New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-15
BROOKLYN FEDS BID
FOR FIELDER JONES
Will Offer a Fortune TO
Draw Him Out of Long
Retirement.
NEITHER KELLER NOR
DAHLEN CONSIDERED
Ebbets Hopes for Non-Conflicring
Dates. but Newcomers Plan
Actual Clashes.

Fielder Jones once famous as the lead
e. Of the Chicago White SoX. who has
been i'm retirement for several years. viii
he the manager OF the Brooklyn Feds.
unless he IS money-proof
The bread-making Ward brothers VIII
tempt him with one OF the largest con-
tracts ever offered TO baseball player
Jones has been sought as manager on
several occasions recently. but in no case
has the offer been sufficiently enticins to
draw him away from his big interests in
Portland. ore
Bill Dahlen. who has been suggested As
q possible leader for the Tip-Tops. is rot
in the race. nor has Willie Keeler received
any consideration. despite reports 70 the
contrary Jones Will be the first choice
OF the Wards on every ballot
4 possible recruit 20 The force which is
backing the new league is Henry G. Frick'
of Pittsburgh. The Federal cub in that
CITY Is not heavily burdened with funds.
according to Bsrney Dreyfuss. James \.
Gilmore. the president Of the Feds. said
that Mt Frick had been approached. and
that there is a strong possibility that the
steel man will be induced to speculate in
baseball shares.
In the hour Of trial Charles H. Eobets
has proved himself philosopher OF the
stole school.
We have no fence around Brooklyn,
he said YESTERDAY. IT the Doughnuts, or
whatever they call themselves. want TO
come in. what can We do about il? the
whole matter Of patronage is up to the
press and public. We believe that we
have in the Superbas the real major
league article that will please the public.
Brooklyn fans know the game. and they
will nav their money where they can get
The best show
''Nhv should | worry?" continued the
Brooklyn leader. Many people have said
that Brooklyn is capable Of supporting
continuous baseball. OF course IL is. We
have millions OF people to draw from.
The Feds will not take anybody from US.
I presume they will arrange their sched-
ule so as not to conflict with the gu
perbas'."
II takes two parties to make pre-
sumption effective. and seemingly the
Federals are not going to travel on the
same train of thought as Mr.. Ebbets.
we are not trying to get away from
fights" said Mr.. Gilmore. We're glad 10
have EN-. The Tip-Tops will play most
Of their games in Washington Park
while Mr.. Ebbetss team is at home.
We're going TO give the fans chance to
choose between Brooklyn and Flatbush.
Mr.. Gilmore and L. Z. Gates, Of Ind
Annapolis, counsel of the Federal League,
left for Chicago yesterday afternoon
They expressed themselves as well salts
fed with their visit to New York
Before his departure the leader Of the
outlaws broke his rule Of silence as TO
captured players by announcing that
Walter Manning, a pitcher once with the
Yankees, had been signed by the Federal
League Manning did good work last
year with the Allentown team Of the Tri-
State League.
Walter Ward treasurer OF the Tip-Tops
visited the Hotel Knickerbocker TO say
goodby TO Messrs. Gilmore and Gates
He expressed the hope that Manning would
ne assigned TO Brooklyn Mr. Ward said
that he did not know OF any arrangement
for the Brooklyn Feds TO play at Ridge
wood in the early part of the season. He
Park would surely be finished by April L.
There is a possibility that the plan to
bring Newark or Jersey City into Brook
lyn may be revived, but Mr. Ebbets re-
fused to say yesterday whether or not
anything definite had been done in the
matter.
IL Robert b. Ward, president Of the
new Brooklyn club. carries out his inten-
tons he may win for himself the name Of
the Ford Of baseball"-Henry. and not
Russell, being the party in question. Mr.
Ward has announced that the Tip-Tops
will share in the profits Of his club, II
there are any, Mr. Ward said that he
was induced TO enter the Federal League
through a desire 10 help the players.
IT lived in Pittsburgh until four years
ago." he said, land though went TO many
ball games there / was a silent fan.
never threw a bottle at an umpire nor
did ever shout Take him out" when
pitcher began 10 be hit The more
studied baseball from its business angle
the more i became impressed that the
ball player should have some return from
the fortunes he was making for others.
For this reason" he continued. 81 de-
cided 10 become identified with the Fed
eral League. l believe It will help the
players. and that they should have com
petition for their services. In my other
business l share profits every year with
my employees, and that is what we are
going TO do with the Tip-Tops."
The phrase playing for his release"
vir probably never be heard in the Fed
crai League A man who is released by
one Of the outlaw clubs will have 10 60
back to the sand lots or else seek another
profession. for he will not be able 10 60
into any OF the protected minor leagues.