The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-10
DAUBERT MAY JUMP
TO PITTSBURG FEDS
Will Consider 100000 Offer,
Though Now Under Con-
tract to Brooklyn Club.
. SAYS NONE CAN BLAME HIM
New Works Sign Pitcher Cooper
and Giants Gather In Out
fielder PicZ.

Although Jake Daubcrt. the Brooklyn
clubs star first baserlan. signed three
year contract last spring with Ebbets.
McEecvcr a. Co he admitted yesterday
that he might jump to the rittsburg Fed
eral League club. which is willing to pay
him 100000 for 1914. 1915 and 1916
Daubert said that he had received this
offer from President Barbour OF the
. Pittsburg Feds and that lie had agreed
p TO meet Barbour in Brooklyn either to-
o;row or Monday when he would ar
rive 1T Il detultc conclusion.
Nice-rrssideut Edward y. McNecNcr ~
the Brooklyn club. when he heard In"
news. said that he didn't believe it, Vie
declared that Daubcrts contract with the
dodgers had two Years 10 run and thai
he didn't have an idea that the cham
pion National League batsman would
prove d.scrtcr. But l'aubert evil
IDENTIFY cared nothing for sentiment or
signed documents when he made this
statement late in the day
II don't see how any one can expect
me to refuse small fortune for three
years work when I am now drawing
ordinary pay FOR the sume labor. Any
man drawing a weekly salary who was
offered three times az much money
would look out for his best interests and
p accept. That is my position and l have
a right to help myself
~ know that the Federals have been
q Quoted as saying that they would not
, 10 after plaAvts under contract ana
would sign only those who were under
l,svrVc. but ! never have been told tina
they were making that their definite pol
icy. They approached mo In Cincinnati
and naturally listened to them. The
talk was general until | received u dem
mite proposition from Mr.. Barbour. whom
7 Will meet here on Sunday or Monday TO
=. discuss further details
IT Daubert goes TO the Fedcrals he
Will be considered contract jumper
10y organized baseball. hut the Feds say
that his three year Brooklyn contract
will not stand legal test because of the
wording of the option clause and the ten
days notice of release. II was said yes
ter6ay that Daub.rts contract with Eb-
bets, Mcl<eever & Co. calls for $4,000 Il
year.
Daubert was n member OF the fra
fernity's committee which met the Ma
tional Commission in Cincinnati last
Tuesday. He signed his name to a for
nal statement that the fraternty's de-
mands had been treated with absolute
fairness. He was one of the trainers of
the frateiritys constitution. which clearly
upholds the reserve clause in the play
ers contract. He WAS n candidate FOR
the management OF the Dodgers and was
said to have been dissatisfied when Will
bert Eobinson got the position
President Farrell OF the New York
Americans re fused to discuss the reported
signing OF King Cole by the Chicago Fed
erals YESTERDAY. Baseball men who re-
called the close friendship that has eN-
listed for many years between Frank
Chance and Joe Tinker were surprised 10
hear that Tinker had deprived Chance of
q FIRST class pitcher. 1t is believed that
before long Cole will find himself tangled
IN the meshcs OF legal proceedings.
Another promising young pitcher signed
with the New York Americans yesterday.
His name is Guy Cooper. 20 years old.
feet / inch tall and weighing lSJ pounds.
Cooper lie "A right handler whose services
were in general demand when drafts we're
filed last fall The Brooklyn club hoped
to land him. but Chance had all the luck.
Cooper pitched for the Petersburg Vir-
Rinia League team last year. taking part
In twenty four games, of which sixteen
were victories and five were defeats He
occupied the slab through l9S innings, his
opponents getting fifty runs, 1873 hits and
seventy six free passes. He famed liz.
hit ten and was charged with five wild
pitches In the pitching averages he stood
ihird, with .76a aud he led the league in
batting, with II percentage of 1850 in
thirty-seven- games. Cooper is wintering
IN Berkeley. Va.
Secretary Foster of the Giants an
Iounced yesterday that he had signed the
crack Richmond outtielder Charles w
Piez. who stole seventy-.wo bases in 14o
games last year and batted above the
800 mark. Foster said that he had six
teen men under contract, the names to
be made public in "A day or two.
Ed Konetchy. the big first baseman
traded by the Cardinals to the Pirates.
says that he has refused $40, 900 to play
three years with the Pittsburg Feds and
will sign with Barney Dreyfuss as soon
as the salary question can be fixed up.
Konetchy saw Dreyfuss in Cincinnati on
Wednesday and after a heart to heart
talk he announced that the Federal deal
was off W. T. Mccullough, one OF the
hackers of the Pittsburg Feds, offered to
bet $1,000 on Thursday that Honey would
not sign with the Pirates. but when one
Of Dreyfusss friends offered to take the
bet there was nothing doing.
I'LL admit tha. the Feds best strong
hold will be in Chicago" says Johnny
Evers of the Cubs. THAT is partly for
tho reason they will have a city of their
own. 30 to speak. on the North Side. and
partly because Weighman is really pop
ular. lie If not a buffer, but a fellow
with an army of friends. a thorough sport
immensely. But here's something to bs
remembered: If organized ball finally
conquers Weghman where will the other
Federal League clubs. with no such pop.
ular men to back them, get off?"
Andrew Hillerich. for many years the
maker OF bats used by all the big slug
gers in the majors leagues died In Louis
Vile on Wednesday. In his shop Hi
lerich had "bat gallery" in which wer'
hung sticks welded by many famou.
players during the last twenty-five years
Magee Threatens to Hon Over.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 9.--SherwOod Ma
gee of the Philies has received an offe
! from the Federal League. He said to-da!
that he will jump II the outlaws prov,
their offer Is bona nde. With Knabe
Killifer and Brennan already gone. tn