The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-05

Former Giant pitcher. who signed
yesterday with the RrooLlyn Feds.
that you have discarded your scruples
about barterng with players under con
| tract and that YOU intend. after the fash
! ion of most OF your colleagues to recruit
wherever possible regardless OF condi
tons
| 81 intend to give Brooklyn a real ball
/ club" he answered II guess we have
startled organized baseball somewhat the
last two days. what do YOU think wal
/ tor Johnson and Marquard in two days
( And let me tell you We have only Just
started. They call us minor league out
/ fit, eh" Well We'll show them which Is
| the minor league outfit before We finish"
Mr. Ward could not he pinned down to
/ direct reply as To- his assumed change
! OF sentiments respecting contract rights,
/ hut from the tenor Of his remarks IL was
I apparent that he was determined To- do the
major leagues all the harm possible This
| naturally reViVcs speculation as to a pos
/ shle change of sentiment in regard TO
! sunday baseball. May il not bc Just pos
sble that the presidents scruples against
the use OF the sabbath also may have
! undergone "A change? He says not en-
! phatically, but as emphatiCally he derided
contract jumping one short year ago. II
/ Mr.. Ward inclnes To- sunday bah H." is in
I hne position to provid" plums for mis-
warriors. lie L. the chairman IT The
I schedule committee consisting of only two
/ President Harry y Hcmpstcad's straight
forward version of the Ritter controversy
1 already has been thu, shed out Briefly
IN" case u this William II Ritter "A
pitcher. was sent To Toronto under optional
agreement. turned over to scranton and
subsequently, recalled last August
. few DAYS after me reported 10 MrG-nv
"A d. Ia.
and signed FOR 1915. Ritter was under
age and when his father heard of the
d"Se'tiun ne ordered the Young man To
disregard the Brooklyn contract. Rittei's
father. as guardian, indorsed The contract
, with New York. It was simply the appl-
cation Of time houored law RrooI>lvn
never had a legal claim to the lads
services
Enter now the iudomitable David l.
fu.tz. president - the Ia >nbal PLAYERS
Fraternity, VIII" threatens To- eNpel Mar
guard from the union. but NlaraiIard
with his sl.jor should worry, And that
payment due on the homestead Rube il
50 bound up in that parcel OF land that ne
probably would have dropped out ANYHOW
through forfeiture OF dues
said Fultz when Informed OF tho latest
Federal bomb
Information has reached M. ,ba, puho
Matquird. in spite of the fact that he ls
under binding contract with the New
FORK cum Tor the season OF 1915 has
signed with the Brooklyn Federal Learue
tlup Inc report Is hard 10 believe ss
feel sure the Brooklyn people would NOT
knowingiy sign player under these con
ditons. va
Ir Marqusrd has done this he viii nm.
questl"nably be expelled from the Baseball
flayers Fraternity. as the directors viii
, , 'oumtenahce any such disregard of
thtlr obligations by its members"
j CONWAY
who helps direct the destinics Of tho ~
uohal League believes Marauard ha.
lhaced himself in serious prcdicament
. II Robert y, Wards story is true
! ! have seen New Yorlts contract with
: Marquard' said he. ct is irrrfutable
II Marquard made an affidavit that he
was under no contract obligations 10
the Giants and accepted $1,000 then 7
believe that under section 1890 Of the
Penal Code he is liable to criminal prose
cutlon. lie is open to indictment on A
charge of grand larceny. punishable by
the maximum Of five years in states
prison
President Harry ~ Hampstead OF m.
Giants would not discuss any possible
action by the New York club
: Il may have something to say in a
, day or two he said. when | get the
true story pieced together. SO far as
Marquard IL concerned we have no oc-
'dNl'h w WITT re can play now hero
in New York. That $1,000 Is Mr.. ward
a worry. Vanguard can commit no breach
4 of contract until he actually refuses To
I report To MS for service. His case
If there IL one--cdn wait until then How
t ever, there may be action along other
lines"
g This inference was interpreted by sew
y eral other major league magnates who
u reside hero as a determination on the
l part of Mr. Hampstead to shape his course
after counsel at the National League
!, meeting next week. I'm some quarters
, il Is intimated that steps may he taken
y then to stop the Federal Leagues pre-
. tensions to traffic in players under con
- tract
Under existing circumstances Mr. Mar.
guard seems safe til spring-ir he can
II give Mr.. Ward "A lien on his farm, THF
X Sun reporter was unable to locate the
o party of the principal role la: night or
- even Yesterday afternoon, First he was
informed that Rube would return to din.
10 u-r at = O'Clock. lie didn't An evening
g. call vouchsHfrd the information from the
II culOrcd guardian Of the corridors that
- MHrouard had left town Doubtless he
went to make prompt payment on his
In | heIitagp