Evening star., 1914-01-28
M0ELLER WILL NOT
JUMP TO FED[RALS
Players Father Wires Griffith
He Will Be Here Feb
ruary %.
is VISITING WIFE'S HOME
AT LIVINGSTON, MONT.
Ray Morgan to Have His Tonsils
Removed-Jack Knight to
Join Maps.
BY J. ED GRILLo.

4 Dan Moeller has been located. The Ma
tionals' right fielder is spending few
days at Livingston. Mont, and will be
in Washington February 90 according to
a schedule he is said to be following,
i Manager Griffith received a telegram
from Moeller's father this morning. which
proved a great relief to him. Moeller
senior said that Dan had been married
in Chicago January y and that he was
now at the home of his wife at Living
ston, Mont. He will remain there for some
time. but will report i'll Washington Feb
ruary -
i The elder Moeller winds up his tele-
gram with the following: NO Moeller
will ever sign Federal League con-
tract
Griffith was much pleased with this in
formation. His inability to get any kind
of word from Moeller worried him. With
the Federal League active in trying to
corral major league players, and Moellet
being mentioned as one of the jumpers,
Griffith was particularly anxious to get
word from him, but all his efforts failed
until he received the wire from Moelier 5
father this morning.
| II have never felt that Moeller would
| leave us" Griff said. Il know him
well enough to know that he is hon
| orable and if he had an offer from the
| Federals he would communicate with
| me- Moeller will sign when he gets
| here and am sure that there will not
| be a single one of my players leave
| our ranks.
| 1t is regarded as rather peculiar that
| Presiden, Somers of the Cleveland club
should admit that FaIkenberg, Bland
/ l. -
while President Gilmore, the head of
| the Federal League. refuses to discuss
the matter. That these three pitchers
/ have been in conference with the Fed
| erai League officials at Chicago is a
| known fact, but it seems a bit strange
i that the Feds should refuse to dlvuise
the secret of their signing when owner
| Somers admits it.
| Charley Doom will have a lot of cx-
planning to do if the letter made public
| by Secretary Mccullough OF the Pitts
| hurgh Feds is proved to be genuine. This
shows that Doom seemed willing enough
| to join the new league last year- and that
| he agreed to bring five of his players irto
1 the ranks of the outlaws. McCullough.
! by the way, seems 10 have made good
| on several major league managers. Only
a few weeks ago Mccullough got back
/ at Jennings for roasting the Federals by
publishing "a letter from Iughey in VIII. II
| the latter took an unusual interest in the
| outlaw organization something over a
| year ago. Ordinarily such an expose
would call for an investigation. but
| under existing conditions organized ba5,s
| ball is not apt to make any inquiries
Ray Morgan is to undergo operation
| within the next few days. The Nationals
/ second baseman intends to have mis- ton
sils removed before the training sease,l
| starts The operation will be performed
| in a Baltimore hospital. Quite num-
Der of the local team underwent this
operation last spring, Gandil, Johnson,
Ainsmith. Moeller and Henry beini,
| among them. Morgan, who is spendins :
rev days IN this city. says that he mas
been greatly inconvenienced by his ton
sis, and he expects the operation vii!
make some difference in his physical
condition the coming season.
Jack knight. who had a short career
! with the Nationals year before last
and since then has filled both minor
and major league engagements, is to
knight finished the season with the
| New York Americans, but after the
year closed was sold to Toledo Of the
American Associa ton. a club which is
owned by c. w. Somers of the Cleve-
lands. Knight has just been noti-
fed that his release has been secured
by Cleveland from Toledo and that he
Will be expected TO report to the Maps
does not consider himself well forti-
fed with utility men, and figures tha,
knight Will prove valuable in this
capacity.
| Though the regular schedule meet
| ing of the National League is slated to
take place February 10 in New York
II is said that an effort is being made
to have an earlier gathering Of the
magnates. The activity of the Fedora
League. 1t is argued, makes 1t neces
sary Tor the old league to get together
! and arrange plans for the immedia Il
i future.
1t Is understood that some of the
club owners are trying to persuade
President IeneI to call a special meet
ing at once There those in tn.
league who favor lega! proceeding.
asains, players who have jumped
| knabe, Tinker Brown and others
and 1t is for the purpose of discussing
plans and getting legal advice thai
the special conference is urged.
Otto knabe. the hustling manager o.
| the Baltimore Federals, has returned
from a scouting trip through the west
and Is telling Oriole fans that he ha:
corralled five more major league play
ers. But knabe refuses to divulge tn,
. | names of his prey, though he insists
that one of the number is a catcher o
= renown. He says that twelve majo
league players are under contract t,
his team. knabe has claimed quite :
7 tOOl
charge of Baltimore. most of whof,
have since signed in organized bas
ball.
Roy Hartzell. who was reported t,
have been dickering with the Feds
has signed his New York contract In
| cidentally he is loud in his praise 0
his employers. who gave him a sub
| stantial increase over last season
e Though he has been handicapped b,
i reason of being on losing team
{ Hartzell is still a mighty good hal
y player and he would have been badi
e missed by Chance if he had jumped
n Underground information was receive
e here from Chicago yesterday that some
e thing of vital Importance regarding tn
e future of the Federal League was i'll til
e wind says the New York Sun. II wa
'e said that Charles Weeghman, the Chicag
Fed promoter. might have an announce
n ment to make Saturday. According I
" the tip that came over the long -distanc
" telephone to a certain base bali ma
te Weeghman. week ago last Saturda,
It notified the other Federal League Pre-
IS moters that he would give them tw
le weeks to show something In each {
the cities outside of his own. The fac
l. that Federal League affairs are still at
1t standstill in Toronto, Buffalo. Pittsburgh
n Indianapolis and Kansas City, regardin
Is the engagement of major league player.
Is has prompted the rumor that Weeghma
Of will have something of interest to sa
when the time limit has expired.