Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-24
GETZ AND TOOLEY
SIGN WITH TIGERS
SecOnd-sacker Signs TwO-Year
Contract With New
ark Club.
THREE INFIELDERS IN LINE

President Charles II. Ebbets. jr
and Manager Harry Smi h, of fine
Newark Club, have now succeeded
in rounding up three infielders. Bert
fooiey's contract CAME in today, while
Gus Getz signed yesterday. If the
Bengals had one more infielder under
contract to cover first base the cham
pions would be able to put an entire
team on the field with three or four
pitchers to spare. President Charles
II. Ebbets, jr., reiterated today the
statement that no one would be sent
to coax Harry Swacina in line.
AS was predicted in the columns Of
the Evening Star Tuesday, Gus Getz
has signed his contract with the New
ark Club. That the champions in
fielder had undergone a change of
heart and was ready to affix his sig
nature to contract was verified to-
day, when dispatches from Pitts
burgh confirmed the story.
Getz has signed for two years, and 1t
Is believed that Harry Smiths skill
In enlisting the services of Mrs. Getz
was the master stroke in bringing
Gus into line. Mrs. Getz is a Newark
girl, and her loyalty to the Tigers
and her desire to live in this city
caused her to assist Manager Smith
in persuading Gus that it would be
rash for young ball player to cast
his lot with the Federal League
With Getz in line, Manager Harry
Smiths troubles are vanishing
slowly. but surely. Harry Swacina
Is next OH the list, but the big first
sacker is different from Gus. and it
Will probably be a long time before
he gets on the bandwagon. Swacina.
so far as is known, is not so eager TO
jump TO the Federals as Getz was,
but he wants a big salary. The fact
Is, Federal Leaguers stated they did
not want Swacina, while Getz was
much in demand.
President Charles II. Ebbets, jr, of
the Newark Club, gets a credit mark
for bringing Getz into line. The Ben
gal boss took a run down to Pitts
burgh yesterday and talked matters
over with Gus. Getz did not appear
to be as enthusiastic over the Fed
eraf League outlook after a few we'll
directed arguments by Ebbets, but
the solar pleXus punch came when
Getz was offered a two-year contract
In way local fans are in sympa-
thy with Getz for getting all in his
power, for he had chance to advance.
as two major league clubs tried
to draft him. Frank Chance wanted
Getz for the Yankees, and Hughey
Jennings put in a draft to get Gus
in Detroit. If these big leaguers
thought Gus was worth a tryout and
were disappointed in falling to land
him because Brooklyn was lucky
enough to draw Gagnier, Gus says
that he felt that the Newark Club
owed him substantial increase.
Il did not want to make any
threats about jumping to the Federal
League just to get a big raise" said
Gus. but when a fellow has a chance
to advance in his profession and loses
out he naturally feels a little sore
and II was up to me to get as much
money as possible"
Harry Smith. the Bengal leader.
visited Leo Callahan. the new New
ark outfielder, yesterday at Boston,
and 1t is believed he obtained the
signature of the former Brooklynite.
No emissary from the Newark Club
will be sent or has been sent 70 Bir-
mingham. to see Swacina. as was re-
ported.
Bert Tooley's contract. which was
received today, came as a pleasant
surprise to the Newark management
Tooley made no threat of any kind.
but stepped right in line like a real
soldier at the call to arms. Tooley's
home is In Howell, Mich, and while
he is in the lumber region. where the
weather is very cold and the Their
mometer around zero quite frequent
ly, Bert always reports in good shape,
because he spends much of his time
outdoors.