Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-10
,tbletics' Slugger Says
'I ue Is Considering
New Proposition n
Made by New York
Club
D.,l.res Story That He Will
DSt plav with Chicago White
CIV in 1916 Is Only a Nice
rPipe Dream"

,,,ooeo warn is a pipe dream
-s.,,s what Frank Baker said over 'he
i"I distance phone today when asked
pnsa ,,ors was to the story that he had
W" " ,orns with the white Sox. "t
49, -, seen or talked to any represent
S' :, The Chicago club and don't eX-
"" expect to play ball in the
g.r League again and am now
".,d.rlpe an offer from New York.
,.,or, friend of Charley Comiskey,
=, the White Sox, gave out
,r, IN New York yesterday to the
l s.., that Baker had accepted terms with
c,,..so for the coming season and IN
,.a Aat the contract already had
.orod This announcement created
M ~, stir in the baseball world in view
,oct that it was generally believed
vou,d play with the Yankees next
MAJ Nv ,s stated exclusively I'm the
,,o essv" T.rpGER long before the meet
s.,uoen Secretary Huston and Man
ns u.. nonoyan, at Wilmington, two weeks
~ r. chat meeting the New Workers tried
~ .Ls,,oo paker to sign with the Yankees,
~, bS asked n sum by far larger than
,in,,an was willing to pay. After near
~ paker's demands, Huston and Dom
.r.r returned to New York on the next
train. r,.., /, s,,,,,o ,,o,t
.ssred Baker three-year contract at
vanS a var. with a bonus of $4,000 for
- In
~ mas tempted to sign the papers, but
a. wing the Feds check in his hand.
"a returned 1t. saying that he would
think the matter over.
BAKER then says he received a long dis
,,neo nhone call that Donovan was on
Ns way to Trappe to talk terms with
Nm The meeting was held without any
,nhlIclty. The former Mackman admits
raj no has received proposition which
vas better than that first offered by the
Yankees, and one that he Is thinking over
Rrousy.
The famous slugger says he would like
n play in New York, but satisfactory
terms must be made or he would remain
n retirement so far as major league
baseball was concerned.
CHICAGO STORY "a DREAM"
u DON'T KNOW "lltlt any bOuN 6ON t'
idea that was going to play with Chi
cago because / have not even heard
word in connection with a trade of that
sort" said Baker. Somebody had n pipe
dream. I have not met any representa-
five from Comlskey, did not know that
he had one and am not expecting to do
business with that team.
Il have not heard anything about Chi
eago from Connie Mack, and there is
nothing to the yarn. | met Captain
Huston and. Bill Donovan, of the Yam
kees, at Wilmington two weeks ago and
thsy talked business with me. However,
! guess wanted 100 much, because they
vent back to New York without coming
to any agreement.
"A few days after that Federal
Lacquer came down TO Trappe and Of
fered me a great proposition, but
finally decided to wait a while before
signing with any one. They assured me
that my contract with the Athletics for
bis was not binding, but | have decided
TO do nothing IN regard to their offer
shortly afterward | received long
distance phone call telling me Bill Dono-
van was on his way to see me. For once
had meeting with a baseball man
Without the fact becoming public. Dono-
van offered me an excellent proposition.
which am seriously thinking about.
INDUCEMENTS MUST BE GOOD.
MY position, however, is just as 1t
vas year ago. ! am willing and want to
get back into the game, but | am not
coming back unless my terms are met.
dont need to play ball for living any
more but love the game and am will
ing to come back, The Inducements must
le good, though, or | will do just as
oid last summer-stay home four days a
week and play Independent ball on
wednesdays and Saturdays.
l see that out of town papers have
Deen saying that | am all in and credited