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VOL. 63, No. 15 PHILADELPHIA, JUNE 13, 1914 PRICE 5 CENTS WAR Both Parties Determined to Continue the Battle in the Courts The Federal Leaguers Still After Players Pending Appeal From Judge Foell©s Decision One More Contract-Jumping Incident signed contract la their office. Th« contract It is stated authoritatively that calls for three years and a salary of $13,000 a year not $33,333, as has been reported. the "base ©ball ivar in the courts is When the Federal agent approached Johnson to "be waged aggressively by the and asked him what he wanted, he is said to major league combatants. Organ have told them that the Senators offered him a five-year contract at $10,000 a year, and ized Ball men are elated over Judge added: "I guess I ought to get more than Foell©s view of the ten-days clause, that." © fid believe that ultimately the re serve clause of the National Agree Federals Claim Seattle Flayer ment contract will also be sus SEATTLE, Wash., June 9. President D. E. Dugdale, of the Seattle Northwestern tained; meantime they are divided League Club, yesterday received the following in opinion as to final *isposition of telegram fifom August Herrmann, president of players in event of comt ^?te victory the Cincinnati National League Club, concern ing the sale of Pete Schneider.^the star Seat in the courts. The Federal Leaguers tle pitcher, who signed with Cincinnati on scout Judge Foell©s decision, will June 4: "Chicago Federals wire us Schneider carry their case from one court to contracted with them, and accepted advance money, and requests that we keep hands off.©© another indefinitely, and meantime It was learned today $500, which Schneider will permit individual clubs to pro attempted to return to Chicago, was refused ceed at plea-sure in the matter of by the telegraph company, and is now in Dug- dale©s possession. securing players from clubs of Or t ganized Ball. In accordance with BOSTON, Mass., June 10. It was reported that policy the St. Louis Club is here yesterday that pitche% Schneider, just secured by the Cincinnati Club from the Seat reported as about to sign Marsans, tle Club, had previously signed a contract the mutinous Cincinnati player, with the Chicago Feds. Manager Herzog de who was disciplined for insubordi clared last evening that if such proves to be the case he will not have the youngster on the nation and an attempt to extort team, but will advise him to report to Joe from the Cincinnati 9 Club a new Tinker, at Chicago. Said Herzog: contract at exorbitant salary. The "We object to the Feds taking our players who are latest war news will be found below: under contract. We have no more right to take their players than they have to take ourg. It is not a smart trick to kidnap a player under contract, and I Marsans to Become a Contract-Breaker will not stand for it, no matter how good a pitcher he may be. I have not been informed officially that ST. LOUIS, Mo,. June 10. Armanda Mar- this Schneider belongs to tha Feds. but if he does sans, the Cuban outfielder, on Friday will sign they can have him. I won©t have any contract-jumpers a St. Louis Federal contract, and will be in on my club." a Federal uniform in next Saturday©s game. His contract will, it is said, call for $21,000 for Schneider is now supposed to be on his three years, though no one officially connected way to Cincinnati. If he really belongs to the with Federal League affairs would give out Cincinnati Club he will report in Philadelphia the actual figures. Marsans© ten days© notice this week. If he signed a Chicago contract to the Cincinnati Club will expire Friday. before Scout McCloskey got to him he will be His contract will be dated from Saturday. turned over to the Federal League. Otto Stifel said today that he would have an official announcement to make regarding the New Pitcher for Tip Tops Marsans case on Friday. Cincinnati has been CHICAGO, Ills., June 10. "Wild Bill" working hard to persuade the fleet-footed out Case, who was pitching partner of Ed Pfeffer, fielder to return to the Reds. Garry Herrmann of the Brooklyn team, on last year©s Grand had Marsans on the long-distance ©phone for. Kapids team, reported to the Brookfeds for an hour on Monday. "Herrmann begged me GEORGE H. JOHNSON trial today. He was under contract to Cin to come back," said Marsans. "I told him cinnati, but was never given a trial by Her my ultimatum was final. When I served him The Indian Pitcher Who Was the Subject of the zog. He was ordered to Atlanta, but refused with that ten-day notice I informed him that Judge Foell Injunction Decision to go. Herzog then sold him to Minneapolis, I wanted a new contract with the ten-day and and his transportation awaits him, but he will the reserve clause stricken out. He offered Abore Is an excellent picture of the Indian pitcher, George H. Johnson. This young remain with the Tip Tops. me a salary increase, but wanted me to waive nan is a Wlnnebago Indian and was bom on the reserra-tion in Nebraska, 28 years ago. all demands and rejoin the Reds. He wanted He owns a amall farm at Wlnnebago, Nebraska, is married, and father of two children. to reserve the right to draw up the contract He first played professional ball with the Joplin, Mo., Club, in 1907. Previous to that season Pitcher Douglass Made Secure himself. That is where the hitch came." The he was for either one or two years with tlie Nebraska Indians, a team of aborigines which BOSTON, Mass., June 10. Manager Her rumors that Mordecai Brown would be de tours the West on an independent circuit every year, and with which he first made his zog, of the visiting Cincinnati team, yester posed as manager of the St. Louis Federals reputation. In 1908, he was with the Lincoln Club, of the Western League, and remained day signed pitcher Phil Douglass to a two- were set at rest today by President Steininger there until sold to Sioux City in June, 1909. He played in Sioux City for the rest of that year contract at an advanced salary. Doug and Director Otto F. Stifel. Stifel issued a year and in the Spring of IS 10 was sold to the St. Joseph Club, of the Western League, with has shown that he has the stuff to make a which he remained until the Fall of 1912, when he was- purchased by the Chicago Americans. winning pitcher, and Herzog took no chances statement in which he said the former Chicago In the Spring of 1913. he went to California with the White Sox on their training trip, but pitcher would be retained and that the club was sent back to St. Joseph on April 22, 1913. On tlie same day he was purchased from St. on losing him, and at the same time rewarded owners were satisfied it was no fault of Joseph by the Cincinnati Club and pitched for the Reds all last seasoa. This Spring he signed him for his hard work and good showing. Brown©s the team was in seventh place in the i two-year contract with Cincinnati, which he jumped on April 20, to join the Kansas City league standing. Feds. The Cincinnati Club secured an injunction, which Judge Foell has just made permanent. In the Jury©s Hands CHICAGO, Ills., June 10. Arthur Hofman, Walter Jonnson Almost Yielded former star of the Chicago National League NEW YORK, N. Y., June 10. Walter Club, will learn today whether he is to re Johnson, the Washington Senators© great ceive the $3000 back pay which he asserts is pitcher, started to sign a Federal League con had written "Wal" he laid aside his peri and is very close to the Brooklyn Federal League du«s him from the Chicago National Club. The tract for the 1915-16-17 seasons at a meeting said: "I guess I©ll wait a little longer before Club, the t«am with which Jonnson was to jury which yesterday listened to his claims with the Federal League officials at the Wal- I sign up. There©s no real hurry." This have played in 1915 had he signed. The returned a sealed verdict last night and it Aorf Hotel last Wednesday night, but after be st«ry was given, oat today from a source that Brooklyn Fei» are said to hare the h»U- trill ]» read at the optning of court. SPORTING LIFE 13, TBANCI8 C. KICHTEB, EDITOR THOMAS O. BIOHTBB, ASSISTANT EDITOR Conspiracy Nipped To Test Judge FoelVs Law Odecided lack of interest in the game teemed to be his enough and the man pulled in©his horns. Dreyfuss i TJTC 1JT AWfiTW/i lot. Whenever occasion required hia presence at the smiled a knowing support of Eaile©s position. Drey- ****- AU-ilill/UlVJ PUT UP plate M coaching line Clarke usually perambulated fuss figures a half million loss for the independent to and fro with hanging head, not the Clarke of old venture on the way things have been breaking for TO THE CHICAGO SOLON by atiy means. This drooping trait isn©t new, but it©s them. Their time table throws money ,vay. Pitts growing more pronounced each season. None of that burgh Feds bars to cover IT,000 miles, a ruinous run.