The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-12
JOHNNY EYERS GOES
TO BOSTON IN TRADE
Gaffney Gives Hub Pcrduc and
Bill Sweeney to Cubs for
DepOsed Manager.
TROJAN SAYS HE WON'T GO
Refuses to DO Anything That
Will Help Murphy-Lcaguc
Pledges Him Salary.

The harassed National League baseball
magnates grappled with the Evers- Muir
ply situation during most Of their meeting
yesterday, and when not engaged In
wrestling with this iuomentous affair
found time 10 attend to some matters Of
routine. Following the sudden develop-
ments of the day before. the appointment
of Hank O'Day to succeed Evers as man
ager of The Chicago cubs. this National
Leaguers lost no time yesterday in taking
vigorous hold with "a view to Strengthening
| matters out. They realized the need Of
prompt action and u firm hand. and as
soon as the morning meeting Of the Ma
tional Commission was over they assem-
bled and Went straight to the heart of the
, Evers- Murphy-Onay complication
There was meeting OF the board of
directors and Of the league proper. Muir
! ply and Evers both had their say before
the magnates regarding the happenings
and causes leading UP To the ousting of
Evers as manager of the cubs. and the
verdict Of the board Of directors was that
the National League guaranteed that
Eversfs contract with the Chicago club
would be carried out that is the league
would see tn II that he would receive the
full amount Of SALARY called for by his
contract with the Chicago club. whether
he played with the cubs or elsewhere Ia
tn. National League
Evers's contract as manager and as
player with the cubs had four more years
To- run and calls for $4,000 a year as
player and $4,000 a year as manager
$4,000 in all. As hvers had declared
that he wouldn't remain with the Cubs
under any circumstances and az Murphy
] x1-fll ssy..Y al. a
they were players and not cash, the next
important development was a bid from
James r. Gaffney 81 Boston FOR the sec
ond bas-nan.
The Boston offer was Pitcher Hub
Perdue and Second Bascman Rill sweeney
for Evors. Murphy agreed without much
hesitation, ana apparently tn. maguatcS.
having heard Evers talk and Murphy
talk and having o.k.'d the Boston
4 Chicago deal, thought everything lovely
and In" goose hanging high. but the
trouble hadn't been smoothed out Yet.
There came a hitch and EVers applied II.
Tho Boston club was To- pay Johnny
$1,000 year. the amount h. got In
/ Chicago last year. and John assured Can
ucy that he would he glad To- play Tor
him. but what h. did balk on and strongly
WAS being the medium ~ any profit for
Murphy
/ III Murphy is 10 get anything from
D
/ the Trojan declared. and there tn" matter
rests. Gaffncy expects to talk with Evers
further to-day and has hopes of bringing
him around. but last night the playe
WIS obdurate.
III. board OF directors. consisting %,
Dreyfuss. Ebbets Hampstead, Hermann
ana Murphy. With President Ten'r IN
the chair. which took NJ the cas" sent
for ENers soon after going into session
.t.v.rs. without any show Of feeling. re-
+ viewed tn. history ~ his connection with
n. Chicago club and the events and
whyfores preceding his differences with
Murphy.
Then Murphy took the floor and among
other things produced both the players
and the managers contract he had With
Eyers. He also read letter from ENers
which h" Murphy construed a. the
managers resignation. The board of
directors took the opposit. view. They
did not consider the letter - . r-signa-
ton as manager.
The whole league then took up the
matter. and 10y a unanimous vcte-Mur-
ply himself voting that way--decided Il
assum. the chicago clubs contract viii
EV.rS II. in fact. was Brought out that
for "A short time after the appointment
Of bay the cubs had two managers n,
notice Of dismissal having been served
on Ev,rs The league was emphatic II
its assertion that Evets had signed III,
Chicago contracts In good faith. and s.,
the magnates resolved to look after hin
in the matter, and later do the best they
could for him in being placed.
The Brooklyn club was willing to max,
a bid FOR Evers. but Manager Robinson
said the Boston offer went through betor.
the Rrooklyns had chance TO make q
bid The Boston OFFER with its assuming
of the Chicago contracts, was the best
bid and So far as the league was con
cerned the affair was closed President
! Ten.r left for his home In Harrisburg
last night though the National League
and National Commission will meet agar
to-day John Hey dler will represent
Tener on the comm ssiun
ODay and Evers had IA talk IN the
morning. O'pay explaining TO Evers no"
N. stood in the matter. The position OF
manager of the cubs was offered To me,
said Hank. land | was told that II
didn't accept IL il would be offered t'
/ somebody else So I took II. never
have acted otherwise than squarely n
baseball and am not going 20 begin any
thing different now During the morn
ing Gaffney offered. it IL said. s95, 900 for
Evers's release. the player offer coming
later.
! Another step was made IN the matter
Of the % per cent or the New norT
clubs share of the worlds series games
mich is 10 be divided among the other
seven clubs and which mas peen sun
! loot OF much controversy between The
S.v York club and the rest OF the league
Tn. secretary was directed to ask the
National Commission, which has beer
, holding the 1913 % per cent In escrow
+ 90 turn the money over. The amount In
/ volved Is about S2O'0on