Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-30
BY kAUFF
STIRS BASEBALL
Mct,raw Signs Brooklyn Fed PLAYER
and Precipitafes a Row at the
Polo Grounds.
BOSTON REFUSES TO TAKE FIELD
President Tener Upholds Head of
Braves and 1t Looks as Il Benny
We're Out of a Job.


( of the Federal league, whose appear
J ance i'll a New York National uniform
at the Polo grounds yesterday caused
; a baseball sensation, played a waiting
game today II was stated at head
/ quarters of the organizations involved
in the dispute that Kaun status as
player under his contract would have
10 he decided from a legal standpoint
President Tener of the National
league decided yesterdays contest be-
tween New York and Boston was reg
ularly scheduled and played andwilI be
counted as a victory for Boston. Ten
er sent the following telegram to Pres
ident Ward of the Brooklyn FederaIs:
answering your wire relative 20
the Kauff incident, you are apprised
that Kauff will not be permitted to
play in the National league at this
time"
New York. April 30.-Benny KauH.
once a Yankee castoff and later the
most sensational player IN the Fed
eral leagle, jumped from the Brook
feds TO the Giants yesterday. and his
little hurdle has stirred up a new
scandal in the baseball war which
threatens TO shake the national pas
time from top to bottom. Robert 3.
Ward. president of the Brooklyn club,
maintains that Kaun has a valid and
binding contract with his club, and
says he viii use every legal means
10 make him live up TO it.
Kauf. on the other hand, assured
Manager NcGraw that President Ward
has repeatedly refused 10 tender MIN
a contract under the terms agreed
upon between kauh and Business
Manager Dick Carroll. and therefore
he was a free agent Yesterday after
noon, after Manager NcGraw had re-
Ceived legal advice on the case, Kauf
signed a three-year contract with the
Giants. and just before the game yes
terday at the Polo grounds with the
Braves EauT appeared in Giant uni
form.
Immediately President GaTney Of
the Boston club refused 10 permit his
team 10 play against Kauf He said
KauT was a Federal Lacquer and he
would not run the risk Of playing
against the outlaw and become in
Gaffney said that before he would per
init the Braves TO play against KaUf
the player would first have 70 be re-
instated TO organized ball by the ma
tiOnal commission
McGraw was furious at the attitude
Carney had taken The Giants took
the places in the field ready 10 play,
but Acting Captain Marauville went
TO Umpire QuigIey and told him that
he refused to permit his team TO play
while Kauff was in center field. Nc
Graw insisted that the game proceed
or be forfeited TO the Giants The UNI
pires. Quigley and Eason. had a heart
to-beart talk. and Eason went up into
the stand to talk with President Ten
err over the telephone. Everybody was
up IN the air.
The crowd. which numbered about
6 900. didn't know who the new center
fielder was They couldn't understand
why the game was being held up and
hOwied for the teams TO play bali
Quig:ev finally got impatient and did
not wait for Fason 70 return "ith
President Teuer's message. forfetung
the game 20 the Giants. 9 TO
Deuounces Gafiney.
Then Eason returned with the lid
ngs that President Tener said that
Iauff could not play until ne had been
by the national commission
President Hampstead or the Eew York
Tub appeared on the scene and with
Manager McGraw went over to Presl-
lent Gaffney's box. McGraw upbraid-
"a the Boston owner. denouncinE him
n no uncertain terms The crowd
poured out Of the grand stand ana
ook great delight in McGraw's mon
,Iogue The police rushed TO the scene
md dispersed the crowd
Manager StaIlings OF the Boston club
aid nothing He looked on as mere
pectator and allowed Ganuey 10 do
he talking.
President Hampstead didn't want 10
isappoint the crowd and asked CAT
ley to play the game, 70 which Can
.ey consented. when he learned thai
laun was withdrawn from the Giant
lineup. The Boston club does not re-
ard Umpire Quigley's forfeit as bind
ny, and will make demand 10 have
he 10 70 s victory stand It's a me
liXup all around.