Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-24
FEDS TRYING TO
Sign Their MEN
FOR NEXT YEAR
BY cHRIsTY MATaEwsoN.

Some Of the star players Of organ,
lied baseball, who were already sign.
ed to contracts for a term Of one year
when the Federal league began its ac-
tivities last winter, have been ap-
preached by the agents OF the new
league to talk terms for 1915. Among
these Is Larry Doyle, the captain Of
the Giants, who was recently offered
some advance money Ii he would
agree to Join out with the new crowd
next year, after his present contract
expires The Federals are also hot
after the recruits who were taken to
the spring camps by the teams OF or
ganized baseball and failed to show
class enough to be carried through
out the season.
Il il well known in baseball that
many 'bushers" are turned back every
spring after their trial because the
limitation Of the number Of men on
a big league club does not permit the
carrying of them. Some Of these bush
Eefs" are farmed out with a string on
them, but, when passed back. to the
minors they are naturally disapp0int-
ed and would grab at the opportunity
to get into q big league, even II 1t Is
an outlaw organization. Should the
Federals hold up throughout the sea-
son, the real war will occur when the
teams 60 out after new talent next
fall You can depend on 1t that or
ganized baseball will spend the money
then to land the players who have
shown promise In the minors. The
Federals will make their efforts direct
to the men. while the older leagues.
will be forced to make them TO the
minor league club owners. The bush;
ersr should profit, anyway, since many
OF them viii doubtless demand and
get part Of their purchase price II
they think they are good performers.
The procuring Of new talent IL the,
life Of any league, so, money must be
spent. K
offered Doyle an AdSance. ..s> !.
!, The proposition maze to Doyle was
that a portion Of his salary should be
paid to him now II he would sign q
contract for 1915. but Larry refused
|it, Of course. The Federals are GER
.taiply gambling when they submit of
fers Of this SORT i do not know how
extensively they have gone after play.
ers whose contracts run out with this
season, but Doyle is not the only man
on the Giants who has been approach
ed by the Federal league in regard
to 1915. The men behind the new
league are evidently preparing for an
extensive campaign next fall both
among the minor leaguers and the
big leaguers.
chow did they know but what Il
would break my neck this year,? said
Doyle after he had been offered the
advance money. Then where would
their advance money have been% q.
4 well, II you broke your neck they
would have the rest of your salary,
Larry" remarked McGraw. a
And suppose / fell down and bat.
ted only .101S this season" 8
IF you did they could have YOU"
answered McGraw.
To show how much of a lottery this
scramble for recruits Is / want to
mention q young fellow who is play
ing centerfeld for the Boston Ma
tionals this spring. His name Is Gill
bert and he was drafted from Mil
waukee last summer. bud" Sharpe.
who once played first base on the
Boston team, was scouting for Stall
ings, and he recommended Gilbert.
Stallings put In a draft for him and
landed the ontfielder without knowing
anything further about him, than that
Sharpe had declared him wNrth pick.
ing up. Griffith went to JIM Gaffney
after the draft and said:
/ Who h this young fellow you got
from Milwaukee in the draft?"
Il don't know" replied Gaffney.
well, just for luck, III trade a
young bail player I've got named Con-
molly for him eVen," said Griffith.
Put it up to George. and IL he says
all right, it's CO." answered the own,
er of the Boston Club.
StaIiinns Was Cautious.
This occurred at the Waldorf during
the recent meeting, Mr. Gaffney went
to mix with some of the magnates
and the president Of the American
league came along and said:
What about this boy Gilbert you
got from Milwaukee in the draft?"
81 don't know anything about him."
answered Mr.. Gaffney.
+ But he hurried to dig up his manag-
er and whisper a word into his ear.
George" said Mr.. Gaffney, there
is something doing on this young fell
low Gilbert. The American leaguers
are anxious about him. Don't let go
of him"
Sailing, not needing more than one
word of advice, hung on to the young
ster. He has turned out to be one
of the finds of the year from his show.
ing in the spring camp. If Gilbert
lives up to expectations, he means an.
other spoke in Stallings' wheel, since
the Boston manager was shy on out
fielders, and one good fast man add.
ed to his outfield prospects would put
a lot of the pep" Stallings is striv.
ing SO hard for into his team.