Evening journal., 1915-09-20
WANT N'CRAW BADLY.
FOR NEW YORK feds.
Gilmore and Sinclair Seek
Giants Leader for Ser
vice Next Year
STUPENDOUS OFFER
AWAITS HIM

If John McGraw places money
above sentiment he may become the
manager Of the New York Federal
League club. which is to invade Man
haitian next season. II has become
known that Jim Gilmore and Harry
Sinclair, who are busy organizing the
New York outfit, are awaiting Nc
Graw's return with an offer that ri
walls a kings ransom. They are
willing TO guarantee the Giant lead
er something like 100000 for his
services for FIVE years. the biggest
offer in the history Of baseball
Should McGraw accept the orer ne
viii no doubt get himself into legal
difficulties, as his contract with the
New York club has two more years 10
run. Il may be, however. that Nc
Graw could get mis- release for the
asking for there would be no sense
in Harry Hampstead holding on 10 a
manager by force when that man
wants 10 90 elsewhere The Federais,
the story goes. are willing TO take
chances on being able to use McGraw
IN the event Of a legal battle. Nc
Graw turned down a Federal offer two
years ago.
If McGraw has any ideas of step
ping out of the National League, this
looks like quite a propitiors time to
make tat move. The Giants are now
a hopeless crew. and the outlook for
next season Is not one whit brighter
than II is at present. The bunch of
rockies the Giant scouts have corraled
do not give promise of deve ping
anything wonderful for next year. and
as good ballplayers do not appear to
be on the market, especially as far as
the Giants a~e concerned. New York
seems to be in for at lesst another
seeson of drought in the Natl nal
League.
McGraw hoped the American Lea
que in its infancy back in 1902, and he
may decide to do the same thing now.
He quit as leader of the Baltimore
club TO so over to John Brush as man
ager of the Giants There was quite
a piece of change in the transfer for
McGraw, and there Is a whole lot more
at stake right now
Baseball sentiment is fast becoming
a negligible quantity, and a possible
jump by McGraw would not be viewed
with as much horror as Il would have
aroused several years ago. McGraw
undoubtedly soured on the Giants this
year on account OF the lackadaisical
attitude. The clubs actions in falling
to back him up in the Kauff case also
did not serve to make matters any
better lt is also said, on good au.
thority, that all reports 10 the CON
trary, McGraw holds no stock in the
New York club. much as he has de-
sired and tried to do so.
With a man like Sinclair behind the
Federal offer, il assumes pretty seri-
GUS proportions. McGraw would be the
making of the New York Feds. for no
matter how the Giants go. their lead
er's following here assures II Of
good patronage. McGraw's going
would probably mean the loss Of half
the financial and playing efficiency OF
the Giants-that is. unless some re- ,
markable leader superseded him.
According to Gilmore, the Feds are
gathering a star OUTFIT for New York |
that will rival the best in oreanized |
baseball. The player problem is no |
longer worrying the Independents. |
says their president, but they are on
the lookout for a big figure as man
ager. Il certainly would be a ten
strike if they landed McGraw.