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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-17
NO HOLDOUTS IN MAJORS.
Ball Players Will Reach Highest
Mark in Salaries This Year.

NEW YORK. January 17.-For the first
time in a number OF years there will be
no hold-outs in the major leagues this
season. Since the Federal League has
made such a big noise between seasons
the base bah PLAYER has become luxury.
The cost of players has scared far ABOVE
the high cost OF living. This season is
the heyday of the base ball performer
He can command just about what he
wants-and get it.
Major league club owners. while they
pretend to laugh a. the Federal League.
have never been so anxious to sign their
players as this year. And for the first
time in the history Of base ball the ma
jority of the players will sign for periods
of more than one year This was not
possible in the past. because the club
owners would not make the salary terms
attractive enough for many of the play
ers to sign for more than one season.
1t is all different since the Federal
League appeared on the base ball horizon
with real money. All the club owners are
offering more attractive terms 20 their
players than ever before. \ prominent
base ball man stated yesterday that it
was safe to say that major league play
ers would receive higher slaries this year
than ever before in the history of the
game. For fear that player might be
dissatisfied with his contract and jump to
the Federal League. the club owners have
made the players contract this season
unusually attractive, and, judging from
the way that the players are falling in
line. the threatened raid on the majors by
the outlaws will prove to be a fizZle. So
far they have signed only one or two
men of more than ordinary base ball
ability.
President Harry Hampstead of the
Giants stated yesterday that he did not
expect that there would be single de-
sertion from the New York club. He
said that as far as lie was able to ascer-
tain all of his players Were satisfied with
their contracts and that the signing and
returning of the documents was simply
d matter Of their own convenience The
club is not worrying.
Mr.. Hampstead said that he had al
ready received assurances from several
OF his players who were spending the
winter in California That their contracts
within a few days. This includes Mathew
son. Meyers, Tesreau. Snodgrass and
Shafer.
Another instance of where the players
are perfectly satisfied with their con-
tracts is the Brooklyn club. All the
Dodgers have swung into line, and Presi-
dent Ebbets says there will not be a sin
gle hold-out with his club, with the ex-
ception Of Tinker. 1t is the same with
the Yankees. Although some of the play
ers have been approached, they have been
offered such liberal terms by the man
agement that all the players will be in
| line within a week or two
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II. SETS NEW TRACK RECORD.
Pay Streak Steps Seven Furlongs in
1.23 As at Juarez.

JJAREZ Mexico. January 11.-Pay
Streak. siN-year-oid Selding running in
the colors of Il. O. Egan. hung up a new
track record for seven furlongs yester-
day afternoon. when he negotiated the
distance in LA AS, or one-fifth Of q
second better than the best previous
time made by Vested Rights The hat
ter was pitted against the winner in
yesterdays contest. but the bes. he
could do WAS to land in third pace.
The record breaking performance came
in the Del Norte handicap, which fea-
tured the card. The winner was "a re-
ceGing tavoIite, and closed at. ; TO 2.
while the bulk of the money went on
Irish Gentleman and Cantem. Nc
intyre, on Pay Streak. kept his mount
close behind Vested Rights and Cantem.
the pacemakers. and when Strengthened
out for home Pay Streak picked up his
field. and, forging to the front in the
final eighth. won by comfortable
margin Cantem was second.
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FEDS MEET TODAY.
Will Talk Over Arranging Schedule
and Number of Games.

I CHICAGO, H.. January 1.-THE Fed
eral League hackers will hold another
meeting today for the purpose of again
talking over DEVELOPMENTS in the new
organization. Secrecy over the proposed
session is being maintained regarding the
subjects to be discussed. but it was
learned that President Gilmore has issued
call for gathering.
Just what obstacles. if any. have arisen
in the path of the venture is not known.
purpose of arranging for further steps in
the promotion of the new circuit. The
settling of dates for the schedule num-
Der of games to be played, plans fer
spring training trips. etc. require such
session. The clubs also want to de-
termine on the players each is after, SO
as to avoid conflicting offers.
Some of the notables. pulling for Their
interests-in other words the forces of
organized base pali-were ven:uring the
opinion that the meeting has been called
to head off conditions that have come
up suddenly and unexpectedly. This
argument is offered from limited view
point. so must be taken in the same way.
The stories of the promoters being up
against insurnountabe difficulties are
is said that the trips being made from
one city of the circuit to the other by
President Gilmore President Wee2hman
of the local club and other officials in
dictates that certain franchise holders are
falling down in the tasks assigned tbs M
and are receiving attention from outside
sources.
Another thing is that the suddenness
with which major league players. with
whom the Feds have been negotiating
with the hope of landing, have signed
within the last few days has robbed the
new league of strength that had been
counted upon. Men like Groh and
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EIGHTEEN NATIONALS
ENTER GR|FE''S.F0LD
Paul Musser Signs Contract
and Will Get Third Trial
This Spring.
HARPER TO BE EXCUSED.
FROM PLAYING SUNDAYS
Returns Contract So That Clause
Covering Point Can Be
Inserted.
BY J. ED GRILIO.

Paul Musser. who has had two trials
with the Nationals and is slated for a
third one this spring. sent in his sign
ed contract yesterday. Musser is win
rcring at his home. in Milheim. Pa, and
he is tickled with the chance he is to
have here this spring. He wrote Grif
that he would rather play with Wash
ington than any other team, and that
he felt sure he would show to better
advantage this spring than he had on
his previous trials.
Musser is the eighteenth member of
the team TO sign his contract for next
season. and Griffith insists that within
the next ten days the entire squad will
be under contract
The players who have signed to date
are Johnson. Gandil. Foster, Morgan.
Mcbride Ainsmith. Shaw. Atrock.
Ayers. Musser Spencer. Bentley. Ense'.
Mumford, McCabe Schwartz. Nye and
Paul Smith.
Harry Harper. the young s"uthpa"
whom George Davis obtained Tor Man
aged Griffith last summer. has returned
his contract. recently sent him. un-
signed. There is nothing wrong with
the figures offered. but GRIMM forgot
10 insert a clause eXempting Harper
from taking part in any sunday games.
a condition under which he came into
the fold last season. Harper takes TINS
stand against playing on the Sabbatn
because his mother objects. Grifhth
will insert the clause wanted and re-
turn the contract to Harper. who
promises to sign it at once.
Harper will have the distinction Of be-
ing the only ball player in the major
leagues exempted from playing Sunday
ball. Some few years ago there were
several such contracts. ,ut OF late years
no player has been excused from such
service. Fred Tenny. once star of the
Boston team. did not play Sunday. but
his manager found him busily engaged
in poker game that day instead and
Immediately insisted that Tenny get into
the game. Branch Hickey. now the
manager Of the St Louis Browns. was
another player who s.de-Stepped Sunday
games. but since he has been placed in
charge of a team he has changed his
.aind,
The Federal Leagues Offer TO 'ry Cobb
of $1,000 for ive-year contract is
f.ltfing more o. less than . cheap adj
yprtising scheme. it is believed. President
Gilmore of the outlaws knows that
COBB is already signed with Detroit for
next year and that there is not chance
Tor him to accept the Federal proposito on.
The time is not far off when the Federal
League will have to show something be-
sid lot oil announcements, few of
which are substantiated. When the sea-
son opens il will have to have some real
ball players wearing uniforms before
= can h:,oc to attract public interest.
The suudenness with which a lot of
players. with whom tae Fedcrals were
negotiating, have signed with their old
clubs has entirely upset the calculations
of tic outlaws and they are in desper-
fs str. its to ana some, hing which
Will keep the league in the limsligilt
hence the Offer to Cobb.
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LITTLE FEATURES MEET.
Does Good Work in Y. NJ. C. A.
Swimming Tourney.

The Y. NJ. c. A. boys department last
night staged its annual aqua. lie meet
In the big pool Of the boys department
before . large crowd. The feature OF
the contests was the performance of
DaN.s Little. who managed to land two
-1h d places, although completely out
ciaSsed as regards weight and size
Seven events We're contested. The sum
mary:
Under "a. one length. any stroke-rirst Hobbs
cunning: second Frank Watson: third Edwin
Held. Time. 0.p9 30.
Tul, racc-First. Edwin Held: second. Hobbs
InnninS; third. Davis Little. Time. o. i6
Fancy diving-First. Edwin Held: second
Hobbs Cunning: third. Warren Jones
Dive Tor diStarcc-Firsi. Franklin Howe: sec
oEtt. ran. Watson thtri. Davis Little
>''.'chd class. under sixteen ycafS: . lengths
Ffst. Sam solomon. second En-cne Fry: third
L. rs ibr" seii4.ac.- Time. o.1S 80
DIV" far distance" First Sam solomon. second
) rs ''aal Jones: laird. Louis nreisrnstoch.
Ds free. " feet Ia, inches.
fa&"F living First. Louis DrciseastocS sec
~ A1tAa= HAYES: laird. Frank Foster
- sacr-i.tSt. sam solomon; second. Louis
- >'.stock; ,kiFd. Jchu Paul Jones Time
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MONOCACY WINS AGAIN.
First Home in the Selling Handicap
at the Charleston Track.

CHARLESTON. $. c.. January ian
ordinary program was run off at Pal
Ii tito Park yesterday afternoon. Ii con
sisted Of six selling races. and the i:i-
isnes in some were thrilling. j. .. Fal-
botts Monocacy scored his second cor
secutive victory in the selling handicap,
the feature event. The Hamburg gcldiae
was c-to-5 favorite. and under Buriin-
games energetic efforts got the verdict
over l.. H. Ada:r who was in ctose at
tendance at all times. Col. Ashmeade
took down the small end of the purse.
Duauesne ran another one OF his dun
races.
Andy Blakely attempted 4 melon-cutt M
on Single Ray, castoT from the stable
OF August Belmont. but 1t fell oy the
way side. finishing third 81 the odds of
10 to | in the closing dash. Tom Han
cock COPIED the heat. and the book
makers were given a iacins. Thirteen
bockmakers were again il line. and the
speculation was exceptionally brisk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-17
PELL WINS AT MONTREAL.
Scores in Canadian Racquet Cham
pionship Semi Finals.

MONTREAL. January IA surprise
was furnished yesterday in the first half
of the sem:-inais in the Canadian
racquet championships. when c. c. Pell
of the Tuxedo Club of New York de-
feated in the odd game in five Edward
holder.
Pell played "A clever game from start
to finish, a1d. after being well behind
in the final game, won over Green
shields. who was far from his best in
every game Peu plays II. Meredith
smith in the finals this afternoon.
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SLATER WINS GOLF FINALS.
Victorious Over R. N. Perves in the
Pinehurst Tournament.

PINEHTRST n c., January IL
Harold Slater of Foothills, l.. l., yester-
day won the championship of the Winter
Cor League of Advertising Interests,
taking the final round of the leagues
annual tournament from +. NJ. Perves
of Woodland Mass. by score of up
and to play. The match was one
sided from the start. Slater finishing
the eighteen hole in the morning round
Is up.
George c. Dutton OF Belmont won the
consolation finals from J. d. Plummer
of Springfield. Sup and TO play.
Other divi sioE winners We're: Second,
W. K. Hotchkin. Montclair: third, w.
r. Roberts. Ea.a: fourth. G. W. Yates.
Gen Ridge.
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FEDERALS SIGN THREE MORE.
Gnslow of Detroit Club Accepts
Terms from Indiauapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. January IT,
Ns.liam Mckechnie. formerly OF the
Pittsburgh Nationals. and Albert Scheer,
who was sent to the Providence Interna-
tiona1 club by the Boston Nationals last
season. signed to play with the Indianap-
oils Federal League club yesterday Nc
kechnie VIII play third base and Scheer
will play in the outfield. The terms of the
contracts We're not given out
Jack Onslow. catcher of the Detroit
Americans also signed a contract yester-
day afternoon to play the 1914 season
with the indianapolis Federal League
club
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Eighteenth National to Sign a Contract for 1914
TY COBB IS MUM
UNTIL NEXT TUESDAY

AUGUSTA, Ga, January 1.-
7! Cobb was reached over the
long distance telephone yester-
day afternoon Mt RoystOn. and
was informed that the Federal
League club in Chicago had Of
fered him $.5,OOO for five years,
with $15,O0O, or the first years
salary. to he paid in advance.
Cobb stated that he did not care
to make a statement until he re-
turned to Augusta. which will be
next Tuesday or Wednesday.
"I'l tell You nil about 1t them"
said Ty, hut he did not intimate
whether he would seriously con-
slider the offer or whether he
would turn 1t down fiat.
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GEsSLER TO BE MANAGER.
Former Major League Player Will
Lead Pittsburgh Federals.

PITTSBURGH, January 17.-HarlN
(Brownie) Gessler, former big Lacquer
and base ball coach. yesterday signed u
contract to manage the Pittsburgh team
of the Federal League according TO an
nouncement made last night by Secretary
William Mccullough. in the absence OF
President John Il. Barbour. The terms
of the contract We're not made known
Gessler formerly played with the Brook
lyn National League team and the Bos-
ton and Washington American League
teams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-17

Ntehon of the Reds. Bush Dauss and
Bauman Of the Tigers. and Brown OF the
Dodgers .rere lost after it seemed Ike
a dead cinch the Feds would gather
them in the fold.
While this hopeless attitude is being
maintained by the forces antagon'stic to
the OUTLAW bunch, gloom is by no
means surrounding the officials of The
latter OF Sanization. On the contrary.
they are as enthusiastic they have
ueen at any time since the new people
assumed charge There is no outward
Indication of trouble that gives promise
of wrecking the league very soon.
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Collins Says lie Will Pay Up.

PHILADELPHIA. January fiddle
Collins. second baseman Of the Athletics.
was surprised when he read that he had
been expelled from the Base Ball Play
ers Fraternity for not paying his dues.
Collins explained last night that his fail
ure to send his $l5 to the treasurer of
the fraternity was purely an oversight.
He said he had not received any notice
that he was in arrears. He intends to
send his dues, SO as to be restored TO
good standing.
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FEDERALS AFTER COBB.
Want Him to Sign for Five Years at
$4,000 Per Season.

CHICAGO, January lily Cobb was
offered fiVe-year contract at $1,000 a
year in 4 telegram sent to him at Au-
gusta. Ga, yesterday, by President Gil
more of the Federal League The tele-
gram was written and given to Q mes
senser in the presence OF newspaper men
after Gilmore had said thai he had
learned that Cobb had not yet signed
with Detroit for the 1914 season.
GilElores telegram offers to pay Cobb
his first years salary in advance, and to
put the remaining 100000 in escrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-17

Octavio Gonzales, 4 Cuban from the
Almendares club in Havana. has been
signed by the Boston Nationals. Con-
tales is a third baseman and his WORK
at this position so impressed Jake Dau-
bert and Umpire Riger. who visualized
his actions while in Havana, that Presi-
dent Gaffney rendered the contract The
Cuban will report in April.
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Frame Leads His Circuit.
Southwestern League Scores.

Some scores above the average were
made in the Southwestern League T.
George of the Altamonts had two
games OF Toe each and one Of LOG:
CantE had games OF III. 116 and 81;
Bont@ of the Grands scored 118 and
1O6. and McCeney. Riston and Gallaher
also had some good marks.
The scores:
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t;ep Russell. the yorng southpaw Who
"iG good work with the White Sox last
year. i hurting in the winter league in
California. and if reports do not mis-
carry Is doing good job of it, Reb is
credited with flaming fortyfour batters
In four games. which is doing considera-
hle. Maybe ne will not be as effective in
the A. l.. next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-17

Art SchWind, shortstop for the San An
tonic team in 1913, who was sent to the
Bronchos under optional agreement by
the Boston Braves, will not be back in
the Texas League next spring. George
Stallings has sold Schwind to the Atlanta
club of the Southern League.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-17

Red Fisher. who outieldcd for the
Browns a little While few seasons ago.
will attempt a comeback with the
Louisville Colonies next spring. Fisher
has not been playing for the past two
years. ADut thinks he can do as well as
many drawing salaries at present.
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Offer Arrives Too Late.

E-obets is said to have come PINNED to
offer Tinker something like Il mere tI'iae
of $4,000 for three-year contract nth
the Dodgers. but Joe fairly took his
breath away by his positive manner in
convincing him that any offe" from the
Dodgers was too late in arriving
Tinker following the conference, said
he haa Informed EbLets in the most posi-
tive manner that there was nothing
doing. that ne had signed to manage the
Chicago Federals and that he had given
the Brooklyn club its chance to land him,
which had been spurned, and now Joe
was done with organized base ball, and
was determined fully to cast his lot for
better or for worse with the Federals
from nov to the crack of doom.
Ebbets. following this unsuccessful at
tempt to deal the Federal League what
he considered a death blow by acquiring
Tinker. went into conference with
Charles ". Murphy OF the Cubs and the
Two major league magnates spent the
evening in secret confa5.
E0oets. alter having a few hours to
digest Tinkers remarks. came out With
the declaration that despite Tinkers
statement he still expected that Joe
would be with the Dodgers in the spring,
and that the ten-thousand-dollar bonus
promised Tinker was lying idle. waiting
for him to clam it.
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KINGS SCORE HIGH
|NBOW[|NGL LEAGUE
Obtains Highest Set Register
ed by GoodfeIIows With
40, III and 129.
WAVERLYS MAKE SWEEP
IN NORTHEASTERN LEAGUE
Loveless Of the Winners Features
With Best Set. His Score Being
113. 102 and SO.

King Of the Goodfellows in the Dis
triet League featured the work in the
bowling circuits last night He rolled
a set of so, a good margin on the
scores obtained by the other players.
IN the first game he got 10 pins then
raised the mark one point in the sec
ond. The last game found him scoring
even better. I29 being the mark set
Thc Goodfellows won two out of the
three games from the Resolutes main
~ by reason of Kings excellent work.
Roberts led the Resolutes with scores
of ia. 12S and 20. for total of 3f6
The Waverlys got all three of their
games from the lsaccar Club in the
Northe astern League Norton of the
winners had the highest mark regis
tered in a single game. while Loveless
OF the same team got the best set.
Norton's score was 1876, while Loveless
mad marks Of lie. l02 and IS.
Frame Leads His Circuit.
Frame OF the E. VI. five in the Navy
lard League had the best scores regis
tered in that circuit. He obtained more
than 100 pins in each of his games,
the marks being 105. 104 and 10 for a
set of 313. Elmer Of the Bufalos in
the Columbia League had game of
10 Main Of the Station i quint in the
Post Office Department League rolled
one set of 1913. TO- and 90.
The Argyles took set.from the I'm
perials in the Arcade League by a
margin Of one game Downing of the
losing five had the best scores-88, 100
and IL. for set of SIS.
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.EBBETS SEES TINKER,
But IS TURNED DOWN
Visits Prodigal in Chicago and
Holds Confab With Him
in Hotel.

CHICAGO. January l1.-Chares II.
Ebbets. presiden, Of the Brooklyn club.
not satisfied with press advices that Joe
Tinker really had signed a Federal
League contract. blew into town yeste:-
day and was closeted with Tinker at the
La Sale Hotel.
Before the conference was over EDbets
was satisfied fully that not only had Joe
signed a contract to manage TIE Chicago
Federal League club, but IN addition that
he had no intention of returning to the
fold OF organized base ball via the Ma
tonal League and Brooklyn route.
Wi!oert Robinson. manager of the
Brooklyn club. whose recent negotiations
with Tinker proved a dismal failure, was
SAID to be somewhere in the hotel, but
failed to show for the conference. Pos
s.bly Robinson was convinced so thor
oughly of Joe's intention 70 stay with
the Federals that he did not think it
worth while to minSie in the confab.