The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-07
ORGANREDFORCES
SCORE HEAVILY
IN PLAYER RAID
American and National Leagues
Board Lusitania to Carry
Savorous Contracts.
FEDERALs WAIT AT PIER
Climax Comes When Speaker
FEDERALs WAIT AT PIER
Climax Comes When Speaker
Succumbs to Boston's
Tempting Offer.

New York. March t.--Organizcd base
bali scored heavily here to-day In tho
the SERVICES 81 payers who completed
their ,ounu .thc-worid tour early To-
uay' The Boston Americans signed
llIs Speaker Tor two years. the De-
trolt americans closed 4 contract with
I'm sam cLa ;nY, ana ne -, LOUIS Amer,
win u conslneiaDlc ruise Ia SALARY.
Although rcnerai League magnatcs
crs, thcy were unable 10 obtain their
services. and III. bcat thcs couiu 40
with Mike Boolan, OF the Philadelphia
Nationals. ana Dick ftsnn, OF Biookisn ~.
was to obtain Il promise TO consider Thy
propositions made toy tho new oigani-
steve" Evans and Lee Magcc, Of the
81. Louis Nationals, also were reported
10 be comparing the offers Of the two
1t was a day Of propositions. counter
propositions, conferences aud contract
nashirE. but at midnight organized
baseball still was holding the lead
which tx gained when several National
and American League inaEnutcs board
Cd the steamer Iusitania far down the
bay. while the Federal I.eagucrs were
forced TO wait for several hours ut the
pier before they could communicate
with those among tho returning play
.rs they desired to sign. Their conso-
lation, IL Il might be go termed. was
Inc two major leagues To pay TO those
players who signed salaries which sur
passed their mos, exalted an,icipations
Speaker Accepts OTcr.
The. climax or tho day camo when
president Joseph Lannin. OF the
Boston American Lcagme clu6; IN. an
Tris speaker or two-year contract ~
salary, larger than any heie'oforto
zion. he said that he had given Speaker
:, neat bonus y was reported IN base
nhii cifcies o-n.Ghi ihat speaker ) SAL
ary was 70 he $4,000 yeai-
I.eS,ucnl .aHh AVN, o. 'ne pc
ROY I 'neriSams' dha nol nav 70 oll
,ho ht = 10, ,ani or pi,ahe 81
. .i.s hn, n nans casn ne. VAS
easnHi on, W es.n cIne nrte "as
,h IL, 49, y. ,t,ad -, -,
,.ada-ai s,n " orn"a hefore ciosinr
itrsn aIso baa Sa,innal Learinp con-
fracts in thnir pocl<eta and while thcv
had I' not Il si sign pfcsidcnts BAKER ana
f.hbetis. OF The ph,laiclphia and Brook
lvn clubs rrsnc1iivalv stated thai thav
lad the word OF the PLAYERS that thcv
Womb act fairly and Law tho Federal
opsn biddins tomorrow.
The National League. a. a whole, was
chieaeo- I,oston club deal for ,hS ser
new Owner OF the Chicago club. After
two lengthy sessions the board of di-
rectors announced that the anal settle
men; Of the Evers trade had been left
70 p1esideni JOIN + Tenel the ma
said:
'"rhe question Of details OF the trana-
fcrs OF Evcrs from the Chicago 10 the
BOSTON club has been LETT entirely In
my hands to wofl on 90 not ex-
poet TO roach anal decision in the
matter for a. week o. ten days. As the
matter stands now i;Nors, sweeney and
Purdue arc All the propcrt: OF the Eos-
ton club, hut all equitable and salts
49,, a,.tlIS - Nm M v, 49, 'or
property rights "
Boston club continual Mr. Tener's
stnicIncnt r.i,,iye 10 the nrese,, eia,na
or tho three playors and went even
further saving 50 far ne the Eoston
clnb WAS concerned. tho details OF the
transfer had been completed and wrr,
Enthusiastically 10 cfflcers and stocj;hold.
rrs or rhn orr,niyot;on Charjns y
Taft the owner or the majority Stock
ri ,bn t,hicoro ciuh uas nresent M
,hc meeting. I'm, would moi saw wba,
OF h!s stock. I.rnsid.n, Tener said thai
no arranrem.ur bad hacp ,,aa. cnr ~ :.
saIe OF ,hs club lut int,mateJ ma, Mr..
Taf, was cons!dering several offers
chicaro club wo,,ld be n,rchased bv
Iohn r (,onncrv wo,gth1 i'Stc,Do
SoaI nne,ntor NJ Conncrv who m -, =
here Ia .dav denied "nnhoticniiv TO-
,,i,.5, thnt j.. in,ona.d r. h,,y - nm :
trolling Interest i'm the cluh either for
S,n,sclf or a Chicaro syndtcntn
prohahi. ~ ,3os, ti5sannotrt.a
,naruata outside If rhe Federai
Learuers was president Charles n f,h
hctts RI thc Rroni,iwn c,mn va NJ
Iran to All in his own salary 5pures
Tran soid ne vas s,ttsG.J with me
nronosi.ion offared and Ehhsts AN
bounced that he had signed Later