Detective Comedian2004 decided to tackle this case pro bono.
October 10, 1912, A.J. Shafer was put on the Giants reserve list. No more than 25 players from one club could be on the list. (That could be 35, it is hard to read)
March 6th, 1913, Arthur Shafer, who has been holding out for a higher salary than the New York club named in two contracts sent to him, denies story sent out from the Giant's training camp at Marlin that he signed with the team for three years. Shafer says there was no truth in the report. He sent a long letter to Manager McGraw yesterday and in no uncertain terms explained to the New York manager just how he stood on the salary question. Neither of the contracts tendered to Shafer comes up to the expectations of the latter, and he again announced last night that he would retire from baseball this year unless his salary demands are met.
March 20, 1913
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