The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-30
FED. STAR
JUMPS BACK
q EMMY kAuFF. STAR OUT
FIELDER OF the FEOERAls
NOW a GIANT.
Action Causes consternstion In Fed
erai Csmp-eig Row Threatened
In Baseball az Result

NEW YORK. April. - senny
kauff. star outfielder OF the Federal
league. jumped today from the Brook
lyn Federals TO the New York Nation
al league club. thereby creating the
biggest commotion OF the baseball sea
son so far. his action giving rise also
TO an unusual series of complications
IN connection with the game scheduled
for today At the Polo grounds between
Boston and New York.
kauff appeared In the New York
lineup this afternoon as center fielder.
but President Gaffney OF Boston. who
was on the grounds. refused TO permit
ms team TO play against the Giants
with the Federal league jumper a par
ticipant In the contest. The game was
then forfeited by Umpire QuigIey to
New York. 3 to o. Later a game was
played In which the New York club
took the field with Murray In center.
Boston won the contest, Is to :. IL
was called at the end OF the seventh
inning on account or darkness.
Manager McGraw OF the Giantv
claims this was an exhibition game
According TO Secretary John A. Heyd
Ter OF the National League. however
President Tener. called by telephone
ruled that kauf as a jumper from or,
ganized ball was ineligible to PLAY
with a club In the organized game un
less formally reinstated, and instruct
ed the other umpire OF the day. Ma
Eason. TO declare the game forfeited
TO Boston unless Kauff was removed
from the lineup. as he eventually was
AT a late hour President Tener Is
sued no formal statement. but IL was
believed the game would stand as
played as a victory for Boston, sub
ject TO probable protest by New Yorl
against any decision giving the game
to the Braves.
Secured at Last Minute.
kaun was secured by McGraw just
before the start of this afternoon,
game. He has been trying for soms
time to obtain a strong hitter for his
outfield. only yesterday was declared
on the best apparent authority. n
have secured Zach Wheat OF Brooklyn
In exchange for several New Yorl
players.
President Ebbets of Brooklyn is EN-
phatic. however. in declaring that n,
never has had the slightest intention
OF letting Wheat get away from
brooklyn, and today when negotia
lions which McGraw says he has beer
conducting for some time with Kaur
came TO a head, the Giants manager
quickly seized the chance to sign IN.
heavy hitting Federal Lacquer.
haun this afternoon is declared Il
nave made an adavit that he was moi
under contract to the BROOKLYN Fed
erals, and to have signed a three-yeal
| contract with the Giants at a hief
salary. McGraw asserted the New
York club consulted high legal author
ity before signing Kauff. and that tbs
New York clubs claim to the PLAYER
J under his new contract is believed n
be unassailable.
Caused Sensation.
The news that Kauff had appeared
in a New York uniform at the Poll
grounds threw a bombshell into IN.
Federal league camp. Disputins
Kauff's assertion that he had no con
treat with the Brooklyn Federals
President Ward declared that he haf
the player signed for three years anG
would make fight for him. Mr.. Ware
Immediately wired President Tener q
the National league and Presidenr
Hampstead OF the New York club. pro
testing against New York's action.
! Mr.. Ward in a verbal statement I,
newspaper men later supplemented
his telegram by declaring that IL tn,
National league failed TO order Rauff',
| return to the Federal league he woult
start war OF reprisal and 20 aftei
the biggest players in organized base
ball
Secretary Heydler tonight for
warded by telegraph to the member,
of the National commission the New
York clubs application for Kaufrs re.
instatement to enable him to play
with the Giants.
Kauff. who came 10 the Brooklyn
Federals through a deal with the In
dianapolis Federal League club
which later was transferred to New.
ark. led the Federal League in battinf
last season. His average for Ibi
games while playing center field FOL
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