Evening journal., 1914-02-12
written for the united Press.

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How Murphy could be forced to stem
down as owner Of the Cubs is not appar-
ent now, but reports from the American
League meeting declared the mapnates
there favored urging the elimination Of
Murphy upon Governor IeneN They fig
ured that the Federal League gained its
frst roothold when Brooklyn quibbled
over The salary OF Joe Tinker and let
hlm get away that the Eyers episode
here has given the Federals another big
boost and that il is now up to the Ma
iional League to show as clean a hand
as the American League.
with the arrival OF Tinker here to-
day, the Federal League magnates Will
DISCUSS ways and means OF signing up
ENeis. James q. Gaifney OF the Boston
Braves and Murphy have agreed on 4
sfade whereby kyers is to 90 TO Boston
lot hub Perdue and Sweeney. Evers
declares, however, that he will not stand
ior sueh deal. u Murphy is to get
even bat bag out Of his transfer fo
ahother club Johnny will balk The only
way he will consent to a trade. Evers
sand today viii be as a free agent SO
that he may make his own deal and have
! the benefit Of any profit there may be
/ lh ~ II he is to GO to Boston. Johnny
said be must be permitted to trade him.
sell TO 6aifney for Perdue and Sweeney.
and then sell those players to AIurpbv.
johnny merely smiled when asked the /
price be would put on the Boston men
under such conditions.
The Federals have declared that
they VIII sign no player who Is un-
uer contract with an organized ball
club, but the question bothering the
magnates here today is whether they
would consider Evers under contract
if he should be declared a free agent.
BY assuming his Cub contract. the (
National League virtually bound
Itself to pay Evers $4,000 IL he would I
not jump to the Federals. Johnny /
Will not play with Chicago, however.
and unless his transfer to some other
club Is made under the conditions
he desires, he will not play In the
meantime he Is giving an ear to the
Federals.
With the sanctity Of the league
contracts held by players beinr dis
cussed with SO much fervor. the Ma
tional League has been placed in the
position Of hauling up a club-owner-
In Murphy for deliberate violation of
a contract and also being forced
TO guarantee Evers that it would be (,
lived up to in order to save the
leagues face
BY its ruling the league decided
that Evers' contract as manager
also covered his contract as a player.
that his letter to Murphy objecting 10
the form Of his contract was not
letter OF resignation: that as MUIR
ply had not given Evers ten days.
notice, Johnny had not been dis
charged as manager, according to
baseball laws and that in signing
Opay he really had two managers ts
on his star.
Outside Of having taken an oppo-
site view to all Of these matters,
Murphy was right in every respect. n
The National League was schedul-
ed to meet again today at IL o'clock.
Secretary Heydler represented Gov
ernor Tener in the meeting and also
appeared for the league president in
the meeting Of the National Commits
sion.
Defeat Of Abel Kiviat, holder of
the worlds record for the mile, by
William r. Gordon, Of Yonkers, was
the feature of the indoor games of
the New York Athletic Club at Madi-
son Square Garden last night. Mike
of the Irish-American A.
C.. finished third: Jack TAFT, OF
Canada, fourth, and r. p. Greene, OF
Boston, fifth. The time was slow
4.S2 As. The United States relay
team defeated the Canadian runners
by sixty yards, the boys from across
the border never having a look-in.
won the three mile
race from Harry Smith, G. II. Could
ing. of Canada, worlds champion
pedestrian. found the handicap too
great and finished third in the mile !
walk.
Despite assurances from Billy Glib
son that the Mcfarland Gibbons fight {
positively will be held, there were
-umors today that the Chicago fighter 7
would not appear here March .. ri was
'aid that George Chip. regarded by some
- the middleweight champion. would
e substituted in Packey's place in case i
The stockyards fighter refuses to 90 il
through the match.
Harry Jensen and Billy Rossett are I
aYorites for the 26-mile Brooklyn Sea 7
'ate Marathon, which viii be run this J
ttemoon. In the Marathon last year. i
ensen ran ahead until the last mile.
vhen he was nosed out by Rossett on
he home stretch. Bitter cold weather
Fill be handicap for the runners and a
Mess the strong wind abates, slow time n
robably will be made. 9
Over 100 women We're interested spec
ators at the wrestling bout between DR..
ioller of Seattle and Frank Gerhardt. at
springfield. Mass, last night. Roller3
ION after nearly two hours on the mat.
moking, profane language and expec- p
Grating are barred at athletic matches 81
] Springfield to draw the women out. VI
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