Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-26
TINKER JOINS LIST
OF EX-RED BOSSES
Cincinnati Club Announces
That Joe Is Through as
Manager.
RUMOR OF RUCKER TRADE

CINCINNATI, Nov 26.-It was Of
ficially announced by the board OF d.
rectors of the Cincinnati Baseball
Club late last night that Joe Tinker,
manager of the team last season,
would not manage 1t during the sea-
son of 1914.
Inability to come to terms with
Tinker is given as the reason for
reaching this conclusion.
August Hermann, president of the
club, declared that at present the
club has no one In sight to take
charge of the team in 1914. but 1t
is understood that Tinker will not be
given his release outright.
CHICAGO, Nov. 26.-Joe Tinker as
serted last night he would never be a
player on the team from whose man
agement he was ousted yesterday. He
said his release came as a surprise
and he had no plans.
Tinker regretted that he could not
retain the management for another
year, as he thought he could build
up the team into a stronger aggrega-
ton.
Rucker for Marauard and Herzogf
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Reports of
big deal between the New York
and Brooklyn National League clubs
by which Nap Rucker, the star left
handler of the Brooklyns, is to be
traded to the Giants for Charley
Herzog and Rube Vanguard. We're
persistent in baseball circles last
night, although officials of neither
club could be found to confirm them.
McGraw has long been anxious to get
Rucker, and it is not believed that
he would hesitate to sacrifice the
crack left-hander of the New Yorks
for him, and even go a step farther
by giving another player as bonus.
Herzog was not played regularly
by McGraw during the past year. al
though because Shafer had to be
shifted to centrefield when Fred
Snodgrass was hurt, Herzog figured
in all the worlds series games with
the Athletics. He is considered O
man whom Wilbert Robinson, the
new manager of the Brooklyns, could
that position last season, was re-
Gently released to Toronto, of the
International League.
Mack Holds Twenty Shares.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 26.--A re-
adjustment and reorganization
of the American League Baseball
Club, of Philadelphia, otherwise the
Athletics, is being effected as the re-
suit of the elimination of Samuel II.
Jones and the late Frank L. Hougn
as stockholders.
Application was made for a new
charter for the club naming Benjamin
r. Shibe, Cornelius McGillicuddy, bet
ter known as Connie Mack, and T.
S. Shibe, as the stockholders. The
capital stock of 900 is divided I'M
der the new apportipnment as fol-
lows: Twenty shares to B. f. Shibe,
twenty shares to Connie Mack an
ten shares to t. S. Shibe.
Collins spurns $4,000 Offer.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 26.-Eddie
Collinsaseeond baseman OF the cham
pion Athletics, turned down an offer
of $4,000 to play on one of the Fed
eral League clubs for three years. Ac-
cording to articles of the contract,
which Collins did not sign, he was to
receive salary of $4,000 year on
a three-year contract. AS a guaran-
tee the money was to be placed in
any hank which the famous second
sacker might designate, bearing in
terest, which at the end of three
years would amount to something
over $4,000 in real money
Chancemen Play PhiIIies.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Frank
Chances New Yorks will appear in
two exhibition games with the Phila-
delphia Nationals in Quakertown on
April and 8. The dates were fixed
yesterday after the Brooklyn Club
had agreed to change the New Yorks'
game scheduled for April at Ebbets
Field to April Z. This will be the first
series between the New Yorks and
Phillies, and will cut into the middle
OF the nine-game series between tne
Phillies and the Athletics, which will
begin on April 1. The Chnncemen
will play In Baltimore on April TO-