The evening world., 1913-12-12
Reds May Trade Tinker
For Catcher Bresnahan
And Corridor of Cubs
Joe Has Wired to Every Maonate That He Won't Agree to Play
for Any Club Other Thar Psbus Chicago Thereby Put
ting Dodgers Out Of the Running for Star Shortstop.

and said report disturbed tho popular
old third baseman no little. As mat
ter Of fact, Devlin is q very live man.
ager. and to prove II he displayed .
telegram from the owners authorizing
him to use his own Judgment and make
any trades that he saw ht. Arthur
says he will also do q little thlrl-
basine according to the way ne thihks
the Job should be handled. And II can.
not, be denied that Arthur knows.
Among th.e late visitors to the
meeting spds Fred Tenney. a tceu
knopn shoe manufacturer Of
Massachusetts, pho appeared to
hare quite an extended dcqudtnt.
Gnce among both ndgndtes and
players. Fred said he came by to
see " he could get the contract
for furnishing the 0umshoes TO
the - gndtes to be used In the
final disposition Of Joe Tinker.
One OF the scouts. who begged that
his name BE- not mentioned. announced
as the crowd was breaking UP that he
had decided to quit drinking.
Good idea, all right" remark Capt
Huston, ''but how came you to think
Of NY'
WELL" hs replied. r was around for
three hours last night looking over
New York. and every time approached
a flock OF folks I flushed them"
Needless to say. the scout has been a
bird hunter.
Heinie Groh has decided to 70 back
home and get ready to play with the
Reds. After staying around two days
tho little inhe!der decided there was no
chance Of escape from Cincinnati.
A. long a. the league insists on II
wilbert Robineons he guesses he will
have to go ahead and enter the Su-
pcrbas in the 1914 race without a short
stop. II think could run some OF
them race with eight men. at that"
he says.
George Stallings was asked TO take
n long walk with Gov. Tener, and after
thirty minutes OF conversation about
things in general the Brave manager
was still puzzled to know what waS
coming Off or what he had done.
Just as they returned to the hotel the
Governor asked him: George. have yor
seen any urnpires that looked good 10
you In the National League"
II replied. They all look good before
I thought" said Stal!ings. "And do
you know. that puts me In position
where can't kick all next season?
Yes. sir. I'm afraid the Governor is
going to be some President"
By this time you have prob.
ably Wondered phdt has become
Of Otto Rndbe and his managerial
bee. Wen. RI ten you: Lrtc
last night he and Chnrlcy Doom
Were ouer in corner doping out
al netc touv OF porking the hit
and run pldy for neTt season.
As result OF IN emovement I'm be-
half OF Capt. Anson. Johnny Harris 4,
director Of the Pittsburgh club ana
former owner Of the Roston Braves.
has arranged for the captain to have
seven weeks OF vaudeville work In MS
(Mr. Harris's) theatres. The question
OF giving the old hero a permanent job
/ OF some kind go as TO keep him in base
ball will be taken up by Gov. Tener
Larry Mclean Is still looking for that
800 and not one OF the magnstes claims
to have seen II running around Larry
will now advance his claims and uues;
to the National Commission. with
| Gov Tener on the commission, Larry
says he Is sure to get square deal and
Is quite satisfied with that arrangement
By the way. Larry Is also about 10 be
an actor. He was bothered little at
| first about what TO do with his feet. but
after seeing Rube Marquard-wel. he
should worry?