Bisbee daily review., 1914-07-23

Murphy and Ban Johnson arose. in my opinion. from a feeling of jealousy. Both had been newspaper men in Che same Cincinnati; both had made fortunes, but one had done bet ter than the other
 Just what caused Murphy to dis pcnse with my services in the way he did, has puzzled me. The reason he offered was my sO-called friendship for Jimmy Callahan. Callahan was openly unfricndly to Murphy.
 Murphy also claimed l was rospon- siblC for the loss of the City Series. The reason for this was that on two occasions ! allowed a pitcher to bat in turn instead of sending in a pinch hitter If my judgement was poor Connie Macks during the Worlds Series, was worse-and there you are.
 Murphy however, called it bad base ball and said that had cost him at leas. $l0000 in cash This was be- cause the Series only went six games instead of seven. The proceeds of the extra game. as Murphy figured it. would be about S1OO0O took an exceedingly hard trip Of eleven days travelling about the coun- . Iy signing mp our players to protect he club from the raids of the Federal . League
 was very successful and Murphy was pleased
 ! lie wanted me to take a vacation when ] got back Ten days later ! was fired.
 1 ] Jumped the items of my expense account but Murphy wanted an item- ized bul Alter figuring this out ! found ] had cheated myself Murphy paid il. but said. "I would have been 1 better off if had taken your first fig uIe."
 After Murphy had dismissed me, he ! claimed had resigned. ! must have been unconscious at the time as have no recollection of it.
 Murphy once asked me if ] would be willing to work as a player unuer an older manager ] asked him who this manager was, but he did not com mit himself
 If this was a resignation from a written contract it would tax an in senuity greater than mine to sec how
 Ten minutes after ] had left Geo
 Stallings at the Somerset where we had been discussing prospects. James Gaffney asked me about my resiena tion and whether or not ! would work ] under Opay That was Che first had heard of my resignation l told Mr. Calney # It was tru, chat ODay had been appointed in my place, ] hadn't resigned. had beer fired laid the entire history of th, ease before Pres. Tener He told m, Co leave tho matter Go him He said Go the directors "As long as ] am pres idcnL every case that comes up be fore me whether 1t be magnate o player win be decided strictly on iu merits"
 Tener Is o. K.
 Gov Tener IS fine man Th, fright man in the right place at th, | head of the National League.
 What galled me about my dlsmis sal was the fact that certain othe .people seemed to know an about thD
 move before had any light on th' matter myself
 Joo Tinker. Charley Williams an, . others came Co New York prepared t' . make me a substantial offer to ioii
 thc Federal League
 Murphy singular letter to thopres ident of a club in the Southern League about his new manager written wa. , back in December did not tally yeT
 well with my resignation ] lost my managership and was trad , cd to another city. but l cannot say
 was any loser In the deal
 Tho bonus of S25 900 for signing th ] Boston contract was less than ] coul
 demand from the Federal League , was once in my life in a poaiio.