The Detroit times., 1914-02-12
Reported That American Leag'
uers Favored Asking President
Tener to Gust Him
EVERS WON'T LET MURF.
PROFIT BY HIS SALE
Johnny Insists That He Himself
Shall Get All That is Paid
For His Services
RY Hal SHERIDAN.

NEW YORK, Feb although
President Tener had returned TO Har-
risburg and the American league had
adjourned It's meeting without an.
nouncing any blood and thunder plans
against the Federal league. organized
baseball was far from out OF the woods
today as the result OF the muss kicked
up by Charles Webb Murphy in firing
Johnny Evers OF the Chicago Cubs
Not only has Evers baked at the
first move made by the league mag
mates after guaranteeing him his sal
airy OF $4,000 annually for the next
four years. but low rumblings from the
Biltmore hotel indicate thai Ban John
son is beginning 70 get hot under the
collar The American leaguers are
said to believe taat the Murphy horse
play in the parent" organization mas
gone about far enough.
President Tenor showed his size yes.
terday in thoroughly spanking Muir
ply, but the damage had been done
and reports today were that the Amer
lean league was prepared 10 bring all
possible pressure to bear on Tener 20
see that Murphy ia eliminated.
The Federal league has directed its
heaviest guns against the National
and Johnson has had little TO say
With his arrival here, however, Ban
began TO make smoke. The Nationa.
league had appointed war" com
mittee to confer with "A like commit
tee to be appointed by Johnson. These
committees were 10 discuss the Fed.
erals. johnson thought 50 much OF
the plan that the American league
simply did not appoint committee
and when the National league mag
mates adjourned last night II was an
nounced that their war committee
had been dissolved IL was Johnson's
opinion that the national commission
could do anything that was necessary
The commission will meet today.
Murphy is in bad jam. and unless
Johnny Evers is permitted 20 name
his own terms under which he will
play in the league, the National league
isn't a whole 10 better of. Murphy
has not only aroused the ire of other
club owners in bis league, but with
the American league threatening 10
put I'D a warlike front unless some
thing Is done with Murphy for the
general good OF organized ball, he has
prospects OF a merry time ahead.
How Murphy could be forced 10 step
down as owner of the Cubs Is not APP
parent now, but reports from the
American league meeting declared the
magnates there favored urging the
elimination OF Murphy upon Gov. Ten
er. They figure that the Federal
league gained It's first foothold when
Brooklyn quibbled over the salary OF
Joe Tinker and let him get away:
that the Evers episode here has given
the Federals another big boost, and
that 1t Is now up 70 the National
league to show as cieau hand rs the
American league
With the arrival OF Tinker here to-
day the Federal league magnates viii
discuss ways and means OF signing up
Evers. James r. Gaffney, OF the Bos-
ton Braves, ami Murphy have agreed
on a trade whereby Evers is 70 go "a
Boston for Hub Perdue and Sweeney.
Evers declares. however. that he will
not stand for such a deal. II Murphy
Is to get even bat bag out or his
transfer TO another club Johnny viii
balk. Tire only way he VIII consent
10 trade, Evers said today. Will be
as q free agent SO that he may make
his own deal aud have the benefit OF
any profit there may be in Il. II he
Is to go TO Boston, Johnny said he
must be permitted 10 trade himself 10
Gaffney for Perdue and Sweeney and
then sell those players to Murphy
Johnny merely smiled when asked the
price he would put on the Boston men
under such conditions.
The rederals have declared that
they will sign no player who is under
contract with an organized ball club,
but the question botheriug the mag
mates here today IS whether they
would consider Evers under contract
II he should be declared free agent.
BY assuming his Cub contract the
National league virtually bound itself
10 pay Evers $4,000 II he would no,
Jump to the Foderals. Johnny will
not play with Chicago, however, and
unless his transfer 10 some other club
Is made under the conditions he de-
sires he will not play In the mean.
time he Is giving an ear TO the Fed.
erals.
With he sancsity OF the league con-
tracts held by players being discussed
with so much fervor the National