Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-23

duced Enos Kirkpatrick to sign q
Brooklyn contract 4nd send back the
Federals' money. Ebbets also main
talns that he still believes Tinker
will open the season with Brooklyn
Arthur Fromme. pitcher, Is re-
ported as the first New York National
League player to jump-though the
story has not been confirmed. Connie
Mack, manager Of the worlds cham.
pion Athletics. scores Ned Hanlon
again for selling Jack Dunn a ball
park and then disposing of grounds
to the Federal League nearby. Mack
has money In the Baltimore franchise
ana Is naturally interested.
Kiilifer Must Play fog Feds.
IF William Killifer plays baseball
at all he will play with the Federal
League" e. E. Gates, general counsel
for the Federal League, said today
in discussing the action of the player
in signing q contract with the Fed
eral League and subsequently signing
to play with the Philadelphia Ma
ttonal League team. Mr.. Gates de-
clared that court decisions sustain
this view.
IF Killifer actually has signed
there are but two conclusions which
follow such action" MT. Gates said.
First, that organized baseball has
abandoned its initial position an
nounced to the public and to the
players, that It would not take back
into organized baseball a player who
jumped to the Federal League. Sec
ond. that the law will protect the
Federal League In all contracts 1t
has signed with players, and Killifer
can be enjoined from playing with
the Philadelphia Club. AS Mr.. Gil
more announced, both the players
and their contracts will be protected,
even IL 1t is necessary to resort to
the courts TO do so, and the courts
have held that players contract for
a specific season cannot be broken"
Association Plans Defense.
Private business affairs of some of
the magnates delayed the American
Associations meeting In Chicago yes
terday, 1t was given out by President
Chivington, but quite informal ses-
sions took place, at which the ex-,
pected baseball war was discussed.
President Chivington said it was I'M
likely that any Informal action would
be taken regarding encroachments of
the Federal League. Two radical
measures may be brought up when
the session has passed over the pre-
limtnary stages. One Of them, which
is said to have been suggested by
George Tebeau, of Kansas City,
would provide for the pooling of the
players under contract with the asso-
cations clubs and a redivision of
them, either by lot or selection. This
plan, suggested as a means of bolster
ing up weak teams, was not cordially
received, and serious consideration of
1t Is unlikely. The other proposal,
designed as war measure" should
the differences with the Federal
League become more acute, involved
transferring the Toledo team to Gin
cinnati. where 1t would compete with
the Federal, IL the latter enters that
city.
Evors Obtains ysushn's Signature.
John Evers, manager of the
Chicago National League Club, who
was In Fort Worth today. announced
that he had obtained the signature of
year contract. Evers left last night
for Florida.
Second Beanestcr to LEAP"
Alexander Zwilling, who signed
contract with the Chicago Federal
League Club at st. Josephs, Mo-, is
the second player under reserve to
the Boston Nationals to join the new
league. The Boston management
learned that AL Scheer, formerly of
Providence. and the property of the
Boston Club, had announced that he
had contracted to play with the In
dianapolis Federal League team.
Fred N. Coumbe a pitcher, drafted
by the Boston Americans from the
Utica New York State League Club
signed with Boston yesterday.
Brennan with Opposition.
I'm going to stick with Tinker"
said AID Brennan, the Philadelphia
National League pitcher, today. Bren-
nan added that since he signed with
the Chicago Federals the Philadei-
phia Club had offered him a salary In
excess of that TO be paid him by
Chicago. Joe Tinker, manager of the
Chicago Federal League team, will
talk with Brennan and with Beals
Becker. outf1elder OF the Philadelphia
Nationals, who is going from his
home In Wichita to Kansas City for
the conference.
Feds Get Long Lease.
Charles Weeghman, owner OF the
Chicago Federals, signed his 99-year
lease for the north side property,
where the new Federal League park
is to be located in Chicago. He said
he expected to let the contract for
the erection of the stands tomorrow.
The grandstand he said would be
constructed of steel and concrete and
would seat $4,000 persons. Federal
League officials laughed when told
that the illness of Cantillon was the
reason for the delay In the Associa-
ton meeting. The Federal park site is
the property purchased several years
ago, when the American Association
discussed the possibility of putting a
club In Chicago. Cantillon. the Fed
erals said. spent the afternoon In
Federal headquarters closing up the
deal disposing of the real estate to
the new club. John Evers. manager
Of the Chicago National League team,
is In Florida, II was reported here,
to secure signatures OF three Chicago
players, Tommy Leach, George Pierce
and Arthur Phelan are spending their
winter In Florida and 1t was reported
that after he has their names on a
contract Evers has been ordered to
keep travelling until the entire Chi
cago list has been signed.
Grant with New York Giants.
The New York National League club
has received the signed contract Of
Eddie Grant, veteran inf1eider, who
was purchased from the Cincinnati
Club by New York last season, and
filled utility roles during the latter
part of the season.
Mack Signs Boardman.