The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-11
A BIG SCRAMBLE
FOR JOE TINKER
Triangular Deal on Between
Brooklyn, Phillies and Gin
cinnati For Shortstop

New York, Dec. 11.-One of the
most spirited scrambles which has
ever been mad for a baseball player
is under way in the National league
for the services Of Joe Tinker. the
shortstop and dcposed manager Of the
Cincinnati Reds. August Hermann.
president of the Cincinnati club. has
been approached on all sides by club
owners who are anxious to get Tinker
Mr.. Hermann says he is in no hurry
to sell Tinker, and when he does he
wants full value for him. as he con
siders him tho most valuable short
stop in the National league.
President Charles H. Ebbets Of
Brooklyn for the last two days has
been in frequent conferences with
Mr.. Hermann over some deal by
which the Dodgers may land Tinker.
Cincinnati "a n four players for the
former manager. and Brooklyn hasn't
four players to spare-that is. players
Mr.. Hermann would take. The gos-
sip around the Waldorf Astoria,
where the club owners have assem-
bied for the annual meeting. is to the
effect that a three-corner deal is be-
ing arranged between Brooklyn. Gin
cinnati and Philadelphia whereby
Tinker will go to the Brooklyn club
and Mike Doolan Of the Phillies will
so to Cincinnati.
President William F. Baker Of the
Philadelphia club has also been in
conference with Ebbets and Herr
mann. and if the proposed deal goes
through it will be one of the most
sweeping the game has known for
several years. With the Newark club
now in his hands. Mr.. Ebbcts has a
1oroa ,,nro&or 80 Lo11 -1,.-,, "a Lite
command. If Brooklyn can make q
satisfactory exchange with Philadel-
phia. Doolan will be free to go to Gin
cinnati. providing that Cincinnati and
Brooklyn can arrange the deal so that
Philadelphia will be satisfied and Gin
cinnati will get in players the equiva-
lent of h 100000 which Mr.. Herr
mann says Tinker is worth. minus, Of
course. the price which the teams
agree that Mike Doolan Is worth to
Cincinnati. If the deal goes through,
1t will cost Brooklyn nor players
and money than they have ~bargained
son, the new manager Of the Brook
lyn club, is just as anxious as Mr..
Ebbets to land Tinker for the Brook
lyn club.
Harry .Ackerland, who represents
the Chicago club in the absence Of
~ "les w. Murphy. is also out for
Tinker. He and Manager Johnny Ev-
~. are willing 10 give up valuable
players and money to get the former
Cub shortstop back in his old berth.
Mr.. Ackerland has had a conference
with Mr.. Hermann. presumably on
this same subject.
While these other teams are making
Cincinnati fi~attering offers for Tin
ker's services. the New York club is
resting on its oars Baseball men dis
cussed the fact that the Giants were
in a better position than any other
club to meet Mr.. Herrmann's demands
for Tinker. Tt would not be surpris-
ing il tho other deals fail to come to
a head II the New York club would
step in II make an offer which Mr..
Hermann could not afford to urn
down and bring the great shortstop
to New York e spring. Both Pres
ident Hampstead and Secretary Foster
Of the New York club deny hat any
arrangement has been made with Gin
cinnati for Tinker. The only ar
rangement New York has had was
with St. Louis for the services of Ed.
K%onetchy. Schuyler Britton. the
president Of the Cardinals. arrived in
the city yesterday, but refused to dis
cuss the prospective trade, saying that
such matters were entirely in the
hands of Manager Miller Higgins.