The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-04
KING COLE JUMPS;
SIGNS WITH FARRELL
Accepts One Year Contract With
New YOrks at a Salary
of S3. 300.
ACTS ON LEGAL ADVICE
Training Plans Of Dodgers
Stein Says Fedcrals Are
Weak i'm Buffalo.

ing after IL long consultation with prcsi-
dent Frank J. Farrell and the lattcr's
attorney. Abram l. Elkus. Coles con-
tract calls FOR u salary OF $4,000, the
same figures he named when. in a letter
to Farrell on December % last, he offered
to sign with the Chancemcn.
Cole = contract with the Chicago Fed
eral League Club. which he signed after
Farrell had accepted his terms both by
letter and telegraph, was for three years,
the salary being the same. cole mott
fed Weeghman, Gilmore and other Fed
leaders when he signed with them that
he had previously sent his terms to Far
rell. but he says that their lawyer de-
clared that the negotiations with Farrell
were worthless
1t appears that Col. accepted about
$500 In advance money when he yielded
to the Feds arguments. but he will re-
turn this money at once. He denied yes
terday that he had spent the money and
had asked Farrell to make II good Cole,
- soon as he had signed Farrells con-
tract. made this statement to the news
papers:
II have signed "A contract with Presi-
dent Farrell of the New York American
League Club to-day after consulting with
my attorney in Chicago and his attorney
here. have been advised 10y them tina:
Mr. Farrells acceptance OF my terms.
which | sent to him on December Is.
1913, is binding I'm law.
II did not com. here to demand an in
crease in the salary Mr. Farrell agreed
to pay, but simply I" do what my at
torney told mo was right | haN' Signed
for the original terms named 10y me- which
o 'i,e sa, ''' ~ - a., ,a
~
Nii hau accepted my "EuIvs ,'aN
ec'eu sa4c'N III "''"' u"'''e VIZ" 'S"' "'
Nce ana my own ,u"t''ei',
Coie seeiheu 10 "" III "tPpN irh"'"
OF mihd when tle matter hah "eeu sex
tied He said that Tor several Weeks ne
realized that II would he better FOR MN
to return to organized baseball ana to
play under Frank chance. MS old boss.
Il am glad that ! am going to pitch
for Chance this year" he said. TOR IL"
knows better than any one what can
do. I was in fine shape last year in Coz
iumbus and l think that I pitched bette
ball than did for the Cubs in 1910, |
weigh ls5 pounds now and will not have
to take off more than ten pounds to ba
ready for hard work. | don't care 10
.ay ANYTHING about the Federal League
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mas conhpieteo MAJ arra'S merits 10, 'he
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aeer FonihSoh VIII pe d, AusuS'" VI, rep-
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flscher' iierheit' iioi,h'u's'' INTERRUPTIONS
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mara ltnn'hs'oh' iither, h',s'
schmutA ana Washer' IN M"f'n !, a'so
NJ Aususta, paupeiI' toil'I'r, 'utshaw'
haghler' Hui',ihel' h"rhliIser, Nesert,
ordered TO snow up
Enpe's MAJ SIN ioi iiu' ho'''e !" 'oe
lhker anu hoHiald.H' t''e 'uo"' Shor'-
htop, 10 report Ut the tra'h'ns camp On
Mares j.
THE Sun man YESTERDAY mat me present