The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-10
DAUbERT GETS
FEDERAL Offer
President of Pittsburg Team
Dickers With Brooklyn
First Baseman.
HOBLITZEL ALSO
IS
Club Officials Expect to An
nounce Choice of Manag-
er Late Today.

New York, Jan. 10.-Jake Daubert.
first baseman of the Brooklyn Nation
al league club has been offered q berth
with the Pittsburg club Of the Fed
eral league, according to a statement
credited to him yesterday. Daubert
h terms "a small fortune" to sign
a three-year contract by President
Barbour Of the Pittsburg club of the
Federal league.
The offer. which. it is understood.
calls for q payment of 100000 for his
services, is said to have been made
while, Daubert was in Cincinnati as
fraternity, at-the conference between
that organization and the national
commission. Since his return home
to Brooklyn he has received asrenewai
Of the offer in q more definites form >~%
The Superbas' star first Sbaseman is
from the Brooklyn club estimated a.
about $1,000 A.. year. It is believed
that the Federal league offer calls for
a. sum of about $50. 900, a large por-
ton to be paid outright at the time
of signing and the balance placed to
Daubert's credit in a bank or trust
company.
Not Yet Accepted.
Daubert states that he has not as
yet decided to accept the Federal
league offer, but intimates in an in
terview that he is giving the PROPOSE
ton serious consideration. He said:
~ don't think ] car be expected to
turn down a small fortune for three
years work. when / am nov drawing
man, for instance. drawing a weekly
salary, who was offered a fortune In
hand, with yearly pay greater than
he was getting, would look after his
W pest interests and accept. That
is my position, and 1 feel that l have
a right 10 help myself.
Il know the Federals have been
quoted as saying that they would not
go after players under contract and
would sign only those who were under
reserve but l have never been told
n a they woul make that their de-
finite policy. They approached me in
Cincinnati and I naturally listened to
what they had to say. Several of their
clubs were after me, but the talk was
rather general until l received the
letter from Mr.. Barbour, whom I will
meet In. Brooklyn next Sunday or
Monday to discuss details"
After Hoblitzel Also.
Cincinnati, Jan. 1O.-Dick Hoblit.
Zell, first baseman of the Cincinnati
National league club. yesterday re-
SSN - AIOhl IISSlQCnC Ear
bour Of the P%ittsburg team of the
Federal league. to manage that team
during the season Of 1914. ,Hoblitzeil.
announced that he would not close
any deal with the Federal league until
he had received more details, but
would not say that he is not consider.
ms the subject. The offer indicated
that the Pittsburg people would like
an carly answer in order to allow
their manager to begin early lining up
OF his players. Hoblitzell would not
state the amount named in the. offer.
Il will the name Of the
manager of the Pittsburg club to-
morrow"
This was the answer given last
night by John B. Barbour, president
OF the Pittsburg club Of the Federal
eague to the dispatches from. New
y ork and Cincinnati, that Jacob Dan.
pert and Richard HobIitzell had each
been offered the managership of Tie
club. .T ."'
we have asked several player. 10
name their terms" continued Pres.
dent Barbour. 'but we have offered
terms to no one. All these rumors
Will be set at rest tomorrow"