The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-30
MAGEE SAYS HE HAS
NOT HOPED TO FEDS
Will Not Do So Either Unless
Management Of Some Club
Is Offered to Him.
WHERE DO EXTRA MEN GO?

dent OF the ST. Louis Cardinals an op-
portunity to establish the fact that Lee
Magee has as yet not deserted organized
baseball. The boss OF the st. Louis Ma
tonals, in company with Manager Miller
Higgins, visited the refractory outhelder
at Cincinnati and were told by the player
himself that he had not made the jump
This statement IL of exceptional local
interest because 1t had been announced
semi Officially that Magee would manage
the Brooklyn Federal League club in 1919
James A. Gilmore, president of the Fed
| eral League, was quoted from the West
| az declaring positively that Magee had
| signed with the independents. insinuating
that the player would go to the TIP Tops
as a leader. This intimation the Brook
/ Ign owners countenanccd Just before tney
! left the city for Chicago
| Britton and Higgins saw Magee in Gin
cinnati just after that player had read
report from Chicago that the Wards "a
vored the appointment OF Arte HOFFMAN
as successor to Bill Bradley, presumably
because OF Circus Solly's longer experience
! in the game. Magee appeared somewhat
piqued at this turn OF affairs. He denied
! that he had signed Federal League con-
! tract and declared that hitch had arisen
which might prevent him doing so.
Tho terms mentioned by the Federals
were all right" Mace told his employ
]
notice, "as far a. financial aspects were
concerned. But the hitch was on tho
managerial proposition | had long wishes
to pilot a baseball team. and it was the
promise OF tho Federals To give me the
! TIP Tops that induced me to listen TO
them. There will be nothing doing with
the Federas on my part unless ] receive
the appointment of manager OF some
club"
Magee's denial that ne had signed a
Federal contract. coupled with a like de-
NAL by Outielder Olaf Henriksen OF the
Red Sox. together with President Gil
mores refusal 10 name the fifteen alleged
NAH league deserters seems to have
put major lea cue club presidents in good
/ hunor. Charles II. Ebbets OF Brooklyn.
who has steadfastly opposed treating in
any fashion with the independents, eS-
pressed the opinion yesterday that OIL
more was silent because he had nothing
to announce.
From the tone Of letters that play
ers are writing their employers, the Fed
era cause Is not viewed with the en-
thusiasm Il created last season said the
squire OF Flatbush. The Federal League
has been rebuffed In several quarters
and the rank and file OF players know
H. Fielder Jones failed not only to win
over the Northwestern League but also
to interest Walter johnson. No real stars
have deserted since the close OF the sea-
son. The attitude OF such will no doubt
influence the players Of ordinary ability"
In the opinion OF the shrewd Mr.. Eb-
bets the Federal League meeting in Chi
cago was much of bust. The CHIEF
points OF comfort are the announcements
that the outlaws Will stand pat on the
present makeup 81 the circuit and that
each cluh will he required to finance
itself Ebbe's declared that last seasons
measie returns were due 20 the fact that
the indeps ndent league was made up OF
lot or widely scattered minor league
cities, i've OF which could not have sur
vved but for tho assistance OF the two
principal hackers OF the league
President James A. Gilmore while re-
fusing to explode any OF his four promised
bombs at this time, nevertheless made
two very important admissions TO tn"
I Chicago newspaper mon. bue was the
fact that his league had decided to pass
UP Pitcher Eddie Plank the other that
the Federal rosters for the 1918 season
might he pared TO twenty mon a club
The latter announcement il most i'm
portant 20 the players OF the Federal
League. When tho season closed last fall
each OF the eight outlaw clubs had from
thirty to thirVy-five men on rs payroll.
Fifteen additional big leaguers are said
to have signed since then None OF the
Federal League club. has released any
men in the meantime. II a roster limit or
twenty Is adopted II will mean the turn
ing loose OF some hundred players OF
more. What il 10 become OF these mem
| Certainly while war continue. none or
them will be entertained by organized
baseball
The predcament Of Plank Is rather as
Consisting He used the Federal League
as a club against Connie Mack. which
| caused tho split between them. Plank
said the Federals had offered him $4,000
| A In
delphia. Perhaps Plank has been assured
OF a better Job with tho New York Amer
leans Scout Irwin has been strangely
| silent since he visited the veteran SOUTH
paw az Gettysburg. Plank seemed pretty
friendly with the Federal forces at tho
end OF the season. He attended their
meeting in New York shortly after the
close OF the worlds series.
Joe Lann,n president OF IN. Rod Soy
who is said TO have hidden Ban Johnson
in his Garden CITY hotel when tho big
czar was here recently on diplomatic
mission. expresses the opinion y at this
winter will break all records in tho trad
ing market OF the major leagues Lam
min and Manager Carrigan already have
proposed number Of trades to I1Vsl
managements In addition Iann'n says
he is prepared 70 pay any amount for a
good catcher he refused Ia name.
II has been learned that the Boston
magnate has offered First Baseman Del
Gainor and Catcher Chef Thomas for
Jack Leary of the Browns, I.eary IL a
catcher and first haseman. Carrigan re-
fused a fine ofrcr from Branch Hickey
for tho services Of Janvrin, a promising
general utility player,
Charles II. Ebhet> may be interested 10
know that the Cincinnati Amusement
Company, which owns and operates the
National League club Of Rcdland, has
lust reelected all the old directors, with
August Hermann president and Harry
stephens secretary, This means that
} Garry will have physical and moral back
ing in his fight against the matter OF
refunding to brooklyn $4,000 that fig-
I ured in the Joe Tinker sale a year ago,
Harry stephens Is the young gentleman
who sat at Garry's elbow while the agree
ment of sale was drawn and Counselled
against the action The board of direc-
tors n tho same that gave Hermann
such an uncomfortable time upon his re-
turn 10 Cincinnati and openly rcpudiated
him,