The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-16
HAMILTON JUMPS BACK
President of Browns and H1s F1mlIy
Induce Him to Desert Feds.

Parsons. Kan. April 16.-Eari Hamil-
ton. pitcher. who jumped from the 81.
Louis American League baseDaA clnp
to the Kansas City Feoerais '.s'
Join the st. Louis team. Hamilton
reached his decision after an all day
conference with President Hedges OF
the st. Louis club at Hamflton's home
in Oswego, Kansas. near here:
George Stovall. manager OF the Kan
sas City Federal league club, granted
Hamilton permission to go to his home
in Oswego last Sunday night. Stovau
said the pitcher agreed to return last
night and was slated to pitch the
opening game today between the Chi
cago and Kansas City Federals.
To secure Hamilton. Stovall offered
a 600 bonus and three year con-
tract for a total of $21, 000 The pitcher
came here and worked out at Federal
League park. He was in such good
condition. Stovall decided to use him
in the opening game.
Dodged Federal Officers.
In company with his father, NJ. c.
Hamilton, a business man of Oswego,
the ball player and President Hedges
drove from Oswego to Columbus. Kan.
distance of 20 miles, in a motor car
to take the train for. st. Louis.
Hedges fear that legal action on the
part Of the Kansas City Federals
might yet deprive him of Hamilton's
services, friends say. caused him to
keep his mission secret until he had
Hamilton safely on his way to st.
Louis. Oswego Is on the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas railway in direct
line with st. Louis, but rather than
take chances of meeting Federal
league officials at Parsons or Fort
Scott. the party made the long drive to
Columbus to catch Frisco train df-
rect to st. Louis.
Miss Pearl. Hamilton. a sister Of the
pitcher. said her brother had changed
his mind about playing with the Fed
erals.
Father and mother both wanted
Earl to remain with the st. Louis
club" she said. Mr.. Hedges came
here last night to talk the matter over
and Earl decided today he would go
Hamilton's father really was the big
influence in his return to the Amerf-
can league. President Hedges wrote
to the elder Hamilton asking him to
grange a meeting with the pitcher at
the Hamilton home. Hamilton's father
when the player got his letter he went
at once to his home at OswegO-
Glad to Get Back to Browns.
st, Louis, April 16.-President
Hedges Of the st. Louis Americans and
Earl Hamilton, pitcher, who disre-
garded his contract with the St Louis
Americans to sign with the Kansas
City Federals and yesterday DECIDED to
return to ST. Louis. arrived here today
on a st. Louis & San Francisco train
from Columbus. Kansas.
On his arrival, Pitcher Hamilton
gave out the following statement:
II want to make a public statement
to the st. Louis fans and to my team
mates.
81 was under written contract to
play with the Browns in 1914 and
1915. 1t was a big mistake for me to
go to Kansas City. I did not realize
how big a mistake 1t was until 1 got
to thinking it over and had a talk with
my father.
'Mr. Hedges has always treated me
right and whan got to thinking about
him and Mr.. Hickey and my contract,
1 decided to do right. ~eS
ct never felt happier in my life, and
If Mr.. Hickey will let me. I'm going to
pitch my arm off for the Browns. I
want to forget the last ten days and
hope everybody else will"
Mr.. Hedges would make no state
ment