Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-20
CUB BOSS SEEKS
DEAL WITH REDS
Murphy Starts Negotiations for
Trade in Talk Over Tele-
phone with Herzog.
MOVE MAY LAND TINKER
Opens Way to Swap With Cincinnati
for Deposed Leader if Brook
Ign Fails 20 Sign Shortstop.

Chicago, Ill, Dec. 20-Negotiations
Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds have
been started. Without mentioning the
name of any Cincinnati player, the
president of the Cubs has informed
tie president. the manager. the board
OF directors. the ground keeper, and
the bat boy of the Reds that Chicago
is in the field for deal and invites
4 proposition.
The invitation was extended by
=: cans of the long distance telephone
yesterday when the Cub boss rang up
the office of Garry Hermann in Red
vile and was permitted to talk to
the 1914 manager, Charley Herzog.
After offering congratulations to the
former New Yorker in being appointed
manager. the Chicago magnate in
formed him that a copy of the names
OF all players on the Cubs reserve
list had been mailed to Mr.. Hermann
so that the president or the manager
or the board of directors. or whoever
il in power down there might look it
over with the idea of Offering trade.
Move in Play for Tinker.
In this way the local magnate was
able 10 heed the warning of Charles
Ebbets, president OF the Brooklyn club.
who will have no magnates tampering
with Joe Tinker-some ShortStop and
former leader of the Reds. At the
same time if the Brooklyn and Cincin-
natl clubs fix up their differences and
in the settlement Tinker should be de-
Clared the property of the Cincinnati
club. the latter will have the applica-
cation of the Cubs for a trade and may
make a proposal that Will cause the
return of Tinker to the west side team. /
HerZog informed the Cub boss that
he hadn't time yet to study the make
up of his list of players and could
offer no trades at the present time, but |
would wire later if d proposition could |
be made.
In the meantime Joe Tinker was |
studying out schemes to induce Pres F,
ident Ebbets of Brooklyn to place I
contract and a certified check for $40 /
300 on the table when hey meet Sun
lay in indianapolis. If that can be /
done. Joe will sign the contract with :
)ne hand and slip the check in his .
pocket with the other
Tinker "Pinched" for Speeding.
Tinker spent a couple Of hours yes
erday talking baseball to Tommy
Rice. n Brooklyn scribe. who came all
he way out here to learn what Joe
hought about leaving this country and
playing bah on Long Island. Just
previous to the interview Tinker had
lie experience of being arrested in
)ak Park for speeding in his automo-
lile. Joe explained to Magistrate Ar
hur J. Kendall that he was teaching
lis brother-in-law, Frank Menown, how
o run the car, nd Frank made the
mistake of putting his foot on the
.cceleTator instead of the brake in an
ttempt TO avoid passing a trolley car
which was stopped. The explanation
vas accepted and the prisoners re
cased.
Ward Miller, oUtfielder Of the Cubs
came into town yesterday
rom his farm at Dixon, Ill, and called
I baseball headquarters. He wanted
o hear lot of jokes to use in the Elk
Minstrel show at Dixon next week, so
pent the day in the Cub office.
HanIon Confers With Brown.
Ned Hanlon, former National league
and now one Of the stock ,
oIders in the Baltimore club OF the
sderal league. arrived here yesterday, ?
ccomparied by Henry Goldman, also J
stockholders in the same club. Ac- {
by President Gilmore Of the i
ederals, they located MordeCai Brown !
nd held a long secret conference with ,
ne famed three-fingered pitcher :
.rown declined TO discuss the sub /
lance of the talk. The Federal league y
lagnates left last night for St Louis,
here a league meeting is TO be held :
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