The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-21
GIANTS SIGN MURRAY
AND DEMAREE AGAIN
President Hampstead Also Has
Two Year Contract With
Arthur Shafcr.
FISHER LOYAL TO CHANCE
I,urkcr. Allen. Smith. Heck
niger. McCarty and Fischer
IN Line With Dodgers.


tho Giants found the contract of Al Dem
rrec in the morning mail. also "A letter
rom i;ed Murray stating that the clubs
terms bad been accepted by him and that
h. would sign his contract in a day or
two
Hampstead didn't hear word from
California, where seven Of the Giants are
wutering, but he said that n. wasn't
worrying He has . contract with Arthur /
SLATER for 1911 and 1913 locked up In |
thu safe, but Shafer hasn't written "A line !
20 refute the story that he may retire |
from baseball.
The Giants owner sad yesterday that
lie had heard II rumor that Shafer might |
20 To Europe. but he added confidently |
that he believed Shafer would report at |
Marlin Tex. in time to begin early work |
at third base, which he will cover reg
uarly now that Charley Herzog has |
gone To- the Cincinnati Reds as manager |
President Farrell of the New York /
Americans signed two pitchers yesterday |
One is Hay Fisher who showed much |
improvement under Frank Chances /
handling last year, and the other is A /
T. Burr of Williams College Fishers |
contract was received from his winter /
home in Middlebury. VI. The big school ]
teacher sad in "A letter to Farrell that /
he had been taking plenty Of outdoor :
expected to be- fit for hard work in April ;
He will report 1T Houston. Tex. on
March l, and Chance intends to get him |
ready for the exhibition games with the |
Dodgers.
Burr Is feet . incnes tail and weighs
100 pounds. He is a Chicago boy. who
pitched sensational ball for Hotchkss
school OF this city and Choate School of
Wal.ingford. Conn, before he entered
Williams last fan. 1t is said that in the
iatcrscholastic games he never suffered
defeat Arthur Irwin snapped him up
when the Chicago White Sex. the Boston
Red SoN and the Detroit Tigers were
trying to sign him for the coming season.
Burr decided to Join the New Works be-
cause he believed that he would receive a
more thorough trial from Chance, who has
penchant for young pitchers.
President Ebbets OF the Brooklyn club.
who is In the South. telegraphed from
Atlanta yesterday that he had signed
Nap Rucker for three years, Frank
Alien for two years. Third baseman
smith and Catcher Heckinerr for one
year each. Catchers McCarty and Bin
FISCHER came here from Catawissa. Pa.
and Binghamton. y. ", respectively, and
after a short confab with Vice President
T.. J. Mckeever At Ebbets Field each at
tlched his name to "a contract for three
years. Rg Ed R"ubach, who IS wIntering
IN Brooklyn, VIII sign As soon as Ebbcts
returns home. probably to-day
Ebbetss trip West resulted in the sign
ing OF ten other Dodgers. Secretary
Heydler OF thu National League yesterday
received these contracts. which Ebbets
mailed in Chicago: otto Miller Wheat
and EaEan. each for three years: Elmer
Brown and Cutshaw. two years; Aitchi-
son. OMara, Pteffer Riggert and Stengel
for one year
q
had received no word from Russell Ford.
who has been dickering with Joe Tinker
and the Feds in Chicago. Farrell added
that II wouldn't surprise him to learn that
Ford had jumped. As a matter OF fact
Chance decided last fall to trade Ford
because OF his consistently poor work for
the New Yorks since 1910. but. strange to
say. the other American League clubs
did not seem TO want him. Fords con
tract calling for more than $1,000 In
salary expired last fall and IL Ia safe to
say that Chance recently ordered sub
stantial cut, which may result In the
pitchers leap to the outlaws II they Will
guarantee TO pay him the old figures.
one thing is sure. Farrell will make no
attempt 10 hold Ford by raising his 1914
terms
The National Leagues schedule meet
ing it was announced officially yesterday.
will be held at the Waldorf-Astoria on
February 10. The playing dates will be
made public the following day. according
20 a rotary agreement with the American
League mea, whose schedule probably will
be published on February ~. 1t il un-
ders'ood that the major league rules
committee will assemble at this time TO
consider several important matters, In
cutirg the proposed abolition or the IN
tegt. pal base on balls" Secretary Heyd-
ler said Yesterday that many letters pro-
testing against this unpopular pitching
strategy had been received at league
headquarters. 1t is evident that to bring
about u reform in this Instance the rul"
makers will experience trouble. for the
Intentions OF boxman cannot he left to
The judgment Of an umpire without caus-
Lg serious friction on the field. IL Is
thought that the catchcrs lines may be
restr otcd further. so that he will have to
remain In a fixed position behind the bat
10 receive pitched balls.
j G. Hammond is the name OF New
York man who was reported to have been
comforting with the Federal Leaguers in
Chicago yesterday regarding PROPOSE
ZION To locate "A club In this city FOR the
coming season Whether Hammond is
member of the syndicate headed by B. =.
NIrkoufuss. VINO announced the other
d... that he intended to establish n club
o. Corona. l.. l., next year. could not
Ue earned Yesterday. Friends OF the
Federal League. by the way, are insisting
ftat the failure of Gilmore Co, to IN
'1l" Ncw York territory this year mas
H,ol the way for collapse of the out
w movement. There arc too many
cooks" say these persons.
Gerard Ncyenhouse, II Brooklyn ANA
',r pitcher, will be tried out by Manager
i;pUHsou of the Dodgers at Augusta.
N,tcuhouse is 81 years old and last year
IT,. Nlu % out 81 2S games while pitching
..r the Flatbush team. He liz feet 10
...Nos tail and weighs l7S pounds.
". and j. Downs Penn state.
NAsHINGToN. Pa. Jan. 20,--Washing-
Ton and jefferson opened its basketball
season here this evening and took Its first
stop toward the capturing Of the State
CrIrUiOus hin by defeating the Penn state