The evening world., 1914-02-25
EederaLs Offer to Matty
No Surprise, but They Will
Not Get Him, Says Foster
Giants Star Twer Has Prac ticay lob for Lie With New
York. Still Los Angeles Report Quotes Pitcher as Saying
He's Considering Bid TO Manage Brooklyn Feds.

hat some plain facts Will be given
10 the public concerning the Federal
that will tend to show
the newcomers themselves guilty OF
the things which they assert are be-
Ing done Illegally r. Organized Eas.. |
ball.
30 far Organized Baseball has taken |
all the charges made by the Feds and
has remained silent. Now the 0. Is.
proposes to set the public right, IL the
public is willing.
First the Major League magnatss
III show that the Federal League pro.
moters. while dsnounu,ng tho reserve
clause Of the OrEs nized base ball con.
tracts. have q similar clause In Oh
their own contracts; that they have
Different forms Of contract.
II Will he then pointed on. that
while the Fcderals have been making
insinuations against sO-called syn
dictate baseball" they have the only
real baseball syndicate themselves.
This charge will he based on the
fact that the Fedsrais have decided
to pool all their players and apportioi
then 10 the various clubs 30 as to
put strength where strength is needed.
This may or may not be interest
ing to the fans, hut 1t will serve Il
good purpose for the Feds In giving
them chance to reply and get some
more publicity. Let 'er rip!
THE big league maenates have
been informed that the FEEDER
ais intend to make a raid on
, all the recruits who do not make
good At the training camps this
spring. The Fed promoters believe
they can get these youngsters to
Jump TO the new league rather than
be sent back to the minors.
THAT won't cause us any trouble
because We won't lose anything" said
John Foster yesterday. ut will be
easy enough to frame our agreements
with the minors so that when q player
IN bought no money will be paid until
he IL delivered and makes good. But
what want to know Is. Where 10 \
Federal League youngster going when
no doesn't make good?
k1OW that II Is certain that Arthur
in Wilson hap Jumped to the Feds
1t Is understood that he will be
1 ~
has said that he would prefer to play
In Chicago. but that was before he
knew that there was to he Brook
Ign club and that he could ret this
close TO hiss old stamping grounds
! Wilson wants chance to play rogu-
larly. and aS Mclean and Meyers are
sure to do most of tho catching for
the Giants no thought II 4 good time
to take the leap.
Secretary Oil Of the Athlstics was
in town yesterday having in charge
q bunch OF recruits to be shipped Il
Jacksonville on one OF tho Clyde linz
steamers. This consignment Of ivOr,
viii go down ana get the grounds II
shape preparatory to the coming ol
the regulars. which will 70 the latt0l
part Of next week.
Secretary Obi says that Eddie PLAN
signed his contract At o figure thor.
ouYhly satisfactory to himself ant
Connie Mack. Even though Eddie IL
forty years old. OF very close to II
Manager Mack expects him to win a
least twenty games for the champion
this coming season.
I~ONNIE MACK has shown him
,lA self 10 he more sentiments
fellow than hall players In gen
; sral would have believed. Instead q
joining in q public subscription 10
the benefit OF Rube Wsddeii, who /
Ill Of tuberC ul0sis in California, tn
Athletic manager asked that tho gen
ora; Subscription be stopped and tina
/ ;.e 10 aI,owsd 10 pay all the expense
= hiM self
Applications for seats at the Giants
White Sox banquet have come In y
{ thick and 40 fast that John Hsydle
:. has been swamped, 1t looks now y
! u there would bs nearly, 1000 guest,
+. After all Mc(iraw may not 10 abb
I u set to Marlin ~ early ~ b. q
pected. There Is to be u dinner give
IL Comiakey and Callahan In Chicss
immediately following the big alta
9 here. and the c0mmittee insists ths
: AcGraw b there. It's Q rather On
b barrssssnS position for the Oias
= manager. He wants to hurry TO MAJ
!. lin and. 1t the Same time. he can
i, we'll asfertt not to lend his preSenc
: e. The affair 4,vea ~ Aqnos ~ I n
eq4eu t0ps1Gt6 ~ Qn16oGA.