New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-15
Ran Johnson Says Murphy
Must Go or Alliance
Will Be Broken.
opFPARED TO GO TO
ANY LENGTH, HE SAYS
talks of Forming Another Major
League, and Calls Federals a
Blessing in Disguise.

.crs will stop at nothing to eliminate
=, present management Of the On'-
-. National League club from OF
-,,,zed baseball. II is. TO my H'iu'
s.,,sl that President Tener OF the
League and Garry Hermann
-.s,dent Of the National COMMISSION
.,o,hed with absolute authority 10
w. from the National League any
- ou,ner held 10 be detriment 10
,.S,son. reused by Charles w.
.r-nhv's threat 10 take legal action
,.., him. broke the silence he had
F.,,,a,red since the joint league con-
-. IN New York and outlined his
=. % maintain between the major
,..s-,es the good understanding which
:, asserted was menaced by the pres
-, conduct Of the Cubs
The American League, he intimated'
"a, prepared 10 go 10 the length or
.,snrns the national agreement or OF
.,vo-,nr the formation Of another
~.,or league. Reference, OF course
as made 10 the Federals.
clothsd with Absolute Power.
lam clothed with absolute power by
-. American League 10 remove any
.rh gunner who IS regarded as a detri-
can, 10 the organization" declared
,ohnson. The heads Of the Nationa!
league should have the same power
%, my meeting in New York with
v,,,, Tener. Hermann, Baker.
n,.v,,ss and three or four others L
,,B them that IL the National League
mia not control this discordant ele-
,,,, here in Chicago the American
r.,ru. would not longer be able TO
sovs,sil with their organization.
= ,od them that Tener and Hermann
.A.-,s have the power that I have-to re-
,o,, sry club owner who was menace TO
m. rn. There will be no backward step
q, N, ,sri Of the American League We are
,,-nsrtd TO 20 to any length to get rid OF
his influence In Chicago.
We had a four-hour session. john
cor added. and at its CONCLUSION !
Understood the National League own
would 60 into executive session and
AXE action in connection with the
situation as I presented IL 10 them
secretary John Heydler Of the Ma
aonal League promised 70 send me for
ny Information a copy Of the record OF
Thatever was done"
Baseball World Indisnant"-Johnson'
Johnson said the entire basehail
world was indignant that Evers should
e dropped few days before the team
started on it's training trip.
Nothing could be more harmful 10
baseball" he declared Evers hao
lust been sent South TO look over tram
M quarters and had been commits
,oned 70 sign number OF players
zen whose signatures doubt Murphy
could have obtained without the aid OK
Evers Then he was dropped at few
.ays notice, when ne thought in per-
'ect rood faith that ne had f1ve-year
rntract. OF course, Evers was
dropped in accordance with the pro-
aaons OF his contract, and he should
have known what he was signing be-
tox he signed il. But we don't want
Ia, sort of thing in baseball. we
rant perfect confidence between play
en- owners and the public.
Evsrs on Trap Door.
-Bnly Locke witnessed the signatures 10
ttoss contract, and he came to me ah'er-
usd and said that Evers was standing over
trap door and did not know IL.
The side agreement attached 10 the
on,ract provided that Evers might De
topped at ten days notice. but Evers
sgnsd without reading H. We can
ssord to betray the confidence OF a
al player in that manner.
This is the big issue in baseball now
~ not the Federal League. | think
y FEDERAL League comes to US now as
blessing In disguise. The American
League has set out to see this matter
through, and we will not falter until II
satisfactorily settled.
The National agreement declared
Johnson. can be changed at any time
y a majority vote OF the parties IN
'.rested II doesn't require unam-
mous vote
AS Tor Murphys threats against me
personally. they are mere vaporinss
70 no, reply to them. but I indicate by
Wa, | have said how far the American
-'asae lie prepared TO go.
Inc American League cannot dovetsi
~" Tie National League under present con-
stieas"
Murphy Ready to Fight.
murphy late to-day. said he had not
ARC Tom his lawyer in Texas on the
e0'eet OF the threatened suit against
UNISON. lie reiterated, however. that
We suit would be fled.
~urphy added TO previous statements
81 ne would enforce the delivery 10
VI ferdue and Sweeney or enJoin
from playing lie also said he
n'' yet released Evers.
A., nave sun my contract with Evers
certainly won't turn him over
nave Perdue and Sweeney. Yes,
uue that the transfer papers,
oy Gsffncy and myself. are in
p''session, but tho deal was 10 be