The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-11
JOHN EVERS, FIRED
FLlRTS WITH
THE FEDERAL
LEAGUE
neposed Manager Explodes
Bomb in National Camp;
Chance ksger to Secure
Stars Services.


tBy Ieaseo Wire a. Evening Hcraid.l
New York. Feb. li.--John Evers.
deposed manager OF the Chicago Ma
%tionals, set of another bomb In the
camp Of the National league mag
mates this afternoon by calmly an
noUnolng that ne had agreed TO
meet President Gilmore OF the Fed
era league late today ovcr a report
ed proposition to play with the Chi
cage Federal league club next sea
son. EVers gave no intimation
whether he would entertain such a
proposition. but again fatty assert
ed that even " the National league
decides hat l must play with the
Cubs. because of some contract on
other, never win ! serve under Char.
ley Murphy"
Evcrs will also have n. talk with
President Tener OF the National
league. n was thought Mr.. Tener
will 60 over the contracts which Ev-
ers has with the Chicago Nationals.
Hank" O'Dny. VINO was appointed
10 succeed Evers as manager OF the
Chicago Cubs. talked with Evers for
some time this afternoon. when Ev-
ers emerged from his conference
with President Tencr he was smil-
Ing.
Il was fairly treated by Mr..
Tener." he said. Further than that
he refused 10 discuss the conferences.
At 2 o'clock the national commits
sion went Into season., Ban johnson
presiding.
The deposnl Of John Evers, AZ
manager OF the Chicago Nationals by
Charles w. Murphy, owner OF tho
club. for the m has sldetrack-
ed the important consideration thal
has brought So many baseball men
10 the city-the menace OF the new
Federal league.
The National commission mem
beers. Ban johnson. August Herman
and John X, Tener, were apparently
so much %perturbed az the news. com
ing as ii does, at so critical a time in
baseball affairs. that they met and
informally discussed tho matter late
last night. No public statement was
made after meeting, but Il is known
that Evers viii go before the com
mission In the next day or two with
his contracts.
Governor Tener. president Of the
National league. said he would study
the contracts held by EveFs and hat
the player-manager would get JUS
tice.
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
Of the Cincinnati club, TO
take Evors place.
Chicago. Feb. 1.-THE discharge OF
johnny Evers MS manager OF the Chi
Gag Nationals, while almost as great
n surprise as the dismissal OF Frank
Chance In 1879, has beer planned for
months. This became known today.
President Murphy had indicated he
was bitter against Evers because he
thought him personally responsible
for the loss OF the city series last fan.
Last Friday Murphy discussed the ad-
Visibility OF having n bench manager
instead Of one playing In the game.
1--WE should have beaten the White
Sox easily last fan. Evers' bad judg-
ment cost US the series. Callahan
Rnd Gleason both said after the series
that Evsrs could be thanked for Civ
ing them Inc big end OF the purse. q"
Murphy said.
Il II doubtful n Evers knew Of his
discharge any more than did Frank
Chance In 1919. When the Federal
league became active In December
EverE waE dispatched about the cOuB-
try signing Cubs. He vas successful
In signing Vaughn, Leach, Phelan
Pierce and perhaps two OF three 9TH
era Two OF his former teammates
are managers OF Federal league teams
Joe Tinker OF Chicago and Mordecai
Brown OF 81. LOuis-and viii bid high
for him " he becomes a free agent,
FRANK CHANCE IN FIELD
no SECURE NIL. EVERS
Los Angeles, Feb. Ii.-Frank
Chance, manager Of the New York
American league team. declared To-
day hat he was In the field 10 &c,
Iohnny EverH. the Chicago Cub man
nger. let out yesterday by Murphy.
II don't rAre what the Federal