The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-01
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I F you're waking call me early,
Call me early, Mother dear.
For it MAY be the gladdest day
OF all the baseball year.
For there's a game in Philly,
Where the National Leaguers
play;
The Giants MAY win to-day.
Mother;
The Giants MAY win to-day.

OF the Tip Tops that Kauff would not he
permitted 10 play with New York or
any other National League club for
the present. The National League exec
utve committed himself no further than
that.
President Hampstead OF the Giants
declared last night that he had not been
In communication with Robert h. Ward
yesterday. though he said that he had
tried to communicate with him early
In the day. It was said unofiicially that
Hampstead had gone downtown late IN
the afternoon TO meet the president OF
the Brooklyn Independents.
'If Mr.. ward can produce contract
with kauff, a legal one, ! mean, then
l shall be most pleased to make resti-
tuition OF the player" said Mr.. Hemp
stead. The New York clue acted hon
orably throughout the whole proceed
ing. II had ever assurance that KAuff
was a free agent when he was signed
by II to contract for three years.
II still believes II acted within It's
rights. that no technicaiity or ethics OF
baseball or civil law was dsregarded."
Mr.. Hampstead declared he would not
abide by the ruling OF President Tener
which gave the game TO Boston as
played. Both he and Mc,iraw contend
the contest played was not the one sched-
uled for Thursday afternoon. This. they
argue. was forfeited to New York by
Umpire Quigley, AZ any spectator can
testify. MIR. Hampstead, who appears
in this case to be favored y the Ma
,ional League rules. intends TO appeal TO
the board Of directors OF the league.
Doubtless the fight will he made as a
matter Of principle only. In his defence
Tener declares the circumstances under
which the forfeiture was made we're
most unusual that an exhibition game
was not permitted by the league con-
stituton. and that an the New York
club played without Kauff neither side
had the right OF protest.
John j. McGraw. the Giant manager.
who was baked in his effort to slip
Kaufr into the Giant lineup. declared
that Boston had crossed him In refusing
to play against Kauff.
Had | tried to put anything over on
the Braves II would have been n different
matter" said McGraw, but I acted
openly throughout. | sent word to Bos-
ton that Kauff would play centre field
for me and offered to shoulder all the
responsibility. Had | cared to act un-
fairly Boston would not have known
Benny was In the game until Il would
! have been too late to get into communi-
cation with Tener or any one else. X
/ Boston had notified me Of it's reasons for
not taking the field against kauff
should have felt less angry But the
| New York club was absolutely disre-
garded. There was not one breath OF
/ protest from Boston until New York
took the field. Gaffney got Tener on the
phone. but what right he had TO inter
/ fcre | cannot see. I give Stallings credit
for keeping quiet.
| Then why didn't Tener when he was
= N nj IN II ..
word Of disapproval to some official OF
/ the New York club instead OF letting
| Carney send an assistant umpire to dis
/ cuss the matter. | never dreamed Quig-
ley was going to forfeit the game
! did not wish TO win the game that way.
| In Chicago one Sunday refused to per-
NIT the umpires to forfeit 20 New York
when the crowd became unmanageable
: on the field.
But here Is one case where I intend
/ 10 make an exception. The game was
forfeited to my club and Tener will not
override ouigley's decision. lie has no
! power 10 do 20. The board OF directors
OF the National League alone can do
that. The case will be carried to them.
l have no doubt the directors will do Just
| what Tener has done, for New York
! never yet has got anything but the worst
/ or II In any argument. But shall con-
unue TO consider that game ours I'll the
!
/ Benny kaun. who was at the Polo
Grounds with McGraw and Scout Dick
kinsella yesterday morning. was dscov-
cred at the Marlborough Hotel YES
terday afternoon by Business Manager
Dick Carroll OF the Brooklyn Federals.
Carroll had kaufYs first pay check-a
matter OF some $3.50 after deductions
had been made for advanced loans
which Benny refused to accept. Benny
told Carroll that he must refuse the
money, as he had received advance
salary from the New York Nationals.
President Robert II, Ward OF the
Brooklyn Federals expressed entire sat
isfaction with the stand of John X
Tener. He declared that he also was
prepared to produce Kauff's contract II
necessary. Mr., Ward would not discuss
the future relations OF KaufT with the
Tip Tops. But in other Federal League
quarters there was far less serenity
No sooner had President James A. Gil
more OF the independents heard OF
Kauffs desertion 10 New York than no
suspended the player indefinitely and
sent out a hurried call for a war con
ference of his henchmen In this city
to-day. Gilmore and his associates will
meet at II o'clock this morning AZ
the Waldorf
II IS believed that what Gilmore
planned az real tempest will sub
side to mere ripple, now that there
seems such little likelihood OF Kauit
being regarded favorably by the powers
OF baseball However. 1t was learned oil
good authority that certain Federal
magnates are determined to exact re-
prisals so far as the Giants are con-
cernsd. a club owner OF tho inde-
pendents declared last night that every
player OF worth would be taken from
| McGraw, whether or not under CON
tract, If he could he induced To jump.