New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-01

"Kauf is ineligible 10 play Win V'e
Giants or any other team in organized
baseball. According TO the rules, he
would have TO apply for reinstatement
and could not be reinstated for two
years. don't know that he would De
reinstated even then"
lanes Gafrnev. owner Of the Braves;
Charles II. Ebbets, Of the Superbas;
William T. Baker, Of the Phllhes;
Harry Hampstead. president OF the
Giants, and Barney Dreyfus, the Pitts
burgh owner. conferred with Governor
Tener and John Heydler yesterday re-
gardinC the Kauff case, but no an
nouncement was made as to the result
of their deliberations.
All Hinges on Contract.
Mr.. Hampstead told his associates
that he had sent a telegram TO Robert
Ward, owner Of the Tip Tops. saying
that the New York club would imme-
diatelv waive claim 10 Kauff is II could
he shown to their satisfaction that ne
had a contract with the Brooklyn red
erals. II is understood that the oficlals
Of the Giants are confident that MY
Ward cannot produce such documeni'
On the other hand, Richard Carroll,
business manager Of the Tip Tops, an
nounced that he had Aent kauf a cheek
for 1892 90 as the balance due the
player under his contract with me 1I
Prooklvn club. According TO carroll,
KaufF refused this money, although he
had previously drawn S474.47 on the
Sc 600 salary which Carroll says was
The figure set in the disputed contract
with the Tip Tops.
The Case of Hal Chase.
The INTERPRETATION Of Rule 20, sug-
gested by Governor Tener, Is not at ali
20 the liking Of the officials Of the
Giants. Hal Chase was reinstated
without any delay by the National
Commission in spite Of the fact that
he jumped the Yankees 10 play with an
outlaw team on the Pacific Coast" SAID
John B. Foster. secretary OF the
Giants. "The National Commission has
snnreme power in the matter OF pun
isbing baseball players" he added,
"and may suspend or amend its own
laws at any time. There is nobody
of higher jurisdiction 70 pass upon us
acts. The commission can wipe kule
90 out by a mail or telegraph vote
There Is no necessity for that pody 10
wait until It's next annual meeting,
rbicb does not take place until Janu-
ary."
Several players who jumped TO the
Feds have been reinstated without a
probationary period. Ray Caldwell,
Poll Perritt, Jimmy Austin and Walter
johnson leaped away from organized
baseball and back again without beng
punished. II is true, however, that
none Of these players went so far as
taxing part in a Federal League game
Plenty of Precedent.
Sae-ninclv the commission makes q
distinction between the man who mere
ly signs with the Feds and the one who
PLAYS with them. The case Of Phil
Chappelle, however, is one precedent
which Governor Tener has overlooked.
Chappelle jumped reserve clause with
the Chattanooga club and joined the
Tip Tops. He was set adrift by the
Feds after one season Of play, and al
most Immediately signed with the New
ark club of the international League.
He has since been released by that
team. but not on the grounds OF inell-
gibility.
The desertion Of Kauff moved the
Feds 70 Just as much activity as the
National Leaguers. James Gilmore is
sued a call for all the owners in his
league TO meet at the Waldorf to-day.
The attorneys of the league also will
be present TO discuss possible court
action. Before leaving Chicago for
New York Gilmore declared that he
and his associates did not contemplate
retaliation, but would merely seek TO