New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-26
MATTY CAN MAKE
RECORD With Pen
Giants Tell Him TO Write
in His Own Figures on
New Contract.
YANKEES READY FOR
LONG JAUNT SOUTH
Arthur Irwin Will Lead Squad
from This City To-day for
the Training Camp.

the framing lamp
All Chr.sty Mathcwson needs 10 enable
him 10 draw a record salary in baseball
FOR the coming season Is fountain non.
John y. Fostc~. secretary Of the New
York club said Yesterday that a contract
had been scnt 90 tho great pitcher Of INC
Giants. with instructions 20 dll in his own
figures AMI the number Of years be cares
60 Serve.
Ma,l~v SON las sent word 10 the Nc"
York .'ub that he viii report IN Marin
on SATURDAY.. so The chances OF hts jump
,ng 20 the Feds seem slight.
Matt,'s contract with the New YORK
club expired last season. and he is bound
now only by the doubtful reserve clause
James 4 Gilmore. president of the teos.
admitted Yesterday that he had made no
formal offer 10 Ma;hewson. nut ma"
simply wired to him asking whether ne
would bc Wiling 10 consider proposition
All tho Federal League men nave
trained themselves Go mention money
carclcsslN and casually. bit Gilmore OK
Gels all tho others When talking OF the
money his Organization would give
Mathcwson 10 act a manager of tho TIP
Tops he mace tho ciphors simply fly to
fall In line behind the digits.
Walter Ward. Of the baking baseball
xsnily. said that tho Tip Tops would like
very much 10 have christopher Mathew
con as their manager but he admitted
that they hardly thought it would be pos
sible 10 obtain him. ono consideration
which he thought would appeal 70 Matty
eas tho fact that tho Tip Tops VIII not
play baseball on Sunday.
Walter Ward and George ;. WARD VI"
attend tho Federal League meeting IN Nni-
csgo on Saturday. They will leave here
tomorrow. IN all probabiity according
10 Walter Ward. the manager OF tho Tip
Tops VIII bc selected from the players
assigned ~ the Brooklyn club.
Gilmore. however. said yesterday that
nothing could be decided until the boat
came iu." which helped little To revive
the runor that sam Crawford would nc
tho leader Of tho team across the river.
Jim Ga0ncy. owner Of the Braves. met
Mr. Gilmore iu the Waldorf yesterday ana
greeted him cordially Perhaps he wanted
10 thank the leader OF the outlaws for re-
ucying him Of Raridcn.
Fritz Maiscl tho little third basoman
Of tho Yankees. who made such a Sood
impression in the closing weeks OF last
season. arrived Yesterday from Baltimore
10 toin tho squad which VIII start for the
training camp I'm Houston to-day Al
though Maiscl was promoted TO tho big
league and married all within few
months. he seems 70 be not in the least
puncd up over his exploits.
Arthur Irwin will lead the players to
tho training camp. Those who VIII set
out from here under tho leadership OF the
old scout arc Charlie Barrett, trainer
Mike Bergen. assistant secretary Ray
Fisher. pitcher Jimmy Eschcn, outnelder,
owen Quinn. first baseman, and Fritz
Maisel. the third base thunderbolt.
The party will arrive in Cincinnati to-
morrow and here It will pick mp Icckin-
paugh. shortstop. Glhoolcy, Walsh and
Channel. outholdcrs; Gossctt, Rogers ana
White. catchers Boone, shortstop Sulli-
van. second baseman. and Brown and
Hutchinson, pitchers.
Roy Hartzell, utility man; Cook the
outhelder from Texas. Burr. the Williams
pitching prospect. Thompson Cooper and
Pleh. pitchers, and Corners Of course ana
Holden, outholdcr. will go direct from
their homes.
Frank Chance will leave his orange
grove I'm Glendora. cal, in time to reach
Houston on Sunday.
IN spite Of tho fact that tho lifc Of an
umpire Is bitter ono. there is no lack
OF men TO court the job James y. Gil
more has received letters from more than
two hundred courageous persons who wish
TO tackle tho task Of judging the plays In
The Federal League.
"Rube" Marquard and Mrs Marquard
started for Marlin YESTERDAY Although
the big lcfthander OF the Giants was some
what COY about getting into line last sea
son ne expressed the greatest eagerness
this year 10 get down to the training
cam "Rubc" MarQuard jr, will not go
on the trip. His father says that he
needs little more seasoning.
The Feds arc not going TO let the Ath-
letics get away with another world s
championship without putting up a brave
resistance The team which wins the
pennant in the outlaw league Will chal-
lcnge the winner Of the series
Mlko Hcckngor. the catcher sold last
summer by the Chicago Cubs TO the
Brooklyn club. will not jump 10 tho Fed
eral League II was rumored that he
would join the Chicago outlaws. but ne
has signed a Brooklyn contract and VIII
start TO-DAY from Chicago for the train
ing camp NJ Augusta. Ga.
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