New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-04
Deserts Outlaws and Signs
a One-Year Contract to
Play for $500.
INCOME TAX BLANKS
TO CHEER THE GIANTS
Saperbas Ordered to Report tor
Spring Training Earlier than
Usual in Three Squads.


,ho chicago Federals. jumped back mo
...,ri,o5 baseball Yesterday and signed
oro.vcar contract with Frank Farrell -
club g.,
Tho dcsertion OF cole coming ~
dues close on the heels Of the re'apt"'o
of Kinifer by the Phillies rs haro oi'"
for the outlaws His contract cans ioi "
ssla,, OF $500. which was the ngure SET
Inv Tho ,-.tcher when he sent his terms 10
tho New York club According 10 No,e'
his Federal League contract named the
same salary. His jump, therefore Wou'u
seen, TO be inspired 10y the belief tha' "'e
,,,,o has come TO get back under the tent
of ORGANIZED baseball
Tbc,e is a strong suspicion that the
statement given out by king |o'e' VI
Leonard cole. as he signs his name lo'
business purposes. was not written oE '"e
ployer. ono student asserts that ne mas
discovered in the document an acroStc
u.b;cb reads Arthur Irwin. Other au-
tborities declare that internal evidence
no,nts strongly to Tom Davis, the ciuo
secretary Whoever the author may "
his message is as follows: 49,,
81 have signed contract WITH ileSF
dent Farrell OF the New YORK 80
League club to-day, after consul'lhs WIN
nv attorney i'm Chicago and MS a''oi ~
here have been advised by theih '"oe
Mr. Farrells acceptance 81 my V. ~
,,bicn sent TO him on December = u
n,,dirc On law and / did not come mere
70 demand an increase i'm the salary l
- sic,ed for the original terms named
IN. me which are the same that l maue
nth the Chicago Federal League cruz
after Mr.. Farrell had accepted III! "e
res have acted strictly in ACCORDANCE
Sith legal advice and my own Judsrlen',
frank Farrell declared that the Cole
-ase would never come 10 court on ac-
count ~ certain "bombshen IN MS
possession. which he would fling AT the
Federal League II need came
King" Cole will 80 TO Hot Sprinss'
Ark. with Tom DAILY on February j. loi
a preliminary boiling out The rest ol
the pitchers and Frank Chance VIII Jour
nev TO the Springs on February 10.
Arthur Irwin's capture of Cole APP
peared all the more remarkable yester-
dav. when the player said that ne hau
given I'D a week Of vaudeville in chi
cago in order to make the trip TO Ne"
york Cole admitted that he was
knocking EN- dead" and he PROGRESSED
the belief that his pitching arm was JUST
as strong as his monologue. Zeider'
Sweenev. Ford and Cree are now the
,nlv PLAYERS who have not signed with
he New York club. Zeider and ford
nave cast I'm their lot with the outlaws
tlot
never rose without a thorn Even the
Increase in baseball salaries, brought
about by the coming of the Federal
League has its drawbacks.
4 government agent dropped around at
tho Offices of the New York National
League club yesterday and handed john
Foster, the secretary, bunch of income
tax blanks to send out TO all the players
The unmarried Giants who draw more
than 5000 a year will have TO pay l per
cent on the excess. Married men VIII
have TO paw on their income above 5000
Whether the obvious inducement TO quit
single blessedness will have any effect on
the bachelors remains to be seen.
In order to satisfy possible questions
by George Wiltse. Foster ascertained
thst poker money won on Southern train
ing yips need not be figured in as part
Of a players regular income.
The only men still 10 be signed by the
Giants are Tesreau. Fromme, Wilson,
Bescher and Snodgrass. The club Of
fctals feel certain that all will be in
line before the bell rings.
orders went out yesterday TO the Su-
perbas TO report for spring training earli-
or than usual. Wilbert Robinson being OF
the McGraw or carly bird school.
-Four Of the veteran pitchers and two
catchers Will 90 TO Hot Springs. Ark, on
February ~ The men I'm the squad are
Rucker. Ragan, Reulbach, Allen, Erwin
and Miller. They will stay at the Springs
until February %. On February % Aitchi-
son. Brown, Fischer. Herbert. Holmquist,
Kirkpatrick. Craft. McCarty. Move. Ney-
enhouse OMara. Pennington. Pfeffer
Ring. Schmutz and Wagner will report
AT Augusta Ca. 10 Wilbert Robinson, the
manager.
Daubert. Collins. Cutshaw, Gagner,
Hummel. Heckinger. Riggert. Smith.
stengel and Wheat will report on
March /.
dered TO report before March l. in spite Of
the fact that neither has signed con-
tract. The Squire OF Flatbush is moi Civ
ing his recalcitrant and costly shoristop
a single opening for escape II the case
ever reaches the courts.
Jacob J. Stein. president Of the Buffalo
club In the international League, dropped
into the city Yesterday and STAYED long
enough TO insist that the Federal League
club in his city would not cause him 20
lose a minutes sleep Mr.. Stein said that
almost all his players had signed
John A. Heydlor has dropped all
thoughts OF the invading league for the
time beug and is bending his energies 10
Arrangements FOR the biz dinner 10 be
held here next month in honor Of the
touring Giants and White Sox.
Mr. Heydler said yesterday that invi-
tatlons would be sent 10 men I'm organized
baseball throughout the country and that
the dinner would mark the largest and
mos, representative gathering Of baseball
men ever assembled IN this city.
Josh Devore. once the pride Of the
fans who frequent the left field bleach
ers al the Polo Grounds. decided ycsier-
da, 10 stick 20 the 'Phillics. An increase
Of salary had something to do With his
turning cold shoulder 70 the Feds.
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