The Washington times., 1914-02-14

who made possible the signing Of all
the Washington players. with the ex-
ception OF Bob Groom.
AS they story goes. it was Navin who
tipped the Washington manager of to
the growing impU lance of the Federal
movement Griffith today. however.
said that neither Nayin nor anyone else
had any say in his campaign of grab
bing the players.
81 felt from the start that all Of my
men were loyal, and If they had kick
they would register it with me before
they started any negotiations with the
Federals," said Griffith.
''As soon as the Baseball Fraternity
made peace with the National Com
mission shot along my contracts and
the answers were all satisfactory. As
vet 1 have not heard from Groom, but
] think he VIII yet line UP with US"
Nick Altrock, coach ard pitcher, ar
rived In Washington today for his en-
gagement at the Cosmos next week
Altrock has been having much success
with his act, and next Monday he will
be officially received in this city by a
baseball, which will be attended
by Clark Griffith and the rest of the
Washington players who are in town.
Maybe that Evers deal. didn't hurt
Murphy and the Cubs In Chicago" said
Altrock- When ! left there were beng
circulated petitions to stay away from
the West Side grounds, and believe
that Murphy will suffer a whole lot
more than he imagines.'
That John Tener is determined in the
stand which he has taken in regarl to
Murphy and his actions at Chicago may
be guaged from the following from
President Tener Of the National
League today sent a valentine to c.
Webb Murphy, of Chicago, in the shape
Ct a call-down, only slightly disguised
as a general interview, on the turbu-
lent situation arising over the Evers
affairs
'aTne day has passed" said Tener,
when any one man can say this is
my club, and I'll run it as 1 please
conducted In the National League for
the good Of the league, and club own
ers will be held TO their responsibilities
just as players are held to theirs on
the field
After explaining that only the details
Of the Evers matter remain to be ironed
out, Tener was asked IL the Chicago
club is to be reimbursed for the loss"
of Evers.
Tine National League took up the
"and we decided that Chicago violated
Its contract. This certainly indicates
that the Chicago club could not expect
TO be rewarded for its action"
But Will Mr.. Murphy be punished?"
the reporters persisted.
"As to Furnishing Chicago" said
Tener, smiling as he said Chicago, 1T
might be said that whatever is done
will be done for the good Of organized
baseball, and the Chicago club. there
fore, will reap the benefits of the ac-
ton, even though It should protest.
IF Il player should violate con-
tract the club owner would expect him
TO be punished, and in the same manner
the National League will hold the club
owner responsible for the fulhllment OF
his contract with the player"
When asked regarding Murphy
threat to go into the courts to hold
Gafney, of the Boston Nationals. 20
his plan to give Sweeney and Peroue
for Evers. Tener said:
i'I have told Mr.. Murphy to his face
what / think Of him and that PROPOSE
ton That's all I have 10 say about
what do you think Of Murphy's
threat to sue Ban johnson tor con-
spiracy and Ifbel?" was asked.
"Oh, that's merely foolish" scoffed
Tener My political friends and rivals
could all be sued for conspiracy and
baseball writer in America, having at
sometime or other, said a certain play
er was rotten, also might be sued on
those silly grounds"
The announcement that the Federal
League will invade Brooklyn comes as
no surprise to those who have followed
the activities of the outlaws.
It was pretty generally understood
that the Feds would not limit their
movement to the cities already an
nounced in their circuit, for Ned Hanlon
has always had an idea in his head
- 70 tho where
ne went following his successes at Bal
timore. Regardless of the other names
mentioned in the transaction. it prob
ably will be found that Mr.. Hanlon is
behind the movement that calls for the
invasion Of Brooklyn by the club be-
yond the pale of organized baseball.
Johnny Every has acted wisely in ad-
herring to the National League. and, in
c!dentally, his acquisition may make
Boston a formidable competitor for first
honors in that circuit.
II has been contended from the first
that George Stovall would not be able
TO land enough players to make a go Of
the Kansas City club, in the Federal
Pitchcrs-BIanding, Packard. Falken-
berg Harris, Stone, and Baumgartner,
and four others reserved from last year.
Catchers-Ted Easterly, Art Wilson,
and Charles Schmidt
Outfielders-Krueger, Chadbourne, and
Williams.
InfeIders-StovalI. Kenworth, Perring,
Goodwin. Sapp, and Derringer.
Chicago has never before been SO
thoroughly aroused as By Evers' de-
thronemsnt. Each paper is devoting
columns 70 its discussion, and Sam
Weller, in the Tribune, comes through
with the following Information that is
interesting:
While Murphy declares all managers
have the ten days clause in their con-
tracts and he would not sign any play
er without that clause in the docu-
ment, II is known there was one man
who had a contract with Murphy with
the ten days clause stricken out. That
man was Frank Chance, the peerless
leader, who was discharged by the
Cub boss at the close OF the season OF
1912, when his four-year contract eX-
pired.
Fans may recall that at the close Of
the season Of 1903, after Chance had
won his third pennant and second
worlds championship, there was a
quarrel between him and Murphy, the
peerless leader finally leaving for his
California home, after vowing he
would not return to manage the Cubs
again.