The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-03
FfDERALS WILL NOT
LAND MATHtWSOh
BIG SIX AGAIN FINES SIGNATURE
TO NEW YORK CON-
TRACT.
MANY GIANTS ARRIVE
"sANDY" PIEx, FORMER COLT, MAX,
ING coon IMPRESSION AT =.
SPRING TRAINING
CAMP.

MARLIN. TEXAS. March -
New York camp the last two days.
Fletcher, Murray Denaree, F'romms
and Burns. all have arrived in that
time and today there were twenty-
seven men taking practice. not in-
Guiding Tim Jordan Excepting the
tourists. everybody is here now
barring Cooper. Bescher and Roberts
son.
The chief development Of the day
was the signing of Mathewson. Matty
and President Hampstead went into
session late last night and early this
morning, and somewhere around mid
night Matty signed for three years.
1t did not take long to do business
Matty stated what he wanted and
Hampstead at once agreed. So tho
F'ederals win not get Matty yet awhile,
and the big pitcher seemed quite
pleased over The way things turned
out. New York would be lost with
out Matty,. and he'd be lost away
from New York" said Mr.. Hampstead.
The only factor today not suitable
for practice was the stiff wind. IT
has been windy every day except Sum
day. All of the late arrivals were IN
IAt pEdttltS, anu ptSlutS petSSuStIk
there were hand ball, golf, and tennis.
All that is needed now to make the
athletes perfectly happy are an aero.
plane and a motorboat. II
The work today was extensive, but
still elementary.
Sliding practice was added to the
regime. and the young fellows dashed
nto the loose sand pit with abandon
learning the fallaway. The pitchers
all had yynrknDfS eyeant Mafh0URnna
Tesreau and Marquard These
veterans will get going in due times
but Matty always goes slowly In this
spring grind In company with Mar
guard, Meyers and Tesreau. he played
hand bail morning and afternoon. He
took part in, the lengthy batting prac-
tice as did every body, and after the
afternoon work had a session Of drivs
ing with Marquard, Tesreau. and Nc
Lean, golf driving that is, for Mattx
has his golf kit with him. Marquard
and ,Tesreau hatted and fielded buntss
and that, with golf and hand ball.
made up their days work.
There was not a man who was not
busy 'soneway or other. and there
were very brisk times both morning
and afternoon. The infield practice
was snappier than on any previous
day. While Burns, Murray Harrison
and Piez, had turns in the outfield.
there was an infieid composed Of
Snodgrass on first. Grant on second
Dyer at short, and Stock on third.
These four cut loose with vim and
with Fletcher batting to them, and
injecting pepper. il was a spirited
drill. The throwing was sharp and
Johnson and Mclean pegged away to
the bases with will. Meyers did not
do any catching Hand ball is the
best thing for me-, said the chief. 1T
gives needed exercise in STOPPING and
moving around quickly"
President Hampstead expects to
leave for New York tomorrow. He
wants to attend the banquet to tho
globe trotters, and in signing Mathew
son and Tesrcau he has done what he
came here for He will leave the win
ing Of young Copper. still holding out,
to Dick kinsella.
An offer Of s65o00.for three years
from the Federal league to Matty
came today. 1t was phoned over
from Waco. The offer providing tl5.-a
600 in advance, but as Matty had
signed, the offer came too late for
consideration.