New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-03
MATTY SPURNS THE
GOLD OF FEDERALS
Signs Contract with the
Giants After a Talk
with Hampstead.
GILMORE OFFERS
$4,000 IN VAIN
Big Six" Evidently Had Little
Intention Of Deserving,
Despite the Rumors.

Despite the Rumors.
Mathewson stuck John r. Foster. sec
rotary OF the Giants. received a fash yes
terday from Marlin that the great pitcher
had signed a one-year contract TO play at
the old stand again. As announced in
The Tribune Yesterday. Mathewson de-
clared that he would not desert the
Giants but James A. Gilmore. president
Of the Federal League, was game
The leader Of the outlaws kept on talk
Ing money and lots Of IT until the last.
Just before he signed his contract the
pitcher received the following telegram
from Ny Gilmore
Newspaper reports state that YOU do
not take Federal offer seriously Get &C
quainted with Federal League officials
and be convinced we are not fourfushng.
will give you $4,000 for three years ser
vice as manager OF Federal League club
$4,000 I'm advance. II satisfactory NEE.
ne Waldorf New York. Thursday at my
expense. Wire answer. Chicago"
Whether Harry y. Hampstead met the
offer of the Federals. dollar for dollar,
could not be ascertained. for neither the
president Of the New York club nor the
player would tell the terms Of the con-
tract. They came TO an agreement after
4 short conference. so II was evident that
the club and the player had about the
same idea OF what fair contract was.
ho lt,h
mailed Mathewson a blank contract and
. told him Ito write his own ticket"
Mathcwson, however. refused to do any
thing in the matter until he had an op-
portuni,y 10 talk things over with Mr..
Hampstead. The owaer Of the Giants hur-
ricd 10 Marlin several days ago. spurred
on, no doubt by the activities OF the Fed
eral League.
James 4. Gilmores ca pacity as base
ball executive remains 10 be tested. but
there IS no gainsaying his supreme skill
rs a press agent. II is doubtful IL he had
any idea that there was any chance OF
obtaining the service OF Mathewson for
the Brooklyn club and indeed the Wards
admitted that they had little hope Of
capturing the mainstay OF the Giants.
Los Angeles who misouoted Mathewson
to tho effect that he was giving the offer
u the Federal League serious considcra-
ton" and another imaginative person in
The Bronx. who stated that he had seen
a Federal League contract signed by the
pitcher. served 10 keep the story piping
hot
As matter OF fact. Gilmores first tele-
gram contained no definite offer. but
merely asked whether Mathewson would
care TO consider an offer from the out
laws. II was sent in a testing mood some
time between midnight and dawn, when
fancy roams.
After Mathewson signed his contract
Yesterday he was asked whether tnore
was stu a possibility that he might con-
slider an offer from the Federal League.
No. none" he replied according TO the
dispatches from the training camp. Il
have signed with the Giants. Furthc~-
more. The announcement Of the Federal
League that they will not try TO get
PLAYERS who have already signed closes
the matter.
Battery for New York. MathcWson and
Movers" Will 20 inioned again at the
Tolo Grounds this season. and the same
old roar Of the crowd viii Greet the an
nouucemcnt Without doubt. too. Big
Six Will furnish the same demonstration
that the "laborer is worthy OF his hire
T. g. Ward. Walter Ward and George
G.. Ward bakers and hackers Of the
Brooklyn Tip Top team. are stranded ~
the SNOW somewhere between here and
Chicago. I'm tho near ;ine kind friends
arc doing their best 20 provide them with
team. for. according TO BROOKLYN
rumor Hal Chase and Sam Crawford
have already signed for the outlaw team
across the river.
Ed Sweeney who has been on The fence
for many weeks and seems 70 have found
cold comfort in his position. is reported
20 have leapcd 10 the Federals at last.
In tho biz wind Of Yesterday and Sun
dav the fence around the park Of the
Philadelphia Nationals was demolished
II repairs are not made soon Cravath
viii be ~ q loss for something to hit the
bail over