The Washington herald., 1914-02-12
EVERS WANTED
BY MANY CLUBS
Deposed Chicago Leader May
Go to Boston in Exchange
for Purdue and Sweeney.
AMERICAN M0CUIS MEET
Ban johnson Circuit Transacts Busi-
ness in Three Hours Time.
Gossip Of Msstins.

New York. Feb. 1l.-John J. Eyers,
erstwhils manager OF the Chicago Cubs,
has become the bone OF contention be-
tween organized baseball and the Fed
eral Leasse Charles weeghman. presi-
dent Of the Windy City Feds. is very
anxious to secure the Trojan for his
Middle Western enterprise. He wired Joe
Tinker to come to New York. The vet
eran shortstop. who deserted Ebbets
despite tho $4,000 bonus win arrive to-
morrow on the Twentieth Century lim-
ited.
In the meantime George Stallings, the
: aggressive Boston manager. has tried to
beat the Federal League to the Cub dis
card James E. Gaffney today indorsed q
trade OF Second Baseman Bill Sweeney
and Pitcher Hub Perdue for the late
manager Of the Chicago Cubs Evers
says he will not play outside Of Chicago
or New York.
Il would go the limit for Evsrs" said
Farrell tonight. ''Of course Il 10 absurd
Of thinking Of getting him. He could
not be gotten out Of the National
League. II Murphy Is ready to talk
business in any sort Of deal. and the
National League club owners are agree
able, 1 win be ready to submit real
business proposition to him. Evers II
quoted as saying he would like to play
with Chance
Johnny Evers claims he should be
free agent He says he can produce a
contract signed by Murphy to the effect
that his release from the management
also entitled his release from playing obli-
cations. He would not discuss his con-
nection with the Chicago club because he
had received no Official notification from
Murphy that he had been relieved Of the
management.
Evers was in consultation with Charles
A. weeghman and James A Gilmore this
afternoon.
'If Evers is right in what he tells me-"
said Gilmore. 81 would be willing to dou-
BILE any salary that the National League
can possibly offer. In fact. I consider
him the equal of Joe Tinker. Unless he
is foot loose and can show me that or
gsnized baseball has no claims on him. I
shall not regard him as a Federal League
prospect
Ban johnson declared tonight that or
eanized baseball would pursue the tenor
of its way without regard to "outlawry.
-'fhe hackers of the Chicago Federals
are very fne Esntlemen." said Ban. "but
they will burn their fingers before they
get through with us. am against recoS-
mixing them in any fashion. II they wish
to drag contract matters into the civil
courts, well and good. We shall not
make any such move. ! believe the best \
policy is to let the conspirators cut their
own throats."
johnson crowded through all the Amer
lean League business in three hours and
placidly announced that his henchmen
might 60 home. The American League
dictator will remain here for several
days to watch Federal agitators. john
son says his circuit had nothing outside |
Of the proposed schedule to consider.
The National League session was some |
what eclipsed by the Tinker controversy. |
Most of the time was devoted to consti- |
tutional matters.
johnson said that the American League |
had turned down cold the request Of the |
International League for exemption from |
draft by the major organization. The /
boss Of the American League was Of the
opinion that the higher classification OBJ |
tained by the International League and
the American Association was q sum-
cient boon for present conditions