Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16
ACCUSE OWNER
Of WRECK|NG
CUB MACHINE
Baseball Expert Gives List Of
Twelve Players Fired by
Charles Murphy.
Bv Sid G.. Keener,

~HE great "Tinker-to- Evers-to-
Chance" combination is busted
completely, and with the GUST
ing OF Trojan Jawn as manager OF
the Chicago Cubs goes one more
member of the famous machine which
won remnants and worlds champion
ships in the National League and
made a fortune for Charles Webb
Murphy.
No magnate ever has wrecked his
ball club as hurriedly as this Murphy
person. Annually he springs a SEN
sation. and his latest is the deposing
OF Evers as manager and appointing
Hank O'Day to the post.
The release Of Evers, even after
he was held high enough to be signed
TO a fve-year contract as player ana
manager brings to mind the team
which for years was heralded as su-
preme in baseball. That club Frank
Chance directed ranks right along
side of the present Philadelphia Ath-
letics as the greatest of all baseball
clubs.
TT won the pennant in 1906, 1907
and 1905. Also the worlds title
in 1907 and 1908. Also the pennant
again in 1910. And when the team
didn't win the pennant it came mighty
near. and always was contender;
But what happened to the athlete
when he started to slip a 5it--the
PLAYER who aided Murphy in building
up his fortune. which is said TO run
very close to the million dollar mark?
Peruse this list.
Frank Chance. manager and first
baseman, released
Mordecai Brown, pitcher, released
to minor league club.
Jeff Overall, pitcher, released to
minor league club.
Jack Pfiester, pitcher. released to
minor league club.
Carl Lundgren, pitcher, released.
Ed Reulbach. pitcher, traded to
Brooklyn.
Johnny Evers. second baseman and
manager. released.
Harry Steinfeldt, third baseman, re-
leased.
Joe Tinker, shortstop. traded to
Cincinnati.
Jimmy Sheckard, outf1elder, sold
TO Cardinals for waiver price.
Art Hoffman. outfielder, traded 10
Pittsburg.
johnny King, catcher, traded to
Boston.
There's a list OF players, each and
every one a real star, now rar, far
away from the West Side park In Chi
cago. For years they were heroes
made money in chunks for Murphy,
and what's the result?
THE case of Brown probably is the
most pathetic. The hree-finger-
ed marvel was a wonder in his day,
never missed a chance to make the
cubs a success, which meant dol
lars for Murphy. His finish. so far
as Murphy was concerned, was De-
ing showed to a minor league club.
Others suffered the same fate be-
fore Brown, others even after Brown.
And now comes the climax--the re-
lease of Evers.
The release of Trojan Jawn brings
out another peculiar point. Only a
year ago. just after Evers was given
Frank Chances job, the new man
ager was heralded as the Keystone
King by Magnate Murphy. Columns
were written by Murphy for the Chi
cago papers about Evers' prowess on
the diamond.
Chicago was in the midst of the
shock of Chances release. Murphy
had to do something to win back the
fans, so he promptly boosted EVers
stock
Evers managed ito bring his team
home in third place, and 1t was the
unanimous verdict all around the Ma
tional League circuit that during the
last two months of the season Evers
had the best team in the league.
The next on the list for the ak from
Murphy's Office probably will be
Frank Schultz. He is the only regu-
lar member of the famous machine
now with the Cubs.