The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-03
WEEGHMAN'S AGENT
HERE PROBING FEDS
Lawyer Will Report to Chicago
Backer What He Learns on
Tour Around Circuit.
DISMAL NEWS THUS FAR
Having Dug Into Conditions in
Toronto and Buffalo, Visits
Baltimore and Pittsburg.

That Charles weeghman. who is back
ing the Chicago Federals, is not satisfied
with the reports OF President Gilmore and
other promoters regarding tho prospects
In Buffalo, Toronto and Pittsburg was
shown yesterday when Weeghmans at
torney arrived hero on a still hunt II
was learned that he had been IN Buffal,
and Toronto looking over the ground. and
last night he took train for Baltimore
TO talk over matters with Edward Hanlon.
From there the lawyer will 10 to Pitts
burg. after which lac will make Il report
TO the Chicago lunchroom man which may
have an important bearing on the future
Of the Federal League.
In Toronto Weeshmans lawyer, II Is
reported discovered that Bernard Hep
burn. a member OF tire Canadian Parlia-
ment. who Is the chief hacker of the pro-
posed Fed club IN that city. is not u
resident. lie learned. so the story goes
that Hepburn had raised about $1,000 h.:
subscriptions. that NO grounds had been
leased and that Bill Bradley. the pros
pectlve manager, had not signed con-
tract. but merely had accepted terms. In
Buffalo the lawyer discovered that twelve
citizens had promised to put up $1,000
each providing Promoters Carroll and
Mullen could raise a certain amount from
other sources that the Buffalo Feds had
been incorporated AT Albany. hut that
no grounds had been actually leased
Weeghmans representative saw several
Toronto men her. yesterday morning AMI
asked them " they would invest some
money In the proposed club In their city.
but Il Is said that they declined with
thanks When the Chicago mans legal
adviser looks into the situation In Balt.'
more to-day 1t Ia said that he will ind
that none of the promoters OF the Feds
there has subscribed more than $1,000
and that n prominent city official whose
name has been used to boom the club has
put up $500, instead Of $1,000 as widcl.
reported.
" also will be learned by Weerhman IS
man that Otto Knabe has failed to siga
Outelder Doc Miller and Catcher Howiey.
who according to knabe. signed Fed con
tracts two weeks ago. In the report to
be made to Weeghnan baseball men SAIL
yesterday that u would he shown That
many players said 10 have signed Fed
contracts have only signed agreements TO
Join the so-call.d outlaw movement ur-
der certain conditions.
Two weeks ago last saturday at a Fed
meeting In Chicago Weeghman declared
that unless the other clubs in the circuit
each could sign at least five major league
PLAYERS he wOu!d throw W. tine slCi Sc
Weeghman's attorney, In his swing aroun /
the eastern end OF the circuit has carried
this point In mind. with the result that
I'm the case of Toronto and Buffalo he
can say that Weeghman's conditions have
not been complied with.
When weeghman insisted that each
club should sign five major leaguers he
added that the players must possess the
calibre o! Tinker. FendriN, Brennan.
Zeider and Cannitz. who are under CON
tract 10 the Chicago Feds. So far the
roster OF the other Fed teams would seem
To- indicate that Weeghman has much
fault to fnd when the latter hears from
his attorney therefore regarding the true
! stat. Of affairs in at least four cities IL is
believed that h" will have some interest
| ing things TO say.
Big Ed Sweeney, despite reports 10 the
contrary has not signed with the Fedora.
League. sweeney is in Chicago. evidently
expecting to hear that the New York
Americans have raised his salary. The
matter was put UP TO Frank chaice re-
Gently. and the y. l.. declared that he
didn't caro- whether Sweeney returned