Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-21
Z|M'S STRATEGY
NETS HIM | BIC
RAISE IN SALARY
Crack InfeIder Of Cubs, Aided by
Joe Tinker, Hands 1t to
Charles Murphy.


~ true story of how Heine zim-
norman, the smuggling infielder
Of the Cubs, managed to stick up
. Charles Webb Murphy before the Chi
cago magnate made his compulsory
exit from baseball helps pass the time
in the Brooklyn National camp. Mike
Heckinger brought it on from Chicago,
and so good is it that the Dodgers
young catcher is asked almost every
day 10 repeat it.
1t will be recalled by baseball fans
that Zimmerman had contract with
the Cubs calling for salary of $3.50.
The life of the contract was three
years, and it expires at the close of
the 1914 season. Now, when the Fed
eral League began tossing about It's
money with reckless abandon, Zim-
norman did lot of thinking, likewise
seheming, how to get little extra
money from Murphy. He was tied up
with the club for 1914 and knew that
he could not get bonus or extra
money under his contract unless he
used diplomacy and brains
But Zimmerman was equal to tine
occasion. He made it practice TO
hobnob with the Federals in Chicago
as often as possible, and made sure
SHAT word of his doings got to the ear.
of Murphy The impression got abroad
coiiad o,,tiav,s which was lust
what the player wanted.
nNI1 day he told Joe Tinker he was
~ scheming to make Murphy dis
eoISe r;'-1.I'. i,,i,, 700 r,iiIiusy
M M, at'4i,ai,' beads toeether and
1, l,n hni
llhaily tLils vas we ,- ots toid Nv rink
10 h ul Pii2 IL 81 baa,, taking
S,,e " eesi w ~ pl tIn FEDS He was to
BUSINESS - VIZ r,,b 'l, n,Dnr tbot tinker had
lfor1 me tiie Cup contract cali
,ns fo,. nm aaia~v Of 500 200 Further
more he was to receive $4,000 not to
Iiore, ne We" Ne CHS tI1is vear his con-
pay WIN tIlS C4 45 III not 70 being
tract mItl tHe r ,''...a@+ ear tbe con-
t nnt, Zinon1erman had with Murphy
, snin 9es,SV-t and Zimmerman galloped
'schelIleIs anu ,1'IrI,l,,,'s office TO see
, poa. 5iIorIo, VEIN would receive the
now ma 4I iea I,i,,,seGf INTO fine an
neMs, ,,,,a,ca ~ ~ tbn chicago nagnate,
SuSe - 49, ~ nnhosom himself Of
aroiito ,,o ON his mind
! We" .eoro "t-2 of for me his wear. Mr.
,, iSr'S 80, Zi,,,r,v Nothing 20
do hut Sit around smoke g0Od cigars,
see tIle C1os ,,, aw ooIf Nothing like
actloh' anu peg
II: :11,,,,.55 ..,,oo, nrettv soft?" oueried
1870 llau'' r,I11is6 look on his face re-
aacting his utter failure to compre-
ienQ VIVA 81 do,,'t oct Won: please
oriElii5 >, a. t,,;s ,ritb show of impa-
.ior,o
''e sW}an ,,o,, eee it's this way," quick
J.. , ~ 2ir,n1erman who wanted to
~ - p s,H go r. raKe Murphy under
lose no III tlt'i 3,st he had got him inter
stsn9 iio ..H,,.a becn talking business
esteu: raSorois and they have made
with tIle I eu - a.
"ouit votlr kiddine. Heine," almost
,,alled Nfnrnhy who believed he had
neIIsu saved m so he could not
; z s,li.n,' III, The outlaws.
olchei WIN
,..,,;., oil Mr.. Murphy"
hluG IIn53,e.s ioinder. 81 never
wa Il ,s;,l''s -, nv life. I have
Vas ii ~ &c the Tederals and Tinker
peen TO see [,ie an offer of $22 500 to
nia,, Cor him i'm 1918, 1915 and lslI,
Niiat Is mo- hall for the Cubs this
not TO p.aS tbat,e going some. Pref
wear. ! sues t5 oh I'm lust full OF
~ solt, WH%''
such tricks. 49, caili,r He hardly
M9rpnS ii l,irnself that he had heard