Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-21
Harry GessIer Discovered By
Newspapermen in Macon.
Stallings EniOins Him.
MAY SEEK TIGER PLAYERS
Lee and Dalton Hint at Talk
With Agent-Hi Myers in
Demand.


Demand.
atfom STAFF Correspondent Of the New.
ark Evening star.)
AUGUSTA, Ca, March 21.-The
last night of the Newark Club In
Macon will be a memorable one In
the minds of Newark players and
also the Boston National performers,
Tor Federal League spy, a sure
enough agent Of the Feds, entertained
HUB Perdue and Wilson Collins, two
or George Stallings's BRAVES" Harry
Gessler is the spy. George StaIlings
was tipped off that Gessler was pres
ent and Immediately got out an in
junction against Gessler restraining
him from tamperlng with any play
ers IN the State already under con-
tract a most peculiar thing, but
quite valid under the Georgia labor
gAaw, Whether this would be upheld
By the constitution of the United
States and its free speech laws is
another question.
GessIer Recognized.
Gessler denied his identity, but was
recognized by Boston newspaper men.
The fact that the Feds were after
Hub Perdue was told yesterday, but
their audacity in coming right into
ehe Dempsey House in spite of STALL
tngs was bold stroke. Henry w.
Medieus, who is in charge OF the
Newark party, says that so far as
ne knows none of the champions
were approached. Wyatt Lee and
Jack Dalton intimated very strongly,
however that they had seen and
talked with Gessler. IL any OF the
Tigers decide to jump and break
contracts, Wyatt Lee would proba-
bly, be the first one. The Federals
must have consulted Lees record last
season, for they approached him at
Hot Springs, Ark. The Feds have
written several letters to Hi Myers,
and a personal offer is now their lat
est move. according to one authority.
Gessler promised to leave Macon as
Boor as he could catch a train, ac-
cording to the Boston National man
agement. The first train which left
Macon, however, was the one on
which the. Newark Club was sched-
uled to go to Augusta, and 1t was
reported that Gessler would take that
train and tempt the Brooklyn play
.ers as well as the Tigers. to cast their
lot with the Feds. Stallings claims
that his injunction prohibits Gessler
from talking to any baseball players
under contract, while they are in the
State Of Georgia. This should pro-
tect the Brooklyn and Newark clubs.
but if he can arrange secret meet
@rgs. the players might be signed and
nothing could be done after they
feave this State.
Manager stallIngs Mad.
stallings is wild with rage at the
efforts of the Feds to break up his
Geam Hub Perdue. who has been
lirting. for some time. promised STALL
ings the other day that he would ig-
more the Feds from now on. but he
As accused now of inviting Wilson
Collins into the room. Even more
than the fear of losing Perdue. Stall
Engs has forcboding that the enemy
might talk Johnny Evers into desert
ing him ESers is not altogether
against the Feds, and his sympathies
are rather with. the newcomers. as
he claims Murphy treated him so I'M
Eairly
It was q most dramatic moment
when stallings walked into the room
where the two players and Gessler
we're holding their session. Equipped
with the injunction and a sheriff,
EtaIlings let loose some of the fiery
language for which he is noted on the
ball field. His eyes fairly gl'stened
with the smoldering wrath he was
trying to control, and doubtless, If it
had not been for his long baseball
training of self-restraint, he surely
would have launched himself on
Gessler. 1t is believed now that Cess
Ter and another agent from the Bal
timore club have been spying on all
of the players in the games played
here.
Newark Outieid Attracts.
p The Tigers sensational outfield trio,
Billy Zimmerman, Hi Myers and Jack
Dalton, would tempt any manager.
Myers, in particular, played star
game yesterday when he singled and
doubled. driving in two of Newark's
three runs. The score was So against
Newark, chiefly because Bell did not
exert himself, and three runs were
scored on six hits made off him in
three rounds. Holmes had better re-
suits, allowing only one hit, but the
yannigan iufieid switched in on him
after he went to work, unused up
things a bit and two more tallies were
secured Holmes was wild in the
sixth inning. issuing three passes.
Manager Harry Smith is proud of
the showing the Tigers made here, in
spite of their two defeats. The Ben
gals really outclassed the Boston