The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-14
Hereafter No Man Can Say, Il
Own MY Club and viii Run
Ii As | Please"
EvERS GETS $4,000
BONUS FOR SIGNING
Charles Webb Will Have To
Whistle For What He Could
Have Sold John For
BY HAL SHERIDAN.

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Tener. OF the National league. today
sent valentine 10 G Webb Murphy.
OF Chicago, ia the shape OF call
down. only slightly disguised as 4 gen
eral interview, on the turbulent situa-
ton arising over the Overs affair.
The day has passed" said Tener.
when any one man can say. this Is
amy club and I'll run IL as | please
and do as l please Baseball is 70
be conducted In the National league
I fer the good OF the league and club
towners win be held 20 their respons'-
bihties just as players are held 70
theirs on the field"
! After explaining that only the de-
tails OF the Evers matter remain 10 be
froned ont Tener was asked II the
Chicago club IL TO be reimbursed for
the 'loss" OF EYers.
THE National league took up the
matter OF Evers contract" said Tener.
and we decided that Chicago had VIC
lated its contract This certainly indi-
oates that the Chicago club could not
expect to be rewarded for its action.
But will Mr.. Murphy be punished p
the reporters persisted.
"As to furnishing Chicago said
Tener. smiling as he said Chicago
~it might be said thar whatever is
done will be done for the good OF or
ganised baseball. and the Chicago club
therefore will reap the benefits OF the
action even though ii should protest.
.'1f a player should violate con-
tract the club owner would expect him
10 be punished, and In the same man
ner the National league will hold the
club owner responsible for tbe full
nllment OF his contract with the
player.
When asked regarding Murphy's
threat TO 90 into the courts to hold
CARNEY. OF the Boston Nationals, 10
his plan OF giving Sweeney and Per
dne for Evers, Tener said:
II have told Mr. Murphy 10 his face
what | think OF him and that PROPOSE
ton. That's all | have TO say about
s."
What do you think OF Murphy's
threat TO sue Ban Johnson for conspl-
Tacy and libel?" was asked.
'.Oh. that's merely foolish" sconed
Tener. my political friends and RI
walls could all be sued for conspiracy
and libel on the same grounds. and
ing at some time or other, said q
certain player was rotten. also might
be sued on those silly grounds
The Federal league threw real jolt
into camp yesterday when II was an
nounced team would be placed IN
BROOKLYN next wear and Toronto drop
ped from the circuit. Organized ball
had a chance 10 cover up the Brooklyn
III Ia q
sey City team OF the International
league there but turned the PROPOSE
ton down. II was reported that Pres
ident Ebbets. OF the Dodgers. wanted
100000 to share his grounds with the
Jersey City team. He didn't get the
one hundred thousand and how has
Federal competition on his hands.
President Gilmore and Edward r..
Gates. counsel for the Federal league.
expected TO leave here today for Chi-
cago They pu, over their Brooklyn
deal without arousing the suspicion or
the National ard American leaguers
earlier in the week, having Insisted TO
the last that Toronto would not be de-
serted.
When the Brooklyn deal became
known Garry Hermann said the Ma
tlOnal league Noulu now btSh ~ ~
busy with its war measures.
Were going TO the mat with en-
declared Hermann.
The Joint rules committee or tne
American and National leagues took
no action on the proposed change re-
latiny To the intentional pass. Coaches
on the side lines hereafter VIII not Dc
permitted TO touch any base runner
and n Il is apparent 10 an umpire that
a batter places himself In the way OF
a pitched ball expecting to get MS
base by being hit, he Will be declared
out
II was reported early today that
Hub Perdue. the Boston pitcher. would
he sold to the Giants before night.
sweeney Is alro TO be sold by Boston
and severai Guns have put in bids for
him. Manager St. allings OF Boston
and Secretary Foster OF the Giants.
held an extended conference last
night. The sale Of Perdue and
sweeney is said TO have been prac-
Ideally ordered by the National league
board OF directors as part or the
clearing up OF the Eyers matter aud
viii make up the $4,000 bonus Eyers
has said ne will receive.