Evening journal., 1913-12-17
TENER May
FORCE SALE
New National League Head
viii Pass on Tinker
Deal Soon
MAY NOT PERMIT
REDS TO "WELCH'

There is a man in Harrisburg who
stands 6 feet 4 in his stocking feet.
and within the next twenty-four hours
that man is going to have something
to say about this Red-Suparba
wrangle over Joe Tinker. says the
New York Evening World When ne
docs speak something is going to pop.
Governor Tener will not permit his
administration TO start off with two
lclubs wrangling over a matter that
was agreed upon and signed in writ
ling. Il smacks too much of the days
when that kind of stuff made he Ma
tional League look like a joke More
over, Governor Tener was presiden.
+ just after Garry Hermann and
Charlie Ebbets signed that agreement
in the Waldorf bar and knows that
III was made in good faith.
That's the way to do business,
he smilingly remarked to them
when the two magnates wrote opt the
agreement and signed it right on. in
public, without having to go into one
of those mysterious sessions.
That certainly is the way - dc
business and those who know the
new President of the National League
know that he will see that business
is done that way and no other.
incidentally, this is the first time
on record that Garry Hermann,
though it may not be his fault. was
ever known to be mixed up in any
thing that even looked like welching
Unless he goes through with il. re-
lgardloss of what his board of direc-
tors may think. Garry might as we'll
withdraw as Chairman of the National
Commission. a body that has for its
purpose the melting out of fair play
to ballplayers and magnates who have
quarrelled over contracts. The case
in question, it so happens, will have
ito be settled by that board if the
Cincinnati club does not abide by the
agreement signed by Hermann.
Charley Ebbets is exactly right in
his determination TO make the Reds
live up TO the Tinker agreement and,
IN they do not recognize the authority
of Hermann to deal for them. the
league might as we'll shut up shop.
No deals or contracts made i'm the
past would be binding. Mr.. Ebbets
made a proposition which was accept
cd and he stands ready to fulfill his
lobligation Isn't that fair enough
I He has been outspoken and straight
forward in this Tinker matter and
the chances are that he will be backed
up by the league
Realizing that this kind OF :
wrangle will not do the league an,
good with the public Governor Tenei
is just the kind of man that is likely
lt to &c to il with a maui.
Garry Hermann. by the way. prob
ably understands more clearly nov
why Joe Tinker found the Cincinnati
climate little hard on his health. A.
manager. Zoe tried to run tho ball clut
"a foolish undertaking and now Mr.
Hermann. just because he was elect
cd to the Job tries TO act as prcsi
ldert. Both he and Joe ought to know
better than TO think that the board
lof directors would allow anything
like a man taking care of his owl
job.
The one bright spot in that meet
ing OF the Cincinnati Board Of Direc
tors is that. i'm the excitement. the
unanimously indorsed the trade b.
which Bobby Becher. the crack out
fielder. comes TO the Giants in eN
change for Charley Herzog an
Grover Hartley That one goes.
If they think there was great on
: citement in Redland yesterday thos
directors ought 10 have had pee
! lin the Offices Of Charles Holiday Et
) bets and at neighboring place
where the public of Brookly
, gather from time to time to talk bas'
! ball. At dinner time they were ruI
. ming around in circles. Any numb,
2 .of outraged fans called up Mr.. Ebbe
4 and offered to contribute towards
fund to send the case to the highe
I courts. They want Joe Tinker ov'
there and are going TO have him.
MIR. Ebbets says he will not 1i'
ian inch. but on the contrary. will al
Y peal to the National League and,
j necessary. the National Commissio
o After getting over one shock OF turl
,r ing loose $4,000 the Brooklyn owni
is now on the warpath
Among baseball men the unanimol
n lopinion is that Cincinnati has no cas-
IS AS a rule Garry Hermann is q
n popular man in matters pertaining
N baseball but this time the gang
N with Ebbets.