The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-22
Big Western League Hitter May
BE Regular in Outfield
Of New YOrks.
WARRIOR LINES UP TOO
Feds Are Blocked In Toronto
and Turn TO Cincinnati
70 Fill Circuit.

Chances outfeld for this year was dis
PEELED. Channel. Jimmy Walsh and Frank
Gilhouley. 1t is believed generally, will
play left, centre and right fields. respec-
lively, unless Birdie Cree, Bill Holden or
Luther Cook can show something better.
with Channel, Walsh and Cilhooley un-
der contract however. Farrell and
Chance are feeling better.
II Channel plays balls the way he did
with the champion Denver team in the
Western League last year he will rank
with the heaviest batsnen In the Ban
Johnson circuit. In "A Denver uniform he
played i62 games In 1913. facing hostile
pitchers GA times. and driving out 2lv
SAT. hits These wallois included forty
four two baggcrs. eighteen three baSSers
and twenty-s,N home runs. wonderful
record In long distance clouting. Cham
neli showed speed on the base paths. too,
for he scored 1871 runs and stole thirty
eight bases. Hts batting average was
.337, while in the outiield he accepted $50
out of 3sg chances. for a percentage d
s77 Channells stick work wac not de-
veloped suddenly. for with Denver In lpI-
lie batted .32i in eighty games. making
eighty-o safe hits, which Included SIN
teen doubles. five triples and seven nome
runs. lie scored fifty runs and stole ten
bases. also having "A fielding average OF
1855.
Several years ago Channel was a mem
her OF the New Yorks. but before he had
played a dozen games ho broke his leg
and was OH the hospital list the rest "t
the season He finally was released ana
drifted from one minor league CLUB TO an
other, until he hooked up with Denver
Chances scouts inspected Channel several
times last season and finally advised the
T. l.. TO get him at any price Manager
lack Hendricks of the Denver club put
his figures AT top notch. bu, Farrell closed
the deal month ago.
lack WARRIOR. the New FORKS veteran
boxnan who was troubled with lame
arm practically all last season, wired
Farrell yesterday that he had accep'en
terms and would mail his signed contract
Tn local headquarters without further de-
law. WARRIOR added that he would report
10 Coach Tom DAILY at Hot Springs.
Ark. on February 10. He has CONFIDENCE
in his ability to come back" ana may
he OF valuable assistance II right. Hav-
ing lined up Caldwell. Heating. Mchaie'
FISHER and warhop. Chance probably mas
renewed confidence In his pitching stan
The jumping OF Russell Ford to the
! Chicago Feds was characterized by Far
/ reii yesterday as a piece OF good luck:
/ Ford was OF no use TO us said the
| New Yorks' owner. ale was a back num-
Der and the other American League clubs
refused to take him even at tho WAIVER
price He did nothing for two years 10
draw his salary. $500 year. and
| chance discovered that he was causing
trouble among the young players You
can say that We are glad TO be ria oil
Ford. 40 Chance has no use Tor players
who will not extend themselves The pup.
/ lie In entitled TO a players best enorts ana
Ford lost favor here because OF his in
4 In box Ford VIII
pitch for the Buffalo Feds.
Farrell said that he had advised Catcher
Sweeney TO accept huge onrr IRON
weeghman and Gilmore. He stated that
Sweeney had told him over the long DIS
lance phone that he could get $1,000 II
cash and a three year contract at 20 pei
cent. more salary than he received here
last year. Ford cashed a $4,000 check ir
Chicago yesterday.
Word reached here from California yes
terday that the Los Angeles club hac
practically closed deal with Chance FOL
the release OF Outhelder Harry Wolter
II was conceded last year that Wol,er
would not be retained by the New Yorks
He showed lack OF speed and "A marked
decrease In batting skill, which prohabl,
was due 10 the fact that he favored hi
leg which was broken during the season
OF 1912 Wol,er lives in California and 1
~ btlltNfu tHht u W '<'S <hAi
Keles will be acceptable to him.
When the Federal League men ad
journcd in Chicago last Saturday nigh
President Weeghman OF the Chicago clul
had reached an agreement with them 4
the effect that each club In the circui
would be compelled to show signed con
tracts with Ave major league players a
the end OF "A ten days time limit. II the.
; were unable 10 meet this condition WeeRh
man reserved the right to Withdraw hi
financial support. Can tha Feds actual.
sign forty big league players?
That the Federal League viii not retail
Toronto IN the circuit IL made clear IN
statement by II. J. Fleming, owner of tn
only available ball grounds in that city
! Fleming also is the leading traction mag
nate In Toronto.
II wish TO deny the report tina, az
' one of the hackers OF the proposed Fed
cral League club In Toronto says Elem
Ing II have refused to allow Messr,
i Hepburn and Carroll 10 use Scarbor
Park for two years free of rent. As IA
" as ] am concerned there will be no Fec
; eral League club here this year and negc
u tiatons with me are At an end
Flcmings statement doesn't NJ In wit
that of Il. T.. Carroll. who insists tina
. he has signed -four major league player
l. for Toronto" As Il matter OF fact Gil
u moro, Weeghman and other Federi
l. League promoters already have decide
" to abandon Toronto and are said to ha,
J. entered into negotiations with persons
+ Cincinnati, who declare that they ha,
~ $4,000 with which to put n FEEDERS
u club I'm that city. If the Cincinnati syi
l. dictate makes good. therefore. the Toron
IT, franchise will he transferred to Rsdvill
q Two weeks ago Otto Knabe, manaG
L. of the Baltimore Feds, announced tn
- he had signed Al Dolan Mike Mowr.
'. and Enos Kirkpatrick. Dolan and Mo,
ot rey since have put their names to co
tracts with the Pirates and Cardinal
respectively. while Kirkpatrick has sign
with Brooklyn. In the case OF Kirkpa
rick. however. knabe is showing a Fe
n eral League contract bearing the player
NJ signature and also alleges that Kirkpa
NJ rick has accepted $1,000 In cash from +,
~ ward Iianlon,
ho Bill Phillips. manager of the India
"a apolis Federals. says he has signed I
ba following players: catchers Kelly
rc last years Pirates and Onslow of
Detroits, Dolan an unknown first has
man; Mckechnie, u third baseman
leased by the New York Americans Ia
summer: Outfelders Kaiser. once with I
eh Boston Braves, and Al Scheer who "
hy tried in several games by The Dodg,
"A last year, and Pitcher Billiard. phill
n states that he In going to California