New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-14
Two More Players Send In
Their Signed Contracts
for the Season.
ESCHEN AND QUINN
TO TRY THEIR LUCK
Larry Mclean Takes the Time TO
Draw Pen Which Ties Him
TO the Giants.

Slowly hut none the less surely me
PLAYERS VINO viii try once more 10 boost
the YANKEES into a first division berth IN
the American League are sending in their
signed contracts. Two more we're received
bv Tim Davis. at the office of the cluo
Yesterday. one from, Jimmy Eschen anu
the other from owen quinn, promising
first hascman.
Eschcn was n Brooklyn semi-profes-
sional PLAYER when he was signed by the
Jersey City Club last year. With the
Skeeters he PLAYED 50 games In when NJ
had a batting average OF 70 ana 4
fielding percentage OF $50 lie went TO
the bat s2l times. scored A. runs, mace ~
hits. including ten two-bsggers. six triples
and four home runs and stole i passes
In the feld Eschen has IA put-outs' 10
assists and errors in IS games. of whlch
- we're played in left field and ~ IN
centre field He improved so rapidly TO-
ward the close OF the international
League season that Frank Chance. VINO
had originally sent him TO Jersey CITY
after "A private trial al the Polo Grounds
decided 10 call him back Eschen is a
fast hascrunner. fine long distance
throWcr and promising hitter.
Quinn was purchased from the hlnes-
ton club Of the New York and New Jef-
sew LEAGUE last summer by Frank fdT-
rell and was sent to Galveston for the
resi- Of the season He is a left-handed
halter and throver. and With Kingston ne
had batting average Of .3s4, making 90
runs in 81 games.
With Galveston he played - games
driving out - safe hits for an average OF
~ Ills fielding average in Kingston was
as while in Galveston the figures we're
s5>
Quinn lives I'm Pocanuco Hills, y. J.
lie is feet II inches tall, weighs los
pouuds and is considered a fast man III
the Texas League last fall he was a SEN
saton.
Lam, Mclean. the popular catcher ana
Ferdinand Schupp. the young soutnpd"
pitcher. have lodged the Federal issue anu
signed contracts for next season with 'he
Giants. Neither one appeared 20 have
wasted a thought on the outlaws ana the
fact that they attached their signatures
so quickly leads 10 the suspicion that theH
arc nerfcctly satisfied with the servitude
of playing under McGraW.
loo Tinker. who Jumped 10 the outlaws
rather than play in Brooklyn is optir1is-
tic. He says that by the time OCTOBER
rolls around and another world $ series is
plaved tho Federal League will he invited
TO on the ranks Of organized baseball
Word came from Ba timore last night
that Mike MoWrcy recently traded 10
pittsburgh by -. Louis. had jumped 10
the outlaws.
Grover Cleveland Alexander has set
Charley Dooins mind at rest by an assur-
ance that he will not Jump 70 the Federal
League. even if offered $4,000.
Barney Dreyfuss in a moment OF enthu-
siasm admitted in Pittsburgh yesterday
that Honus Wagner. der capting' OF the
Pirates, is playing under seven-year
contract which calls for $4,000 year
ANYWAY that's the news which came siz-
cling over the wires last night.
"Hub" Northen. the outdelder recalled
recently 10y the Brookiyn Superbas from
Newark. was released yesterday 10 the
New Orleans club Of the Southern Asso-
citation.
Arthur :. Robinson. the remarkable
suriuter who wore the colors OF MERGERS
burg Academy last year. il quoted as say
ing that the authorities offered him the
alternative OF giving up girl or school ana
he quit school