The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-23
ROGER DRES|VAHAN IS
NO LONGER LEADER
Notified by ST. Louis Club
That His Contract Has
Been Terminated.
WILL CONTEST ORDER
Says Agreement Has Four
Years TO Run and viii
Not Surrender.
WILL CONTEST ORDER

ST. LOUIS. oct 2e.-That formal no
t.cs hns been served on Roger Bresna-
han. manager OF the 81. Louis Nationals.
that his contract has been terminated by
the club management. although II stIl
has four years 10 Tun. was admitted this
afternoon by J. c. Jones president OF
thr club. Bresnahan said nc would take
every means to force the club manage
nient 70 live UP to the contract
II can now confirm the statement that
notice o: tho termination OF his contract
has been served on Mr.. Bresnahan."
Jones said. after earlier in the day reius-
ing TO discuss the matter.
Il have a contract with tho Cardinals
Wnlch has four years 10 run Bresna-
han said this afternoon. II viii make
every effort 10 force the club owners to
I've up TO their end of q. | have full
ulied SlI my obligations TO the club aud
viii expect the club To fulili its obliga-
tionz L. me.
H~esnal,sa refused 10 say whether
making every effort meant an appeal
10 the national commission
Although he holds four-yeaT contract
wi;h the club. one year of which he has
served. BrcsnahJn was told that his serv-
Ices were not wanted longer.
Mrs. Helene Hs thaway Britton, the
owner OF the majority interest In the
club: J. 6. Jones, president. and Lon o.
Hooker. attorney. were present when
Brcsnahsn vas discharged.
y man close 'o those In control OF the
team, declared BresnJhan would not step
out and would make Il tight ~ the courts
TO compel the club 10 respect his con-
tract. which calls for salary OF $40. 900
q year and 10 psr cent OF the net profits
Mrs. Brttton when asked Tor state
lncn' today as 20 the Efforts 10 discharge
BrSsnahan said;
II don't want anything printed about
That II is terrible ihat this has got
cut"
Mrs Brii,on's voice quavered as though
She was on the verge of weeping She
pleaded that nothing be made public. but
when asked n she wished To make a de-
nial. she aaid
NO. I VIII not deny u. Bu' ] can't
see how IL got out. | uuderStood tha;
none cf US were 10 say anything about
IL"
In baseball circles II has been known
here that the majority owner and Bres-
unhan were not acting In harmony. Mrs
Briuon refused 10 approve certain trad IS
which Bresuahau was about 10 close.
BreSuahan recently said that In 1903.
1910 ana 1871. under hiE mana cement the
local National lea que club earned
see70e0. IL is reported that Miller Hug
gins has been picked as Brcsnahan'
successor IN the event Byesnahan surren-
ders his contract
Roger il regular built in a china
shop" said Jones. Things hay" gone
from bad 20 worse under his administra :
tion. The club had most unsa lsfa ctCry
season financially this year Brcsnahsu
has been az loggerheads ali season with
Mrs. Britton, principal owner OF the club;
also al cross purposes most of the time
With his player The players complain
that he has been riding them too hard.
The team fsll behind Us 1911 record I'm
club standing and percentage
Roger has had an insane desire 10 get
rid of Miller tlugg!Us and Complalne 81
that Mrs. Britton was interfering wiki
his preroSHtivcs as manager when she
refused 20 sanction several changes ia.
vo.ying the transfer of Huggius."
LA CROSSE. WIS. Oct. Eight :,
Louis National league ball players. who
are guests at the home OF Edward Ko.
notchy here. Joined TO-DAY, on receipt o,
-. 8 L. s..l II