New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-24
Club Owners Stubbiuo
Their Toes in Rush
to Market"
GENE MOSLEY GOES
10 CINCINNATI REDS
Huston and McGraw Chief Bid.
ders for Pick of Gil.
more's Players.
Ry FRANK O'NEJII
By FRANK O'NEIII

After all, everything depend, ma,
the point of view. Time there wa, a.,
not so long ago, when the owner, =,
clubs in the National and Ameri,,,
leagues, not forgetting Ed Bsrrow's T.,
ternational organization, cried: death
70 the Federal League Blsckls, ~
players Of the Federal League
But a treaty of peace has been ,isnss
in Cincinnati and all men have beeom.
brothers in baseball. The reS,r,I
League has passed, 20 be sure. but N.
players. at least those OF greatest ,kn
and ability, will be cared for ,ni
brought TO the family table.
81 wouldn't let Federal League hall
player work on my club" Thisy wash.
slogan OF the o. B. owners BY ,,s
large. But that was while those ,sr.
ball players we're performing for N.
cohorts of James A. Gilmore No,
however, since the same athletes h,,.
received their immunity bath the chi
owners are stubbing their toes rushI,,
TO bid for their services.
There we're somewhat more IA,
eighty men bound by steel-shod con.
tracts TO the Feds and somewhat NOR.
than sixty OF these are now earnestly
sought by organized baseball Truly.
all things in this world change. and
nowhere more quickly or completely
than in baseball.
There are rumors galore, and rumor
of rumored rumors, but only one sale
has been officially announced. Gene
Moseley, the young star of the Newark
Federals, has been sold to the Cincin.
&. =.
the Boston Red SoX, but deserted to
the Federal League in 1914. He played
with the indianapolis team. which won
the pennant, and when the franchise
of the Hoosier club was transferred 70
Newark Moseley came along with II.
team. He was fairly successful with
Newark last year. Pitching in PSI 60
/ innings Of thirty-eight games, he par.
celled out 226 hits to $40 bstters ard
gave ninety-four bases on balls. The
material thus furnished was turned
into sixty-three earned runs He struet
| out 1873 batters. He was ranked seconi
among the Newark pitchers, I'd Rsg.
back leading him.
This sale is merely the forerunnG
of many TO follow. There is not club
in either major league which hs, no.
] bid for one or more OF the leading
lights Of the now defunet organic.
: ton. Harry +. Sinclair, owner Of ID,
Newark team, has assumed the rs.
sponsibility for the contracts Of thOa
players who were working under non.
breakable agreements, and he has sn-
nounced that he will dispose OF n,
men 70 the highest bidder He IS o..
ready besieged with offers for the ser
vices of Kauff, Lee Magee, George An.
derson. Eddie Rousch. Al Scheer, Vince
Campbell, Bert Whaling and others
Among the leading bidders for y.
pick of the material are Captain ~
Huston, part owner of the Yankees, and
John J. McGraw, manager OF tie
Giants. Both these men will make
strenuous efforts TO bolster up Their
teams, and expense will be minor
consideration.
Captain Huston has announced he
intention to buy Lee Magee il such
thing is possible. He also is hot o.
the trail of Rousch and Scheer, While
Bert Whaling, Fred Anderson, Cy Fab
enberg and Campbell would be mon
than welcome.
In bidding for the Federal star
Huston is not losing sight OF j. Franz
lin Baker for moment. The csptsn
will arrive In this city this morning a.
9:45 o'clock, and after attending .
some urgent business will hike rigl.
out to Philadelphia with Wild BIZ
Donovan 20 go into conferences wiz
Connie Mack and Baker. Huston NAY
secure the Trsppe fence buster at a
much smaller price than was origns'V
asked for him this winter. There are
many other men on whom the genh
captain has cast his eyes.
The Yankees are clamoring for OUT
felders and pitchers, for in those ds'
partments they are weakest. II Msses
lands on the American League team
in this city he will probably be PLAYED
in the outfield. He ranged about me
outer gardens for the 81. Louis cara.
mails, and was at least as proneien'
there as at second base.
The acquisition OF Scheer, Camper,
Rousch or Campbell would add needee
strength to the Yankee outfeld. VIVA
Hughie High, Gilhooley and any Of t1 w
aforementioned men the Yankees wogla
have an outfield which would RANK WIS
the best. Magee would be a most ae'
ceptable addition TO the inheld' to 20
Bert Whaling is a catcher OF hrst rs"''
and the Yankees need a catcher
There may be a clash between ne
Giants and the Yankees over some o.
the players, for McGraw IS known
be after Magee and several other ne,
wanted by Huston. Benny kaur' q
course, is the object Of first search "
the leader of the Giants. lie j; p,.
pared to bid high for this prize. Pi'el,,
NcGraw. JEFF fesresu stood up VIII.
the rest of the staff crumpled ia'.
season. This coming season he ma
not stand alone.
McGraw has gone over the men waon
he may be able 10 purchase with nh,ii
tooth comb. and Harry y. Hemps'esas
will not stint him. Frank Allen, bslon
Knetzer, George Johnson, Jim But
jacket and others may hear the ca"
10 report al Marlin on March |.