The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-19
M'HALE AND WALSH
SIGN NEW CONTRACTS
Chance Lands Crack Pitcher and
Young Outfieldcr for
Coming Season.
EACH BOUGHT FOR $1,000
Organized Balls Plan to Take
Care Of Leading Federal
BackcrS Confirmed.

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m" Ss"eu c""'ra''s vi f'cher Marty
McHa'' ana 'u'n"ider James "alsh were
received Ivy President Farrell Of the New
York Americans yesterday, thereby in
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20 Dc nrS' CLASS poxmah TINS year. mas
much ~ he won four out OF the seven
games he pitched in the American League
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' N""''e
tahned MN ~ M ana intends to prepare
him for AN early start, In view Of the
faot that Marty has been ordered TO re-
port to Coach DAILY at Hot Springs on
February 10.
Farrell bought McHale from the Jer-
sev city club last summer for $1,000 cash.
Chance had seen McHale pitch several
games for the Shelters and advised Far
roll to pay the price. Although the Skeet-
ers were tailenders in the International
League. McIiale participating in twenty
eight games and los innings. won ten and
lost nine. Several OF the defeats would
have been Victories no doubt, IL McHaIe
had received better support. The oppos,np
teams made 81 runs. la base Mis- and
worked McIIale for forty bases ON halls
IA .,ruck on, sevsr,v 49, No,i.,
c,,evs ,nan to- 80. a
out bv tho pos,on p.S 'a. 'eu
- ~ reu sun ou' was
u " 'si'e! w! 10 gam needed
nc Is ieet tai. weighs ls2
sounS years oio ana Is right
Hshoer
Outhelder Walsh accepted Farrelrs
tefms several days ago. but did not sign
a contract until Saturday. when he re-
ceived the document in Syracuse wa,sh's
in December for s5 Ooo lbs, H.. 800.
Mack. who has an ,n,s-os, g., .s. pn,.,
mora Ir,arnn,to,a, W. pa'e-
T,.,r,,, 49, - "a'eu Shor'stop
~ 80 .e Inaheenen' Inc
a.. 1870. -, IN "a,A anu 'ne iat-
P''ei' 'ach bunh' py winch Der
itoA was released TO the Orioles In ex-
mango Tor the right to buy one OF the
Ch.n,o .aisn,, 49, Vi Ian Murphy.
a.. o. ~ "aisn ou' tne ueai hung
- ''e i,asui 'na' MACK had decided
80 eueu that player himself.
nance however. refused to change his
''.mu, 90 MACK hnalIy capitulated.
,,"o years ago Mack bought Walsh and
,nu'e Murphy from the Orioles and 1t
vas conceded that he had bagged the
oest young outhelders In the minors. MUIR
pny worked MS way into right field. but
Waisn couiuht supplant either Oldring or
Jason paved 80 games In Mack's out
HELD He went to the bat 3Oe times
S'oreu 90 runs maze ~ hits, including l6
Houoi.s ana triplets, stole Ii bases and
nau q Dating average OF .251. In field
ing ms percentage was .ss', with 1ss put
"H's. l assists ana errors During one
-. une Hthletics games at the Polo
,aounus NaIsh MADE sensational catch
"'ivh was the pest seen mere last year.
'ne season OF III. Walsh. play
ms Win baItihore' DATED 1854 in III
san,I,, NV, Sto'I 90 pass MACK said re-
ne.'.H uf'at IN ms opinion Walsh would
aoSs om.y DE one OF Chances regular out
n. uue'S' ~, Dut aiso would develop into big
Wya,.,, saIps ALREADY predict that
"a ,a SLnooiey are sure or centre
oil, sn' neius respectively. while Cree
WI huve 10 improve a lot TO keep Lester
S"s'hei' OUT OF ierI
In spite of President Gilmore,, brays
announcement that the Federal League
will not go TO pieces word was received
from Chicago yesterday that Weeghman.
the principal hacker OF the Chicago FEDS
play OF real money by five of the ou,Ia ~
clubs for another week IL at the end of
that time Buffalo Toronto. Pittsburg. In.
dianapolis and Kansas City cannot come
TO the scratch with sufficient backing 10
guarantee first class grounds and ball
propositions from organized baseball. IL Is
said.
Weeghman can buy the St Louis
Browns outright or a controlling interest
from Robert Lee Hedges II he doesn't
want to go through because of Hedges's
terms he can turn the Chicago Feds into
the American Association, taking the st
Paul franchise. Ban johnson, president
OF the American League, spent several
days in ST. Louis recently in secret CON-
lab with Hedges, who returned TO Chicago
with him on Friday. As Weeghman has
shown ability TO raise $3.50 600 to esta h.
lsh the Federals in Chicago johnson
evidently believes that he is able 10 Inv
out Hedges. who has been unpopular with
American League men for some time. II
Weeghman can be induced to Join hands
with Otto Stifel, the leading promoter OF
the ~. Louis Feds. 1t is believed that the
Elimination of Hedges can be accom-
plshed more easily. With Weeghman
md Stlfel taken care OF in this way il IL
believed in organized baseball circles tina
III" Federal League would explode
quickly.
Whether the Federal League survives
rr NOT, it is expected confidently that or
Eauized baseball will carry out the plan
70 cover major league territory now ex-