The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-02
CIV Irving Vaurhan.)

= Chicago ILL, Feb. 2.-fTank Chance
was recently quoted as saying that
Charles W.. Murphy is to blame for
the! Federal. league. We now go the
big fellow one better and give the
credit to Charles Ebbets, the Brook
Ign boss.
This argument is based on the fact
that a mont ago Joe Tinker jumped
to the Federals because. the Brook
flyn club refused to consider giving
the star. shortstop $500 a year in
salary Saturday Tinker received a
contract from Ebbets calling for ST.
500 assessor for three years. but the
concession was granted too. late.
Had Ebbets reached this decision
back in December the baseball hori-
zon would look different today. Tinker
would be in the doger ranks and
in possession Of the $4,000 bonus of
which much has been said and writ
ten. The Federais would not have
fbeen able to land him, and, moreover,
lev bunch of4basebal1 players who. con-
slider the x-cub a good business man
would have turned deaf ears to the
sign contracts. That's how Ebbets
is to blame. 49,: =:
Poor Business Move.
The !enttre deal casts a shadow on
Ebbets,. business instincts. In the first
place he rushed in like a blind man
and gave the Cincinnati club $4,000
for its .ex-manager, who was not con-
suited. Sure that Tinker would have
to accept what the Brooklyn club felt
like paying, $Ebbets instructed Mama
ger Robinson to offer $1,000 per, and
The. did this in q long-distance phone
conversation from Indianapolis.
Ebhets now raises the argument
that in that phone talk Tinker said
his terms $500 a year. But
Joe was careful about this. He told
Robinson that the least he would con-
slider was the price now set in the
contract. Ebbets hints that this will
prove binding. as the Brooklyn club
has now accepted the players terms,
but ii the matter gets into a court
Of equity there will be nothing to
show, in writing, and Tinker's word
will so al far as the next MANS.
1t is needless to say that Tinker will
not sign the contract. He is a Federal
Lacquer and too busy to bother about
such a small sum as $32,5oo which
work, including the, bonus. Two
weeks ago he told Ebbets he wouldn't
sign and Ebbets said nothing. Not
even about salary.
Even a month. 6 Gbbets couldn't
see $500 sc II Tinker is bound by his
phone conversation with Robinson
there isn't a court in the land that
would rule against him with over a
month elapsing between the offer, II
it was such, and the time of its ac.
ceptance. -
As ' a %at e., i fact. Broo efi;rof Is not
Offering .$7,500 in salary. Here is
Notwithstanding. Tinker would.
the sum mentioned all right,
but $1,000 would be for salary and
$1,000 for the reservation of his serv-
ices for the following season. Tinker
may keep the contract. for, a souvenir,
and then again may ship it back to.
its starting point. A letter accompan-
led the document. In 1t Ebbets failed
to- mention Joe's Federal league af-
The Federal league will hold the
boards again today. another meeting
being scheduled for this city. Only q
few of the misrepresentation will
be. present. One Of the things to be
taken up il sthe schedule. A commit,
tee has been working on this detail.
for solne time. A few other things
VIII he considered and passed on.
President James "A. Gilmore returned
win be on hand for the gathering.
Charles Weeghman. president of
tho Chicago club. announces that
ON the new park will start next
week. Contracts will be let, about
Monday. Of. Tuesday and by Friday he
expSctss the-scon4racteras to have at
least 200 men engaged insgrading. ,ex-
cavatinE etc. - 3 ~ 4
CrpWnxsAAFedv
<}Tlnkef, .WeeRhntan: and. walker
entertaired Saturday at the Adj
vertising club rooms. where about 500
Federal league boosters attended a
luncheon. About 800 We're turned
Short talks were delivered by Wesgh-
and Walker, while Tfnksrsc CON.