not signed with their
Oh employers forty seven in the National
League and twenty three in the Ameri-
can and that at least one third of these
,t,ers had notified organized baseball
rfnmoters that they would remain in the
fold
Of the unsigned National League play
ers Egan Of the Reds, Merkle and WIltse
O, the Giants. l.. Magee. Evans and Wingo
Of the St. Louis Cardinals and Doolan
o. me phillies are on the worlds tour.
NttNewsuu 81 the Giants has notified
Pres dent Hampstead that he will sign In
few days. ReulbaCh and Hummel OF
the Brooklyns have accepted terms.
Schmidt of the Boston braves has reached
an understanding with Manager Stallings.
Fyers OF the Cubs ia down south to sign
Leach. Pierce and Phelan. Hans Wagner
has stated that he will not leave the
Pirates and Catcher Clarke Of Cincinnati
has practically accepted Herrinann's
terms
The New York Americans have ten
PLAYERS unsigned. coe. Ford and
2eIder have jumped to the Feds. Wolter
will be released probably to Los Angeles.
Sweeney is on the fence. but is not given
'Ip for los, as Yet. while Cree, Reynolds.
Cr!ss Holden and schulz are ready to line
~. Thomas and Coombs are sure TO sign
with the Athletics and the Washingtons
expect " corral Joe Boehllng this week.
Chase, who is ON the coast. is waiting tn
see Comiskey. owner OF the White Sox.
With these facts Ia view the following
LIST 81 unsigned National and American
League players would seem TO indicate
that Gilmore IN eNaggeratins
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New Mathewson. Fromme Crsndall,
fnodsrass Merkle. Beseher' Tesreau NiItse'
R-ookiyn- Wagner. Reu.each, collins.
Raston-WGsiinF. Kariden schmidt,
rhiladsfiph,s-h brennan 90. cqmnl,E' hyrne'
Chicago-Stack. Lavender. Richie. Pierce,
Moore. Leach. Phclan. Bridwell. W. Miller,
Pi'tsburg- carey. Hendrix.
Cincinnati-rackard Clarke, Esan, NJ
:, lcuis--L. Masee. Evans. winso Whit
tel Roberts
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
New York--2eider. Holden. sweeney Ford,
Criss cree. Reynolds. schulz, " otter. Cole.
Philadelphia --Th omas, Cuombs.
Washington--B oehling
Bostop- Nunauaker
Chicago-Ci,ottr Russell Ra,h. chase.
cleveland --Bandins
p,trot,-Nitt. loudrn. Nl.lctt
81 Louis--Rri.f
Gilmore said In his statement that the
names OF the signed major League players
would not be made public. Yet at Federal
League headquarters In Chicago Il was
announced officially that Zeider had
signed with Weeghnan, also Wilson of the
Giants. Organized baseball men there
fore declared that Gilmore was blufiing
Tor the purpose OF gaining time in which
1ew hackers might be- discovered to help
the situation In Toronto. Buffalo and Pitts
burg
The withdrawal OF Presden' Barbour
from the Pittsburg Feds IS considered
another hard blow. According to or
ran,zed baseball. Harbour was the only
real hacker OF the Feds in the smoky City.
W \. Kerr. who is left In control Of that
cub. Is an architect who drew the plans
fr the grandstand and grounds used by
III" rittsbuIg Feds last year. In default
OF payment the structures reverted to
Kerr
announcement OF the incorporation Of
the Buffalo Feds is accompanied by the
statement that Of the .o0.uOO shares at
so each Richard Carroll, - cigar sales
man. who once pitched for the New York
Americans, has taken $500 shares. Ac-
c,rding to the plan Of the Buffalo pro-
rno,ers the stock will be offered to the
public ut par value Yet the Buffa!o Feds
lav. received no guarantee from Gilmore
and Weeghman that their city Will be
retained in the circuit next year. provided
the new organization lives through this
season.
Gilmores assertion that BIZ Bradley
has been signed to manage the Toronto
,.'Ih is interesting, baseball men say. when
FL, i- known that II. J. Fleming. the trac-
Ion magnate there, has refused TO lease
rg" only available ball park In that city,
while a proposition to obtain the Toronto
o. nj N
additional fact that Indianapolis and
Kansas city IN the Fed circuit have signed
n real major league players and that
Murdecai Brown Of the st. Louis Feds
has secured but three PLAYERS or known
skill is basis for the besef In organized
league circles that the Federals cannot
eIryive.
The National League clubs actually
ma, signed los players and the American
lca-I. managers have sewed up l3o,
all Of whom were under contract last
Year The Gilmore claim that he has
signed forty minor league players ~ re-
fI..d by President Barrow OF the inter-
national League and i'resiaen' nv 'h 49,,
~ the american Association, VINO insist
tht' nor, than 81 per cent. OF the 2DO
r.a,ers n their circuits have signed, WINE
ma. utners have accepted terms IL is
pO-..hl however. that the Feds nave Cd
t.nd some players from the CLASS a
S'"S, nut THESE men Ctiifioe p' S~P'>s~~
t. yro, .de major league baseball
The Wild assertion that the Federais
have signed eighty-hve major league play
,s YES Il joke" said President Ebbets Oh
mo. Bruoklyn club yesterday. I'm order
g. l.ue M that many at $4,000 year
H. l'rdS would have to put w more
than 100000 In advance. and that IL
81 low estimate. II Fed clubs build new
grounds they will have to spend AZ ieas!
tliOU,uOO, Each Southern trip Will cos!
$40 OoO. while rent will amount to at least
500 0oo Travelling expenses to cover
tho long jumps in that circuit Will eat w
$50 600 NOR. while the signing or forty
~ ror league players will involve an out
las Of $4,000 at an average yearly
salary ~ So, 900 a man. In other WORDS
the Federal League promoters must dik
M S2.1SO.O0O to put themselves In po'
siton to start and finish the season. They
say they viii charge 20 cents admission
and they are going ahead with five minor
league cities, Baltimore. Buffalo. Toronto
Kansas city and Indianapolis. II CAM
b" done
That several important moves calculated
70 rurck the progress OF the Feds further
a." being planned by organized baseball
mon became known yesterday. Fol