Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
CHAS. MURPHY
THREATENSTO
SUE JOHNSON
Cub Magnate Says He'll Get Back
at American League Chief.
Talks of Evers Deal.
By Bill Bailey.

nave gained the impression that
- they put the silencer on Charles
Webb Murphy, president of the Cubs,
while he was in New York at that Ma
,onal League meeting Nothing of the
sort, If they did not let him talk
while he was in Gotham, he just had
hat much more saved up. And when
be arose to-day he was going good.
Here are some of the things that he
said:
That his threat to sue Ban B. John
SON. president of the American League
and conspiracy was no threat at all.
Mr. Murphy declares he is going to do
mat very thing.
After sleeping over 1t he decided on
the amount.
Mr.. Johnson. arise and tell why you
should not pay Mr.. Murphy $4,000 for
what you said about him and did to him
while in New York" the judge will
say.
Yes. $4,000 is the amount.
After being told that John J. Evers,
his former manager had signed with
the Braves, Mr.. Murphy agreed to tell
what he received in exchange He gets
BIZ Sweeney, a second baseman, and
SAYS he gets those fellows. He says
that the papers have been signed and
sealed.
HEN MI. Murphy says many other
things. A few of them will be set
down here. Not all of what he had to
say about Mr.. Johnson will be chron-
ic.ed however. This is a family news
paper. You would not get that impress
sion if YOU read all that Mr.. Murphy
Another is that it is considered libel
Gus to print certain things about a gent.
So Just the tame things will be herein
obtained.
We Inserted a line of dashes and pc
RODS.
~ LII sue Mr.. Johnson and you can
wager everything you have on
that" said the Cub president. He is
lust through paying for one Islander
won by John Ward. Now he is in for
another.
Not thing happened in New York
for which he is not responsible. He
spent the week in trying to str up
trouble. I'll make him pay"
Mr.. Murphy stories from New York
were to the effect that you would be
forced out of baseball, and that the
National League would be disbanded il
necessary and another organized"
Nothing to that at all" was his
IT'S true that the National League
a voluntary organization. But courts
viii recognize the constitution and up
hiatt Let's don't have any misunder-
standing
u own and control a majority of the
stock of the West Side baseball club
Every move l make is with the inten-
ton of strengthening that team. There
IS not a chance for any one to buy my
club and there is not anybody strong
enough to drive me out. | am here to
stick"
are supposed to pay him as dam
ages" it was suggested to Mr.. Muir
ply.
All | know about that is what I
read haven't been officially notified
that anyone decided that / must pay
Evers $4,000 or any part thereof
Until such a notice is served on me-
! will not discuss that phase of It."
John Evers has signed with the
Boston Braves What do the Cubs get
for him?" Mr.. Murphy was asked.
They get two ball players. One IS
Bin Sweeney and the other is Hub
Purdue"
1T was said that the Cubs would
not get these two men or any others
for k.yers,' he was reminded.
Unless you are positive that Evers
mas signed, don't say what we will
ne with Boston.
He has signed"
All right, then. Say we get these
wo men. The papers have been
signed, sealed and delivered. | can
make it no stronger"
What about the syndicate which
was organized to purchase the Cubs
| rom you-the syndicate composed OF
| l0lcagO mem"
When l returned from New YORK
found a letter saving that they had
| sent me a telegram asking me what
would take for the team. They did
not make a bid, Neither did l set a
| price nor will l."
That was about as far as the West
'de magnate would go. He was quite
Wiling to discuss Hank O'Day. He
was quite eager to tell how the Cubs
Iad been benefited in the trade which
sent Evers on his way and brought
y Day to our midst. 81 think O'Day
IS going to make good. In fact, there
not particle of doubt in my mind
looks like a great year for the
BIS, and it's my opinion that we will
'rtaInly win the pennant."