The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-23
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MURPHY SELLS CUBS
TO CHARLES P. TAFT
No Longer Connected with Organized
Baseball-Sequel to Deposing of
Eyers-Price Not Public.

A. sequel 70 the recent dcposiug of
John tNerS as manager Of the Chicago
National league club, Charles W. Mur/
ply, president of that club. Saturday
resigned rs president, sold his stock
and severed his connection with the
cabs. Mr.. Murphy is likewise no
longer Il director OF the national league.
Ills holdings in the Chicago club have
been bought by Charles T.. Taft.
The resignation OF Mr.. Murphy from
National league baseball was announced
following a meeting at Cincinnati ne
twccu Coy. John X Tcner OF Pcnnsvl-
Nauia president Of the National league
Charles J.. Taft Of Cincinnati, Harry
Ackernan Of littsburg, Il stakeholder
Of the Chicago club, and John Conway
Toolc, a director of the Boston National
league club and legal adviser Of the
National league. The withdrawal of
Mr.. Murphy came after a four hours
conference and solved u situation that
had grown decidedly delicate in Ma
tional league circles.
While the conference was in session,
the presidents of seven National league
clubs were also meeting and discussing
the possibility of an amicablc adjust
mcnt of the Eyers ease
At the time Mr.. Murphy obtained
Henry o Day to manage his club he
made an agreement with James Gaff
nCv of the Boston club, whereby Evers
was to 90 10 Boston in exchange for
Pitcher pcrluc and Inheller Sweeney.
When Eyers heard of the transfer he
ilatlv> refused H. 20 70 Boston under
these conditions anil announced that
hc would not allow huuself 10 be
traded or sold if Murphy obtained any
ayers or money IN exchange for him.
A1ct promise had been obtained
from the. National League to this effect
hr a.nued to play with Nj. Gatfnev 5
team, and il was then that the steps
We're taken that led up to the sense
tiOnal climax reached at Saturday s
conference.
The amount of moucy that will
change hands in the deaf was not an
neunccd. The retirement OF Mr.. Muir
ply IN the above manner means that
he is not only out Of the Chicago club,
but also out OF organized baseball as
far as The major leagues are concerned
4. sold ont ut : o'clock over the
long distance telephone, said Murphy
at Chicago in confirming his retirement
from organized baseball - Mr.. Taft
offered .mr. more money. than | ever
thought was IN the world for my ;;
per cent Of The cubs stock: and ! ac
ccpted without clubbing. | am for
ever through with professional base
b@ll. It's controversies and Sqaabbies
m the happiest man IN the worle
tonight
Murphy would not name the prlft
for which he sold the controlling inter
est in the Cubs. s Mr.. TAFT can tell i
h. wishes TO, said Murphy. Thu
transaction j. closed ami | have moth
ing more TO say about it, except tina
IN glad. Mr.. Taft has got the club. >
Murphy said the Chicago Nationa
league club hal done better than an,
club in the league whir he owned il
but would not say how much II ha'
prohted him lie bought the cOntroiiin,
interest in the club from James \
Hart 10 years ago. and in that tim
the Cubs won two world IS champion
ships and four National league cham
pionShps.