New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-11
JAKE DAUBERT NOT
TO JUMP CONTRACT
Captain of Superbas Turns
Down Tempting Offer
from Federals.
BROOKLYN FANS CAN
NOW BREATHE EASIER
Story Goes That Outlaws Tried to
Get Star First Basenlan with
Bait of $4,000.

Jake Dautcrt captain NJ the Brooklyn
superbas. leading hitter of the National
League and VI inner OF the Chalmers auto
mobile for being considered the most val
/ liable player to his team in 1919. VIII not
! jump to the Federal League
! lie formally notified Edward j. Nc
/ Keever. vice-prcsident OF the Brooklyn
Baseball club. yesterday of his intention
( to stick to the team and organized base
! ball. inclosing in his letter copy Of
telegram which he sent TO John b. Bar
bour president of the Pittsburgh team Of
4 the Federal League. declining to considef
an offer
! Daubcrt's letter to Mr. Mckeever which
includes copy of his telegram to Mr..
Barbour. follows:
Brooklyn. January 10. 1914.
Edward J. Mcl<eever. Esq. Vice President
Brooklyn Ball club, Brooklyn. \.
Dear sir: | deem IL my duty 70 notity
YOU that / have received a telegram from
John x. Barbour. president OF the Pits
burgh Federal League team. asking me TO
wire my best terms 10 play and manage
: the Pittsburgh Federal League team, ana
! that have sent him this answer.
| "John g. Barbour. President Federal
Leaeue Pittsburgh. Pa:
, Your telegram received asking Tor best
terms TO manage Pittsburgh Federal
Replying. would say that ] will not
''1 ..(Signed) !. DAUBERT."
/ season. ! am, respectfully yours
(Signed) JAKE f.. DAUBERT.
! When Daubert was seen by Tribune
reporter yesterday afternoon ne said;
! u have decided against signing Fed
era League contract. and ] have FOR
mally notified Mr.. Barbour. president OF
! the Pittsburgh team, which made me a
hatterlng and most tempting offer to de-
, sert the Superbas. OF my decision
: my contract with the Brooklyn team
has still two years TO run. have al
ways received considerate treatment from
the club, and ] feel that I owe 1t 10 my
own honor and conscience TO finish out
my time.
II am opposed TO contract jumping. II
comes to no good, and is fair neither &c
the man himself nor to the club employ
ing him. / do not refer TO the reserve
clause in the contracts. That is merely
more or less necessary evil Of organ
ICED baseball, which operates as much
as a check on the magnates as on the
PLAYERS, and which I do not consider
binding.
IF were bound to the Brooklyn team
only by the reserve clause | might have
Jumped at the offer Of the Pittsburgh
team Of the Federal League. 1t was GER
tainly most tempting
II developed that the Federals onereo
Daubert three-year contract TO pla!
with and manage the Pittsburgh team
and that the agents agreed 10 deposit
ss0. 600 in cash to his credit in a Pittsburgh
bank
Daubert failed 10 show the proper
amount of interest in the proposition ano
an additional lure OF $1,000 as bonus
10 sign was dangled before his eyes. His
contract with the superbas, according L
those who profess to know. calls for so,v'
n year. and the offer Of $4,000 for three
years caused him TO stop and consider
the question pro and con and at grca'
length. Finally. however. he made hi
decision to stick with the Superbas
Daubert was asked II the Brooklyn clut
made any move when it became known
that the Federal League was negotiating
with him. In his characteristic SLOW
draNl he replied:
NO. They never mentioned II; nor dc
I In fact, was out at Ebbets Field this
afternoon talking 20 Ed Mckeever fol
quite a while The question Of my de-
serting the team was not discussed.
sat in Mr. McKeever's office and We
talked over baseball in general and the
chances of the team for next season. bu'
the Federal League was not mentioned
by any Of us.
Daubert is one OF the officers IN me
Baseball Players Fraternity. and had he
violated his contract with the Super0as
he would have been expelled from Tho
Organization for all time. Becoming q
manager would have automatically sus'
pended him from the fraternity, but. re-
lieved of any managerial duties. he would
be eligible 10 return. provided that NJ
had not broken any contract.
With the fear OF Daubert Jumping
definitely removed. Ed McKeever expects
little trouble from any OF the othel
members OF the team. He said yester'
day:
"Daube-t will be at first base. and We
have no doubt that the other members OF
the nine will sign the contracts offered
them Now that the magnates have
agreed TO the requests OF the players
everything will adjust itself Report:
have 4 that the outlaws are after oul
men. but We have little cause for fear.
Il felt sure Daubert. who is a square
honest fellow. would not turn out TO be-
a contract jumper
Steve O'Neil. the young catcher Of the
Maps. received a pleasant surprise th'
other day in the way OF a $500 check
from Charley Sommers. Of the Cleveland
club When O'Neil signed his contract
with the Maps last spring q clause was
inserted that he would receive a bonus OF
that amount IL he caught more game.
than any other catcher on the club.
O'Nell was beaten few games by Ere,
Csrisch, but Sommers decided TO rewart
him for his good work.
Word comes from Cincinnati thai
johnny Dodge. the third baseman or TIT
Reds las been released 10 the Louisville
club, OF the American Association. Dodg'
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