The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-03

NEW York, U1c. 3s-J0o T1nker,
n sxplaining why ~ VIII not play
another ooason with the ChtcaeO Cubs,
says thak ~ cannot ~ along With
Manager John Evers o. Owner
Charles w. Murphy. Tnksr, how
eTer. has = much e9ton1sr reason Tor
declaring vehenn1ut1y that ~ VIII
nIanaSs the Ctnctnnasi Reds Or re-
tire from profeasionai basebai:. He
Just twice ~ much salary. next evAson
- the Chicago club paid him this
year. Tinker received close to $1,000
from Magnate Murphy for the su,ns-
msnt Of his 1914 contract, saiiing for
his services ~ q shortstop AZ man
ag6r Of the Cincinnati IiedS Tinker
can have $4,000 and 10 His own t..ys.
In spite Of the fact that they are
enemies on the Acid. Evers suddenly
decided that he cannot LOT Tinker cut
Of the CubS tnEeld. ana thereby
hangs = tale. Evers believed Ne could
NIX Up Z deal with Miller Huegfns, the
new manager Of the 81. L,ouis Car
dinaIs. for the saryicss Of Shortstop
HAussr. who 10 one OF the bert. But
Huggtns. when the subject was
broAcbed. turned pale Aad almost COL
iapsed. rnable to get HAuser. there
fore, and suddenly hearing that Cor
rtdon, o. the Detroits. wasn't Believed
to be much BY Hugh Jennings and
" Cobb, Murphy Was prosnptsa by
Evers TO call on the Tinker dAai amer
the terms had bssn agreed upon last
Wednesday night.
A. matter Of fact. baseball men
say that Murphy and Evers made :
foolish move for the reason that T1nk~
ef means what he says and that Herr
mann will never make such 4 goiden
o41er again Herman agreed 10 pay
$1,000 caAh to the Detroit club for
the releaas Of CofTidcn--ths price De-
tr0it paid to KAnsas CIty--And to ~
iease OutAslder Mike Mitchsli and Ia
heIder Phelan, whose release sUday
couldn't BE- purchased for len than
ys.oeo each. u addition. Hartmann
agreed r. pay Tinker e1o.ooe for mart
seasOn--All 70 gst i wtnninr tenaa IN
disappointed Porkviilc. Il d undsr-
stood that Murphy would have naae
the deal II Hermann had incInA~d
Knisely 81 IN additional outlay Of "a
4Oe TO the Dayton club. with the
deal on the question In Cincinnati
tust now ID: z
FealA Tinker 'assics spvd with ~
experiences AZ manAgsr."
President James XcAleer. OF the
boston Red Enx. worlds champiOna
vino has been hers Tor several day..
has reasased Iunsldsr Krug TO the
indianapolis club. II have no idea
cf trading any Of my regular play.
er1" aid McAlser yesterday, shA-
cause think the Red sox are rood
enough ~ they are TO win another
worlds championship Asxs fall. I
read = yarn thak Buck O.Brien ana
Bill Carrigun might be traded to the
chicago White Gox. but take II from
me, there II nothing In II az an
II Horace Fogei had retained =
copy Of = certain letter he wrote Is
q. W. Murphy. Of the Cubs. f4rasd-
ing the recent controversy IL unitht
have compelled Murphy 10 atAnd "
him 70 the hnteh. But whsn Murphy
discovered. BY chance. thai Foee1 kad
no COPY Horace Wa subjected 70 what
y kaOwn - the .diniry 1iuk. MUIR
ply also chuckIed when he learned
that FoGsi did not resp . copy Of the
lettsr he wrote to Sporting Editor For-
man. OK ChicAxo. II FoesI had beer,
armed with such 4 document Ne could
have made Mr. Murphy walk tight
rops or Jump through hoop. hat
Fogel because OF these errors OF jude-
mont had to grin sadly a. he swat
lowed his medicine
Fcgei. BY the way, admitted In
Philadalphia m Saturday thar the