The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-10
LEAGUE ENDS
MEETING IN HIGH SPIRITS
Happy Magnates, With Work Done, Make Merry at
Banquet Celebrating Leagues Fortieth Anniversary
Braves Buy Konetchy, Knetzer and Allen From Feds.

, farrar. br. Frank Finley. John t.. l'uS-
ter. David /" Fuitz. William II. I'leisch-
mann. John u. Farrell. James T.. CAT
heN' Joseph Gordon, Clark Giriiiith. cor
MENUS Haggerty. Jr.. Walter T.. Hapgood.
John i. Harris, Percy H.. nauyhton.
Frank =. Hedley, II. y. Hampstead, Au-
gust Hermann. capt y. l. Huston.
Arthur A. Irwin. the Hon. William T..
kelley. Fred n. kill.en.
r. &. Lane. Edward Leach. = T.. Iich-
t"nheim, the Hon. Jacob 4. Livingston,
y. Ashley Lloyd, Thomas j. Logan, Ed
ward j. Mckeeyer. steven ". AIck.ey.r.
Judge Franco y. McQuade. the Hon. I'd
ward T.. Mccall. the Hon. dudley Field
Malone. Lieut.. Philip Mathews. the Hon.
Herman A. Metz. Alexander T.. Moore.
Patrick j. Moran. William j. Murray. A.
;. Ncwbery. James II. O'Rourke. l.. f
Powers. the Hon. William Prendcryast
join g. PEBBLES.
A.. y Reach. Francis G. Richter. col.
Jacob j. RUPERT. George T.. RUPERT. Or.
a. car Reeves, William j. Shcttsline.
Theodore u. Shonts. August Silz. Alvin
VI. smith. Arthur II. Suden, Walter
Spalding, Harry VI stevens. G. Y. Sui
Ivan. carl T. ". Shu,tz. @. J. Simon,
Judge Edward Swami, Joseph u. Tinker.
John .. Toole. John NJ. Ward, Charles
Weeshman. John Whalen. col e. t.
WILCOX. Arthur G. Wise. the Hon. Clar-
enc" Wolf. the Hon. bernard J. York.
+. Il. YORK. George H. Young and Roh-
.rt II loung.
The RoSton Braves concluded the most
gigantic deal Of the meeting YESTERDAY
"h"n ''.ofg- Stallings landed first base
man id hoietchN AID pitchers Elmer
Rarun1 kuetz"r and Frank ,Iefty,
Al!en. tn price paid for these three
players was $4,000. Just before he l.ft
'"r MS southern plantation Stallings
wired TO Harry +. Sinclair. who Is In
Tulsa. Okla closiug the deal. Sinclair
had put a price OF $4,000 on the trio.
hohetchy. who starred for the car
dintls several years. but who jumped
the Pirates. will fl IN the vacancy
caused by 'he retirement of schmidt.
kneizer and Allen Jumped the Brooklyn
Gun. knetzer is a right handler and
Allen a southpaW. knetz"r won II and
lost II games IN the Federal League.
Allen wor q and lost 10 battles. ko-
nrtchy batted $40 with the outlaws. dr.y-
ING ont more extra base hits tina. the
renowned Benny kiuff. n duubl, II
TRIPLES and 10 home runs
StallingS was pleased over the rur-
chase. This assures me. sa Il he. 'th.
strongest club with which | ever started
n major league race
" IA" u'SptI'n from I.'t~tIfE 81 /
Boston had paid s2o.o"" for ~. Tire,
players. President Gwiuuor had named
a price % Sli,u0u ou Koue,chy and
500" each T.. kuc:z.r ana Al cr.
litue I,un offered $500" TIE New
York Nationals topped The Boston p,d
It thousand do.,ir,. offering sl9."uo
Yesterday afternoon President ,;V u-
u-r received word from Haughtou that
b" would give <2u.uuu fnr IN" tlr,.
players. according to the despatch. TIE
offer was accepted Bosom assumes ih,
Federal League contracts -" the three
players.
President HERMANN OF the Cincinnati
Reds landed two more Federal League
players yesterday. lie obtained catcher
HUM ard ShortSiop Esmond. who
jumped the RcdlrsS. Previously Herr
mann htd announced the p|urchas. Of
Pitchers Earl Mos.ly and ileiue schulz,
right hand. and ~sou,hpav respectively.
with the Kansas city Feds las, season.
WAS sold to NH" k.,iy's It. Taul club or
the American Association.
ti"oTg. anderson. the S'rciv touus
outielder OF the defungt Brooktrd,. WI.
sold TO the Reds asst light
~ the annual meeting Of the l.a-rnai,
Writer'S .Assncis;io" OF Ameri,t. i.ld
Yesterday afternoon ct tho w. 'uDrC-
Astoria. al the old officers were re-. ctcd
as well a. tho board Of directors. no.
s.rh :. Jackson Will continue as prnsi-
dent jack Ryder of ~Clur.unatL vice.
president. and William q W"trt az