The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-24

martly and Internationally and every
other way canned as manager OF
the st. Louis Cardinals by President
James c. Joynes, chief executive of
the club. After the board of direc-
tors of the club decided to remove
Bresnahan, President Jones sent for
the player manager and said.
You can have your unconditional
release or q cash settlement
What II don't care to accept
either?' inquired Bresnahan.
Then you can litigate.' replied
Jones THE bali club IL through with
you We want to be fair and are
willing to do the right thing
The above Is the substance Of the
interview between Bresnahan and
Jones. according TO the president OF
! the Cardinals.
Roger il a regular bull In china
! shop" said Jones. Things have gone
from bad to worse under his admin
! istration. The club had . most I'M
| satisfactory season financially this
| year. Bresnahan has been Of log
gerheads all season with Mrs. Britton,
principal owner of the club, and also
ut cross purposes most OF the tins
! with his players. The players COM
plain that he has been riding them
/ too hard. The team fell behind It's
1911 record in club standing and par
centaee.
Wanted TO Trade H.ssins-
| Roger has had an insane desire to
/ get rid OF Miller Higgins, and COM
planned that Mrs Rritton was inter
| feriur with his prerogatiyes as man
| ager when she refused TO sanction sew
eral trades involving the transfer OF
= told him that he nor any other
! official OF the club would be permitted
20 dispose OF the assets Of the con-
Germ without the fun approval OF the
directors HuxGins 10 valuable as
/ set, and no trade that did not meet
with the entire approval or the Hsh
responsible for the conduct OF the
property could be put through ny
! Brasnahan or any other Individual con-
nected with the club ....ze..
I President Jones offer to release
prssnahsn Internationally Is no small
matter, When M. Stanley Robson
acouired Rresnahan from the New
York Giants in 1909 he excnanseu
I.ssa. Goa worth af players for the pnas ss.
fer manager. st Louis traded nass
RAYMOND. Jack Murray. arthur
Ero,nma ana Eddie Karger for Bres-
nahan. ~
1 Fromrne and Karger went 70 I'm
esnnatt for catcher Admiral Schiei'
who was passed TO New York WIN
! RAYMOND and Murray. McGraw de-
manded Raymond. Murray ana .
catcher for f3resnahan- Robson hau
no catcher McGraw would take So
McGraw suggested that Robinson az
range a trade for SchIet, of Cincinnati,
and then pass the admiral over
10 the Giawts. The deal was made
and Rresnahan came to ST Louis
replacing j. J. McCloskes, Ms mana :
ger OF the team.
Made Poor showing This Year.
Bressaahan took team that nm
ishsd last in 1905 and ran seventh
with IL in 1893 He also finished
seventh with the club in 1910 and
boosted the team into fifth place last
wear. This year the Cards went back
under Bresnahan, finishing skin.
Cincinnati, a team that ran behind the
Cardinals last year. finished ahead OF
the St Louis team this season. III
was big setback for Bresnahan
Roger still II the property Of the
1t. Louis Nationals. but what dispo-
sition the club will make OF him
remaining to be seen. He refused his
/ unconditional release. II he had
accepted Lenes's offer ne would have
been "A free agent and could have
marketed his own services az player
or manager TO the highest bidder.
Roger will take the case TO the
National league for settlement When
the Philadelphia club fired Manager
Billy Murray three years ago the
league stepped in and made the club
arrange a cash settlement with the
Opposed manager.
Mrs. Britton was called on the teie-
phone, in the Washington hotel today
by reporter and asked for state
ment as to the efforts TO discharge
J Bresnahan. Il don't want anything
n
terrible that this has got out.
Mrs Britton's voice auavered as
though she were on the verge of Weep
ing.
Wanted It Kept Quiet
She pleaded that nothing be madt
! public. but when asked IL she wished
i TO make a direct denial she said:
| mo, wilt not deny II. But can
see how It got out. ~ none OF Us wa
| TO say anything about 1t.
In answer to a question as q
whether he had been served with no
! tice that his services were requires
: no longer, Bresnahan said:
II have a contract with the Cardi
:. mats which has four years To run.
, will make every effort to force thu
club owners to live up to their enc
of it. have fulfilled all my obliga
tons to the club and i will Sxpec
| Nhc SioS ~ ~~AtAs - o~e'beesSs&S ~
me-"
Were you served with formal no
tice OF dismissal?" was asked.
II am pledged to secrecy. and |.
the story got out somebody leaked,
Roger replied.
, Does your statement that you wi
take every means indicate that 70
, | will appeal To the national commits
sion and to the courts IL necessary !?
a was asked.
Il am not at liberty to say wha
means will employ" he replied
1 but have done everything ] agree
to do. and the club must do like
/ wise"
Higgins May BE Manager.
/ IT Is said on good authority stha
Miller Higgins. member of tn
|, | team. will succeed Bresnahan a
manager. but Il h known Cincin'
. natl and Brooklyn are after Huggtni
: and he may be traded.
q 1T also IN said Bresnahan may b
! traded to Brooklyn for Rucker. and
} again, that Frank Chance. Of tn
. Cubs. may be obtained by q trade t
lead the Cardinals. In any event
the Cardinals arc 20 stirred by inwar
strife many changes will probably b
made.
Bresnahan recently said that 4
1909. 1910 and 1911. under his man
agcment. the club earned $4,000.
a Mrs. Britton and her advisers ar
! said to be san9utns Of success In ds