The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-03
President Hampstead Gets His
Signature After Long
Conference.
SALARY IS NOT GIVEN OUT
"Giants Would BE Lost With.
out Him." Says Employer
Happy, Veteran Plays Golf.

MAhLIN, TEX, March z.-FoIoWing Q
long conference with Christy Mathewsou
President Hampstead OF tho oiants an.
nounced to-day that the veteran had
signed . new three year contract to pitch
for the New York club.
The terms OF the document ws.o not
given out. but Mr. Hampstead allowed the
impression to prevail that II called for q
considerably larger salary than Matty
received last year.
Matty himself would not tell any Of the
members Of the Giant party here just
how much he 10 to receive.
Il am satisfied and Mr.. Hampstead and
I finally agreed on every point under dis
susslon." he said. All attempts to make
famous Matty smile.
Mathewson and President Hampstead
went into session late last night and
talked until early this morning. and
somewhere around midnight Matty signed
for three years. II did not take long to
do business. Matty stated what he
wanted and Mr.. Hampstead at once
agreed
SO the Federals won't get Matty, and
the big pitcher seemed quite pleased over
the way things turned out.
New York would be lost without Matty
and he'd be lost away from New York."
said Mr.. Hampstead.
Things have been lively In camp the last
two days Fletcher. Murray. DemAree.
Fromme and Burns all have arrived In
that time and to-day thsre were twenty
seven men taking practice, not including
Tim Jordan. Excepting the tourists.
everybody 10 here now barring Cooper.
Bescher and Robertson
The weather to-day was not entirely
suitable for practice owing TO a stiff
wind. II has been windy every day sx.
cept Sunday, but all OF the late arrivals
were In practice and besides baseball there
wore handbail, golf and tennis.
The work to-day. though exrens,vA was
Attn elementary. sliding practice was
added to the regime and the young fsl.
lows dashed into the loose sasd pit with
abandon learning the faiiAway. The
pitchers all had workouts except Mathew.
con. Tcsreau and MarQuard. These vet =
erars will get goinG IN due time.
Matty always goes siowly IN the spring
Grind In COMPANY with MArauArd.
Meyers and Tesreau he played handball
morning and afternoon. He took part In
the lengthy batting practice. a. did every
body. and after the afternoon work had
ssesion OF driving with MarQuard, Tes-
rsau and McI-eAn---xolf driving. for Matty
has his golf kit with him. Marquard and
Tesreau battsd and helded bunts and thai
with golf and handball made Wy the!.
days work.
There was not a man who was not
busy some way or other and there were
very br!sk times morning and afternoon.
The inn,ld practice was snapper than on
any previous day. While Burns. Murray.
Harrison and Pies had turns in the out
field. there was AN infeld composed Of
Snodgrass on hrs:. Grant on second. Dyer
at short and Stock on third. These four
cut loose with vim and with batter
batting TO them injecting pepper. II was q
spirited drill. The batting was sharp.
johnson and Mclean pegge6 away 10 the
bases with a will.
Meyers did not do any catching. Hand
ball 10 the best thing for me-" said the
chief. 1T gives needed exercise In stoop-
Ing and moving around quickly"
President Hampstead expects to leave
for New York Tomorrow. He wants to
attend the banquet TO the globe srotters,
and In signing Ma,hewson and Tesreau
he has done what he came here for lie
win leave the winning over Of young
Cooper. still holding out. to Dick Kin
sella.
An offer Of $4,000 for three years from
the Federal League to Matty came to-day.
II was telephoned over from Waco The
offer provided $4,000 In advance but %
Matty had signed the offef came too late
for consideration.