The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-16
IFEDERALS INACCURATE MOVE
 TO GET STARS OF THE MAJORS
CHASE AND COLLINS ARE AP- PROACHED BY FEDS-OTHERS EXPECTED TO FOLLOW THE STAR INFIELDERS-OFFER BIG MONEY
By REUBEN A. LEWIS

The Federals are in.ugurating a con certed effort to land the stars of the ma
 jors for the insurgent circuit Hal Chase. the famous first sacker of the Chicago White Sox, announced yesterday that he had decided to forsake the ranks of the majors and join the Buffalo Federals The temperamental first baseman had been invited to jump by the Brooklyn club, but decided to join Larry schafly's club.
 Eddie Collins, the second baseman of
 the Athletic s1ooooo firield, entered the glare of the calcium at the same time with the statement that he had been of
 fered a sum in excess 10 $25.O0o a year to join the new league Collins an- nounced however, that ne would not join the Federals until 1915.
 Even the mighty Walter Johnson has been forced to look upon the Federals with a responsive feeling. The National mainstay has stated that he will go to the team willing to pay Jim the greatest sum. which virtually means that he will go to Gilmore's league He met with the officials of the league last Wednes- day at the Waldorf hotel in New York and, according to one of the officials, agreed to sign a contract for 19l5-16-17 at a salary of si3Ooo year, not so3,oOo as was heralded by the press agents The report states that the Washington club offered him live-year contract, calling for S10,O0O year Johnson was then offered $l3,ooo a year by the Fed erals and was willing to sign. After he
 had written Walt" ne laid aside the pen and said: q guess I'll wait a little while longer before I sign up. There's no real hurry"
 President Gilmore in St. Louis Satur- day said that his league was expecting daily additions from the majors The St Louis Republic, concerning prospec- tive changes. said: About 300 fans wit
 messed the show President Gilmore af-
 ter long conference with Otto F. Sti- fel predicted big upheaval in the St Louis Federal club. We've got to put on some big stuff to improve the at tendance,' said MT. Gilmore. We'll make the St. Louis fans sit up and take mo- tice'"
 "Is Marsans the only new player the St. Louis Feds are going to introduce ?" asked the writer
 should say not replied MT. Gilmore They are about to show a number of new faces'.p
 The statement of the president to the erect that new faces were expected among the St. Louis Feds was added to by Gilmore. He said he expected many other players to join the various clubs
 within the next few weeks. The Federals have adopted an ag- sressive policy. They have offered the players more money than the pro-
 motors of major league ball are of fering. While they readily admit that the class of the present teams is not on a par with those of the American and National, they declare that they have a sufficient number of stars en- gagged for next season to offset this present deficiency.
 Unless their intentions go amiss, the stars of every team will be approached and offered enough money to induce them to make the change. Should level headed players like Eddie Collins, Wal ter Johnson and Joe Tinker have the Judgment to make the change, the oth- CTS will need less persuasion. From the present outlook one of the greatest wars in the history of the game is impending.
 Chicago June 15.-Hal Chase. first baseman Of the Chicago Americans to- Inight confirmed reports that he had decided to abandon organized ball for the Federals.
 He said he would give President Comiskey 10 days notice. Chase was anxious to join Brooklyn, but finally
 was persuaded to go to Buffalo. Chicago. June 15.-Eddie Collins. second baseman Of the American league team, was offered yesterday the lar
 gest salary ever given a abseball play
 CT if he would join the Brooklyn team 1 of the Federal league, according to a
 statement printed here today 1 Collins, it Is said. did not name the l figure except to say it was not less
 than s250O0 a year.
 | He also said he would not leave
 Philadelphia until the expiration next october of his present contract.