The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01
pitcher schulz and Reynolds
send Their Contracts to
President Farrell.
COLES CASE FOR COURTS
ORGANIZED Ball Men Provide
New Roster Of the Federal
League Teams.

,es,,rdaV also stating that the addition
a. these men completed the list of play
or. most needed by Frank Chance
Altogether Farrell has twenty-six players
under contract ana doesn't seem to care
whether sweeney and Cree jump to the
yedernls or not lie will make no at
tempt to win back Russell Ford and Roliie
..eder. who have gone over to the so
,,lled outlaws. but Farrell Is confident
that he will have Pitcher Cole when the
season opens. in spite of the fact that
Cole recently signed contract with the
Chicago Feds.
~ have legal right to Coles services
which can be shown by documentary evil
uence." said Farrell yesterday. and |
intend to protect my rights In this mat
Ter In the way advised by counsel Cole
will pay with my team this year or not
al all
While the New Yorks' owner would
not say how he intended to prevent Cole
from playing with the Feds, the con-
c.usion Is drawn that the courts will be
asked to grant "A permanent injunction on
.ne ground that Cole IL tine legal property
Of M. New York club under the option
cause IN the contract with the Columbus
cub. when was purchased by Farrell last
fall for S250 Ii is also known that
Farrell is prepared To prove that under
the terms OF the option clause he asked
Coie to name IA salary figure for 1914,
and that when the player In "A letter liked
a certain sum. Farrell accepted his terms
both ny letter and telegraph.
Farrell can show. IL Is said. that after
Ne had accepted Coles terms the player
accepted "A Federal League offer, when IL
turns out, was sum less than Ia"
salary Farrell agreed to pay. cole re-
ceived money In advance from the Fed
erals which he is now anxious To- return,
but that point viii remain unsettled until
after the case has been taken to the
courts
The signing or Schulz and Reynolds Is
practically the last move by the New
Works in rounding UP the desirable play
ers schulz was purchased from the
savannah club in the summer OF lsie'
He pitched several good games TOT
Nolyerton and last year he displayed 40
much Improvement that Chance declared
that with more experience uhe Dig SCUM
nay would develop into winning pitcher
this season. Schulz took part in thirty
ei,h. games and i'm numerous instances
he showed big league quality HIS chi"t
defect was inability to make runners mug
the bases but that can be reneuieo. u
n thought Chance Will nave e'e'eh
pitchers at Houston. Caldwell h.a'I.s'
Foster McHale. Rose. schulz cooper.
Warhop. Pieh. Burr and L. Brown u
&c nroba bic, too. that Dode triss VIII
ton the team there, although 'he 'a''er
hasn't signed yet
REYNOLDS caught seventy-six games Ior
,Ne Houston Texas League ciup ,ss. 49,, 80 a.
"a US purchased by the New forks IN
August He reported TO Chance fnori.n
ister and did we'll behind the bat In spite
~ a painful stone bruise He - ok,
noverful man. able to stan" utll'''l. VI,
work and In Chances opinion ne VIII
move successful in American League IN
,,,y Chance now has four catchers
,,rdcr contract, Reynolds. Gosset' Hose.S
AVID BUDDY. Rogers comes from the ficn-
,,nrd cluh with an excellent record, whiie
lydJv made a reputation last season IN
,oco, semi-pro circles II Sweeney iaiis
"a ra.uru. Gossett and Reynolds Will 90
the bulk Of the backstopplng
Nc N.yv Works may engineer deal
Asfo,e long for a second baseman, but II
"a, Hartzell or Boone Will play '"'
lag regularly in Zeiders place AZ a
latter of fact Chance said last fan that
lie didn't believe that Zeider wouin M .he
I'm AZ the middle bag. Cree VIII pe az
owed TO choose his own course, "S ., GSane
has a wealth OF outfeld material III man
nell Walsh. Gilhooley. Cook ana Holden;
All have signed except Holden, VINO viii
b. lined up in few days.
The Brooklyn club IL on record AZ pelns
yeadv to nay Joe Tinker $32,ooo ior 'hIee
Years a $40. 900 bonus for his slsna'ure
and a yearly salary OF $500. Thinkers
ron,rac, with the Cincinnati cruz last
y4er called for "A salary OF slo'ooo' OF
which $500 was bonus Tor acVis as
manager of the Reds. Tinker aseo
ing 10 his own statement. has sisheu WIN
the Chicago Federals for totai sa.",
OF s36 600 for three years. III We" W
the uncertainty OF the Federais iulu'e
Thinkers friends in Chicago seem 10 thiHh
that the BROOKLYN clubs ofrer Is the oet-
ter one and that in due time the cI"."
shorts'ou may find a way 10 accep' !.
Tinker aud President Eboets arc ~
friendly terms, In spite or the P.aye'
present hostile attitude. There Ism
doult mat ~ Tinker attempts to play IN
the Federal League the Brooklyn CLUB VIII
Try 20 "njoin him.
Organized baseball men have made
thorough canvass OF the major anu i'I'o'
league plavors said to have signed con-
tracts or 10 have accepted terms WIN ''n VIZ
Fedcral League clubs. AS the tt."so
FedaraIs have not included King Coie III
their official list, II is stated that Sole
has been handed over to Mordecai brown
OF the 81 Louis Federals. Ihe player.
who wore Federal League uniforms ias.
year with few exceptions, have not peen
!urludod IN the sub Joined roster, whicn 10
put shed 10y THE Sun for what II may DC
worth
on ICAGo.
Pitchers Hendrix, Brennan. Camhitz.
Packard and Lange catchers' owens an"
Alien. urst base, Beck second pase'
Z,trr. third base, Westerzill shortstop'
Tinker; outholdors, Wickland and A~'i-
.He
BALTIMORE.
Pitchers Lake. +. Smith, Flnneran'
Doss1u and Barger; catchers, Jackiitscn
and How.cy; first base, Swacina secohd
bas". KNHDc; third base, II. Walsh out
eA.dega, K. Miller, Zlnn and Meyer
KANsAs CITY.
pitchers Nullin, Fienc, HagerHah,
HANS i."dcd catcher. Easteriy hrst
vas. r'oNall; third base, Perring ou'-
he'd'r- Maggert. Chadbourne and krue-
Ser
IHpTASAPOifs,
rs--Falkcnbcrg and lessau
IN'h''s Rarlden and Chapman; hrst
vase Dolan; second base. MckechMe'