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If LWS E E Contracts fot Steel and Concrete Stand to Seat 18,000 Persona Are Awarded, Says Gilmore. WAED FAMILY WILL OWN "TIPTOPS" IS ASSERTION Ten-Tear Contract for Old Superba Signed and Big News for Pitts Is Promised Soon. tVNiTXD mess leased winx. New York, Feb. 14. Formal announce mont that Brooklyn will be represented in the Federal Lcaguo was made hore yesterday afternoon by President John A. Gilmore. Ho declared that his or ganization had signed a ten year con tract Inst night for the old Superba Park. "Contracts' for stool and concrete stands to seat 18,000 persons wore lot today," Gilmore said. "These will be completed within six woeks. The lease gives up the privilcgo of buying the grounds outright." Admission to Foderal league games. Gilmore said, will bo the same as charged by the Amorican and National leaiics. "The Ward family," said Gilmoro, "will own the 'Tiptops,' as the Brook lyn Federals will be known. I mot B. B. Ward, who will be presidont of tho club, in Toronto seven days ago, Walter Ward, his noiihow. will bo treasurer, and John Montgomery Ward, will be manager. Tho now league al ready has signed 151 players. We have approved 112 contracts." Gilmore promised a "big announce ment for the Pittsburg fans" in a fow days. Ho also declared the Chicago Federal league club would leave for Bhrevoport the first Saturday in March to train. The umpire signed by the new league are: William Brennan, Ol lie Anderson, Stovo Kano, Monte Cross, Barry McCormick, Owen Bush and Fred Manassau. 10UIS PARENTE IS SORE DISGUSTED OVER PETROSKEY '8 SHOWING AGAINST CLABBY AND MAY QUIT HIM. (I'NiTito miss i.kashd tiro. San Francisco, Feb. 14. Disgusted over 8ni!or Ed Petroskey 's showing against Jimmy Clabby at Vernon, Louis Parente, Petroskey 's manager, arrived hore yesterday from Los Angeles and confirmed the report that ho and the mi lor might part company, "Petroskey had tho grandest chance of his career," suid 1'aronto, "but he tossed it away, He could have knocked out Clabby any timo from the begin ning of the seventh until the end of tho eleventh round, but despite my orders to tcur in and put one over, ho stood off and tried to box him, Kd laid off just long enough to permit Clabby to como back and outjnb him to the decision. "Before 1 left Lon Angeles Promoter MoCarcy wanted to talk to me about future mutches but I told him I was so disgusted that 1 was not sure 1 would miiuugo Petroskey any longer. I told Petroskey the same thing. "The fight drew s(i;,7S7, of which ? 'it (1; : l-'C.-Xf-r- J i' ; 'i 1; ," ' :i i i-. , Petroskey received about $1,200, but as he had to pay lot two training spells, as well as hospital and physician fees, there was little left." FEDERALS DEFEATED BY 60 PINS IN FIRST GAME PLAYED WITH SO-CALLED CHAMPS. "Pop" Woyman's Pirates defeated Ralph's Federals in a bowling game at The Club by a score of 2385 to 2325. As tho score indicates, tho teams were evenly matched. Tho Fedorals foil ilown badlv in tho second frame. The Federals figure that the next time it will be different. Following is the score: Weyman's Pirates. 2 147 149 165 188 103 3 Ttl Av. 171 Kress 179 187513 103 438 144404 137444 104 526 Ranch 120 Stutesman 155 146 155 Hi 175 Laflar 119 Wcyimnn 199 Total 778 812 795 2385 ' Ralph's Federals. 12 3 Ttl Av. Pratt 192 155 173520 173 BiddoU ..- 141 129 183453 151 Noud 153 129 152134 145 Piorce 161 135 105401 151 Craven 10D 139 158450 150 Total 807 0?7 831 2325 MURPHY PBOMISES TO SUE JOHNSON FOB SLANDER UNITED rilEHS LBASKD W1I1E.J Chicago, Feb. 14. Charles W. Mur phy, president of the Chicago club of the Nationul League announced on his return from New York last night that his attorney had been directed to bring suit today against Ban Johnson, charg ing tho American League president with slander and conspiracy. Johnson hud conspired to oust him from baseball, Mr. Murphy said. Murphy also said tho Chicago club was not for sale and that he had no intention of putting his stock on the market. Ho said ho would not soil oithor to any of tho men at present in organized baseball or to any syndicate of business men who might organize for tho purpose of taking ovor the club. Jamos A. Pugh, a wealthy Chicagoan yostorday confirmed the report that sevoral sportsmen aud business men hore had asked Murphy for his tonus for his shares of Cub stock. Mr. Pugh said the men had hold a mooting yes terdav aud had written a letter sub mitting a proposal to buy the club, Charles A. McCulloch, one of those in volved in tho offer, said thoir plan was to make Chicago baseball mon a happy family. If we succeed in purchasing Mr. Mur phy ' interest in the Cubs the first thing we will try to do will be to get Frank Chance back," bo said. "We are prepared to give him tho biggest offer in baseball liixtory to get him away from New York, Mr. Murphy started several times to talk about his baseball plans, but lie fore any sentence was concluded his conversation would harp back to Mr. Johnsou. "They can't drive me out of base- bull," he said, I'll spend 200,0110 to punish those who have been slandering mo and 1'U still have tho Chicago club." BITC1UE MUBPHY FIGHT WILL COME ON APRIL 17 (ON1TKU 1'IIBSS I.KASKU Will. Snn Francisco, Feb, 14, April 1 was announced here tudny as the date for tho Willie liitohio-llnrloni Tommy Murphy Murphy bout. H will bo an ovening buttle a scheduled 20 round offulr and will bo staged off Cof froth's Fight street arena. The date was definitely set lust night at a conference between Ritchie. Harry Foley, his manager and I'romot er Cull' roth, following receipt of a tel egrnm from Jim Buckley, Murphy's malinger, demanding that a date be definitely set. WANAMAKER ENTERS FLIO.IIT. I'NITI.'ll VIIKMS I.DISUII WMIK.l New York, Feb. 1 1. Hodman Wan auuiKcr's entry s a contestant for the Uimlou I'aily Mail's .10,000 pr'ue for a trans Atlantic aeroplane flight was forwarded to Fuglnud yesterday EVER3 WITH BOSTON NATIONiES i sin u I'iikss ikahimi w nin.l New York, Feb. I I.- F.vers, deposed manager of the Chicago Yubs, signed contract yesterday iitternoon to piny fur the Huston Nationals, livers will receive lO.Ourt a jour under the terms of his contract. The agreement gives Murphy none of the Huston players ALREADY TRAINING. The Y. M. C, A. iclnv team has al ready started practice, with a view of again winning the contest with Port llllld. WILBON'S COLD BETTER. 'H1TK1 I'HKSM O:SKI1 WIUK.) Washington, Feb. 14. Although President Wilson's official engage ments were ranctdled yesterday and he kept to his room, his cold was bettor. Medallion of solid bronze or silver finish, and car ries the Great Seal of the United States in bas-relief. Strap is fine, smooth, black leather with nobby, enameled met&l buckle; strong and serviceable. Every well-dressed man will take pride in wearing this fashionable Watch Fob. 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