The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
ORGANIZED BASEBALL
GIVES FEDS Big JOLT
Schaefer, Evans and Doolsn Are
Only Tourists Who Jump
to Outlaw Band.
LAST TWO BREAK WORD
Dick Egan Signs With Dodgers
for More Money Than He
Ever Got Before.
LAST TWO BREAK WORD

The result Of the Federal League as
sault on organized bal, a. renr...n,.h
by the returning world tourists wa. .
great shock to tho embryo circuit Rely.
Ing on the cupidity Of men In genera,
ana baseball players In particular Presi-
dent Gilmore OF the Federals massed his
forces and such money a. he had At h,s
command to capture every one of the
unsigned players returning on the Lusi-
tania.
That his bag was below expectations n
evidenced by the following list which may
be added to his rosters:
Germany Schaefer.
Sieve kvans.
Mike Dooian.
Doo.An and Evans violated their prom.
ises In signing with the Feds ana
schaefer. carried all last season by the
washington eiub as comedian on the
coaching iines. had not been rendered =
1914 contract
Dick Egan saw the great light yestsr-
day and decided to cast his lot with the
brooklyn Nationals for more money than
ne ever before commanded (more power
to him). Lee Magee. after q long sss-
sion with Gilmore. remained firm to his
promise with Schuyler Britton and the
II. Louis Cardinals. Ivy Wingo was on
the fence, but had strong ieanings to-
ward the Cardinals and a sure salary
In organized bali as opposed 10 ~,ided
promises from the opposition. which A.
supposed tn start the sea. on IN Anrii -
and has several ball parka that ara stili
on paper.
President william F. Baker. former Po-
lice Commissioner OF New York and nov
owner Of the Philadelphia Nationals,
talked with Doolan on the Lusitsnia A.
the big ship came up from Quarantine
Friday morning Dooian had an old
claim against the club before Baker as.
sumed control. Baker agreed to take up
this debt and named salary for the
coming season which was s1.l00 in excess
Of what Doolan drew last year. Dooian
said he was perfectly satisfied and ar
ranged meeting for yesterday to sign a
contract. Then Mr.. Baker repaired TO
Manager McGraw and arranged trade
for DoolAn to come to the Giants In ex
change for a couple OF pitchers which the
detection OF seaton and Brennan leaves
the Phiiiies In heed o.
Yesterday morning BAKER went to the
impeIal ho'e' anu io"ho hooian ~
oreakfast
where can / see you an hour from
now asked baRer'
III wont ne necessary tor us 10 meet
3 again, repnso poo'Hh' nav" signed
win tne rederais
Hr' BAKER 'utht" AWAY hhu s"'u '"te
Una, OUTSIDE OF the TOSS OF trace tor
pitchers WIN the diahts ne was ra'her
Pieneeu 'nah o'her"st.
Manager Doom ana l had determined
never 10 piny pooiah ataih resuaIiy
!na traue ie'' 'nroush' "r' BAKER s'asco
ms may SOUND IKE sour grapes out ne
was "'ense'y unpopular IN fhiia"eipn''
ana we nave a young shortst"p W uah
ing named teroert murphy VINO Is STATED
ou'neio ou' VIII outhN inc man VINO mas
Juhptn' went AFTER l,oo'ah against N!
wishes 10 ophee my ir'enos IN the ma
tionai league Inc opposition 10 welcome
10 MN
Tnst Germany Schaefer would make
'he reap 10 the reuersis was not antci-
pa'ea because 'here was no demand Tor
ms services he was carried al last yea
en- sa'ary oy the washington Americans
because manager LARK nriHth thousht
ms antics on the s,de INES amused spec
tators ana KEPT the ciup IN good humor