The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-12
FEDERAL LEAGUERS LAUGH
AS AMERICAN AND NATIONAL,
LEAGUE MAGNATES SOUABBL E
Major Organization Disrupted Over Dismissal of Evers b.
Murphy-His Actions Denounced by Other Owners and
Move Started to Force the Sale of Cubs Other
Parties-Weegham Again Denies He Would
Come to Terms With Oganized Ball.

NEW YORK. Feb. It.--with the Fed
ersi league baseball men looking ON
with much interest, the friendly reia-
ttpns between the American league and
the National league maxDat~s became
sadly strained today. with the result
that the club owners In President Han
IoAnson's circuit reached the conclu-
siOn that unleas Governor Tener could
psrxe his equalization Of the trouble
nrxnnfxed baseball could not continue.
TAis crisis was the result Of the
runapus over the dismissal Of John J..
Evers from the manaEem~nt of the
t'aba, by Charles w. Murphy, move
that. in the opinion of large ma
tsrjty Of club owners in both leagues.
and also of the Federal league promo
t~rs i'm tewn. WIS most unfimely. With
The Federal league rafding organized
baseball for players ef any calfhre. and
sihe declaration of the Federal league
that they were prepared to H3ht TO
The death the Mnrphy-Evers episode,
seemed 10 he the last straw.
MurpAy's action was denounced by
net only the club owners In the Ma
tionai league, but IL was learned that
turing the se~sion Of the American
i~ngu-. nj the Fillmore hotel, which
lasted four hours. this afternoon. II
WAS decided TO exert powerful pressure
apon the National league men TO force
Murphy to sell the Cubs as soon ms
possible. In fact. when the American
league. after adopting the playing
schedule. adjourned sine die. II was
common gossip ntthe Fillmore that
Eoycrnor T~ner had been requested
by prominent organized baseball club
swa~wx 10 take the bull by the HORNS
and to bring about the elimination OF
the Chicago maGnate.
Hard 70 Force out.
lust how the withdrawal or Muir
Shy can be brought about unless he
eeallxes that he is hemmed in on all
sides cannot be figured here. but in
talk with members Of both major
leagues tonight your correSpon-
lent heard statements that would In
aicate a successful solution OF the
arohlem. There were wild rumors as
10 a stormy session of the National
league at the waldorf one OF which
was TO the effect that during meet
ing of the leagues board OF directors
two club owners. who were not men,
bers OF this board. threatened TO break
In the door.
1t was also rumorea that there was a
hard fght In the National league over
a proposition to empower Governor
Tener to assume responsibility Tor
ARRIVING out the plan of action so
strongly favored by the American
league. The fact that the National
league deposed a conference committee,
which had been appointed TO confer
with the national commission. and the
additional fact that the whole situa-
ton had been put up to the commits
sion consisting of Governor Tener.
August Hermann and Ban Johnson.
WAS taken to mean that the American
league had assumed the role OF die
tator, for at the American league meet
Ing II was the sense of the delegates
that whatever might be accomplished
would have to be plaled In the hands
Of the big three, Johnson having ahso-
lutte authority to act for his organi-
xAtion.
The plan to eliminate Murphy, 1t is
understood. dovetails with another plan
to deal with the Federal league. II
Murphy can be forced to sell his club
II must require the consent of Charles
r. Taft, OF Cincinnati. who is a minority
stakeholder In the Chicago club. and is
said to be somewhat displeased with the
present situation in the Windy city.
With the White Sox and the Fed
erals having the call in Chicago at
present in popular favor. organized
baseball men who discussed the mat
ter tonight seemed to think that Mr..
Taft might EXCISE his influence with
Murphy TO dispose Ol the CiuD. .Nui-
ply. who has been the bone of con-
tention for several years, did not seem
to be a. bit worried when he was told
that his enemies were framing up
plan to get rid Of him.
Murphy unmoved.
II control fifty-three per cent OF the
stock OF the Chicago club" said Muir
ply. "and I have perfect right to
run my club as I may see At. Simply
because i released Evers from the
management and appointed Hank
O'Day Is no reason why there should
bc aff this hnbbub.- My Judgment as
correct, and 1t will be proved so in
due time. Evers could not control his
temper on the ball field. neither could
he control the players, and i firmly
believe that II O'Day had been in
charge of my team instead of Evers
the pennant would have been won.
To-Day made splendid record in
Cincinnati, when he manager the
Reda In 1914. and without desiring to
criticise Mr.. Hermann. think q mis-
take was made when he was turned
-ot1t. He certainly got better results
than did Joe Tinker. his successor, last