New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-04
Must Come to Terms
with Me Before | Go
South" Says Benny.
PLANS TO ORGANIZE
A SEMI-PRO CLUB
Tesreau. Stroud and Walker
Leave Town for Marlin-A
New Charlie Faust.
BY LEE ARMS.

The second squad Of Giants began
their drive on Marlin yesterday. While
they were being whisked through Penn
sylvania Benjamin kauf was doing
road work in Central Park. In the al
tcruoon he went through some snappy
indoor exercises al the New Polo Attn
letic Club. Al dinner time ne was hum
ery. afa5Ic and still standing pat.
NO chance he said when asked II
he were going South. IL haven't the
slightest intention OF joining the Giants
az Marlin Springs or anywhere else
until they come 70 sn agreement with
me"
The New York ball club would like 70
know who is managing Benny Kautf
That sense of the dramatic isn't
natural" said an sttsche in the Giants
office. Hes being press-agented.
Road work in Central Park, with all
ball players going SOUTH IIumph,"
one statement further, and ksuf
was professodly a closed chapter
I'VE have his contract, taken over
from Brooklyn. lie is sealed and de-
ivered 20 The Giants in the same sense
that the Chicago National League play
ers are under contract 10 Charles
Weeghman lie i holding out tor gift
money. He won't get it,"
A. his hotel, on Forty-ffth Street,
KaufF remained Obvious Of the legged
fact that he belonged to the Giants or
was under contract to them.
How can that be - remarked the
self-eTacing Benny. brooklyn said
my contract was not binding upon
them last summer when let the Giants
make sucker out of me. I'm suing
them now on that action.
Listen" said Benny. warming 20 his
defence. How can | join the Giants
when | expect to fight them iD the
courts and am fighting them now be
cause they won't submit me contract
II can't be dore. couldn't hit $50 for
the Giants the way | fee about II now.
/ amt going TO play with any team
when my ncart amt m the work"
When Benny spoke Of his heart be
ing in MS work he thumped himself on
the cardiac area after the fashion OF
Romeo In the balcony scene.
What / intend 10 do said Benny,
"is TO organize a semi-professlonal ball
club here in New York ! think I'll
call them the Kauf All-Stars. Think
OF that! A chance 70 see Benny kauF
and other major leaguers AT reduced
pricel | believe we could play 10 lot
of money along the coast this summer
If we was advertised right. There are
lot OF people who would Ike 10 see
Benny Kauf in action
Benny vas enthusiastic over his
prospective seml-pro. enterprise. lie
also was dead in earnest in his stand
toward the Giants
Il amt saying don't want to play
with the Giants. | DO. But when I'm
down don't like to have any one toss
the boots into me"
Benny looked thoughtful.
All the other Giants save Dave Rob
ertson either are at Marlin or are roll
ing toward there now. Tesreau. Stroud
and Walker left New York at 10 o'clock
Yesterday. They were Joined by Hans
Lobert al Philadelphia. Fletcher, Burns
and Rariden are 10 entrain in ST. Louis.
Robertson is ailing and does not expect
10 do much work this spring.
John Foster tells a story on Roesing-
er. the new Charlie Faust IN the
Giants camp.
when he applied for try-out with
the Giants he spoke Of the flattering
offers ne had received says Foster.
"He did himself full justice. told
him We were willing to give him a
trial. and he said he would take II pro-
vided he was also rendered a contract.
"'Henry Ford wants me TO work for
him said Roesinger.
Then you better join Ford | said.
We can't Civ. lou contract
Then how'll I get back retorted
Roeslnger.
Al that moment" continued Foster,
81 had a faint suspi <0n that perhaps
Mr. Roesinger was another Faust"