Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06
Player Objects to Being Called
Down by Manager for
Two MispIays.
IS BELIEVED TO HAVE
THE MANAGERIAL BUG
Conference With Hermann
Leads to Belief That He
Is to Manage Reds.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

rest OF this playing season and fined $50
today for indifferent fielding" as
charged by Manager Frank Chance
Tinker's failure to pursue Daubert's
short fly in the sixth inning OF today's
game with Brooklyn was charged by
Chance with responsibility for two runs.
and the manager rebuked Tinker with all
the force for which he is noted
If you don't like my fielding, why
don't you send some one else out there ?"
returned Tinker, whereupon the shortstop
was hastily ordered from the game.
Chance Immediately telegraphed John
ny Evers. who is regaining his health in
the Adirondacks, to hurry on to join the
team, and Evers may be here to face
New York in the first game
Immediately after the game Chance held
a conference with President Murphy and
Tfnker's sentence was pronounced. Zim-
norman is said to be slated for the
berth made vacant by Tinker's removal
There is more behind the suspension for
the remainder Of the season of Joe Tinker
veteran shortstop of the Cubs, than ap-
peared on the surface today. Involved
In the SCATTERING of the Cub infield is an
other major league team which is angling
for Tinker as manager for next season.
For some time various hints more or less
yelled and purpOrting to emanate from re-
liable sources have been coming over the
wires from Cincinnati regarding Clarke
Griffith's successor in charge of the Reds.
1t has been predicted confidently that a
Cub player would be obtained to hold the
reinS. For a time the explanation was
accepted that the Red magnates were
after Johnny Evers as manager. During
the recent meeting of the National League
directors here. to act on the Magee case,
President Hermann of the Cincinnati
club had some conversation with the star
shortstopper. and Immediately conclusions
were switched from Evers to Tinker.
Breach Can't Be Patched.
jumped at makes the chances of patch
ing up the breach in the Cub ranks much
less bright than they would be otherwise
Ordinarily, those who know Chance and
the player best would look for some sort
of a reconciliation in some such way
as the mitigation of the suspension of
Sherwood Magee is to be brought about
in the near future. But if the managerial
prospect has been dangled before Think
er's eyes with sufficiently tempting trim
mings it is more than likely he will use
the present breach as d lever with which
to pry himself loose from the ranks of
the Cubs.
There is no notion among those in pos
session of all the facts that Thinkers
playing today had any connection with
the confabs between himself and Herr
mann. There is no chance that Tinker
would willfully jeopardize his own and the
Cubs chances to cut up a large slice of
worlds series receipts next fall Joe is
enamored of Oregon farm land and would
prize highly an additional bunch of coin
with which to annex more land. Conse-
quently. it is not believed that Tinker
was attempting to provoke a breach at
this time with the Cubs out i'm front and
having as good as an even break for
the big money But the break having
occurred the chances of healing 1t are
greatly lessened by the fact that Tinker
might welcome the opportunity to get
away before next year and accent the
leadership of the Reds for 1912
Manager Chance appeared calm after
the explosion and said he felt sure the
CUBS would not win the pennant unless
discipline in the ranks was enforced: that
they had chance to win without Tinker,
but not without discipline. and that if
they were to finish below first place he
would rather be eighth with discipline
than second without II.
President Murphy sustained Manager
Chance in all points. LAS I understand
1t, said he, Tinker resented being called
down for two costly misplays. There can
player cannot be reprimanded the same
as any other. player. That is what
Chances management always has stood
for and that is what has won us four
remnants IN nVe years. we nave wired
for Evers to report at once. and the
latest reports he sent from the noun
tains was that ne was greatly improved
and would be ready TO get into the game
Soon.
The decision to suspend Tinker was
not made until after the game, when
Manager Chance went to the club Office,
over the entrance to the park. and con-
ferred with President Murphy. Their
confab was brief, and at it's conclusion
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which was corroborated by the manager.
Written notice was prepared and handed
Tinker as he came from the clubhouse
to leave the park. The player had little
to say, but plainly did not think the
punishment justified. He said he could
have taken both the short flies, but the
wind and dust confused everybody in
the second inning, and the chance was
lost before he realized it. On the sec
ond fly, in the sixth inning, he saw
Sheckard coming in for it, and thought
he surely could reach the ball. conse-
quently kept out of the way to give him
a clear field. When he realized his mis-
take it was too late.
Last Of Old Guard.
Tinker is the last Of the famous stone
wall infield which was instrumental in
winning four remnants In five years.
When Manager Chance called Tinker
down Tinker replied in effect that
if the manager did not like the
way the short field was being played
he could send somebody else out to
get struck by lightning. Then the light
ming did hit Tinker. Chance sent him to
the clubhouse and put Shean in at short.
After the game Chance conferred briefly
with President Murphy and Immediately
they jointly announced that Tinker had
been suspended for the rest Of the season
without pay and fined $3.50. the milder
penalty for Indifferent playing and the
more severe one for INSTRUMENTATION.
I'VE may not finish first. but I'll do all
the managing while / last. even IL we
finish eighth" was Manager Chances
.'That goes double for me-" added Pres
Ident Murphy.
I'm not looking tor sympathy, but
think I've earned better treatment than
that from the Chicago ball club" was
The gist Of Tinker's statement