New Britain herald., 1915-01-07
BROOKLYN SLUCCER
 JUMPS TO FEDERALS
Jack Dalton Gets Bonus Of $4,000 and Saary Increase Of $l,0O0.

EDDetS SS all-.3OO Outf1eld, when he took a hop, skip and jump right into the midst of the Federal league. How ever, Jack did not leap without d warning. He had been flirting out rageously with Larry Schlafly. mana ger of the Buffalo Feds, for some time, and yesterday he enlisted in Lawrence's Buffalo army. President w. E. Robertson and Manager Schlafly spent Tuesday night at the outfielder's home in Newark. and when Robertson returned to Buff falo yesterday he carried back a two year contract from the slugging out fielder.
 According to reports, Dalton re- ceived a bonus of s4,0O0 to sign and contract calling for s1,O0O more than the Brooklyn document under which he worked last season. Dalton yesterday deposited his bonus with trust company in Newark, where the outfielder makes his home Did you get a bonus of s4,C00w Dalton was asked in Newark last night.
 Tt was very near that mark, and 1t sounds like a good guess." replied Dalton.
 Dalton was not backward about ad- hitting that he had enlisted in the Federal league army. Yes, l have signed with the Buffalo Feds, and I intend to give them the best there is in me, as I think they are great peo- pie.
 "Gave Brooklyn First Chance" II have been contemplating this step for long time, though I gave the Brooklyn club first chance on my services. However, when the Brooklyn club failed to pay me the salary I thought my services were ! worth, I decided to accept the Fed eral league offer. I held off until MT. Ebbets returned to Florida, but as he did not seem to be in any hurry to talk business, I decided to hitch up with Schlaf1y.
 1 You can say that my salary will be $1,O00 more a season than Ebbets l paid me last year, while I have been given a substantial bonus to cast my lot with the new league. However, I have not signed with the Federal league, but with the Buffalo Federal 1 League club"
 Dalton added that Charley Ebbets 1 kept him guessing about his Brook ] lyn salary. and that he really did not know the top figure which Eb- 1 bets would have paid him. But he waited too long to decide what he would do,' concluded "Curse-Y Y ou- Jack
 There is no denying that the Brook l lyn club will miss Dalton, as he was greatly improved ballplayer last year. Dalton batted hard and con- sstantly all season, leading the Ma 1 tional league for the greater part of 1 the campaign.
 He also showed great provement l in the outfield, and until he injured a leg he appeared one of the com ing stars of the league. He took part in 12s games last season. hitting .319, l while he had a fielding average of l 965. He made Al hits, including 2 one home run.
 Not Running After Players"
 President Charley Ebbets, Sr, of
 the Superbas, could not be located
 last night, but Charley, Jr.. secretary
 of the club, pinch talked in his stead. l Ebbets Jr, had no official knowl-
 edge that Dalton had jumped father's s
 ball club, but admitted .1e had heard 1 something to that effect.
 'However. whether Dalton jumps l or not, you can say for me that the l Brooklyn club will open the season just the same" said Charles, Jr. If l Dalton wanted to do any business with | the Brooklyn club he knew where
 our offices are located. We do not be-
 lieve in running after our players"
 Ebbets, Jr., further said that | though Dalton's contract had expired
 the club held an option to his ser
 vices by reason of the option in his , last seasons contract.
 Dalton originally attracted atten | ton while playing with the Univer- sity of Virginia team, and was tried
 out by the White Sox in 1906. He
 failed to make good With the Sox, and
 was sold to Des Moines. He hit so
 well in the Western league. that Larry
 Sutton grabbed him for Brooklyn in 1 1910, and he celebrated his entry into
 the National league by hitting Matty
 for four singles.
 Dalton was in Newark in 1911, in l Toronto in 1912, and back in Newark | in 1913. He went south with Newark
 last spring, but Robinson needed an ] outtielder, so Ebbets shifted Dal-
 lon from his Newark team to his Su-
 perba squad, and Dalton quickly de-
 veloped into a winner under Rob | bic