Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-09
BARNEY DREYFUSS WILL
HOLD ARMANDO MARsANs
League, Says the Pirates Owner.
No Chance for Yankees.
NEW PLAYERS CONTRACT O. *.
Dave Fultz Pronounces 1915 Paper
"Fairly Equitablc"-Frank Chance
Not to Quit, but Will Run Club
in Coast League.

PITTSBURGH. February S-Prcsi-
dent Barney prcyfuss, OF the Pirates,
to-day cmphatically denied II story
from New York TO the effect that all
National League clubs had agreed TO
let Armando Marsans, the jumping Gu
ban outicldcr. 20 TO the New York
Americans in order to recover him for
organized baseball. and that Marsans
probably would be signed by the Kan
KEGS Tor the coming season.
There Is not Il word OF truth in tho
story. and YOU cannot make my denial
100 strong. declared the owner OF the
buccaneers.
"MarSams is not going to the New
iork Americans nor to any other
that the National League clubs have
waived claim TO Marsans in order to
make maxi II possible for him to play in the
so, and they Will not do so later Ii
captain huston. as the New York dis
patch states, is going to Cuba with the
object OF getting Marsans for the YAM
KEGS he viii be only wasting his time"
The dispat;ch from New York says:
captain huston will depart to-day
FOR Cuba, where he hopes to engage
Armando MarSanS in interesting CON
Ysrsntion: The recaicitrant outfielder
american League uniform next season
II he SAYS the word; In an effort to
has been prepared for his shift from
league 10 league.
NEW YORK, February S.-"I believe
that the 1871" form of baseball contract
is fairly equitable" SAID David Fuitz.
lFa, ry srr; amd president of the PLAYERS
because ] also believe that from time
to time it. will have to be changed TO
However, this is something that
cannot possibly. be avoided. for comdi-
tons in baseball are always changing,
enough ahead to realize in detail what
the future holds in this respect
den Gm Of h as P i S9s Fran shs prfs
opinion counts for something. lie has
made mad, study of contracts, .partieu-
duty to find any flaws or clauses that
might work against the best interests
of of, the "on PLAYER The 1919 contracts do
this, evidently, was the chief bone OF
contention"
Chance. who resigned the management
OF the yankees last fall and declared
he was through with baseball forever
Is preparing to return to the national
game rs. part owner and manager of
n club in tho Pacific Coast League.
j; c. McGill. who owns a large share of
the. indianapolis American Association
club. is quoted here as making this
81 drove my automobile to the coast
Gsl,endora:" said McGill. lie is an old
told me that he had practically decided
70 go boCl; TO baseball. When Chance
was in chicago on his way home last
October tho Federal League men made
down. "
The Feds agreed to sign Chance for
three years at $25.000 Il year with SOS
900 in advance money and % per cent
o. ,h The stock in one OF their clubs. Al
though chance was very hitter over
his treatment in this city. and also w,s
sore on orGnnized baseball. he refused
TINS proposition. sayinGff Nc had had
1nouEh OF the game But Chance evil
IDENTIFY wan,sc TO vindlcate himself now
nnd Is roinr 70 take MP the managerial
rcIns ono" more. He has plenty OF
Will he glad 10 get him.
firmly hclieve Cumiskey would
make n tcr-stril,A by engaging Chorcc
to ninnrrn tho White Sov. lie still has
y hig following in Chicago. nnd tho
nj" Sox with Chance and Eddie
collins TO Lead them would make n
fortune But as baseball times arc
nhru. .hanc" MIGHT want too much
money to sign with Comiskcy."