Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-27
PIRATES OFFERED
TRADE BY CUBS
Murphy Writes to Dreyfuss,
Seeking an Exchange
of Players.
WILLING TO MAKE TRADE
INVOLVING ZIMMERMAN
Clarke Is Given Authority to
Dicker With Windy
City Club.
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Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
CHICAGO. December 27.-CharIes W.
Murphys recent threat that eight Cub
players aid be out If a job by spring
- beeinnins to carry some weight. i
the many NEGOTIATIONS f the Cub owner
are 10 BE slEen so consideration. Muir
phys latess move ward citing new
blood" fer his ma hine IS shown in ia
letter TO Barney I}reyNsss + Pittsburgh
In which the YES =.le boss name3
every player on his reserve list. and
asked pIeytuss il there we're not some
presentahIe material in the list that
wou q be tired able II the Pitts
While Dreyfuss IA led TO commit him
se'f in any bargain, he sent the letter
t. Manager Clarke With instructions t.
the Pirate leader % get into communica-
ton with Murphy and 70 make any
trade that would benefit the Pirates.
Murphy asserted in the letter that he
was of the opinion that the fans liked
new IA es. and that h was determine
to have several strangers at the Cub
ball park in April
Men to Go Uncertain.
What men Murphy wants from Pitts
bursh and who are on the market for
trades were not divuIsed III the cor
res ondence, hut from the gist of the
missjve il seems that Clarke can about
take his pick OF the Cub team provided
Murphy gets value received. The letter
70 DTeyfuss reads:
Let us see If We cannot make some
sort of a deaI ! am convinced that the
fans like to get frequent imposes of
new faces. l think trades stimulate in
-. r,1s.e
Therefore. If there are any of the CUBS
whom you would like to dicker for. let
me know. and perhaps we can arrange
something"
Reports around headquarters were that
Heinie Zimmerman is the trading ma
terial that Murphy hopes 10 get some
promising men in exchange for. Zim
played such erratic and careless base ball
last season that these on the inside say
Murphy determined 10 find a new be-
would ike 10 have Zim. and possibly
this trade may be pulled off as soon as
Clarke has a chance TO think over Muir
phys letter that was forwarded TO him.
Two Veterans May Go.
The Cub owner has not yet given up
hope OF landing Joe Tinker, and friends
of his say that & idwe!l and Bresnahan
are on the market for trade for the snort
stop. If Murphy could land Tinker he
would feel III a position to let Zimmerman
go FOR PheIan played strong article Of
ball al the third corner last year, and
Evers says that Artie is bound to i'm
prove wonderfully.
Manager Evers is worrying about his
outfield for next year, and is on the hunt
for dychasers even more than infielGeTs.
Leach is practically the only Cub sure of
q Job ia the gardens, and this leaves two
positions 10 be filled Schultz may be
traded if he does not show better form
than last year. Evers still has Miller,
Good and Williams. but not one of these
has shown the ability Evers figures nee
essay u hold down a job.
Pitcher Hov!ik of the Milwaukee club
may become Cub. Murphy is said TO be
dicke ing for the eX-W hite Sox twirler.
and il is possible that Corridor may be
reiegated To the Brewers in exchange.
Milwaukee needs a shortstop since Lena
Blackburne was drafted by the Sox.