Evening star., 1914-01-27

IT,. st.rtlir.zs claims of jile Federal
league that both Milan and Moeiler had
,,,,,,fs.,I rl... Nationals and Joined the Fed
.ral f.s4sue. like many similar reports
vtiei, have beef. circulated. proves TO be
,,rt-tg.-. fst. al least. 50 tar as Milan Is
concerned. - - shown Ivy the foregoing
te3,sr.trts.
$, .ai- as No"ier is concerned. he too
M.lt prove luyaJ L. the locals though
word from him has uot Vel been re-
eeivet-
Ti.. F,,ler,t!s claimed tnat tie colltr'lets
Of BOIL Of these players were stored a"aS
in President t;iiruure's safe, ana ,hal the
o:fi-iaI announcement Of this coup iiau
g,ostly been held back to be used as
trtsntf, card in the near future-
Mauaso- Griffith said this morning tnst
tf,.re could be no truth in the report. and
III. was s;lbstantiittad in this when Milan :
telegram was received. He said ne hiid
I. letter from Milan Only yesterday, ana
rat there. was nothing about L 10 mot
cate that Milan had any idea of jumping
The special dispatch from Pittsburgh
reilin1 III the signing OF Milan aHu
aioeller follows:
Though Ty Cobb. Joe jackson and
Mas Carey have all spurned offers from
not be without speed. Clyde Milan ana
It..n AIs,eIIer two of the swifrest men on
the haSsockS in the American League
have. been lured away from th" organ
Izyd ranks by lucrative offers and tAeir
signed contracts are in the possession OF
-f- league : president. James A Gilmore
according L. an official ot tLc local e4o'
3f tie new circuit.
Saturday before last. when the Fed
.sgais gathered for tue now famous chi-
20 meeting. at which Charlie Neegn-
ran. the money man. threatened to
,..sert, i was said that two members OF
t.,;rh IIrifTith'S Climbers had been cor
fali.i bist 10 names We're given out
Howe. ef II ren!ained for u local official
u Ii of tIe news. and il his dope Is
any. ..s4t- near true Tie independents
have made q big step forward il. their ef-
forts 4, forge up oa tie plane with the
major eaguts-
.-Nei.!ler Milan nor Moeller has signed
with the Washington club. both having
salary difficulties. and Tor TINS reason
great significance j. placed i'll the report
Ns every one knows. Milan topped the
1ast pilf.ring in the Johnson circuit last
teas @Hi Moel!er also did quite little
.uYiuiul1Is Fleet Of foot. good tieldeTs
md SttckerS and with plenty of gray mat
t. Milan and Moeller made 10 half OF
tiI. Washington team last season. the
otat. half. OF course, being Walter john
Wien Manager Griffith was informed
both Milan and Moellcr had signed with
tlr iedes;ss League ne said: III bet
aty life that both Moelier and Milan will
lla5 with Jie Nationals next season. |
h4G a letter from Milan XesterdaN i'll
v.iiyh Ii. told me that lie would have
alE With rse when te reported at Char
loite~viiie. .ss j have no reason to dis
tfeSt him, judged ON The tone of his COM
sss .tIlfl. " fo4' Murlfcr ] have not
from him this winter. ! under
stand t5l;tt h- j. or his hoEey moon. but !
ftsl certain that lie would not take such
step 7lgmiul. with the FederalS with
osf hssylu@ something I" say TO M These
-tori.s ar. circulated for the purpose OF
lsroyii.= a scare into tn major leagues,
out time Will t"H now absurd they are
No one familiar with the remarkable
's,itds.sit. which has existed between
sl.falt and Waitcr johnson ever since
bees Il;tVe been members Of the local
,ssr, e;su imagine that Milan would inten-
tIvHs.l.g sever his connection with the
Ha-i1l,-t"a club s., long as J"huson is a
5,arq:,.7 al tl5. team.
ast.e been itfsep;tr,sbl's companions
a tst ZasJ uNe "r sjN Years. and the
U.i .s-,t..T.ts woJ;isI i:tv" To hc great
u I :or Nil,lu to leave his pal. Fur
#t, tt.e. as ';r3ffits SAYS there has been
7nl i@- Igl t.i. correspondence with Milan
q. 5tH, ,i.;tt.5 rusit Nc Is dissatisfied with
t t.stfS offered Ife fi.ts Simply made
ii pv,.stjs,- ,;,te.s sear not to sisI, until
IL y,erte,l IN tHt spring. always getting
sp5u, tittl.- concessions after Il chat With
ia manager at the training camp. 1t
S up 'ioubt itis Intention to follow this
slam this season
'rNt slef4 t., f,l.tct InterIIa tioital League
sth= III Washington and several other
3i5sj,r l+sigu ritlvs is not meeting with
.tia I. pItr0yai at Manager Griffith Inter-
1:,tIels,J League folks have been in COM
t.Jlti stt1on with tf3e local manager and
H:ps turned Gown thslr request to
'ssee another c4uh IN t4us city Jack
Jeas irs4tlssger - tA. Baltimore team
II tfaat League. -.,.d griffith on the phone
yesterday u5Jlt reference Ia piacing AN
rt.sles.t tjase,I i-rSsgtse team IN this terri
,.#o- .444. t.litfitH taId iGIln III many
.ur.lS mat jaa Washington club would
.4 .-fv,- Is ~e.-sssit to SIC II s''hetllt.
s.i ..u not fearing In" Federal
.@..tt, said he -4nd I don't propose
Is f.ris.- 4, the International League
-Nf THE Washington club will oppose
IN artrs.il,.e into Tins city of amy other
..4.s5.t. ". propose to look after
,s.r ..ffaIrs. and will not fight others
'r&.. turning down of the INVASION
s..ii,tue 10y TIM Washington club seems
Il. lave SQa.tst.ed the proposition pro-
.esod nv Ed Barrow league, for in
past feAy days nothing further has
.sct beard from that source
s.s t.ed,ott wired Manager Grihth
a.erliu= that uc lad mailed his
feHtd contract Ntst"r'!sN
Iaa.ia.4tluus avs. that tf,e New York
.l.ilsfs yslil HOT ie.S.s a single man 10
h I'e.ier;,ls Aict;raw's players are
truppln- iHto ta,- fold every day and
lit few remain unsigned Snodgrass,
vno Wa reported To have been listen
NJ 10 Federal League entreaties. sent
Ms Signed contract into headquarters
yesterday. While Wilson. the young
eatchcr, wired denial story that ne
ntsnds to 30 10 the outlaws" Fromme
~, only one who has not been
tfard f.ofn. Mathewson has not Vet
-ued. but tue club is not worried
3i'oiIt him. for Aiatty in his newspaper
art5"ies has taken stand against the
s.N les.Suc
t:stsit.se iii the failure of Manager otto
,iis.t,t 10 announce the names Of major
.I@u' players who Will make up his
';tltii4t3ie Federal League team. the
ans II dat town are SrouBls rather
isipsttlent i<n.Ih,; has made ans an