Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-05
RUDE MARQUARD SIGNS
WITH BROOKLYN FEDS
Giants Twirler VIII Pitch for Wards
Tiptops Next Season, Unless Pre-
vented by Court Proceedings.
FUITz MAKES A STATEMENT
President Of Players Association
Says That Big Pitcher Is Likely to
BE Suspended II He Joins Indie.
pendents While Under Contract.

NEW YORK, December 4.--Anothcr
serious court tangle is certain to fol
low the Hop of Rube Vanguard to the
The, $1,000 beauty" of the Giants
signed n contract to-day to pitch for
me me ward team, according to tnforma..
tho Brooklyn Federals.
The jump OF Marquard was quite a
S surprise to the management Of the
the New York Club for 1916 and 1915.
minus the ten -day clause.
Rube's last season with the Giants
was not at all satisfactory. In fact
they attribute their loss of the pennant
to the failure of the vaudevillian to get
into shape to do proper work during
While the Giants do not feel they
VIII suffer any material loss in Mar
guard jumping. IL Is doubtful whether
they VIII allow RUDE to play with tho
Brookfeds. inasmuch. as he Is bound to
plev with them.
The report is that Ward refused to
accept Marquard's contract unless he
had MADE an affidavit that he was not
under contract to the Giants. After
such evidence, II is said, the famous
southpaw signed with the Brooklyn
Independents
Wi, Prevent Rubc from Playing.
Both President Hampstead and John
-. roster, secretary. of the Giants. to-
day disclaimed any intention of prose-
Sutlng the case except to see that
team than the Giants
las an asset" said Mr.. Foster. MAR
guard is worth nothing to us except as
VIII protect our interests, but even in
trade Marquard would amount to lit
against Vanguard for the alleged con-
tract violation it Is said that nothing
will be done. AS the Wards have como
on record not to interfere with tho
contracts of other teams it is assumed
that the Brookfed management, when
assured Marquard Is a contract jump
err IL he Is, will have no further ne
gotiations with him.
David L. Fultz. president of the Base
ball Players Fratetni tonight. made
the following statement:
Apa se ehehe Of the the net met
the New york club s" for the e0 season
Federal League club. The report is
bard to-, to believe believe, as feel sure tho
IF Marquard has done. this, he will
bnaeSa ss sfYpssd from
directors absolutely will mot counte.
nance any such disregard of their OBJ
legations by Its members"
Baseball Taxed to Limit.
Heydler. of the National League, when
asked about the proposed big salaries
the the Federais are to bay Walter john
Baseball is now taxed to the limit TO
meet expenses. and IL II had not been
and the Bostons there would have heen
an unusual loss to both of these teams
which figured among the moneymakers
1T seems to me suicidal" continued
Heydler. "for new organization to
n niss Tbs to pay such enormous saln
Of them to break even, and most are
certain to be big losers on the year
Of the president Is merely clearing
house of the league. We arc now get
ting our annual reports.
There can be no peace with such
is not looking for peace: It's the Fed.
throats. They can't afror mora to .'I pay 0 ths
high sal salaries they promise and make
viii %sn was S s 5Hi%n Ea f na4ro@
president :sy6, Of Of the ln!ernntionai League.
to make a few additional dollars.
day Mt the Imperial. Yes, we have a
number OF important questions to con-
slider There are to be some franchise
what they will be-.
80 far as we asG concerned. you may
say the InterDatienal circuit Will be
stronger, than ever next year. You'll
know all about it Monday night"
Ward BECOMES Excited.
- Robert 3. Ward. when told that the
New York Club and the National
League had signed contracts binding
Marquard TO play with the Giants for
two years. became somewhat excited:
III that Is true" he said I'VE don't
want Marauard. but we will And that
his move will take him into court He
came TO me and made an affidavit that
he was not bound in any way TO the
Giants. Acting on this understanding
/ signed him and gave him considera bile
money in advance. I think he Is liable
to criminal action for getting money
under false pretcnses. We acted In
good faith and will refuse to be i'm
posed upon In any way. Marquard
came to us. We did not seek him
At the same time that Mr.. Ward was
talking of criminal action against Mar
GUARD. Harry \. Hampstead, president
OF the Giants was considering legal ac-
ton OF another kind.
ATTORNEYS PRONOUNCE