The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-11
Believed TO be Move of Great
Benefit to Federal Leaguers
At This Time
OWNERS SCRAMBLE FOR
4 SERVICES OF JOHNNY
Makes Statement That He
Would Like to Play For "Old
Man." Frank Chance
sy HAL SHERIDAN.

NEW YORK, Feb. l1.-With Fed.
eral league officials literally camping
on their doorsteps and G. Webb Muir
F ply, OF Chicago, having pulled an
other one OF his choice firing parties
right under their noses, the National
and American leagues had something
more than schedules. umpires and
training trips 10 discuss when they
met here today.
The retirement of Johnny Evers as
manager OF the Chicago Cubs, Jared
every magnate attending the war con
ference and dual meetings here today.
Evers insists that he was fired and
(, will not play with the Cubs. Murphy
told the magnates that his manager
had resigned and at his request Hank
O'Day was relieved OF his duty as an
umpire and was then announced as
Evers successor.
III Murphy had sought a time when
he might successfully pull off some
thing that would stir up the Chicago
fans and help out Weeghman. Gilmore
and company in their endeavors, he
could not have picked finer occasion
than the present Ii Evers stands
firm in his refusal to play in Chicago
Murphy will have eliminated the Ia
nous "Eyers TO Tinker TO Chance
combination within Is months.
He put the reverse English on the
combination in the firing process, how
ever, by handing 1t Chance 10 INK
or to Evers.
Johnny declares that he had two
contracts with the Cubs, one as man
ager and one as player. Both nave
four years TO run. and Johnny ngures
that as he has been cast aside as
manager he Is also free as n player.
He has not seriously considered gong
with the Federals so far. but president
Gilmore OF the outlaws, declared that
N Evers was not bound TO the CUPS py
contract IL would take him just 10
minutes TO line up the famous sec
ond baseman.
'I'll make him an offer so big ne
cant refuse" said Gilmore.
A wild scramble for the services or
Evers by big league magnates was on
today. President Tener has told
Johnny that the national commission
will pass on the contracts he holds
with the Cubs for him, but Evers is
Generally taken at mis- word that ne
will not play for Murphy again.
President Ebbets of Brooklyn was al
ter Murphy last night. and President
Farrell of the New York Yankees sat
I'M and took notice owing to Evers
statement that he would be glad 10
play under Frank Chance again.
The passing of Frank Chance an
gered the Chicago fans 10 the core.
and the displacing OF Evers at this
time has admittedly brought about
one OF the most intense situations In
the history of baseball. Chance has
declared that Murphy's actions In Chi
caGo we're responsible for the start
ina OF the Federal league. The mag
mates here are on edge at the Chicago
spresidents latest turn and call on
the carpet for him would not create
any great surprise.
Ban Johnson was on hand today 10
round up the American leag'ers who
went to their schedule meeting at :
o'clock. The National league also
continued its deliberations. and II
was believed questions To be consid-
ered by the war committee APP
pointed TO confer with a like body
from the American league would be
taken up. The meeting OF these com
mittees is scheduled for tomorrow.
President Tener. Garry Hermann and
John c. Toole will represent the Ma
tional league.