The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-03
JACK MILLER DEALS
FEDS HARD BLOW
Cardinals First Rascman Says
He Hasn't Jumped and VIII
Stick TO Old Ship.
GILMORE SHY OF THIS CITY
No Invasion Here This Year
He Says, but He's Coming
TO Town Next Week.

lack Miller. the hrst baseman who was
recently traded to the st. Louis cardinals
nv the Pirates. dealt the Federal League
a body blow yesterday. The Federa's'
a,,.r their meeting In Chicago last Sat
,,,Sav announced that Miller had signed
a contract to manage one OF 'he'r teams,
I..,er he WAS assigned to either Toronto
~ pit,sburg in the new circuit. Miller
4. a member of the Baseball Flayrrs Fra
ternity committee which viii appear ne
fore the National Commission IN 'mcIn-
natl next week to press twenty nenahus
Tor the adjustment OF alleged grievances
When Miller. who lives IN hedrnE'
n heard yesterday that the commission
,,,oht refuse to confer with the fraternity
~ no appearcd as a member OF the COM
nittee together with Fultz. Dauberi. keui-
hach Henry and Ray Collins he came 10
the front with "A vigorous statement.
81 have not signed "A Federal ieagu"
contract nor have | accepted terms win
any outlaw club he declared. Tn" FED
erals wrote me several letters asking me
20 jump the reserve c,suse In my contract
hui / never even took the trouble to an
aver them. II they have really stated
TINT I have agreed to manage or play with
one Of their teams they lie.
CT pledged my word to The fraternity
that I wouldn't sign with any club until
after our demands had been granted or
denied by the National Commission on
January 6 and I am going to Cincinnati IN
good faith to serve on our committee.
"I have no fault to find with the deal
that sent me to the st. Louis Cardinals
or course | would have preferred To play
IN Pittsburg but as | Will receive the same
salary in ST. Louis | have made no pro-
fest 1 don't know whether Tinker has ac-
tually signed or not with the chicago
Federals I understand that lie VIII soon
Ill several vaudeville engagements in New
York and Brooklyn and perhaps he needs
the advertising. As for myself, | can't
see how the Federal League can live with
ont first class major league teams. 10 Sc
cure which 1t will require many thousands
OF dollars. Organized baseball looks pretty
good to me-
President Gilmore OF the Feds announced
in Chicago yesterday that Greater New
York would not he invaded this year. Tie
refused to deny that options on grounds
in Brooklyn and The Bronx had been OBJ
tained. Joe Tinker. after IA talk with Gill
more, said that the names OF players who
will be with the Feds would not Ice made
public for thirty days Gilmore's statement
regarding this city is believed t. BE- "A
blind He will be here early next week to
talk over the situation with several men,
hers of his circuit
Charles Weeghman, whose money IN
uuceu joe i"n.i " sisn Nni.aso Gu
srai League c'uo Go",in'.' appe"is "
nave taken .he VI, III "is '..t' III man !,
ing pubic .he p.ins .. '"e so.ea,le 90.
outlaws IncIuen.ais ,"e nss,er,o ,'i
1onIl a. SiiIiore' pes'w we y. wy 'eas.
busy denying MI "ees"'han state
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must spenu AT leas' sfV'vv' 10 secuie
nae mayor leaSue pass.s vi .. ~, REV
szo.ooo, says MI Weetniiah' men
Hee,ueu 10 enter ,he reutr"' heasue
was win the understanding INA. the
ciups must oe Oh major easue c"lore-
diah care 10 invest Hio.e! III tne
semi-pro neId or 10 become animated win
MINOR DISSEMINATION .,e
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