The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-14

in an eminently fair and honorable
manner during the settlement of the
affair The league proposes TO see
that both clubs and players live up to
their contracts in the future. The club
owners. especially. have certain obliga-
TORS to the public. players and each
other which must be respected
Pressed for more definite informa-
tion regarding the status y the Chi
cago club as result of. the deal COM
pleted today President Tener said:
at the present time Evers, as well
as both Sweeney and Perdue, are the
property of the Boston club. Beyond
that point l do not care to go, except
10 say that what Mr.. Murphy and the
Chicago club may receive in the way of
recompense is something for further
consideration on the part of the
league
Regarding the terms of the contract
between EVers and the Boston club.
President Tener said that Gaffney
would have to make them known. al
though President Gaffney earlier in
the evening had referred inquirers on
this point to President Tener on the
ground that since the deal for Evers'
services was made with the league as
Il N1bit ItntG W0ulu nave
tc make known the details. 1t was the
league which sold Evers to Boston. it
having taken over from Murphy the
Chicago clubs contract with the player.
What Evers Will Get
From EVers himself and other
sources it is known, however that the
Boston club assumed all the obligations
of the Chicago club contract, which has
four years to rum Under this contract
liVers was to receive $4,000 a year as
q player $1,000 a year as manager and
$4,000 If the club finished first in the
league race, $500 il second and $1,000
ii third. In addition, Evers is reputed
to have received $4,000 for signing a
new contract with Boston.
Although the formal announcement
thar EYers had agreed to play with the
Boston club was not made by Presi-
cent Gaffney until late today, the Fed
eral league officials in session In an
other part of the city, knew the result
OF the conference before noon and said
they had ceased to negotiate with
ENers. Much mystery surrounded the
affair and the scene of the conference
shifted from one hotel to another and
back again before the deal was com
pleted. Evers was accompanied by a
legal adviser throughout the day and
appeared greatly pleased with the out
came when he finally appeared and
said negotiations were satisfactorily
settled and he was leaving for Troy.
While the National league was in
the throes of dissension caused by the
ENers- Murphy controversy, the Federal
league announced that it had found a
hacker for a club in Greater New York
Ii was officially stated that Robert ID.
Ward, president of a large business
corporation, had agreed to finance the
local club and act as its president.
John Montgomery Ward, former man
agor of the New York Nationals will
act as secretary and business man
ager. Ward, who is not related to Rob-
ert b. Ward, or his brother, George S.
Ward, who also is interested in the
new club, was a famous player some
years ago and later part owner of
the Boston Nationals.
The home games, it was announced,
will be played at Washington park,
formerly the site of the Brooklyn Ma
tional league club field and stands A
1O-year lease has been taken on the
property with the privilege of pur-
cFase at the expiration of the lease.
Concrete and steel stands will be erect
ed to accommodate some $4,000 spec
tators and the contractors have agreed
to have the stands completed in time
for the opening games to be played
during the third week in April.