Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-11

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New York Ts0. 1.-THE disposal q
John Evers a. manager Of the Chicago
Nationals by Charles W. Murphy, own-
er Of the club. for the moment has side-
tracked importance q the situation
that had brought 20 many baseball
men to tho city-ths menace of tie
new Federal League
Tho national commisson msmbsrA
Ban b. johnson. August Hermann and
John X. Tener. wese apparently 20
much psrturbsd At the news. coming
as 1t does at 90 critical time In base
ball aairirs. that they met and in1or-
mally discussed tho matter late last
night.
No public statement was made after
the meeting. but 1t 10 known that Dvers
will go before tho commission within
q day or two with HE contracts. ~
President Tener said he woud study
the contracts and that the player nian-
ager would set Justice. President
Murphy. OF the Chicago club. said he
had nothing to add to his statement
given out In Chicago concerning his
disposal OF Evers and signing OF Hank
O'Day. one time manager OF the Gin.
etnnati club. to take EverO' place
"Firsd,' says Evsrs.
With his announcement that John
Evers had been ousted as manager of
tho Chicago Cubs. Charles W. Murphy
turned the National League delegates
into . rebelltous spirit. Murphy de-
clared that Evers had resigned. Dvers
insisted he had been fred and supple-
mented his flrst remark with, "All thar
Frank Chance said about Nurphy u
true"
Murphys move CAUSED war talk 70
take on new life from the Federal
League's end o6 tho night. Rspeeeenta-
tives OF the opponents Of oroanissA
baseball. Including James a. 0llmore.
president OF the Fedssala. ere IA tho
city prepared to get al the aEnnnuni.
tion possible out Of tho latest turmoil ~
the ranks Of the pioneer major league.
While the peppery innelder and an
sineer OF the Merkle fooxxle Of 1905
was expiosively and verbally tearing
apart Murphy methods and insisting hs
had not resigned. the president Of the
cubs was Fastening to a nearby hotel
where he refused to be interviewed.
Change Planned Long Time.
Chicago. Feb. 1.-THE discharge OF
Johnny Evers a. manager Of the Chi
cago Nationals. while almost az great
a surprise as the dismissal Of Frank
Chance. in 1912. has been planned for
months. This became known today
when baseball writer's recalled an In
terview with President G. w, Murphy
IN ~nAL in vvh E>yara ,una aovnr>tS,
criticised.
The interview was not published. and
altho Murphy indicated he was stiil
bitter against Evers because he thought
him personally responsible for the loss
OF the city series last fall. one Of the
writer's expected that Evcrs would DO
deposed.
Last Friday Murphy discussed at
some length the advisability Of having
a bench manager instead OF one play.
ing the game. and closed his discussion
by saying that Evers' bad Judgment
had aided the White Sox to defeat the
Cubs In the last series In 1918.
There are three types Of managers"
Murphy said, "the man who manages
and plays in the game. the man who
manages from the coaching line. and
the man who manages from the bench.
Chance was a great man Of the first
type. McGraw and Callahan are great
in the second, and Connie Mack and
Stallings are leaders in their style.
Evors is a great ball player but too Inn
pulsive to be a manager and q player
at the same time.
1--WE should have beaten the White
Sox last fall. Evers' bad Judgment
cost us the series. Callahan and Glea-
son both said after the series that
Evers could be thanked for giving them
the big end OF the purse
Fsdsrals Want Evees.
Joseph Tinker. manager Of the Fed
eral League club. was summoned to
New York today by President weeeh-
man. The message was not expected
and gave color to numerous reports
that the Chicago Federals are seeking
to obtain the service Of John Evers.
Weeghman Is reported to have In
timated that he would outbld by $1,000
any offer made by another club for the
Cub second baseman.
Tinker planned to leave for New
York before night
Frank Chance After Evsrs,
Los Angeles. Feb. 1l.--Frank Chance,
ynanauer NJ the Nav York ~ortraw