New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-12
DOGS ENLISTED IN
BASEBALL WAR
Fed Affidavit States Two
Players Were Traded
for Barking Pets"
3-FINGERED BROWN
MAKES THE CHARGE
BreSnahan and Cantillon Ac-
Cused in Document Presented
TO Federal Court.

Chicago. Jan. ll-An affidavit that
two ball players under contract under
the national agreement were traded for
dogs was among the documents filed
to-day in the Federal Court in support
Of the Federal League suit against
organized baseball.
Mordecai Brown. former pitcher Of
the Chicago Cubs, submitted an afi-
davit concerning the dog ransac-
tions.
Joe Cantillon. manager OF the Min
neapolis club Of the American Asso-
citation. at one time traded a profess
sional ball player for bulldog"
Brown SwOre.
your afiant also believes that
Roger Bresnahan. while manager Of
the st. Louis club Of the National
League, traded a professional PLAYER
a pitcher named Hopper to Richard
kinsella, then manager of the Spring
field, ILL.,, club in the Three-I League,
for a bird dog"
A score of afhdavits relating in de-
tail alleged wrongs offered ball play
ers by officials of organized baseball.
together with copies Of the national
agreement. stenOgraphic reports OF
speeches by baseball magnates and
copies Of contracts and kilograms by
which the Federal League Will attempt
10 support It's suit, were fled.
The afiidavits are headed by q
lengthy document from Joseph Tinker
now manager of the Chicago Federals
az salary Of S12.500 a year. Tinker
became Federal, he said, when c. II.
kbbets, president of the Brooklyn
League club. offered him only $4,000 a
year Tinker wanted s. 800.
EbbetS termed this sum exorbitant
and wrote Tinker: while We expect
10 become first division team yes. "a
possible championship contender
with all our bright prospects il is new
ertheless unreasonable for us to pay
you more than you have ever received
as a player for a championship club"
Tinker also made a strong objection
to the ten days clause of the players
contracts.
Opportunity for advancement is de-
MED the players, according TO William
Watkins, business manager of the
Indianapolis Federals, by the follow
ing methods of organized ball:
]. Farming out players.
.. Covering up this is when a
minor league club owner has a prom
lslng player whom he wants TO pro-
tect from the draft The owner nego-
tlates with friendly major league
club owner, according to Watkins. for
an ostensible purchase, with the player
to be delivered at the end of the sea-
son. When the time comes for the
major league club to reduce the num-
Der Of players the following spring the
minor Lacquer is returned to the clu
from which he came.
Otto Knabe. manager Of the Balti-
more Federals, affirmed that players
were not allowed u make any suggeS-
tions relative to the printed form of
their contracts. He also attacked the
ten days clause, which he said allowed
the indiscripinate sale Of players.
Other afiidavits were filed by Ed
ward HanlOn, director of the Balti-
more Club; Ennis T. Cakes. manager
Of the Pittsburgh Club; Lloyd ii.
Rickart. secretary of the Federal
League; William Perritt, Pittsburgh
pitcher; Edward Konetchy, Pittsburgh;
Harry Goldman, secretary Of the Bal
timore Federals, and Lee Magee, OF
Brooklyn.
A stenographic copy of speech by
August Hermann, president of the
National Commission, in which he rid
iculed the Federal League, also was
filed