Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-17
READY To SIGN
WITH BROOKLYN
Report In Tinker May Accept
Contract to Prevent Ebbets
from Yielding.
JOHNSON BACKS HERMANN
American League President Says That
Cincinnati Chief viii Make
Deal Stand.

An offer of a good saiary-say
s7.500-from President Charles Eb-
bets of the Brooklyn club will be suffi-
cient to make Joe Tinker agree to
play with the dodgers next season
and sign a contract as soon as 1t is
offered This was the line Of dope
encountered yesterday where baseball
men gathered TO discuss the pecul-
iarities of the Tinker to Cincinnati to
Brooklyn play.
Tinker was on hand as usual but
has not shifted in his determination
to remain silent He secuted yarns
that he was almost sure to decide in
favor of Brooklyn, and laughed when
il was limited that right now he Is not
as firmly set against a dodger berth
as was the case several days ago.
The star shortstop hit the nail on
the head by coming out with state
ment that "he is after the money"
Ebbets has produced the coin in the
sum of $4,000 that will go TO Tinker
if he agrees to play with Brooklyn,
and because it doesn't look as though
other source the chances for the for
CuD 10 IOOh up Will EDDCt >
club are excellent.
Will Murphy Offer $4,000?
The thing uppermost in Tinker's
mind at this time is the question of
what Charles Murphy of the cubs will
do if he gets the opportunity to bring
back his former shortstop. The much
advertised player hasn't mentioned it,
but undoubtedly is asking himself
or not Murphy stands willing
to come through with $4,000 as a
bonus, besides giving Cincinnati a
couple of players in trade.
Murphy, of course, has said moth
ing along this line. In fact, he will
not discuss the tangle. He stated en-
phatically yesterday that he will not |
have a hand in a deal for Tinker I'M
til he learns more about the affair. In
other words. he is not going to be in /
until he gets permission to |!
talk with Tinker and follow the con- |
terence with an offer for a trade.
No answer was received from Herr !
mann in reply to the letter sent by
he cub boss the day previous asking
permission to speak with Tinker and /
get his views on a trade to bring him
back to the West Side Murphy
doesn't even know that Hermann will
'eply. In fact, the cub owner is try
ng to show disinterested attitude,
)ut just the same, if he had TO decide
his right foot and Tinker
led give up the foot.
Tinker Still in the Dark
Tinker doesn't know just where he
stands. He has received no notice
rom either the Cincinnati or Brook
yn clubs. He is wondering why Eb-
,ets doesn't come through with an
'ffer in order to clinch the deal be-
-ond a doubt According to the agree
nent made when the deal was put
through il is conditional upon Tinker
igning and reporting for service. AS
e couldn't report before spring it is
ossible for him to hold the deal in
he air through the entire winter I'M
ess action is taken from another
ource.
President Johnson of the Ameri-
an league and member of the COM ,
mission, when asked for his view on I
he Tinker tangle, said that in his I
pinion Hermann would go through |
18th the deal. He paid the red leader {
tribute by saying that in dealing '
18th Hermann he has always found
i'm sincere in his actions.
Hermann Lauded BY Johnson.
Il am entirely in sympathy with
hermann" said Johnson ITO all
ppearances he made the deal for
mixer in good faith. | think that he
ill go through with it if he has 10
ig into his own pocket for money to
simburse the Cincinnati club"
If the reds insist on Tinker's re-
i'm and Ebbets continues to say
nothing doing" the case will. in all
go before the directors of
lie National league. These are
harles Murphy and Harry Acker-
nd OF Chicago, Barney Dreyfuss of
ittsburgh and the belligerents-Eb-
cts and Hermann