Evening star., 1914-02-12
MURPHY HAS MET
MASTER IN TENER
New Head of National League
Makes Good Impression
at First Meeting.
CHUBBY CHARLES GIVEN
ROASTING BY COLLEAGUES
Aftermath of Big Base Ball Gather
ing in New York-Groom
Seems to Have Jumped.
BY j. ED GRILLo.

! " seems that the National League has
/ at last f"uIid . president who uili till the
/ otiict in satisfactory manner Trner
proposes I" H. tlc president in every
I St.tt.'. ri the word. yesterday. whc'l the
I ltN"rs "ase cane before the league. Te,ter
/ IuuoInr..d that he did not want tho mat
4 ter d"a> c.l and that H.. wanted it set
/ Tied pH" Nay another nj once. He
! took tirut stand AGAINST any diatory
;Hctics. and thereby made the clul, owl
, ofs sit ~ and ;.ike notice.
/ iuridentajiH. Tcncr has made il l,iain
that he docs not propose to stand tof
Murphy. the leagues chief trouble
maker.
The American League al its session yes
ierday let it be known that it does not
propose To continue its present working
agreement with the National League un-
less Murphy is subdued. incidentally.
President Ban Johnson expressed tn. be-
lief hat President Tener would be able
to handle the situation and that from
now on Murphy would be held in check
The club owners of 9th leagues seem to
realize that their interests are being jeop
ardized by Murphy. and If a feasible
method can be found which will termi-
nate his career in base ball it is sure to
he followed.
Base ball has never had among its
club owners d more unpopular man than
Murphy. Even the few club owners who
stood by him heretofore have weakened.
and out in the open expressing their
opinions of the Chicago magnate. 1t de-
veioped during the National League
meeting yesterday that Murphy has de-
ceived E.veTs in getting him to sign 4
contract which contained Il ten-day re-
lease clause. This was done by insert
,siajI he af.s
included clause of the regular con
tract which was the ten-day clause. l.
is understood that when Murphy insisted
that he had a right to conduct his club
as he saw tit that he was squelched by
his colleagues. Peculiarly enough. it was
the new element in the league which
scored him. Hempsted of New York took
the Initiative and was closely followed
by Baker of Philadelphia and Gaffney of
Boston. Sailing for Murphy from this
out Is not going to be smooth.
From reliable source it was learned
during the gathering in New York that
Ned Hanlon is trying to swing a deal
whereby he can switch the Baltimore
Federal League franchise to Brooklyn
Hanlon did this some fourteen years ago,
when he took his pennant- winning team
from Baltimore and established it in
Brooklyn. much to the disgust of the Bal
timore public. According to the story
told around New York. Hanlon sees
chance to shift his holdings to Brooklyn
to an advantage. Though it has been
supposed that Hanlon would do every
thing to help along the situation in Bal
timore. which is his home. there is a
chance of his deserting Baltimore for the
second time in his career and going to
Brooklyn.
Both major leagues have empowered the
national commission to have absolute
charge of every angle of the game. The
power of Messrs. Tener, johnson and
Hermann is now SO great that it is pos
sibe for them to eliminate a club owner
from the game or take any action they
may see fit. 1t is the commission which
will carry on the warfare against the
Federals, but there will be no third
league nor legal fight. The turnstiles are
to decide the quarrel
Just where Johnny E,vers viii land
now that he is through at Chicago, is not
20 be decided for some time yet. The
Boston club has undoubtedly secured his
services in a trade of Sweeney and Pur-
due. but Evers says that he will not go
to Boston or anywhere else if Murphy is
to be benefited by any deal involving
him Evers is not apt to go to the Fed
erals. for he is under contract to the Ma
tional League. The league has agreed to
stand by the contract Murphy signed. so
that Evers is virtually tied up and the
Federal League cannot secure his serv-
ices.
The selection of Hank Day by Muir
ply was one OF tine surprises of the
meeting. 1t is not believed that O'Day
will make a successful manager. and the
prediction is made that he will not finish
the season under Murphy. 1t is needless
to say that Murphy is now even more un-
popular in Chicago than ever before, and
the White SoX and Feds are sure to d.
vide the attendance unless the Cubs hap
pen to upset all calculations and show
high-clasS form.
That Bob Groom is lost 10 the Ma
tioiials appears to be the general opinion |
Even Manager Griffith is convinced that |
Groom has signed with the new league
AS yet there has been no reply from !
Groom to the letter Griffith wrote him
before going to the meeting in New York |
though Griffith requested that Groom re-