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Evening star., 1914-01-10
TINKER STARTS RAID
ON THE MAJOR LEAGUES
Is Now on a Visit to the Homes of
Players the Federals
Hope to Sign.

CHICAGO. January 10-The long -prom-
ised raid on the major leagues for base
ball talent has begun in earnest by the
Federal League. according to Joe Tinker,
manager of the Chicago club who has
gone on trip which he says will take
him to the homes of many players who
have won fame in the National and
American Leagues. Otto Knabe of the
Baltimore and Mordecai Brown of the
st. Louis clubs will soon start on similar
pilsrimages, Tinker said
Tinker refused to name any of the
players he intends to visit. or to say
where his first stop would be- 1t was
reported that he Vsonid go first to Kansas
City, where he would try to get the sig
nature of Clarence Hendricks to a. con-
tract. Tinker said lie believes Hendricks
TO be..a pitcher with a future, and it is
known he has considered hin, as a pos
sible member OF the Chicago club
Tinker left the city few hours after
the return here of President Murphy of
the. Chicago Nationals. Murphy has been
in Cincinnati at the national commission,
meettrg. The Cub president asserted he
learned there that Tinker's disregard of
rules governing drinking was one of the
reasons why he was released by the Gin
cinnati club
Last season was my most successful
IN base ball, and If thought my success
was due to drinking, / would spend more
time Al the bar was Tinker's reply. Il
led the league shortstops in hitting.
was not such hard drinker that the
Brpoklyn club hesitated to pay SIS Coz
for my services without consulting me.
Mr- Murphy himself had a converse.
tion with me after the Brooklyn negotia.
tions had started. and in vic. alton Of the
National agreement. He said he had PAID
$4,000 for the services of Roger Bresna.
haas.and limited that he thought as highl.
of 'nlvl ability to play ball"
Evening star., 1914-01-10
DETROIT'S INFIELD SHOWS
LITTLE STRENGTH AT BAT
Jennings First Defense Men Rank Sixth in American
League in 1913-When 1t Came to Clouting
Ball Athletics Were Leaders.

Athletics first. New York last, is the
fields. Connie had the only 800 hitting
infield in the organization. Baker, Barry.
Collins and McInnis swatted the pill for
an average, for the quartet, of 800. The
Yanks hit .237
Gainor. Bush, I-ouden, Witt and Mo-
riarty-this is as close as any one can
come to the Detroit infield of last year
cracked the pill for an average of .24S.
OF thesefour Gainor led with a mark OF
.o7O.
This inield, Of course, did not play
slant stream Of inflelders did not show
much better hitters, with the exception
Of Baumann, who played second late in
the season and accumulated a 300 mark.
The Maps had the second best with an
excellent mark of .277. Lajoie was respon-
sible for good deal of this, his mark of
1856 being the only 300 average outside of
Gandil's and the three Athletic hitters.
Five .30O-hitting infielders who played
in enough games to be called regular are
all that the league can show, with Eddie
Collins and his .345 average leading. Der
rill Pratt of the Browns Just escaped the
rating, however. He hit 1856
The worst hitter who managed to get
himself considered as a regular was
Johnnie Lavens, who played with the
Browns, but finished the year with Con-
ME Mack's bunch. He batted just .135.
Baker made the most hits, while Walsh.
one of the many st. Louis shortstops, had
the fewest.
fields and how they batted in 1913:
Evening star., 1914-01-10
WANT CARPENTER REMOVED.
Allentown Tristate Club Officials
Threaten to Resign. '-

ALLENTOWN, Pa, January 10.-At
the annual meeting of the stockholders
Of the Allentown base ball club Of tho
Tristate League, last night, DR.. A. II.
Ballet, president. and Max Erdman.
secretary, announced they would re-
tire unless President Carpenter was
removed. Their declaration in favor Of
George Graham of Philadelphia for the
presidency was indorsed by all present.
Five enthusiastic followers of the club
subscribed more than enough to make
UP the deficit of more than $1,000
shown in the last annual statement.
II 1t is impossible to create an eight
club league, Allentown will go into q
six-club league. Bill Coughiin. who
managed Allentown the last two sea-
sons, has decided to retire. Several
capable men were mentioned for man.
ager Another meeting is to be held
next week, when some definite propo-'
sition is to be agreed upon as Allen
towns offer to the league for this
season.
Evening star., 1914-01-10
BY J. ED GRILLo.

The most peculiar feature Of the Fed
eral Leagues system of recruiting its
teams with major league players is that
these efforts seem to be confined to GER
tain teams only. Chicago, Baltimore,
Pittsburgh and st. Louis have been de-
cidedly busy and have made progress,
but Buffalo, Indianapolis, Kansas City
and Toronto seem not to have signed a
player or secured grounds.
Mullen and Carroll. the Buffalo pro-
moters, announced some weeks ago that
grounds had been secured and that
new plant would be built. The club
would be incorporated with a capital
stock of s35O,0oo, they said. but since
then nothing has been accomplished.
err He is said to be on a still hunt
for material. The same conditions pre-
vail in the other cities mentioned.
That the new league seems intent on
procuring playing material from the Ma
tional League is again indicated by the
latest developments, Brennan, Packard
and Killifer of the Philadelphia and
jumped their clubs. King Cole is the
fourth jumper and he is the property of
the New York Americans, though he has
never donned the uniform of that club.
To date the National League mas SUI
fered considerably by the inroads the Fed
erals have made into its teams. If re-
ports are to be believed the Phillies have
virtually been put out of the running be-
cause of the loss Of five of their best
players, and the threat is made that sew
eral of the other clubs are to have
similar experience.
President Gilmore's declaration that
the Federal League will not make over
lures to . ayers who are under con-
tract for next year is absolutely COM
Evening star., 1914-01-10
MONoCACY A WINNER.
Beats Field of Fair Platers in Fea-
ture Race at Charleston.

CHARLESTON, S. c.. January ia
card of six selling events, at intermediate
route, furnished finishes of the thrllilns
variety at Palmetto Park yesterday after-
noon. ]. O. Talbott's Hamburg gelding
Monocacy came back to life in the fourth,
a selling handicap. at seven furlonss. the
afternoons feature, and beat a field OF
fair platers. Richard +. Carman's Ella
Bryson, the favorite, at to 5, lasted long
enough to take the place from l.. II.
Adair, a 2D-to-1 chance. Eight faced the
starter, but Ancon, Water Lady and
Cracker Box were accorded no end of
support by the regulars, and were never
prominent during the running.
The form players. held the layers to an
even score during the proceedings, three
favorites winning. However, the layers
were hard hit when H. G. Bedwells Lady
Lightning, showing a. startling improve
ment over her previous races, annexed
the fifth number, at five and a half fur
longs, beating the 1ight-weighted Luria
and Lost Fortune, an outsider. sum-
uaries:
First race. maiden eyear-olds selling; six
furlongs-Caller Gu, 104 lCampbelD, to l, to
and 8 to .. won; stelata. los Miller, to !.
q to ) and to 5; second; Malk, los (Sichelssl.
Nike Cohen. Nelrose.s Ketiledrum, Gallant Boy,
Surprising. Caruquet, Laird of Kirkaldy. Tho
Parson and Seiichen also ran.
Second race, four-year-o!ds and up: selling; six
furongs-Jutlge Menck, liz Buxton. Is to 5,
even and to 2, won: Plain Ann, 101 Sumter.
13 to 8. TO D and to ., second: Batouch, j12
pickett. to l, 2ta TO and to s., third.
Time 1.16 20 Captain Jinks, La Sainrella.
Margerum. Sweet Times, Snowhakes, CoucuTan
and Beach Sand also ran
Third race, four'year-olds and up; selling; eiI
furiongs-Dr. jackson. 115 (Byrne), to s, ] to
and out, won; Troy Weight, III lMcCaheD. g
to l. 2ls to l and 4 to 5, second; MradeiI, ITO
(Ruxton). 70 ], "a to and even. third. Time.
Floral Crown and Madman also ran.
Fourth race, purse. $3.50; three -year-ods and up:
selling; handicap; seven fuFlongs-Monocacy. 100
(Burlingame), 4!a to ], to and to 10. won;
Ella Bryson. 1Os (Rightmire). to 8, 8 to 10 and
TO D. second; L. II. Adatr, a6 tMartfn,, 20 to !,
. to / and 2 to I, third Time. 10. Ancon,
verena. Young Emblem. Water Lady and Cracker
Box also ran
Fifth race, selling: hsudicsp three e-year-olds
and up: five and one-ha1f furs6ags-Lady LfSht-
ming. 105 tCallahanl. to /. to l and to 5.
won; Luria, 90 tMcTaggarD, to l, / to and
2 to 8. second; Lost Fortune. los Turnerl. 10 to
!, Q to and 21s to !, third: Time. 100. De-
duetion, Siias Grump, Robert Bradley, AmeHcus,
Miss Gayle, Wiley and Serenata also ran
Sixth race, four-year-oids and up; selling; one
mile-yenets Strome, l08 (Mcraggart), to 8,
l to and out. won: Wood Dove, 108 (Sumter1,
12 to !, to and Z to D. second; Eaton. 1ls
Pickett!. 30 to ]; 10 to and to l.. third.
Harcourt, Camel, Gagnant and Clin Top also ran.
Evening star., 1914-01-10
ROMP FOR EASTERN.
0utplay and Easily Defeat Western
at Basket Ball. 27 to 10.

In the opening game of the Inter
scholastic Basket Bal League yesterday
Eastern defeated Western in a one-sided
game, the score being % to 10. Eastern
outclassed Western from start to fin
ish. Both teams showed decided lack of
practice, Western getting but one chance
to shoot a basket during the entire
game. This was made by Peck, who
Gagged the ball in the last few minutes
Of play, after Coach Doggett had sent
in three substitutes. The other eight
points were result of fouls. Eastern
made sixteen fouls, but only eight were
Gagged. Mackall doing the shooting East
ern was weak on shooting from the foul
line as but one shoot was made out Of
eight chances. Eastern showed some
fine material and with coaching should
De able to put good team on the floor
The work of Greer at center for East
ern was feature, he scored ten Of
the twenty-seven points made by his
teammates. and was a tower of strength
on the defense. Capt. Wood also put up
a fine game. besides covering his man
Well. scoring three baskets. The entire
Western team played a poor game and
showed no ability to stop the passing
of the Eastern men and the fact Of them
getting but one opportunity to cage the
ball will give an idea of their offensive
strength.
Evening star., 1914-01-10
JOKER IN KNABE's CONTRACT.
So Opines Baker, Who Evades Query
About Possible Injunction,

PHILADELPHIA, January 1O-That
the contract which Otto Knabe signed
making him the manager of the Balti-
more Federal League club. has Il joker in
it somewhere is the firm conviction of
William f. Baker. president of the Phil
lies. Mr. Baker said that he and Knabe
talked over the situation in New York
last Sunday. and he told Knabe that II
the Baltimore club would give him 81, ,OoO
in cash and q contract calling for $23. .oO
to be paid in three other installments he
would be foolish not to take it. He in
formed Knabe that the Phillies might
have to get out an injunction to prevent
him from playing with the Baltimore
club, but advised knabe to get the
money IL he could and then have q good
lawyer look over his contract and see
where the joker was.
Knabe has signed the contract and got
his $1,000 bonus, and the contract must
have suited some lawyer.
Whether Mr.. Baker will get out an in
junction he would not state. He said
that everything would depend on future
Developments, but that nothing would be
done before the opening of the base bali
season, and then every club would take
care Of its own territory.
Evening star., 1914-01-10
voLLMER SETS TWO RECORDS.
Stuyvesant Swimmer Cuts 220 and
100 Yard Marks, But Team Loses.

NEW YORK. January 1o.-Herbert V.
VoIlmer Of Stuyvesant High School es-
tablished two new scholastic swimming
records yesterday at the West 18th street
baths, where his school opposed De Witt
Clinton in dual meet in the +. s. A. L.
tournament. His victories. however. failed
to save his team from defeat. Clinton
won by a score OF 81 to %.
vollmer's first record-breaking per-
formance was in the 220-yard swim. which
he won as he pleased. His time was 2
minutes As rs seconds, which is 64-5
seconds better than the former record.
held by Alan L. Clyburn Of Erasmus Hall.
Vollmer toyed with the field.
Vollmer then entered i'll the century
swim and again shattered the record. He
covered the distance, using the crawl
stroke, in / minute 80 seconds. winning
by a good ten yards The former record
was 1.O4 As. held jointly by himself and
F. ]. Frerichs Of Commercial.
Evening star., 1914-01-10

ST, LOUIS, January 10-Presidents or
the two major league ball clubs OF tnls
city returned from Cincinnati. both max
ing the announcement that they couid
not add anything Of interest TO what mad
already been told concerning the meeting.
Hedges of the Browns was asked II any
thing was said about the Federal League
and he replied that this matter mad
been taken up by the national commits
sion and that the attitude of this BODY
against the newcomers in the base ball
world was fully expressed in a lengthy
article given out by Chairman August
Hermann.
Roth Hedges and Britton were asked If
they had signed any ball players "nhe
away. Hedges wanted to know II the IN
formation was to be confidential, ana
when the question was evaded the o9Ss
of the Browns refused 10 ahs~el:
did say, however. that he has received
number OF signed contracts IN the lass
few days from his players, ana ne adoeo
that outside of Gus Williams ne e1.e,
tains no fear of losing man to the red
erals Hedges stated that Williams mas
not signed with the Federals to date; or
this he feels positively sure, but-ano
there YOU are He seems to have a sneak
ing suspicion that if the right man hap
pened along Gus would be tempted 10 oo
a hurQle lllO tlt ouliSiN "
lust to prove to his Interviewer that
he really had received number OF
signed contracts" Hedges reached INTO
his desk and pulled out small caro-
drawer In this were the hfshly pflIeo
contracts The boss of the Browns
counted them over real carefully, one
at a time, and all the while he wore
broad smile When he had finished the
momentous task of figuring up the
number of players who are sure OF
taking the southern training trip. he
made the startling announcement that
he had in his possession nine con-
tracts.
Shotton Is Signed Up.
What seemed to please Hedges most
of all was the fact that the first con-
tract to greet his eye when he takes
them out of the little cardboard box is
that of Bert Shotton. He always keeps
this contract on top Of all the others.
Bert Shotton. according to Hedges. is
one of the best euthelders in the
American League, and 1t affords him
considerable consolation to sit back in
his padded armchair and know that he
was wise enough to get this great
player to affix his signature to a three
year contract last spring. Hedges
knows the Federals won't take any
players who have signed contracts with
the majors.
"Sky" Britton had but one thought in
mind when he hiked out last Sunday
night for Cincinnati. accompanied by
Manager Huggins. That thought was
to bring back the signed contracts of
Evening star., 1914-01-10
NO PLACE FOR FEDERALS.
spalding Declares New League I.
Backed by Mythical Millions.

NEW YORK, January 1O.-"The next
base ball country will be France" said
A. G. Spald.ng. who returned yesterday
from Europe. "The French took up box
ing with enthusiasm, and now they are
getting into our national game. When
they have been taught its delights there
Is no doubt that France will be second
in base ball only to the Americans"
When the new Federal League was
mentioned, Mr.. spalding shook his head
There's no place for it, he declared.
There's no room for it. That $1O,-
O00.GOO backing is made up of mythical
dollars. am afraid. But. believe me-
boys. the next base ball country is to be
France. In ten years France will have
a league that will draw as many people
to the games as our leagues do.
Evening star., 1914-01-10
NO ALARM IN ST. LOUIS
OVER MOVES BY FEDERALS
Cardinals Would Like to Get Signatures of Sallee
and Miller, While Browns Want to
Hear From Williams

Jack Miller and Harry Sallee. When
the pair left st. Louis for Cincinnati
they were armed with the necessary
papers, but it seems that they failed
to make good on the job. Jack Miller,
for some reason or other. did not sign,
but he did agree to terms with Man
ager Higgins. Harry Sallee had q date
to meet his bosses in that dear old burg
made famous by Garry Hermann. and
his band of comic opera directors. but
the newly married Harry failed to put
in an appearance. Britton said yester-
day that Huggins had wired Sallee and
made another date, and that Miller had
hopes of getting the tall southpaw to
that the firm of Britton & Huggins is
and has been extremely anxious to get
Miller and Sallee into line. feeling GER
tain that If this pair signed it would
be an easy matter to land the other
players on the list.
Federal League Matters.
Speaking of the Federal League, Nor
decai Brown, manager of the st. Louis
team, was discovered awaiting callers at
the Missouri Athletic Club. AS usual.
though, Mordecai had nothing to say
other than to remark that the Federal
officials were working hard and faith
fully perfecting their organization, and
that it would not be long before some
important and startling announcements
would be made.
When Hedges was asked about the Fed
eral League, the remark brought to his
mind the fact that very few of the own
ers who made the big fight twelve years
ago are still in the game. The only own
ers who still remain in the American
League are Comiskey Of the White Sox,
Somers of Cleveland, Connie Mack and
Ben Shibe of the Athletics and Hedges of
the Browns. The Detroit franchise was
owned by Mr.. Angus who is dead. Fred
Postal was the owner at Washington and
he now confines his attention exclusively
to the hotel business. AT Baltimore Ma
hon and Goldman were the owners.
The Boston franchise was owned by
Henry Killilea- The National League
magnates were Stanley De Haas Robi-
son in st. Louis, Jim Hart in Chicago,
Barney Dreyfuss in Pittsburgh, John
Brush, part of the season owner of the
Cincinnati franchise and the remainder
of the season at New York. Brush selling
out to Garry Hermann and purchasing
the New York Giants from Andy Freed
Soden in Boston and ]. 1. Rogers in Phil
ade'p 'phia.
In telling of the owners around the big
league circuits. Hedges says that when
the American League broke in an effort
was made to get Ben Shibe. present own
er Of the Athletics, to finance the team in
Philadelphia. He did not seem at all
anxious to take the risk, and Somers of
Cleveland put up the money to carry the
team through. The first game played in
Philadelphia 10000 fans turned out, and
Shibe Immediately got into the game and
repaid Somers.
Evening star., 1914-01-10
Stage Thrilling Contest.

The second game between the two tour
ing teams was a hummer and went to
New York, 4 to 3, in eleven innings The
difference between the game of Thurs
day and yesterday was so vast that it
easily made apparent the versatility of
base ball and brought to the surface
more plainly the amount of thrills in
the sport.
For ten innings the two teams battle1
on even terms, playing a machinelike
fielding game that displayed almost
every possible stunt executed by such
demons as Buck Weaver and Larry
Doyle. While the pitching of Hearne
and Scott was not just what it should be,
the men in the field more than made up
for this discrepancy. 1t was such a
game as will live for long time in
the minds of those who saw it and will
go long way in advertising the national
pastime.
The games were the final for Melbourne
and probably the last to be played in
Australia The tourists sail today for
Adelaide. and. as they are couple of
days behind schedule time. they may
not find time to show at all there, but
will hurry along to F'reemantle.
Evening star., 1914-01-10

Charlie Ebbets will by no means lose
the $40 600 which he paid to the Ctncin-
though he were out two frst-class players
in Yingling and Moran. The former,
while pitcher Of merit, has all the ear
marks Of whale Of hitter II he once
gets to doing regular duty in the outfield.
His batting average of 1888 last season
put him In a class by himself. Good men
will be priceless commodities by the time
the Federal League has captured enough
TO make eight teams. Before everything
IL settled Ebbets will have paid well for
the advertising he was so anxious to get.
Evening star., 1914-01-10
nERIINENI @fGGNT
Es'Happeniq&$SrSportdo

pulsory, for there is no question that
the courts would enjoin such players
from playing with any club but the one
with which they originally signed. 1t
is to the players who have signed that
the new league is making fabulous offers,
knowing that they cannot be accepted.
This is regarded as the publicity ruse
of the organization. When it comes
to getting lot OF free advertising
the so-called outlaws have shown rare
ability.
Guy Cooper is the latest addition to
Frank Chances pitching staff. Cooper
had short trial with the Nationals last
summer year ago. friend Of Crit
fith's brought him here to have him
looked over, but he was so wild that he
was not allowed to show what he could
do in a game. Cooper, however, must
havegreatIy improved, for he had quite a
good record with the Petersburg team of
the Virginia League last season, from
which Chance drafted him. He won six
burg. He is but twenty years old and is
six feet one inch tall. At the time he
was given trial here he was in the
United States Navy.
The most active of the new Federal
League managers appears to be Otto
knabe, who is to have charge of the Bal
tlmofe team. hnaDe IS now IN ChicaSo
for the purpose of trying to sign Vic
Safer, the Cubs first baseman. Knabe in
ssts that he will have at least nine ma
jor league players on his team when the
season opens, and the way he is hustling
he is apt TO make good in this respect.
Just how successful Knabe will be in the
matter of signing other members of the
Philadelphia team is bit doubtful. Sew
eral of those he has mentioned as being
enrolled by him have ballsed and are un-
der contract to the Phillies, but there is
no doubt that Knabe will make trouble
for his former employers.
Evening star., 1914-01-10
40 NAME MAN TOMORROW.
Pittsburgh Club Owner Declares He
Will Announce Teams Manager.

P1TTSBURGH. Pa, January 1o.-"I
viii announce the name of the manager
OF the Pittsburgh club tomorrow" This
waxs the answer given last night by John
=. B&rhour. president Of the Pittsburgh
club OF the Federal League. to the dis
patches from New York and Cincinnati
that Jacob Daubert and Richard HobIit-
zell had each been offered the manager
ship of the club
Evening star., 1914-01-10
Totals. 45s 430 40 Totals. 40 439 4e(
FAST GAME TONIGHT.
Good Shepherds and Aloysius Clash
in Basket Ball Battle.

What SHOULD prove fast and inter-
esting game Of basket ball will be
played tonight at the Gensaga gym. 43
street northwest. when the crack team
representing the Good Shepherds will
meet the Aloysius club ave The Good
Shepherd team has been playing all Of
the best teams III the, District and
meeting with much success. its last
game resulting in victory over the
crack team of the National Guard by a
score of 81 to 20. Coach George Colli-
flower of the Aioysius club, In anticipa-
ton of hard battle, has been prac-
ticing very diligently this week. and
his team should take the floor in good
shape. The Aloysius team is composed
of some of the best basketers OF the
city, and should give q good account
Of itself. The teams will probably line
Evening star., 1914-01-10
iskey Gives Base Ball Boost Australia Other Sporting News
JOHNSTON WINS TENNIS
TITLE OF PHILIPPINES

MANILA, Philippines, January
1O-William NJ. Johnston Of
California today won the Anal
round Of the lasvn tennls cham
pioaship Of the Philippines, de-
featfn8 Ella Eottrell, aiso Of Calf
foFnia, BY three sets to one. The
score was 6-3, @7, 13, 6-3.
Evening star., 1914-01-10
Bert Humphries in Demand.

CHARLEROI, Pa. January 10.-Bert
Humphries, one Of the leading pitchers
on the staf of the Chicago National
League club last season. announced at
his home here yesterday that he was
considering an offer from Mordecai
Brown manager of the St Louis Fed
eral League club. He said the offer was
attractive"