The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-10
FOSTER SHOULDERS
Big HONOR TONIGHT
Will Hold Up Entire Giants
End at Chicago Banquet to
World TOurers.
SHAFER RETIRES AGAIN
Trade for Sweeney RumOred-
Cardinals and Browns Bow
to National Commission.

Secretary John p Foster of the Giants
left for Chicago yesterday to represent
the Giants az the Windy City's banquet
o-night to the world touring Giants and
White Sox. This second formal affair
since the players returned from their
globe grdling will be attended by Charley
Comskey. Jimmy Callahan and All the
other White Sox members OF the tour
party.
Foster Iill do his very best to balance
this array In behalf Of the Chants, Nc
Graw having set out with his players for
the Marlin. Tex. training camp. follow
ing the dictates OF his sense OF duty.
Alleged positive confirmation" U: tho
report that Arthur Shafer would refuse
to play third base or do anything els.
for the Giants this year was received
! over the wire from San Jose, Cal, last
night The message quoted Shafer AS an
nouncing that he had quit professional
baseball and was going into business with
his father In Los Angeles but II neglected
TO say whether Shafer's quitting WAS for
Just few days or for n longer term.
New York fans will have to hear Nc
iraw say that Shafer has quilt him be-
fore this deplorable condition will be ac-
| cepted by them as fact.
Right on the heels of the Shafer thing
came runiblings from some strictly UNI
known source TO the effect that the Giants
would get Capt BIZ sweeney OF the Bos-
ton Braves tn trade Tor 4 pitcher not
named. However. al view OF the fact
that the Giants we're Cooking up with the
Phillies Il similar trIde COR an lnfelder
last week that fu.l through when Mike
pooiHn Jumped 10 the Feds, Z Is not i'm
probhble tina; MrG.aw may attempt 10
get sweeney ia the near future Look
'hs Al such trade from the Boston angle
several tacts are striking. The passing
OF sweeney would clear tho way for
Johnny Evers 10 be field captain OF the
Boston. bu; on the other hand 1t might
uredH up the entire inield scheme OF
Georgel Stalli"ss II II should be true
mat me Giants are trying TO trade 3,
p''e"er Tor 'ti! ...helder who is the pitcher
Lsts % players from other r.aa-,i
League clubs issued yesterday max, y
seem mat after All the Brooklyn Feds
Will not be outclass-G ia tnci- o,u,p,,.v
the diiInorean idea OF = big Lacquer seen,
ing To be nearly uniform throughout The
circuit Here's how the lates: "ro<t.rs''
look.
BUFFALO CLUB
cans Fnr, M, ~ ,, t9rd Sew Yoris A".ri.
Hdtlpnhls. George k.l.- and Euy-Tn
son. REL SoX: EGNa%s in.fr, tr'j am 6ng ~
sem! -pEotcsS.'id! Ro.e., Brow. C5i',
Amerirtn', rrovldchcc. Joe House. t'nn;os
ONO: Sein!' protessioq,l
canr. 1911. Rochestct pcLrart viEn"rs tsia
10, aS,t..,. 80 49, A.e.: Ci'rirq waite
stat, tackstop s. Loais Amcfi-aas '''"''''
sas' b"se-Jo' Ag1'r. Jersey cay. ~.
s.scond Base-rhoutas pow.,y. Chicago
AMI Cincinnati Nationals. Baltimore
Shor,ttopIW william Iouieis. Dc,ro!t Aner,.
ThltG Bnse-fr'd sm!rh. Boston Nutlounis.
hlfh' Fi"!i--Lu;her bornin -. Louis car
Yrotrs.onni. Del lo4ne. Va h.iIr Southern
l,aspe: LET. oeia. lrnnh nel"lauty. New
captain Western Reserve CDI'rgc tcai..
81 LOUIS CLUH.
~, G ,in -s ,SS.r2n. terrr-iy Win
.!onts, Harry Chapman, A;!au,a, Ca,
Edgar Wi!le,t Detroit. = Eushrnan, High.
'isni. III; g. WILLIAMS. s.. Louis. MorIrcai
sew York nationals, Iiot GROOM wash.mf
iion; haErTy CooreT las; year With thu st.
Wl,HHiss Federa!r Gyder, n" name Of King
voTrhaird pa, J. MDthes. uuca, Nc@
second B4s, Alvin nuchcr. jersey CITY,
I international League.
o SSGa,ita%RA nrid" s chic. ,S S:onSs
Il
das Ci'y. American Association.
KANSAS CITY.
sCa,chers-EasterIy. formerly with IN.
Haticnai feagus: rsnm E y! Griii , .nts5
| ern League
s.Ili,hsr.-rackara. Cincinnati Nationals.
Yer Weston League; BaumEafdn-r. 81.
togis HMT snh,r uI%rdHs Gsy.na Amer
kSnr,s city Ncdera!1 las; yenr
:, i"ihie daI. MANAGE. torrsr:y with
nrnto Coast League: Goodwin. Los Angeles
/ .o"at League Frfr'ng, columbus. American
-chadhourne, ror;lard coas:
Williams. 81. Louis A'aer!cans
In the 81. Louis list the name OF Bush
man Is noticed. The Pttsburg Feds an
nounced last night that they would d,
their spring training at Lyuchburg-
Lyuchburg. Va.
John Heyd!er. the genial secretary OF
the National League. took a train TO Pine
hurst, y. C., Inst night 10 do "A little golf
ing. But before the engine began to ohug-
chug he relieved himself OF his dnily NOR
sci OF official news. saying that the signed
contracts OF Lee Magce and Ivy Wngo
! OF the Cardinals were filed with him yes
terday. that Mngec's document calls fJr n
two years sentence In ST. Louis and
Wingo's for one only
About tho only out OF town baseball
magnate left in town yesterday was
Schuyler Britton. president OF tn. Cnrdl-
nails. who declared that arrangements
have been made for another interlcague
series for the city championship OF ST.
! Louis this spring between his club and the
Browns. The games will be scheduled. he
said. so that the ser'es ends Just n few
days before the regular season hcgina
This series, he said. will he under the
management OF the National Commission
last falls series run Independently, PROV
ing "A failure when It was cut short by n
players row on the field during the rub
Der game.
The long expected announcement OF the
form OF the still longer threatened suit %
the Federal League over Catcher Bill
Kilifer Of the Philles came out of Ind.
annapolis yesterday. Il. Il. Gates. coun-
rel OF the league. said he was instructed
by Gilmore to bring injunction proceed
ings against kilifer. The petition, he
said. will ask that Killifer be restrained
from playing with any baseball team ex-
cept the Chicago Fcderals, Gates said
that hc would begin the preparation OF
the petition to-day and that 1t would bc
filed as soon as completed I'm the Federal
court Of the district IN which K!ll,fer was
located