The evening world., 1914-02-17
Weeghman and Tinker Prepare to
Fight for Ki|Iifer, and Murphy
Plans to Enioin Perdue and
Sweeney.
Bv BO:ensdn Buiger.

another, the city Of Chicago ~
going 10 be quite a thorn in the
side of the old National League be-
fore springtime makes US stop look
ing for trouble. Here, on one hand'
No have Charles weeehman and Joe
Tinker, with q lot Of lawyers. getting
ready TO enjoin Catcher killifer from
going South with the Phillies. AMI.
on the other hand. q. Webb Murphy
and a lot more lawyers hurrying up
an injunction TO stop Bill Sweeney
and Hub Purdue from trekking
Southwark with the Braves.
In both cases 1t so happens that
the National League has the players.
while Chicago has the lawsuits. And
ali three players are willing to have
their destinies shaped by Gov. John
x. Tener. Hub Purdue has gone to
Hot Springs. which Is neutral terri
tory, Until the Governor tells him
which way to jump. Murphy has
ordered him to Tampa. while George
Stailings tells him 10 hike out for
Macon. Ga. The double instructions
are the same in the case OF Sweeney.
Kiilifer, having done q double jump.
n Instructed by Joe Tinker to report
in Chicago. while Charley Doom al
ready has bought him ticket for the
South. Any way 1t breaks there's
going to be some p!ckings for the
lawyers.
In the mean time Ban johnson and
c. Webb Murphy are having a pas
sage at words In the newspapers. each
threatening to put the other out or
bv~i n ns.-thav hofh liyo in Chica on
and there you are.
All in all 1t looks like the fans are
not to md the coming spring devoid
OF interest. II the bottom should drop
out OF the sensations mentioned.
Johnny Ward promises 70 even II ny
by snatching an athlete away from
one OF the big leagues to give us u
manager of the Brooklyn Feds. He
also promises to have concrete stand
ready in Washington Park in two
months which IL much less time than
II took Charley Ebbets to get to-
gether concrete club.
ESPITE all this furore. the
III Giants are not to be caught
mapping. Dick Kinsella, the
celebrated ivory hunter, has collected
his 1918 trophies and viii make the
first shipment Of the pure product
TO Marlin Thursday. Those who are
Included In this collection are Out
felders Harrison and Piez, Pitchers
Herring, Ritter. Westerwick, Will
Jams, Schupp and Dryer. Catcher
Johnson and two or three scribes
For fear OF a misapprehensi0n 1t had
best be explained that Scout Kin
sella did not select the scribes. In
this party will be Mr.. and Mrs. Larry
Mclean. Vaudevilling has begun to
pail on Big Larry and he says he
has begun to yearn for the cry OF
his species.
Young Dryer il not a Giant, but
may be at some time In the future
He belongs to the Springfield club
and Kinsella 10 taking him along t.
absorb some big league ideas.
The other Giants that have been
ordered to the training camp will &C
versed In the ways of the world tC
get there without assistance.
More Highlanders are on the way
to the boiling out grounds in Hot
Springs. but the younger members
Of the club will go straight to Hous-
ton. Tex.A where they win meet
Frank Chance. Tho Highlander man
ageP viii not come to New York. but
will 20 to Houston direct from Call
sornia.
A CCORDING to cable advlces
ia Palmero has left Havana un'
dor escort of three Cuban cor
respondents and will arrive In MarliI
the latter part of the week. Thu
foreign speaking Giant persuaded tn
Cuban scribes to 60 with him 80 tina
. he could have some conversation M
. fore the arrival Of Chief Meyers. VIII
10 to be the oiiicial interpreter. Tn
. Chief used to do that 40 = regula
, Job for the Government In Ell Pasc
BY the way. that Cuban boys nam
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