The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-22
RETIREs FROM PRESIDENCY OF
CHICAGO CUBs FOLLOWING
LONG MEETING BETWEEN
TENER AND TAFT.
CHARLES TAFT WILL
BUY HIS INTERESTS
DEPosING OF EvERs As CUB MAN
AGER CAUSE of EXPLOSION.
MUCH ARGUMENT NEEDED
TO FORCE .CHARLIE
WEBB,ss RESIGNATION.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 21.--President
Charles W. Murphy. OF the Chicago
Cubs, has been officially kicked out OF
the National league. The big boot was
applied to Charles Webb" late this
evening, after a long secret conference
between Governor Tener and Charles
p. Taft. Murphy will sell his interest
in the Chicago team to Mr.. Taft and
will retire from the presidency Of the
club, and as a director Of the Ma
tional league. Governor Tener. in a
lengthy statement issued after the con-
ference. declared that new president
would be chosen to head the Cubs
who will be agreeable to all concerned
Harry Ackerland, one OF the stock
holders of the Chicago National league
club, and John Conway Toole. attor-
ney for the National league, partici-
pated in the conference which resufte
in Murphy's resignation.
Murphy's resignation means that he
IL out Of not only the Chicago club.
but also Of organized baseball in the
major leagues at least.
Efforts to Dust -=.nrphy who has
been disiiked by other club owners
came to a climax in New York short
time ago at the meeting of National
league noguls. when Murphy an
nounced Johnny Evers. manager. had
been deposed AT the same time the
president declared that Hank ODay.
veteran umpire OF the league, would
II ceced Evers.
The E,ers Case.
THE magnates whose tranquility
sN Fsaav been unset by raids of
7s te raj league on organized ball
ss f her az, used when Evers was
q ha in conference with Fed
ere asiders.
had a contract to manage the
Cpl lis year. and he insisted that
his rights be preserved. at the same
time maintaining he would not again
play for Murphy. The Cub president
engineered a trade Of his star second
baserfan for Bill Sweeney, inficider.
and Hub Perdue. pitcher of the Bos-
ton Nationals With Evers' ultima
tnfn Murphy was stumped. Boston IN
sisted and got Evers.
The National league owners decided
Murphy should be eliminated for the
peace OF their organization. The mat
ter was placed In the hands OF Gov
erner Tener.
Tener came to Cincinnati Satur-
day. where other owners were gath
cred. While the latter cooled their
heels at the Sinton hotel and watched
the hours glide. Tef,er was at ttsse Of
See of Mr.. Taft Mr.. Taft had back
I'd Mr.. Murphy. when the latter got
The chance 10 get the Chicago club.
Didn't Blame Murphy.
Taft had exprexscd the opinion that
Murphy was not TO blame for the
trouble heaped upon him. Taft said
others we're Jealous of the Cub boss,
because he had made 80 much money.
Besides Taft and Tcner, and one or
two other men were at the conference
this afternoon. One was supposed to
be Harry Ackeriand, director Of the
Chicago club.
Once Tener came to the door
smiling and remarked:
There's nothing to give out yet"
He later went to a telephone and.
II Is thought. conferred with Murphy.
After It seemed apparent Taft and
rener had reached a basis for set
lIement. Mr.. Taft conferred on the
song distance telephone with Murphy.
who was at Chicago. Murphy did not
come to Cincinnati. II being alleged
that he Is i'll. The length of the
phone conversation--exceedi an
hour--was construed to mean that
Murphy did not relish the idea of
oeing OuSted. and that Tart was COM
pelied to use all the power OF per-
suasion at his command. Mrs G. p.
Taft was at the meeting In Taft's Of
Ace during the latter part Of the con-
ference.
Governor Tener arrived shortly af-
ter noon from New York His party
included William s. Baker. president
~ the Philadelphia club: James
Gasfncy president Of the Boston club:
and John C: Tooie. director of the
Boston club Immediately upon ar
fival Governor Tener went into con-
ference with the league off1cials.