Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-14
EVERS IS GIVEN BIG
BONUS FOR SIGNING
Chicago Must Pay Part of Sal
airy, Said TO Be $4,000
a Year.
GETS ABOUT $4,000 EXTRA

GETS ABOUT $4,000 EXTRA
Johnny Evers will receive a bonus
of $4,000 for signing his contract with
the Boston Nationals, according to
reports circulated yesterday. The
Chicago National League club will
be compelled, it is believed, to pay
half of Johnny's salary. which is TO
be somewhere around $4,000 year"
Johnny Evers goes to the Boston
Nationals and Bill Sweeney and Hub
Perdue, of that club, who figured in
a proposed trade for Evers with the
Chicago Nationals, remain the Bos-
ton clubs property. AS yet Charles
w. Murphy. president of the Chicago
club, subjected to this measure of
discipline by the National League,
i has received no compensation for
Evers, the manager whose rather
summary dismissal earlier this week
by the Chicago magnate raised a
baseball storm and evoked the wrath
| of the powers of the organized game.
But President John K. Tener, of the
National League, announced that
Murphy would be treated '1n a faiz
and equitable manner"
Governor Tener arrived in New
York from Harrisburg shortly before
10 o'clock and went into conference
with President James e. Gaffney, of
the Boston club. After his interview
President Tener announced that
| Evers, having reached a satisfactory
agreement, had signed contract to
play with Boston, which club also
retained the services of Sweeney and
| Perdue
President Tener further stated that
"all the wrinkles in the deal had not
words, but that the Chicago club
would be treated in fair and
equitable manner by the league in
the matter" He added: 81 think that
Mr. Murphy realizes now that he
made a mistake. Evers acted in an
eminently fair and honorable manner
during the settlement of the affair.
The league proposes to see that both
clubs and players live up to their
contracts in the future. The club
owners especially have certain obi
Igations to the public, players and
each other which must be respected"
When pressed for more definite in
formation regarding the position and
status of the Chicago club as a result
of the deal completed today, Presi-
dent Tener said:
AT the pItSenl llIlle fJNeTS, DIS WGii
as both Sweeney and Perdue, are the
property of the Boston club. Be-
yond that point I do not care to go
except to say that what Mr. Muir
ply and the Chicago club may re-
ceive in the way of recompense is
something for further and future con-
sideration on the part of the league"
When asked regarding the terms of
the contract between Evers and the
| ~, Ia
that Gaffney would have to make
them known, although President
Gaffney earlier in the evening had re-
ferred inquirers on this point to Pres
ident Tener, on the ground that since
the deal for Evers's services was
made with the league as whole
President Tener would have to make
known the details 1t was the league
which sold Evers to Boston, it hav-
ing taken over from Murphy the Chi
cago clubs contract with the player
From Evers himself and other
sources, it is known, however, that
the Boston club assumed all the obi
cations of the Chicago club contract
which has four years to run. Under
this contract Evers was to receive
$4,000 per year as player $4,000 a
year as manager, and 81, 900 if the club
finished first in the league race. 81, 500
u.
! ton, Evers is reputed to have re-
ceived a sum said to be $4,000 for
signing anew with Boston. Whether
this sum is to be paid in one install
ment or over a period of four years
could not be learned.
/ Although the formal announcement
that Evers had agreed to play with
the Boston club was not made by
President Gaffney until late in the aft
arr hn al "a, 1;., lie.
in session in another part of the city
knew the result of the conference be-
fore noon and stated that they had
ceased to negotiate with Evers. Much
mystery surrounded the affair and
the scene of conference shifted from
one hotel to another and back again
before the deal was completed. Evers
was accompanied by a legal adviser
during the entire day and appeared
greatly pleased with the outcome
when he finally appeared and stated
that the negotiations were satisfac-
torily settled and he was leaving for
Troy.
While the National League was in
the throes of disseneion, caused by
the Evers- Murphy controversy. the
Federal League announced that 1t had
succeeded in finding hacker for a
club in Greater New York. 1t was
| tlilCldlly SIdleu lIldi INoDefl. p. w dTu,
president of a large business corpora
ton. had agreed to finance the local
club and act as it's president. John
Montgomery Ward. former manager
of the New York Nationals, will act
as secretary and business manager.
| Ward, who Is not related to Robert B.
| Ward or his brother, George S. Ward,
who is also interested in the new club,
was a famous player some years ago
and later part owner of the Boston
Nationals.
The home games, it was announced,
will be played at Washington Park.
formerly the site of the Brooklyn Ma
4 tional League club field and stands.
A ten-year lease has been taken on
the property, with the privilege of
purchase at the expiration of the
lease. Concrete and steel stands will
be erected to accommodate some
$4,000 spectators, and the contractors
have agreed to have the stands COM
pleted in time for the opening game,
to be played during the third week in
April.
/ Evers Says 1t May Be More.
Johnny Evers, deposed manager OF
the Chicago Cubs. arrived at his home
in Troy late last night. He stated that
as far as he was concerned Murphy
was a dead issue. He declared that
Murphy committed grave error
when he forgot the "ten-day clause"
Evers said that the only people who
knew Just what bonus he will receive
are President Gaffney, of the Boston
club, and himself. 1t may he $4,000