The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-30
BIG SIX TO REPORT
AT MARLIN ON time
Matty, Loyal. Will Bring Shafcr.
SnOdgrass. Tesreau and
FrOmme With Him.
FEDS CAN RESORT TO LAW
Organized Baseball Advised to
Abandon Plan Of Testing
Contract in Court.
FEDS CAN RESORT TO LAW

CHRISTOPHER Mathewson. the old master.
will board train at Los Angeles for the
Giants training camp at Marlin. Tex, On
February 2s unless ne changes his pres
ent plans. Matty will bring Snodgrass
Shafer. Tesreau and Fromme with him. II
10 said, also Chief Meyers and Arthur
Wilson. unless they obey the command -
report at the camp five days earlier. Word
was received from the coast yesterday
that the Giants star pitcher was ready
TO sign a new contract and had not de-
manded an increase in salary.
As a matter OF fact. Matty wasn't APP
preached by George Stovall. the Federal
League agent. who recently tried to III
duce Wilson. Tesreau, Snodgrass ana
Fromme to desert McGraw. 1t IL common
gossip In Los Angeles that Stovali' feei-
ing that IL would be "A waste OF time 10
talk business with Matty. kept away
from him. ON the other hand. Big SIX
was prepared to turn down Fed ofter
and also kept in close touch with the
other Giants. advising them to stick 10
organized baseball.
BY remaining loyal to the oian's'
Natty probably realizes that he can draw
a salary from President Hampstead Tor
many wears to come. When his pitching
DAYS are over the big fellow can nave
contract to act as coach. or II he DESIRES
to branch out as a National League man
axer The New York club Will place no
obstacle In his way. Mathewson mas
drawn salary from the Giants Tor nearly
fourteen years. in which period ms earn
inus have amounted To nearly sloO."oo'
lie said recently that he owed his sue
cess TO organized baseball and TO the New
York club and that he would WIND up ms
active career as II player III q 'laut ul
form Mathewson's determination 10 SUCK
10 the men VIII" have helped nm To al
vance to the top Of his profession ls Il
characteristic Of other famous payers
xho are receiving big salaries. THESE
stars recognize the stability of the major
leagues as they have been operated m
recent years and they are unwiliing 20
1oin those who are ready To tear the
structure asunder.
The story in yesterdays Sun that -
W Murphy of the Cubs was the 'chiei op-
tector TO a plan To let Weeghman ana ms
Federal League partners have an Amefi-
can Association club in Chicago was con
f,rmed In National League circles. II
was stated by "A prominent club owner
that the league would not hoid sPeVi''
meeting at Murphy's request. however
hut that the whole matter wouiu pe us
cussed from every point OF view curing
tho regular spring schedule conciave. 20
no he,d here a week from next Tues
day. ..s ,,,,
murphy is right in his contention tha'
organized ball should fight the Federais |"
a finish.". said a club owner In discusshs
tho controversy. "Why should Weeghmsp
he taken care Of after he has spent money
10 wreck our business? If We let the reu
orol League alone. Weeghman and ms
.t,,a x.tll las
fore the middle of the season II they de-
eide to take the chance. CHICAGO an"
baltimore cannot bear the entire ourdell'
II the Feds are eXterminated ny compel"
tion for public patronage IL Will oe -"
lesson which would-be promoters OF OUT
law circuits will remember III i"'u's
years. ..., 90
break into major league territory is tne
bie receipts in the worlds series me
fact that these games draw sAOo.ooo mas
made inexperienced persons pehe'e 'na'
all baseball clubs are rolling IN weai,n
1t is easy to convince outslneFs WIZ"
money to invest that all they have 10 90
IN make a fortune is TO build costly
plants, steal a bunch of players ana theu
omen the gates. This impression VIII not
he removed II organized baseball tries
10 buy Off the leading Fed promoters
There will be the same trouble each year
There seems to be II wide difference
Of opinion among the Fed leaders as 10
the disposition OF Pitcher Claude Hendrix
who is said to have jumped the Pirates. IL
was announced by President Gilmore the
other day that Hendrix had been as
signed to the Kansas City CLUB. Joe
Tinker. however. promptly declared that
Hendrix would pitch for the Chicago
Feds Now comes the positive assurance
that Hendrix belongs to the Pittsburg
Feds who also claim the services or
Camnitz and simon, other Pirate de-
eerters CamnitZ was assigned 20 the
indianapolis Feds week ago. but II
seems that somebody crossed the wires
Gilmore 4 Co. ought To appeal to the
National Commission. but they can't.
The Indianapolis Feds are not SUPER
stitious. They have leased property for
u new ball park that once was ceme-
terry.
President Farrell Of the New Works an
nounced yesterday that he had twenty
four players under contract Sweeney
Reynolds. Ford. Schulz. Cole. Crisis.
Zeider. Cree and Holden remain outside
the breastworks. Exclusive OF the bat
teries Chance can put a pretty strong
team in the field with these regulars
whose batting averages are included:
Channel. left field. 1877: Walsh. centre
field, $50: Glhooley. right field. .341
Williams, first base. .256; Hartzell. sec
ond base. .259; Maisel, third base. 1857
Pecliinpaugh, shortstop .e6s. These fig
ures average in team batting .2s2.
Pitcher Rube Hall signed with the New
ark club yesterday. Hall sat ON the
Brookiyn's bench last season until in the
fall he faced the Giants In several In
nings at Ebbets Field. In one of these
sessions he famed three men In rapid
succession. but Dahlen soon let him 60
10 the Indians.
Cincinnati has originated the story that
Tinker has not received "A dollar In cash
from the Chicago Feds. but that he holds
n check for $4,000 payable on January
!. 1915. Tinker will receive brooklyn
contract to-day calling for $4,000 salary
for three years and a $4,000 bonus IL he
signs II.
Vale Picks Assistant Coaches,
NEW HAVEN, Jan. 29.--Capt. Nelson
Talbot of the Yale football team an
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