Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-21

norman, the smuggling 1nneldef
of the Cubs. managed to stick up
Charles Webb Murphy before the Chi
cago magnate made his compulsory
exit from baseball helps pa IS the time
in the Brooklyn National camp. Mike
Heckinger brought it on from Chicago,
and so good Is 1t that the Dodgers
young catcher is asked almost every
day to repeat it.
II will be recalled by baseball fans
that Zimmerman had contract with
the Cubs calling for salary Of SO, $50.
The life of the contract was three
years, and it expires at the close of
the 1914 season. Now, when the Fed
eral League began tossing about It's
money with reckless abandon, Zim-
norman did a lot of thinking, likewise
scheming. how to get a little extra
money from Murphy. He was tied up
with the clu3 for 1914 and knew that
he could not get bonus or extra
money under his contract unless he
used diplomacy and brains.
But Zimmerman was equal to the
occasion. He made it a practice 10
hobnob with the Federals in Chicago
as often as possible, and made sure
that word of his doings got to the ear
of Murphy. The impression got abroa j
that Heine was dickering with the
so-cal1ed outlaws, which was just
what the player wanted.
ONE day he told Joe Tinker he was
~ scheming to make Murphy dis
gorge H called on Tinker for bit
of help. Tinker was only too willing;
The two got their heads together and
finally this was the bait they threw
to Murphy: Jimmy was told by Tink-
er to tell Murphy he had been talking
business with the Feds. He was to
inform the Cub owner that Tinker had
offered him a three-year contract call
ing for a salary of $22, 500. Further
more he was to receive $4,000 not to
play with the Cubs this year. MS con-
tract with the Federals not to being
until 1915 out of respect for the con-
tract Zimmerman had with Murpa,N
this season. 1t listened good to both
schemers and Zimmerman galloped
post haste to Murphy's office to see
how Charles Webb would receive the
news. Ushering himself into the au-
gust presence of the Chicago magnate:
Heine began to unbosom himself OF
Wat was on his mind.
Pretty soft for me this year, Mr..
Murphy" bN"an Jimmy. hNothing TO
DO but sit around. smoke good cigars
see the Cubs an the White SoX IN
action anu pay gun -NN'i't"e
It."
"Whaddymean, pretty 9oft?" querled
Murphy. a puzzled look on his face re-
aecting his utter failure to compre-
bend what his crack infelder was
driving at. Il don't get you; please
explain" this with show OF lmp@-
tience. til.
"Well. you see it's this way quick
ly replied Zimmerman, VINO wahte a. 10
lose no time to make Murphy unoer-
stand now that he had got MIN inter
psted. "Tve been talking business
with the Federals and they have made
me a great offer"
"Ouit your kidding, Heine. almost
yelled Murphy, who believed ne had
Zimmerman sewed up so he could Not
dicker with the outlaws.
,INTC kidding at all, Mr.. Murphy,
IN was Heines ! Jjoinder. i never
was more serious in my lie. ! nave
been to see the Federals and IinAsr
has made me an offer or Szz;ooV -
play for him in 1912 lglo anu ~ nnn
What is more, he will give me So,VVo
NOT TO play ball for the CUBS TINS
YEAR. guess that's going some; Fret,
y ~ soft what? oh, I'm just tuil OF
Murphy hit the ceiling. He hardly
co,IId trust himself that he had heara
Zimmerman correctly, and wanted 10
know If the facts were as Heine hau
related them. .. NV
Honest to goodness. cross ny
heart" answered the player In all Sc
robustness. There wasn't the suspl-
cion of a smile on his face. a.,
Now. see here, Heine, sald NUT
nhv as he struggled to pull nllnsol
tngether. this will Lever do. play
or of your sterling worth never mus
90 over to the Federals. 1t wouid De
blow TO organized baseball. Ley
see your contract with me mas sun
one more wear to run. You are to re-
caive S3.7i0 for playing for me ms
season I'll double your salary tlls
wear and tender you a contraCt loI
the three following seasons az .l 5,,
same flgures-S7. 800. How about
well, if you feel that way ABOUT IT,
all right: I'll stick" was the slow au-
swer of zimmerman, and right away
the business began of drawing up
The deal closed Zimmerman
walked out of the O. ce and TO see
tinker, There was a drink and
smoke and a good laugh at the eX-
nense of Charles Webb Murphy. IL
was one time the chubby Chlcaeo
magnate had had one put over OF
him,