The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-21
ORGANIZED
AGAINST MURPHY
National League Magnates
Give Tener Absolute Power
to Deal With Cub Boss.

New York, FEB. ella. few hour.
nave passed without &. Webb Murphy
sucking the National league any
deeneri in the hole thar il was ON fri
"aN AND saturday of last week and
action is in prospect which NAV put
inal quictus on the Chicago
br3in#tormcr.
Governor II who left Yesterday
for Philadelphia. it is understood. has
put in several hours on the Murphy
case and is now empowered 10 act:
~ is a HAT case nov Of Murphy be-
ihS affaNed against the entire
strength OF organized baseball. In a
s,ale','cnt given out in Chicago. he de-
ciared the American league was tired
OF the tyranny of Ban Johnson but
ID order TO insure the life of the Ma
lloIal league against the stur,uiuu ~
MurphN'sm it is understood Tcncr.
has had placed in his hands the pow
err to exercise Just as much tyranny
as he sees fit /. Murphy has said he
VIII fight. but when the showdown
comes, the men who are now lined
mp against the Chicago club owner
declare he will he kept SO busy get
tlng put of The way that he will have
little time for battle.
Inc muss in the National league
mas so ov~crshadowed any real base.
ball that teams are slipping away to-
training camps and beginning to get
ready for the playing season without
anyone missing them. The Fedora
league is getting fat and President
Gilmore declares they now have back
ing of $25.0 900 and with the out
laws we'll on the Dad with their plans
lor the opening Of the season, tho Ma.
tional league club owners realizes
drastic action must be taken.
Feds Friendly 10 Old Roman
a has declared tina, he
VIII go to any extreme to Dust MUIR
phy anu 1T Is significant that the Feds
are not hammering with the zcs1
against the American league that thew
nave shown against the National. The
Iederal oficials are open in their
statements that they have no desire tn
injure Comiskey in Chicago.
|. Ban johnson is a credit To base.
hall. We have nothing but the great
est respect for him." was the oniniou
or n American league president. en-
pressed by Gilmore here. Johnson has
taken the stand that Murphy must he
eliminated from organized baseball.
~ the National league doesn't throw
MN out. isn't a man to ouib-
bic over matters. and Il break in the
NATIONAL agreement and the making
or a new alliance between the Amer
lean and Federal leagues is ono of
the possibilities. The National league
club owners are now looking to Gov
ernor Tener to lead them out of the
wilderness. Charles Ebbets Of
Brooklyn one of Murphy's %staunchest
supporters, has now ceased to uphold
the Chicago magnate.
ceases when foolish
ness Starts said Ebbets. Tener has
an ironclad contract. giving him pow
er to act for the league, and base
pail politicians are now waiting for
the next step he will take.
Fcderals After Sahl.
President Ebbets is now willing to
carefully lock the stable door, after.
the horse is gone in Brooklyn. He
said today that the Newark club of
the International league would nrob-
ably be transferred to Brook1yn.
where it would play conflicting dates
With the Federals. 1T was reported
today that the Feds would endeayor
To get Jake Sahl, former manager
Of the Boston Red Sox. to lead their
Brooklyn team. Jake announced
that he was through with baseball,
but the Feds believe they can show
him enough money to lure him from
behind the counter in the Chicago
bank.
The deal whereby Johnny Ever~
went to Boston Is closed to the extent
that TIvers will go to Chicago this
week, pack his household goods and
move bag II baggage. and Huh Pur-
due and Bill Sweeney are ready to
report to the training camp OF the
Braves at Hot Springs. Murphy de-
liberatelv ignored the decision Of the
board of directors of his league BY
wiring Sweeney to report to the cubs
Purdue left his home Yesterday. how
ever. TO join the Boston team, and
Sweeney will soon follow him.