The Washington times., 1916-01-16

saw the suitcase for Braves Park.
Boston, go into the hands OF Percy
HRughten, together with the other
interests of the National League team
there, John c. Kiley a real estate
man. has attached the premises in
lieu OF n commission. which he claims
is due him for the sale Of the prop
erty. The attachment is for $685.
He alleges that three years ago Gaff-
.. ney authorized III INTO act as his agent
In securing a location for the new park
that he offered GaffneS the present loca-
ton Of Braves field, but that in the
actual purchase he was utterly ig-
nored, J. Mcdonald having been made
the agent.
Kilcy claims that Gaffney and Da-
Wis. former owners of the Braves,
failed to pay him a commission on a
sale OF the property.
Following the announcement. in
pittsburgh made early this week by
local Federal club. that he had
turned over to James A Gilmore all
, Of the rebel players with the excep-
ton of steve Ier<es. came the in
formation today from nan closely
| connected with the late outlaw league
that the best of Gwinner's players
wodld land eventually with the
Cleveland American League team.
hands Of Harry F. Sinclair, c. i.
! Comstock, and Gilmore within the
: next ten days.
The best players on the rebel team
will not be disposed of by Jim Gilmore"
! stock. and Gilmore are figuring mighty
+ strongly on getting hold of the Cleve-
land Indians. The Original proposition
was to include Gwinner. but at the So
licitation of the latter's family he has
decided TO get out of the game.
Tho Sinclair Gilmore-C Comstock COM
bination Is rcadr to nav $4,000 for the
.4oo.o 900 will GO to the bankers commit
: tee and 500 900 to Charley Somers."
In speaking of the sale of Magee to
! the Yankees. the informant said Ma
clair let him go. Ruppert and Sinclair
! have another big deal in mind which
! may startle baseballdom verv soon. and
/ 1t has nothing to do with players
! either"
Benny Kauff. the sensational young
outhelder of the defunct Brooklyn Fed,
eral League team. SO 1t was repoT@tco @
| clair. the millionaire oil magnate. to
! the New York Giants for the sum of
$4,000 Manager McGraw. OF the Giants;
accompanied by President Hempstcad
clair last night. and after an hour
talk Kauff became the property OF .he
| Giants.
| The Giants went after Kauff in real
earnest on Friday. when Manager Nc
Graw invaded the Federal League OF
fees and had a long chat with Sinclair
! and James A. Gilmore. former preslueht
| Of the Federal League. II was said that
| NcCraw practically put through the
| deal on Friday, and that last night $
meeting was held for the formal trans
: fer of the player to the Giants.
! This is the third player Sinclair mas
! sold 10 organized baseball.
/ Now that Lee Magee, the former man
aESr of the srgSKeds haS and DSsn capt T.
l.. Huston will turn their attention 10
Trappe, Md. and J. Franklin Baker:
Connie Mack's Home Run hlng.
Captain Huston returned last night
from Cincinnati with the signed con
| tract OF Magee and some time this
week he will endeavor to secure the
| signature of Baker to New York
American League contract.
, The deal for Baker as far as con-
ME Mack and the New York club is
concerned. is closed. Some tune ago
with the assistance of Ban Johnso on.
president of the American League,
Rupert and Huston persuaded Connie
third baseman. This money was not
paid over to Connie and will not be un-
i'll Baker affixes his signature to a
New York contract. .,
wants a trifle more for his services
than both Rupert and Huston think he
! is worth But now that they have put
the deal through for Magee. 1t Is be
Neved that the New York club Will
compromise with Baker and sign the
third baseman up before long.
With Baker and Magee on the team
neHt sea son. Bill Donovan will have an
excellent chance to cop the American
League bunting Donovan. II he lands
Maisel in the outfield and Lee Magee
at short. His intention lust now Is to
play Pipp at first and Charlie Mullen
at the keystone sack.
Jack Dunn announced last night that
he will leave for Philadelphia and New
York tomorrow night for the purpose OF
securing players for the international
League team he will place in Baltimore.
Dunn realizes that there will be many
good players on the market this winter,
and is looking among the Feds for
talent. but he also believes he had better
get in on the ground floor with the
Yanks and Athletics.
Dunn saws his team will play the Bos-
ton Red SoX an exhibition game here
April ). Jack is going ahead with his
plans and expects to book seven or eight
contests with major league teams be-
fore the opening of the International
League season. Definite plans for spring
training will be mapped out when the
Barrow circuit magnates go into session
at the Hotel McAlpin. January "a.
American Association magnates failed
to dispose of the Cleveland Spiders
franchise to Toledo at their meeting in
Chicago. but traded for enough players
to make up team or two. and drafted
a flock of new rules for the league,
The Toledo Cleveland problem prob
ably will be settled February 26 at Co
lumbus. when the magnates will gather
there to approve their schedule. Presi-
dent Chivington said tonight. Toledo
he said, will be included in the tentative
schedule, and there is every likelihood
of the Spiders franchise going there.
Roger Rresnahan, former Cubs man
IAger, who may be backed by Charley
Murphy and Charles Weeghman. in
their chase after the Spiders was said
to have conferred at Cleveland with
Charles Somers. and the Cleveland
hackers, who own the two Cleveland
teams. The purchase price of the
Spiders is said to have been set al
Sl25, 900.
I Nf