The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-08
BIRDIE CREE RESUMES HIS
OLD TASK WITH NEW YORkS
Outfelder Reports To-day and Chance Will Assign
Him to Centre Field-..Bll Holden
Goes to Baltimore.

or tie Pittsburg youth I'm the short road
trip Just concluded has delighted his boss.
Chance declares that Boone is one of the
finest ficlders he has even seen and In his
estimation acts like hitter. Tho L. l..
believes that steady employment would
develop Lutte into a far more consistent
batter than any of the other infielders
Truesdale's stick work has been far be-
law par, though he picked up considerably
In the Philadelphia series. lie may not be
taken out OF tho game Immediately II he
keeps UP the pace OF the past few days.
Both Chance and Farrell admitted yes
terday that the repurChase Of Cree was
simply preliminary move I'm campaign
to recruit a number of consistent hittcrs.
New York Is still dickerng with Dunn for
several others of the leading Orioles.
There Is little chance of action. though,
till the BALTIMORE owner recedes somewhat
from his prohlbitive demands.
Chance is negotiating with one OF the
rival managers from the West for n spare
outfielder he has coveted all year. He be-
lieves that having secured Brown he will
be able to interest his contemporary In
a pitcher of merit, who might now be
spared by New York. It would not he nj
all surprising II n pretentlous trade were
effected before the end OF the week.
Both Farrell and Frank Chance are
highly incensed at tho reported Ill treat
ment of outfieider Meara by the New
York club.
IF owe Meara one penny" said Far
rell II am willing to pay him and am
ready to rest my case with any unbiased
referee. Meara came from Perth Amboy
on two days option trial for 500. We
wished 20 extend the option for thirty
days for the sum of $1,000. A check for
that amount ] Immediately mailed to the
National Commission. Meara was signed
for IA month at $40. He disappeared the
day after my club reached Chicago.
couldn't find out where he was. Nor did
his uncle know. Several days after my
team returned from the Western trip
Meara showed up at my office He came
to tell me how sorry he was tnat I had
| lost my thousand dollars. and that he had
been unable to make the best of his OPP
pof .unity. He said that he had suffered
/ from chills and fever and that n was too
| sick TO play. fle never said one word TO
me about salary. lie talked az IL thor
oughly satisfied that I. and not he, had
! been the loser
! "Meara was dead on his feet when h
reported to me-" said Chance. He asked
permission the second day We were In
! Chicago TO go to his aunts at Columbus
| Ohio. I told him to go to New York
where he would have the benefit of the
| club physician. We gave him transpor'
tation money. but he went to Columbus
! of his own voliton. We didn't have ths
| least idea where he could be. ] notified
Mr. Farrell to release him to Perth Am
, boy.
! Several days after ] got back to New
York Meara came Ia me and asked me Il
ne should put on a uniform. | asked hin
how he felt and he said lie was too slci
to play II was then spoke sharply Il
him and reprmanded him for disobey1nI
my instructions. He made no bones abou
the fact that he had been sick all season
never tried to beat ball player on
of a nickel, and do not propose TO star
with Meara. II he is entitled to any
salary he will get IT.
Robert McRoy. former private secretar,
to Ban Johngon and later part owner q
the worlds champion 1912 Red SoN WA
in town yesterday. Apparently Bobbie /
now an agent of the National Commission
for he was collecting evidence to be use'
in the arguments OF the Hal Chase in
junction suit which will bc heard In But
falo tomorrow McRoy secured fron
Frank Farrell an affidavit which rofutc
much of Chasos deposition OF allege
wrongs at the hands of the New Yor
club. Besides this document M"Roy car
ricd to Buffalo every contract Chase eve
sigped with Farrell from the time h
Joined tho club in 1908.
According 10 Mr.. Farrelrs sworn state
ment Chase had been receiving $4,000
, year prior to the time he WAS appointe
manager for 1911. Chase resigned froi
the management OF his own volition
the winter of 1911-12. Farrell. who ha
paid Hal $4,000 year additional. q
SIS, 900 as manager, voluntarily agreed
add 81 600 to thu salary he had formerl
; received as "a private when Chase reduce
, himself to the ranks. This $4,000 cor
tract is the ono Charles A. Comskc
, of the White Sox assumed last summ'
when he secured Chase from New for
, II was this contract Chase tried to term
, nate on ten days notice According
McRoy Chase has testified that his ga
4 airy was arbitrarily reduced and that !
was removed from the management witt
n out being consulted.
, McRoy has taken n swing around II
, | Federal League circuit. He declares tn;
I the independents are doing little busine'
U | save in Baltimore and Chicago. lie sa,
), that the Buffalo International League cit
. is holding its own against the opposite
q though the attendance at both parks
= | very, very light McRoy states that La
stockholdors are interested in the Buffa
!, | Federals and that most OF these ha'
y soured on the meagrc financial returns
the outlaws to date.
= THE stockholders have been promise
q per cent interest on their investments
J. said McRoy. "Wait till they hold NEE
3 ing and try TO explain n deficit. Some
those fellows will he so mad they "
wish to burn the stands or 7 miss n
u guess
: McRoy. who should he well post
n about the situation In Chicago. ga
,r Tinker's club is drawing we'll at hor
lie only for the week end games. He
N sinuates that the Chicago promoters a
h. very hard pressed for cash.
"a George Davis, one time manager OF I
N Giants and for many years star
-, fielder Of the Chicago White SoX. j
~, been added to the sleuthing force OF I
New York Americans George is now q
among the sticks trying desperately
l. locate a few hitters.
II John r. Doyle, the billiard imprcsar
is rising rapidly along the minor ma
III nate scale. John not only controls h
interest in the Asbury Park club of I
" Atlantic League but has been furti
he honored by the secretaryship Of that as
X. citation. succeeding Billy Pau. who Is
lg terested In the Perth Amboy club
To TURF.
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