The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25
New Works Accept Their Terms
and They VIII Sign Up
for This Year.
ZEIDER HAS MUCH NERVE
Robinson Visits brooklyn and
Predicts Early Demise Of
Federal League.

rive here probably tomorrow. peckin-
paugh In -wintcring IN Cleveland and
lfsrtzell somewhere out IN Nebraska.
Neither has attempted to hold up Farrell
for Increased salary by threatening to-
jump to the Federal League. Farrell
asked them several days ago by wire to
name their terms. and when the figures
arrived by mall yesterday the New York
msgnate teIegraphed his acceptance.
which. In baseball law. is u contract.
Frank Chince made p shrewd deal last
year when he traded Jack Lelivelt and Bill
stump to the Cleveland Maps for Peckin
paugh The Maps had vainly tried to
send Peckinpaugh to the minors. believ-
ing that he never could hit and that Ray
Chapman was Il far better shortstOp. But
as soon AS Pecklnpaugh Joined the New
York Americans. &. w. Souers. owner of
the Maps. realized that Chance had made
a ten strike. Lelivelt and Stump were of
little or no use to the Maps, while Peck
inpaugh quickly developed into one Of the
best shortstops in the American League,
o better man than Chapman, and also dis
played much Improvement In swinging the
war club.
Peckinpaugh played In ninety-six games
for Chance. He slammed the pill for
ninety-one base hits and had batting
average of 26s. As the season drew to !.
close he was hitting the ball in a way
that made Chance compliment him highly.
In the field Peckinpaughs percentage
was .93I He covered much ground and
in getting the ball to the first baseman
he was unexecelled. Chance said befoi.
he left for California that Peckinpsugh
would develop into another Joe Tinker
this year. which meant n lot.
Hartzell. veteran. IL one of the bee.
Gil around players In the game. He COW
cred second and third bases. shortstop anu
al the outfield positions for Chance last
A-sN L.. A .l...
stealing twenty-siX bases. Ills timely
hitting made him particularly valuable
and Chance praised him Tor his consc'en-
tous work. Hartzell IL at his hest in n.
outfield. because he can throw. but with
such men as Channel. Walsh. Gilhooley,
Cree, Cook and Holden all candidates for
outfeld berths Hartzell probably will
be used o. an iniield substitute. II not
. regular.
II Rolle Zeider refuses to return to
che New Yorks Chance Will not miss
him In view Of the fact that he can re.
arrange his infield combination in sew.
eral ways at the same time presenting
q strong defence. Chance can put Boone
a. shortstop and Peckinpaugh on second
base, with Maisel at third. or he can shift.
Maisel 10 short with Peck at the middle
bag and Hartzell on third. Zeider In the
last two seasons proved rather weak al
the bat. for his average with the White
Sox in 1912 was .24y in 1i9 games, while
last year with the White Sox and the
New Yorks he batter .246 in sixty-one
games.
When the White Sox traded Zeider and
BOrton to Chance for Hal Chase last June
the =. l.. got the short end Of the deal for
the reason that Zeider was soon laid up
with the now famous bunion and was
forced to remain idle for nearly two
months. Yet Zeider received his salary in
full from the New York club. which also
paid his hospital and Doctors bills. In
view of the poor return he gave ior his
salary and the fact that he has received
an offer OF increased pay from President
Farrell Zeider has surprised baseball men
with the statement that the New York
clubs proposition isn't large enough and
that he will jump to the Federals IL he
cannot successfully hold Farrell up. Far
Fell would not discuss Zeiders case yester-
day. but IL .s known that II Zeider re-
mains unreasonable he will be allowed
- 90.
II II is true that Fred Snodgrass of the
Giants has returned his contract I'M
signed TO President Hampstead with a
demand for more salary local fans will
not have much sympathy for him. Snod-
grass made plumbers in two worlds cham
pionship series that were fatal. Herzog
and Hartley were traded to the Cincln-
natl Reds for Bob >Bescher inasmuch as
McGraw decided last fall that Snodgrass
could not be depended upon in crucial
games. Hampstead heard nothing from
Arthur Fromme. reported TO have jumped
10 the Feds, but IL II safe TO say that Nc
Graw will not worry IL Fromme takes
the big leap.
Brooklyns. arrived at Ebbets Field yes
terday to talk over plans for the spring
training trip and to select new uniforms.
Robinson seemed to be enthusiastic over
the coming season in flatbush. He said
that he felt sure that Joe Tinker would
report to him In Augusta in March and
would help the Dodgers make a strong
fight for the pennant
'In my opinion the Federal League will
not take the field" said Robbie. THE
Feds have practically no first class major
league players signed except Tinker and
Knabe, and being handicapped in this
manner they cannot get the patronage of
the public. I really think that players
who are flirting with them are simply
trying 10 obtain increased salaries in
organized baseball and that their tactics
alone are keeping the Feds from blow
ing up
"As an old player I advised all my mer
10 sign with President Ebbets. l showed
them how the Brotherhood with all the
National League players lined UP to fight
failure. II the Brotherhood couldn't live
how can the Feds with "A handful Of major
league players survive? Unless some OF
the men who say they have signed with
the Federals get in out of the wet befor,
the season opens they may find themselves
either out of employment or compelled
to return to their old employers at greatly
reduced salaries. Organized baseball ha,
made the player prosperous and sure OF
his money. For that reason sensible
players have signed with major League
clubs and are not worrying about the
future"
President Ebbets received a signed con
tract yesterday from Pitcher Charles
Schmutz, right handler who did hn'
work for the Vancouver club in the North
western League last year. Schmutz, WHIT
was recommended to the Dodgers b,
Amos Ruse, was one of the best boxmel
in that circuit. He took part In thirty
four games. pitching 240 innings In whici
opponents made 173 hits and struck gu
1865 times. Schmutz won 10 games AM
lost To- A two year contract signed b!
iInos kirkpatrick with the Brooklyn clul
was also turned over to Ebbets by Robin
son. Kirkpatrick will send check 70
$1,000 10 otto knabe, manager OF tn
Baltimore 'ederals, tomorrow.
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