Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15
BAN JOHNSON
CALLS MURPHY
'ACRAzY MAN
American League President Re-
fuses to Answer Cub Boss
Interview.
EVERS CASE is NOT SETTLED
Chubby Charley Will Insist on
Getting Perdue and Sweeney
for Troy Trogai.
:vERS CASE is NOT SETTLED

HICAGO, Feb AT don't care
to answer an interview of
crazy man."
Thus spoke Ban Johnson, American
League president, when asked to-day
what reply he had to make to the in
terviews given out by Charles W.
Murphy, Cub boss, upon his return
from New York Friday afternoon.
Despite the fact that johnson said he
had nothing to give out when the
scribes first visited him, he later be-
came "chatty' and during his CONVEX
sation he said many things of interest
to the baseball world.
Murphy announced again to- day
taat he would put up fight for
Sweeney and Perdue. whom he con-
siders should come to the Cubs as
result of the Evers deal. He declared
that if Sweeney and Perdue didn't
play with the Cubs during 1914
Johnny Evers wouldn't play with
Boston
Il haven't yet released Evers to-
Boston and will not do so until the
Boston players are released to my
club" said Murphy The Cub boss
admitted that he hadn't brought the
threatened suit against Ban Johnson
charging SANDER and conspiracy.
However he said there was a reason.
His lawyer is now in Texas. When
his legal adviser returns the papers
will be filed, he says.
Johnson for Harmony.
President Johnson talked at length
on the recent meeting OF. the National
M MI 1no in Va,.lr
He declared that the two leagues
We're working in harmony, and that
while they had a big proposition to
meet (meaning the Federal League).
they would do so honestly and
squarely. The American League
leader did not mind discussing the
Evers case. in part he said:
"EVers felt that he had been tricked
when he signed his contract with
Murphy. He thought he had been
signed as manager for term of five
years, but when he summoned his
lawyer from Troy he discovered that
rider had been placed in the con-
tract 1t was there all the time, but
Evers did not know it. At least that's
what | was advised by Barney Drey-
fus and other National League Off
Gals.
ing with ball players in any such man
ner. In our league we don't have 20
trick managers or players, and don't
think the gentlemen of the National
League will stand for it, either.
"Evers was sent all around The
country signing ball players that Muir
ply probably couldn't have signed He
was sent South TO make the final
training camp preparations. To re-
lease him as manager only four or 1--WE
days prior to the departure of the club
for the training quarters seemed abb
solutely cruel and unjust | certain
ly wouldn't stand for any such tactics
in the American League.
Il informed Governor Tener and
other National League officials while
was in New York that our organi-
zation couldn't continue on present
terms with theirs in the future UNI
less the conditions were changed in
Chicago.
Federal League a Blessing"
Furthermore" continued Johnson.
81 think this Federal League propo-
sition is a blessing in disguise for
baseball Remember | said when the
Federal agitation first started that
welcomed the war If such Il is to be.
said at that time that 1t would rid
organized baseball of It's undesirable
characters. l repeat that statement
again to day"
Mr.. Johnson was asked about the
reports published a few days ago 20
the effect that the National League
would probably be revised He refused
to dwell at length upon that subject,
but when pinned down for an answer
said:
1--WE will do almost anything under
the present conditions We will stop
at nothing"
Charles Weeghman William Walk
er and Joe Tinker, Federal officials,
returned from New York on the same
train with Ban Johnson. President
Gilmore remained in the East to close
the final details in connection with the
Federal club to be operated in Brook
Ign.
Weeghman announced that the Chi
cago Federals would leave for the
Shreveport training camp March 8.