The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-02-19
LIVE SPORTING GOSSIP

Johnnie Evers, the crack second baseman and
manager of the Chicago National League club,
was deposed by the cratic Charley Murphy last
week, without receiving the ten days notice stipu
lated in his contract. After seeing the mistake he
had made Murphy tried to trade the little player
to Boston for Sweeney and Purdue but the National
League magnates sided with Evers and would not
stand for it; the result is, that Evers has signed
with the Boston club at $4,000 year for three
years. and bonus said to be 500, 900, and Boston
still retains Sweeney and Purdue. Murphy is
threatening to sue Ban johnson, president of the
American League, for lible, and there is merry
war in the ranks of organized base ball.
Many wild rumors have been circulated during
the past few days regarding further startling de-
velopments in the baseball world One of the
most Outlandlsh of these is the report that the
National League will amalgamate with the FEEDER
ais. According to the report the Cincinnati, Phil
adelphia, Pittsburgh, New York and Boston clubs
in the National League are to resign from the old
circuit and combine with Baltimore, Chicago and
ST. Louis of the Federal League. The plan would,
says the rumOr, remove from organized baseball
owners of the Chicago and Brooklyn clubs and
some source of worry at st. Louis
If Fred Banding makes up his mind to 60 to
the Federals, the Cleveland management says he
will be bigger loss than the jumping of Cy Falk-
.enberg. They argue that Banding could do more
work than Faky and is younger man. Bland
ing, though, has not quite made up his mind to
cast his lot with the outlaws.
Mike Kelly, who is out of job because of the
sale of the Hoosier team in the American Associa-
ton, will not haveto 60 hungry for at least two
years. He received two years salary from Sol
Meyer and las had several offers of good places
since he thrown out in indianapolis.
E. j. Hanlon, vice president of the Western
league, says that the Majors need not fear the
Federas as much as the minors. Hanlon states
that the majors lose two or three players. even
recognized stars, but that the lesser clubs cannot
do this without suffering greatly.
Bill Carroll, who caught for the Worcester
team in the New England League last year, is
holdout Carroll says he will not sign until Man
ager Jesse Burkett raises the ante. If Burkett
does not come he says he will join the Feds
or play semiprO baseball
Harry Swacina, who tirst-sacked for the
Pirates, has jumped the Newark international
Leaeue) club and cast his lot with the Feds. Pres
ident Charles Ebbets, Jr., of the Newark organ-
zation says he will take no action to recover the
initial station guardian.
Eddie Collins returned to New York recently
with the story that he played ball in several inches
of snow on Lake Placid Eddie will coach the
Columbia College baseball nine until regular
coach is selected.
1t looks as if the Feds have finally awakened to
the fact that to place team in Toronto they will
have to have ball ground. So at this late date
their mogus are dckering for site to put up a.
ball park
Charley Rose, Texas League pitcher, who
comes to the Yankees for trial. is said to have
great balk movement, to first base If this is true
he should be a great aid to Manager Frank
Chance.
Milton Stock, the young shortstop secured by
the Giants from the Mobile club of the Southern
League, has signed for the coming campaign.
Stock batted .281 in the Southern last year.
Hank O'Day, former umpire, and last season
manager of the Cincinnati Reds, has been selected
by Murphy to pilot the Cubs this season.
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