New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-16
Brooklyn Owners Scout the
Idea That Contract Can
Be Repudiated.
DEAL MUST STAND AS
MADE, SAYS EBBETS
Would Not Cancel or Consider
New Terms for a Profit of
$4,000 or More.

ship OF the Brooklyn SupeTDas, are HSH'-
ing mad over the effort made yesterday
by the directors Of the Cincinnati club
10 repudiate the sale of Joe Tinker for
IS 600 last Friday.
Mr. Ebbets was in receipt OF the fol-
lowing telegram from August Hermann,
president Of the Reds:
The board of directors absolutely dis
approves of the agreement 10 sell Tinker Tor
cash. They want players In exchange. if
YOU can make "a deal with Tinker TO play
with Brooklyn. submit TO Us n proposition
which will include either pitchers Ningling
or Raglan, or outhelders Moran or Stengel,
with each equivalent for difference"
This telegram acted like red rag to a
bull. What do they mean. disapproves?"
fairly shouted the president of the Su-
perbas.
Are we 20 understand that the signed
contract between Hermann and myself is
repudiated and means nothing? ! guess
not The contract is as binding in base
ball as II Is in law. and do not propose
TO cit idly by and be nade the laughing
stock OF the baseball world"
We would not cancel that deal or con
silcr one on any new terms for profit
Of $4,000 Tinker is now an asset Of the
Brooklyn club. and we Will stand or fall
on the sale as made"
When told that Charles Webb Murphy
had said that he was still in the market
for Tinker and would make an effort 10
get him, Mr.. Ebbets said
You can say for me that ! don't OK
pect Chicago or any other club TO tamper
with Tinker II can't be done under the
national agreement, and II II is those
who offend must suffer the consequences"
The first shock over. Mr.. Ebbets. who is
not one TO suffer dictation. added:
NO action Of the directors of the Gin
cinnati club can rescind the sale of Tinker
to Brooklyn l consider Tinker as much
member Of the club as Daubert, Wheat.
Rucker or Robinson.
The contract drawn up between Nr.
Hermann and myself is Just as binding
on one club as the other. DO YOU suppose
the Brooklyn club, having agreed TO pay
$500 for Tinker. would be permitted %
back out by the Cincinnati directors If We
decided. after consideration. that the
price was too high?
Hermann. as president of the Cincin-
natl club. had the same right 10 make the
deal for his club as | did for Brooklyn.
Tinker is the property of the Brooklyn
club al this moment, and If he decides to
play in 1914 will wear a Brooklyn uniform.
Il know that we will have no trouble IN
making his berth with Us a pleasant one
and that he will be perfectly satisfied.
We have nothing 10 do with the action ~
the Cincinnati club directors. for l did
business with Hermann as president Of
the club. who had the legal right to dis
pose of Tinker"
Mr. Ebbets said that according to the
national agreement only presidents OF
clubs could sign contracts for the sale
and transfer Of players, as otherwise it
would be chaos August Hermann Is
president Of the Cincinnati club
Men closely identified with baseball eN-
pressed surprise last evening at the &C
ton Of the Cincinnati club and more par
ticuarly at the wording OF the telegram.
The use Of the word "disapproVes
seemed To be open TO question.
The sale Of Tinker TO the Brooklyn clue
was made publicly in the Waldorf-As-
toria last Friday after August Hermann
had charged M Ebbets with bluffing
in making an offer OF $4,000 for the de-
posed manager of the Reds.
After high words had passed back ana
forth the following contract was prepared
and signed:
ut is hereby understood and agreed
that the Brooklyn ball club purchases the
services and release OF Joseph Tinker for
$4,000 This deal is to hold good only on
condition that said Tinker accepts the
terms Of the Brooklyn club and reports
for duty. II is agreed that Of the E20''U
Tinker is to receive $4,000.
CHARLES EBBETS.
AUGUST HERMANN.
Witnessed by:
BARNEY DREYFUSS,
GEORGE KERR"
Late last evening The Associated Press
sent out the following under Cincinnati
date line:
Two players. pitcher and an out
fielder. together with $I5.o0 IN ca ash, are
the Cincinnati Club in exchange for the
services Of Joe Tinker. instead OF the
straight sale of the player to the Brook-
Ign Club for $4,000. as had been ar
ranged by Presidents hermann ana Ed
belts last week.
This action was decided on to-day.
after the board Of directors Of the
Cincinnati Club had overruled the action
Of President Hermann in making the
deal Following the receipt Of tele-
gram from President Ebbets, in which
ne said ne expected the Cincinnati club
70 fulfil its end Of the agreement. Mr..
Hermann again wired that the direc-
tors were not satisfied with the cash
sale Of Tinker and asked for choice
of the pitchers Ragon and Yingling and
the outielders Moran and Stengel with
cash bonus of $4,000.
N is understood that the Cincinnati
Club directors objected 10 paying Sl0,-
On0 10 Tinker out OF the $4,000 10 be
received for him and want Brooklyn
PLAYERS instead.
Edward McKeever was in no way ruff
fed last night when asked for state
ment. lie said that the contract for the
purchase Of Tinker had been duly signed
and that the Brooklyn club would stand
on IT,
When asked II there was any chance
that August Hermann did not leove au-
thority 20 make the sale he answered:
None whatever. II he did not have
authority 10 make the Tinker deal how
could he trade Bescher 10 the Giants for
Herzog and Hartley"
According TO another message from GIN
cinnau. August Hermann, after hearing
that Mr.. Ebbets considered Tinker the
property Of the Brooklyn club. was quoted
80 saying: