The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-15
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CY FALKENBERG TELLS
WHY HE JOINED FEDS


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-" nc sent III" to Toledo. "a miuor league
Guy, IN IN" spring. without amy Try.
on, in tie '"at $caSVIfs work felt
! this all NOR" lt"enlV. as that wear
/ proved Ia hr lin" best had ever kno ,n
I ! 'v;a able to work at better speed
! ana ;ro:c consistently than I ever
worked before and son . large pro-
/ o"ftion OF my @9mcs. But this. thx
| hrst really cN"cptiounily good ycr, /
Z had had. MAS virtually wasted. as |
/ Was serving IN thc minors. of cours.
! - :, reduction in Salar:. and | may say
/ chat my salary nj Cl"cvlnnh was not
an oXorhitant one. However. ! will
not t!hn" Di,Ni.. tie no doubt acted
ncroriinr - his pcst judgment. And
n" shortly Experienced enough rou-
III" hnnacli with III" cleveland club
trouble which cuiGiini:.tei in his rcsi,;-
nation b"io"c thc season. SAG inishcd
At any rate. thc best | could do was
to get back int" tho big league q, the
same salary hat! previously cnjoyen.
before ! waS sort TO Toicdo.
;,rcci'c'. contract From sotncrs.
talked over the matter al salary
Win MI S"ucrs. some time in the
mouth Of December last, as near as /
can remember. He sent me a contract
which WAS certainly not satisfactory
ia view Of what had done. So /
dropped into Tia. uliice to chat q bit
Interesting CONGREGATION, ~ rcmcn-
her il. we began tali5iuv .boii, the
contract in good faith. bu, We got no.
where. Mir SomerS seemed unable TO
sec my arguments, ANA gradually tin.
conversation tapcrod off about the
weather ana the situation in Cleve-
land. ana how the new draft rules
would affect the standing OF the club
Ana 80 left, knowing as little as T.
ala before But one thing Ma sure
of. and that was that ! could expect
no great raise over what had been
getting
My hrst Interview with President
Gilmore was somewhat different ,ha,
had anticipated. when he began to
talk OF thousands OF dollars with az
much apparent indiIcrc nc. as would
snow In talking of dimes, il looked at
first blush like loose business methods
That was TIC way his manner i'm
pressed me at the start But when he
proceeded TO make mo - concrete offer
III the form OF contract for three
Years, a, = salary double anything |
could hope 10 get from Cleveland I
VIII admit | was Interested And he
iore j lett Chicago. after going care
fu!iy over the terms Of the contract. I
signed 1t
A. loon as returned to Cleveland. !
found thai tho news % my action had
preceded my arrival Mr. Som.rs
naturally sent for arc. ana had va
rious conferences with him during the
Early spring Eut ] might say that IN
all negotiations had wi'h sir Soners.
there was always a difference Of some
thousands Of dollars between his high-
est offer aud the Offer made 10 me by
the Federal League.
Til. results OF our numerous iuto-
views were fruitloss went wi:h tho
indianapolis club on spring training
dnd nave never regretted that step.
MI told. .e"l assured Or terminal
my ~; baseball career under circun. q
stances 'av mcrr proltsbl, 10 myself
ihan ever hoped Tor: and much more
( proHtihl" than would eve: have.
known ~ member OF organized bas.-
BAN.