The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01
approximately 200 Distributed,
Of Whom Chicago Club
Gets Thirty.
BRADLEY NOT MANAGER
Under Contract to Brooklyn
Club. but Will BE . Player
Only-"Bigger Fry" Sought.

GRnt CiupN ot ING ucW luo Sul-
cago Federsls came In for their share with
thirty players and the group Of stars an.
nounced by President weeghman from,
y time to time remains practically intact.
The Chifeds gave up three players. only
one OF whom Is considered a top notcher,
and received an equally good man In re-
turn. Neither the visiting presidents nor
the managers would give the names Of the
players switched.
The final allotment Of players was not
completed until after o'clock In the
afternoon, the club owners and managers
having been In session since II. The man.
ayers then adjourned to the Federal head
quarters IN the Otis Building to hold a
conference with President James A. Oil
more.
Later the club owners and represents
tives went into executive session 70 decide
upon the opening Of the season and to fix
the day for the schedule committee meet
ing in Baltimore next week. President
Gilmore announced that the schedule
would provide for 1864 games. He said a
great many details would have to be at
tended to by the club Representatives, a.
this is the last meeting before the teams
leave for their training quarters.
He announced that the playing season
0il open on April IL.
The st. Louis club was represented 1t
the meeting by Otto Stife,. e. A. Stein
inger and Manager Mordecai Brown.
Robert b. Ward. president OF the Brook
Ign club. was unable to attend. but was
represented by his brother. OsorSs ..
Ward. and q son. Walter g. Ward. Ned
Hanlon and Harry Goldman came from
Baltimore. Manager Otto knabe was I'M
able to attend on account OF illness. From
Kansas City came c. c. Mattison, g. q.
Gordon and Manager George stovaii.
The Indianapolis club was represented
by Edward L. Gates, attorney for the
Federal League. and Manager Bill Phil
lips. W. 8. Kerr. owner Of the Pitts
burg club. and Manager Doc 0eesler
looked after the interests OF the Smoky
City aggregation Walter Mullen Of the
Buffalo club and Manager Larry schiany
represented that city. President Charles
II. weeshman. Vice-Presidsnt w. N.
Walker and Manager Joe Tinker saw to
It that the chifsds got all that was COM
ing TO them.
President Gilmore declared that he had
never attended such harmonious meet
ing in his life Gilmore branded a. false
the report that Pitcher George Kahier
had jumped back to the Maps. He did
say. however. that he had received con-
frmation that Catcher Kiiiifsr was with
the Phill!es, but predicted that within four
DAYS the backstop would be with the Chi
feds.
We expect an amicabie settlement Of
the Killifer case within four days" he
said. That doesn't mean that we're
going into the ranks OF organised base
ball or come to terms with them or any
thing like that II simply means that
Killifer will play this season IN the Fed
eral League. We don't care II he trains
with the Ph!ilies. II Just saves US that
much expense. What ! do mean IL that I
don't think We shall have TO 70 into the
IN To A-ll
sani.ed baseball wants to 60 into the
courts"
Bill Bradley was not named a. mana
ger Of the Brooklyn club. although he
was assigned to that organisation. Presi-
dent Gilmore said the Brooklyn people
are after bigger fry"
We are going to wait until the worlds
tourists get back" he said. I'VE are after
I'VE or six OF them and will offer them 90
much money they can't refuse. We want
iris Speaker. Sam Crawford. Mike
poolan. Ivy w!ngo Lee Mages and Steve
Evans, and we're going to land some Of
them at least. We haven't heard from
Christy Nathewson. He said he wanted
20 talk things over with Mc0raw nrst"
BIZ Bradley was named as manager Of
the Toronto club before that franchise
was transferred to Brooklyn. and stili
holds contract. II 10 believed that he
will be held In reserve and In case one OF
'"t bNdrb on tne WOFi0 D yOuT OF DIX Elk
cannot be landed for the ma 1ageriai task
IN the Trolley CITY,. Bradley then will
get the lob. Bill has been In the minor
leagues for two seasons and would not
D as big drawing card A. Speaker.
Crawford or Matty.
Dickering with Hal Chase. the White
sox hrst sacker. 10 virtually of ~ far az
the Feds are concerned It was learned
that Hal wanted only two years' salary
or $4,000 per annum In advance, q de-
poslt OF $4,000 In the bank. Q bonus OF
10000 and three year contract. II Hal
wants contract he will have to come
down.
All of the Feds MANAGERS were in
Gructed to notify the players under con-
tract to report for spring training soon.
The Kansas City and indianapolis teams
viii train at Wichita Fslls, Tex. The
Brooklyn aggregation will 90 70 the old
Dodger training grounds at Columbia,
T. c. The PittsburEers will camp
At Lynchburg. Va. while the Buff
taios viii be training Just, . few miles
south in Danville. The Chfsds will make
Their getaway to Shreveport. La. q week
from Tomorrow and will have Brownies
81 Louisans for nearest neighbors At Mon
roe La. The Baltimore team will 70 to
southern Pines. N. c.
Manager Tinker refused 20 give out
NE name Of player let 80 by the Chi
feds, but intimated that II wasn't Rollis
Aeder, Hendrix or Ad Brennan. II 10
understood that these three players stipu-
lated In their contracts that they were
10 play with the Chifeds.