New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-11
TINKER STILL
AN ASSET OF
D0LEFUL REDS
Another Day Goes BY Without
Great Shortstop Being Sold
Or Even Traded.
TENER DAY IN THE BREWING
Baseball Gossip Picked Up Along
Peacock Alley, Where the
Clans Are Gathered.

Joe Tinker was still unsold and un-
traded at o'clock last evening. when
the sleuths lost track of August Herr
mann in the snow.
The chief owner of the Reds admitted
that several fine offers had been made to
him. but none OF them was attractive
enough to accept, with the accent on at
tractive.'
The rumor that Charles II. Ebbets had
offered s25 900 for Tinker was practically
confirmed when the president OF the Su-
perbas produced check for S~ as
sort of forfeit, it was said
There was more fact than fiction in
the report. and the two owners had an
other long conference together. BROOK
lyn will have TO give up more than cash
for Tinker, however as Hermann insists
on players, and even record price ior
an infelder does not seem to be tempt
ing.
ANYWAY. Tinker is still an asset Of the
Cincinnati club unless something nap
pened in the Silly hours OF the nlgh''
John Foster. who was said 10 be the
centre of the trading zone as iar az the
Giants were concerned, wore bored cN-
preston all day yesterday and did not
appear TO be the least bit interested IN
bringing Konetchy to New York. roster
has not succeeded in trading OIL any OF
the National League champions as yet
and apparently is in no hurry. Maybe
John j. McGraw will stand pat, after all.
Charles n. Ebbets OF holiday fame car
r,ed about such a happy expression yester-
dav that one was led to believe that he was
the Cbristopher Columbus OF Governor
T.n., lie was seen whispering 10 the new
,re.ident. and the announcement can he eN-
,ected any minute. Sounds kind OF good'
too-Tener Day.
Larry Mclean IS a born optlmist, the
b,p catcher Of the Giants was around tell
ipg his friends that he still had hopes Oh
GETTING, the $500 bonus which was prom
ieed him for good behavior when ne
eigned his contract with ST. LOUIS laet
snring. Mclean expects the sum as Il
christmas present along with 'he dc-
cumulated interest.
Sunerbas spent another unsuccessfui DAY
YESTERDAY trying to dig up shor'Suop'
Iyrcle Robbie is growing worried. The
baseball season must legin In IA days
whether the Brooklyn team has snort
stop or not.
"Heinie" Groh. the inhelder who was
traded TO the Reds by McGraw last sea
SON is not the same Groh, frisky, care
free and clipper, who sat on the Ne"
work bench in 1912. Heinie appeared at
.he Waldorf Yesterday with long drawn
and worried look on his face. Groh had
hones that he might figure in trade
,,,h,ch would send him TO the Phillies. but
80. the winter league gossps have
a,o,,,od mentioning his name in the re-
norted deal for Knabe. ana Groh iearS
that ne may have to spend the rest OIL his
career In dismal Redlahd.
A basebaIl writer accosted TALL tanned
sa,re IN the lobby. Pardon me- Mr..
-, - hogan the scribe. have you pur-
ohasad or released any players!
..whaddymean purchased or released
- I'm a player myself. Who do
YOU take me for?' ,.
.avvbv I thought you were Harry Davis
,,a A,bletics" faltered the scribe.
mo" said the player noticing the ais
,,e,ure Of his questioner, I'm not
Dayis-Pm Tex Erwin OF D'oo"''"'
Erwin broke his arm last summer anu
was sent TO Toronto for the rest OF inc
season. His arm is better now ana ne
viii be back on the payroll OF the super
bas next season.