Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-01
ALTIMORE FEDERALs
AFTER RuBE MARQuARD.
Giants Pitcher Would Fit Well in
Tcrrapins' Line-UI-Also Trying
to Land Catcher Archer.
HANS LoBERT HAS SIGNED
Philadelphia Nationals Third Stacker
Said to Have Attached Signature
to Contract-Stock to BE Increased
at Annual Meeting.

BALTIMORE. MD. November go
When the stockholders of the Balti-
more Federal League Club gather on
meeting they win be called upon 't to
elect "A new board OF directors. ana then
consider a proposal to increase the
The capital stock now is about $780,
ooe and something. less than s4U,OUU
additi2nal is desired. This money, in
the opinion. of the directors. is required
policy as we'll; New players are need.
is no doubt that thew can he secured.
There will no no trouble about inci ems
ing the. capital stock. either for tho
increasing the carital stock the club
Viii he in 4 position to go upon tho
market and land the players they need.
=, Speaking of the meeting to-day.
Vice president Gustav Stewart stated
that the various reports to he sub
mttted would show n successful season
stewart checrfully admitted was the
amount on the, wrong side of The
ledger. The official also added thai
this includes portion or the bonus
money which wes paid to II number OF
players.
As. far as players are concerned. 1T
the, Philadelphia Nationals third sack.
er, has been secured for the local Fed
the Giants, anu Catcher Jimmy Arehei.
are being diokered with. Another
player Oil. the phtllies is also claimed,
hut his name was not divulged.
President James a. Gilmore, while
refusing, 10 explode any of his four
promised bombs at this time, neverthc-
sions to the Chicago newspaper men.
after the meeting last week. One was
to pass p itt III .'iE dGic Pian se.f tsa
other, that tho Federal rosters for the
i d9lS season t might be pared to twenty
The latter announcement Is most i'm.
portant to The players of the Federal
fan each OF the eight outlaw clubs had
pny roll. Fifteen additional bis
then Mono OF the Federal l.cnguc
, n,nhs ,n has reiease8 any men IN nc
is adopted il viii mean the turnini,
loose OF some hupdred players or more.
What is 70 become OF these men: Ger
them VIII be entertained by organized
The predicament OF Plank is rather
astonishing. He used the Federal
i tNig,l ,, as = SiHh "gai,nst Connie Mack
him>S6,000 u wear He was getting ST.
600 h IN rhiladslBhia, perhaps Flank
the New York Americans. Scout Irwin
has been strangely silent since he visit
G4 the veteran southpaw ut Gettysburg.
Federal forces at tho cnd OF the season
He attended their meeting i'm New York
sncir.y after the close OF the worlds
Joe Lannin, president OF the Red Son,
who is said to- have hidden Ban John
son in his Garden, City. hotel when the
big esnr was at New York recently on
opinion that. this winter viii break ali
records in the trauinE;' market OF the
,tn leagues; Lannin and Manager
her OF trades to rival nlanagements.
In cddition. I.annin says he is prepared
TO to pay any amount for Il good catcher
l. has been learned t;,st tho Boston
maErhte has onercI rirst kasenan Del
Jack l.enty,, of the Brown. Leary is Il
catcher and nrst hasemnn. Cnrrgam
Hickey for tho services of OF Janyri Tn' -
promising utility player.
1T is common gossip that all OF the
american League clubs have waived
claim to Chief Bender, who is now
open to National League offers.
Ban Johnson is receiving credit for
his correct diagnosis on the Feds when
he made ii plain that the American
League wonld take no part in the
peace negotiations. Johnson Is wise
man When playing baseball politics
Paddy Livingston. former Athletic
and Nap, now member OF, the Indian
apolis. AmerieaG Association. team. is
likely to play. With the Indianapolis
reds next season. Paddy had his best
season in baseball the past campaign
catching the majority OF the Holsters
games and batting we'll over 300. lie
reEaihed me use Of his throwing arm
and cut down the base runners with
ease.
SUCCESSFUL MEET OE