The Detroit times., 1914-02-16
Presidents Johnson, of Ameri-
can, and Tener, of National,
Join to Gust Cub Owner
EVEN EBBETTS DESERTS
HIS "FOOLISH FRIEND
Eyers Prepares for Boston, and
Perdue and Sweeney Ignore
Chicago Summons
BY Hal SHERIDAN.

NEW YORK. Feb. l6.--At least q
view hours have passed without :,
webb Murphy kicking the NauohAi
league any deeper IN the hoie IMAM
ldr was ON Friday and Saturday OF Iast
week and action is In prospect Whlch
may put the hnai qutet1Ts On the Sn'
cago brain stormer.
Gov. Tener returned here yesterday
land though he will leave to-day Tor
IPhiladelphiH. II IS understood he mas
tput IN several hours on the Murphy
lcase and il Low empowered 10 act.
| II " a fiat case now OF Murphy be-
ling arrayed against the entire strength
fof organized baseball--ln- a -At4telnsAI
tKfven out ia Chicago he declared the
tAmerican league was tired or the
Tyranny OF Ban Johnson" but IN order
TO insure the life OF the National
league against the storming or Muir
:phyism II is understood Tener has had
placed in his hands the power TO eXer'
else just as much tyranny as he sees
1T. Murphy has said that he will fight,
but ytft-t-ttf-. showdown comes the
men who are now lined up against the
Chicago club owner declare he VIII be
kept SO busy getting out of the way
that he viii have little time for bat
lie.
The muss in the National league
has so overshadowed any real base
bali that teams are slipping away to
training camps and beginning 10 get
ready for the playing season without
anyone missing them. The Federal
. league is getting fat and President
! Gilmore declares they now have back
ing OF s25,000,000 and with the out
laws" well on the road with their
plans for the opening OF the season,
the National league club owners real
ize drastic action must be taken.
Ban Johnson has declared that he
will go to any extreme to GUST Muir
ply, and il is significant that the Fed.
erals are not hammerlng with the zest
against the American league that they
have shown against the National The
Federal officials are open in their
statements that they have no desire
10 injnre Comiskey in Chicago.
ban Johnson is credit 10 baseball.
We have nothing but the greatest re.
spect fer him." was the opinion OF the
American league president, expressed
hy Gilmore here. johnson has taken
the stand that Murphy must be elm
National league doesn't throw him
Out Johnson isn't a man TO bubble
over matters and a break in the Ma
tional agreement and the making OF
a new alliance between the American
and Federal leagues is one OF the
possibilities. The National league
club owners are now looking TO Gov.
Tener TO lead them out OF the wilder
~.
one OF Murphy's staunchest support
ers. has now ceased 10 uphold the
Chicago magnate.
Friendship ceases when foolishness
starts" said Ebbets. Tener has an
,aronclad contract giving him power
20 act for the league and baseball
politicians are now waiting for the
next step he will take.
President Ebbets is now willing TO
qock carefully the stable door after the
horse is gone in Brooklyn. He said
today that the Newark club of the
International league club would prob
ably be transferred to Brooklyn where
III would play conflicting dates with
tthe. Federals It was reported today
that the Federals would endeavor to
.iget Jake Stahl. former manager OF the
Boston Red Sox. 10 lead their Brook
i1vn team. Jake announced thai ha
was through with baseball. but the
l1Nederals believe they can show him
ienough money 10 lure him from be-
lhind the counter in the Chicago bank
The deal whereby Johnny EverB
went TO Boston is closed to the extent
that Divers will go to Chicago this
week. pack his household goods and
ldue and Bill Sweeney are ready TO
REPORT 20 the training camp OF the
braves at Hot Springs. Murphy de-
!1iberately ignored the decision OF the
board OF directors OF his league BY
wiring Sweeney 10 report To tho Cubs.
Pcrdue left his home yesterday, how.
ever, TO join the Boston team and
leweeney will soon follow him.
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