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Show DON'T SEE HOW FED CAN PAY SALARIES By International Nevs Service NEW YORK Dec. 4 Another serious court tangle Is sure o fo ow tho t op of Rube Marquard to the Drookly fe erals The .ump of Marqua d waa qu te a surprise to the management of the Olanta because he has contract w h the New York c ub for the years 1916 and 1916 minus tho ten day cause R be a last season with the Clan s was ot at a I atlfactor In fa t t e attribute 1 el loss of the pennant to h failure of the vaudevlllan to get In o si ape to do proper work Wn le ne a anfa do not foel that they will suffer any material Isos In losing Marquard Is doubtful whether they will allow h m to play with tl e Brooklyn Federa s n aan uch as ba is Iron bound to play with them Tl e report la that the Wards refused o accept Mari ard s contract xnlll he had cads an off dav t that he was no under contrnc o the G ants After sue e lien e It Is sad thai the fan ous southpaw signed with the Brooklyn club Not an Asset Dot Pr "dent Hempstead ard John B Footer secre ar of the Giants toda d b c jln ed any ntent on of prosecut ng the case except to aee that Marquard does not play with any ot er team than the Otanta Us an asset, raid Mr Foster Mar quard Is worth nothing ts us except as some value In a trade Of course we w protect oui nteresta but e e in a traa Marquard vould amount to I ttle. As for An criminal act on aga n Marqua d for the a ieged contrac v o a tion It is sa d that nothing w 1 be ion As the tv arda have gone on record no tu Interfere with the contracts of o h teams It Is believed that the Brook 1 xdtral management, when It la ussu nd t tat Marquard Is a contra t ju npe If he ts w 11 have no further negu a ona with h m. t here do they get off? exc aimed Johnn) Hejdler of the National leagu-when leagu-when asked about the propoaed salar es the Federals are to pay Walter Johns, n a d Rube Marquard. Baseball a now taxed to the llm t to meet expenses, and If it had not been for the cloae race be tween be Bostons and the Giants he e would ha been an unusual loss to bo I hese teams wh ch figured among e money makers of the season. Says It's SuiturJaL It seems to me ouMdaL con nufd Heydler for a new organization to e npt to pay euch enormous aa a s 1 Tbere Is hardly a c nance for any of he to break eten and most are eerta n be big losers on the year I know no Ing abou t e reported Jumps ot John son and Marquard T h ere ra n be no pea w 1 th sue methods. In fact organ red baseball 1 not ook ng for peace I Is h Federals who are uttlng ther own throats The can t afford (6 nay tl o h gh salar es the promise and make expenses. An man who wil jump a -on m will throw a game sa d Ed Barr w ! president o the International eag e ; Tou can t make that oo & rong fo me I have no e tnpathy for sn man nh j will go back on his word o d o make a few add tlona dollars The Interna ona s n II me M nda at the Hotel In periaL Yets we have a number of important question? on Ider There are o be some fran h se changes to be made, but I an t say a tbey will be. So far as the Federals are concerned you may say the Inte na ona i circuit will be stronger than ever next rear |