The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-02
KAUFF is BARRED;
Hampstead GIVES
HIM BACK TO FEDS
Giants Owner COnfcrS With
Ward. Who Tells Facts
About Outficldcr.
COMMISSION REJECTS HIS
PETITION: GILMORE ACTS


,e,den,s, Is once more the undisputed
,roner,v Of Robert y. Wards Brooklyn
rsaerals. Harry y Hampstead, presi-
dsn, OF the New York Giants. resigned
all claim TO the fleet outfielder yester-
d,v afternoon after he had been closeted
"a, some hours with the head Of the
Tin Tons Furth,rinor Mr. Hampstead
soolog.zed to Mr.. Ward for his part in
,,e transaction and Mr. Ward as
,rankly and openly acknowledged the
courtesy. So there will be no additional
fireworks in the baseball war at this
particular time
Presidents Hampstead and Ward
After due conference with counsel both
issued official statements which were
,ypsd carefully for distribution by the
public sttnographer OF the Waldorf
Astoria, where the afternoon confab
was held. Hempstead's statement:
"Kauf's services were offered 10 us
tented that he was under no contract
with any club. but free agent. We in
,pstlgattd these statements carefully
and not until we felt thoroughly salts
fed that he was free to sign a con-
;rac, with US did we sign him. In re-
spouse TO Mr.. Wards telegram We had
conference with him and informed
him that We had acted in the utmost
good faith and in belief that ne had
10 contract with kauff, but that IL he
could show us that he did have we
would make no further claim to Kauff's
Services. In this conference Mr. Ward
b-Ough TO our attention facts of which
We had no Previous knowledge and
which We believe gave him the risht to
kauffs services. Had We known these
facts in the first place we would not
have felt at liberty to sign kauff. and
having learned of them we willingly
surrender his services 10 Mr.. Ward"
Here u Robert H. Wards acknowl-
edged generation OF Mr.. Hampstead.
| 81 am satisfied with the situation In
regard to Bonnie kauff as set forth in
.lr Hempstead's stat ment. believe
hat the recent complications We're all
Tie result OF a Misunderstanding
| SO the threatened war Of reprisal by
the Federal League has blown over and
Robert h. Ward and Harry y. Hemp
sIead are all square In the battle OF wits.
By turning back kauff without a strur-
Sc Mr. Hampstead did no more than
pay back the compliment of his con-
temporary IN the restoration of Rube
Vanguard The cases OF the two players
were practically the same. Kauff made
a!Ndayit % New York that ne was not
hound TO Brooklyn by contract. Like
Vanguard he accepted advance money
Tor signing straight term contract
80 Tar the New York club has taken
no steps 10 collect its collateral from
kaun, But provision has been mad, for
TIE reimbursement OF New Ynrk's out
Law KauT did not accompany the
Giants 20 Philadelphia yesterday MORN
Ing. Tener notified McGraw that Benny
would not be allowed to play before
he had been reinstated by the National
Commission Tho National Commission
e'used yesterday afternoon to enter
tan kauffs plea for reinstatement.
Pe-haps the news OF this stand by
We Tr.umvlrate helped materially in
Strengthening the smart between Hemp.
s'ead and Ward, When the owner o,
ts Giants left an earlier conference
vim Robert b Ward. held In the Bit
more before noon, there appeared no
Prospect Of amicable settlement with
ol' recourse To- arms. BY mutual con
t'n the men met in the Waldorf shortly
t0er noon. In the meantime the COM
sslons finding had been bruited about.
before the men had been together five
minutes the second time an announce
rent was made that settlement had
been reached.
fshtlng Jim Gilmore. the outlaw
eMtf, and most Of his comrades, who
'ad been summoned here to "A special
war council, We're relieved Of their paint
ana feathers by the amicable adjust
ment between Messrs Hampstead and
ward The Federal League club own
eS nld not 60 into session AT all In
''aI while Ward and Hampstead were
st''ng their official statements the
hnep' ndent boosters hiked TO Washing
,'h Park 10 witness the ball game be-
,",en BROOKLYN and Pl'tsburg. Gilmore
''' MS associates met last evening In
IN INFORMAL way 10 talk over matters
:" urect import to the league.
some few threats of helligerency were
.Nnressed offhand by the outlaw heads
,,N,ot" Hampstead and Ward buried the
,.a'chet, II was hinted openly that II
80" YORK insisted upon fighting for
Giants.
ne Federal League appreciates the
r'ni hat has been taken by Tenor and
nul'el ~ regard to Kauff" Eali
ar.'S W'eghman Of Chicago. Now II
We New YORK club tries to ride rough
,'"' over the powers OF organized base
,'d "e VIII stop McGraw in short order
,''' D. De war ~ money II the National
"aeu' cares u make II such The Fed
era VIII not have its fingers burned
clone"
fni Ban. the power behind the throne
:" 'he Federal cause in ST. Louis. de-
,'dIen mat II II came TO q fight between
.''hhi'ks the independents were ready
!" te up half million to give all the
t''' r.t"n"rs Of the two major leagues
Sears vacation shooting and fishing in
Canada.
ANA guess that wouldn't stop them
N hurry said Ban
:, r.. O. f"!1ncr head Of the PittshurC
f'ne'dls Harry Sinclair and Pat Pow
~ o, Newark, Robertson Of Buffalo.
'd iar.on NJ Baltimore, otto Stifel %
LOUIS, Rasin Of Baltimore and the
>afd brothers Of brooklyn were among
we other outlaw chiefs who responded
Glmnrc's call 10 arms.
- were prepared" said Gilmore, "to
'a"e steps to-day to checkmate any
move of the opposition had II decided
uh'h = policy Of helligerency DO not
'r'F mat the Kauff incident was the
'''' cause OF our conference here to-
si,' hit IN any event We would have
,,e' within the course OF few days at
5Iaach Lick"
90 var as can be surmlsed from the
,1IIa'"' Kenny Kauff is the only unfor.
SS"d," Connected with the sad attempt
y, Mr''Tnw TO strengthen his club
n,u' VINO holds three year contract
,ln m" Giants has been regulated by
a., h'3d of that organization and
,.'"' back upon the tender morcies OF