New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-07
IRIS GETS PALTRY
$4,000 AND BONlJS
Lannin Ends Flirting and
Dickering by Wireless
with Long Talk.
NAVIN GETS CRAWFORD
Leverenz and Doolan Also Come
Into Fold, Despite the Offers
from Outlaws.
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The Feds did not win a single man ,,s.
terday from the ranks OF the world,
tourists. but they succeeded in forcr,
the high cost of ball players up 10 new
records.
iris Speaker. outfelder OF the Bos,o.
Red Sox, after carrying on a violent
Irritation with the outlaws all day lonr
signed with the Boston Americans tc-
two years at salary Of $1,000 a year.
Joseph j. Lannin. president OF the club
announced that the player would also n.
celve a bonus, but he did not say whether,
It was 10 be the mint at Washington on
a tube of radium.
No outhelder has ever received 4 con.
tract calling for so large salary.
All along the line, the battle OF Lur.
tania Landing went in favor OF organized
baseball. Sam Crawford. who had been
mentioned by James 4. Gilmore as a pos.
sible manager for the Tip TOPS, went 70
Detroit without a struggle.
BY failing TO meet the incoming worlds
tourists down the bay the outlaws lost
valuable time. and found that some o,
the players they had hoped to win over
already under contract
James A. Gilmore did not even bother
TO come to the pier, but left the bargain.
ing in the hands OF Miner Brown. George
Stovall and Otto Knabe. The Federal
ball players did not seem to be much OF
success at the managerial end Of the
game, but spent their time in interview
ing each other.
Frank Nayin, president Of tho Tigers
met Crawford at the pier. and induced
him TO sign after very short converse
ton The great slugger declared that he
had not even received an offer from the
outlaws.
Leverenz. the lefthand pitcher Of tne
Browns. came TO terms with his clue a
few hours after the boat arrived. W. T.
Raker conferred with Mike Doolan. short
stop OF the Phillies, while coming mo the
bav. and announced that the player hs'
accepted terms, although he had not
signed.
John NcGraw said that Steve Evans
Te. Magee and Ivy Wingo had all bound
themselves to the Cardinals by cable
messages shortly before leaving London
The hottest fight centred about IT'S
Sneaker. OF the Red SoX. Tie Boston
outfelder received an offer from the ne"
league while the worlds tourists were il
Cairo. This was only a few DAYS alT'
the signing OF Joe Tinker
Joseph J. Lannin, president OF the hea
sox. and John T. TAYLOR, one OF the cn'e'
stockholders OF the club. took speaker J.
hard as soon as he landed. Taking les'
tro,,, the book Of the Giants, the Boston
club showed a blank contract INTO 'n'
nlaver's hands and told him to write -
bic name and some descriptive matter a.
20 salary and years Of service
Sneaker. fearing perhaps mat 'he rev.
r,igbt know some numbers higher mae
arv IN his vocabulary. refused 10 'a"'
az action before talking things over VII"
Gilmore. ,.a.,.r.
The outlaws established their heaoq.'.
ters in the Knickerbocker Hotel anu III 81
cont out scouts to round up visitors ""
mora invaded the Waldorf late III Wv
afternoon and induced Speaker D0o'S+
Maeee and Evans 20 come over for "a.
At the end Of the conference ." -.
men said that they had not con''i''''-
themselves TO the Feds. 49,,
T,annin tried 10 undo anytnins
might have been done for the a.
cause bv taking iris Speaker ou' " u'
no~ hut all the owner succeeded in ssD
ing was the check. with the sOT A
offered $1,000 a year. The price
Jumped TO $4,000 before the roast 'a .s.
ON. Lannin was urging Speaker 10
SIS 600 with his pie and over the oone'
iumped another thousand. u was
until they had gone into the par 10. ~
after-dinner cigaf that the owner w"
acceptance from the coy ou''''''o
mentioning $500 as the contraV' p''N