The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-29
EBBETS BLAMES MURPHY
FOR TINKER'S DISCRETION
Says Charles w. Plotted TO Get
Joe. but 81 Thwarted Him,
All Right"

President Charles r. Ebbets ~ Brook.
Ign comes out with brand new story IA
defence of his unsuccessful negotis alton.
Of the Flatbush squire in producing
salary commensurate with the skill ~ tia
veteran shortstop has been blamed hv the
powers OF organized baseball AS tho p-in.
cipal attribute to whatever success tho
Federal League has enjoyed 80 far I.
has been stated time and time again tina,
IL Ebbets had shown liberality to the fo-.
NOR Cub idol Tinker now would he with
Robinsons team and the Federal League
would be on the rocks. Tho moral In.
fiuence OF Tinker's deserton. II is pointed
out gave the independent enterprise II,
first firm footing.
Now comes the Gowanus pot.ntatc ui,,
n declaration that Charles Wolh Nufpht
who recently was forced out Of the Va.
tional League. was the real 'ornere'ons
upon which Gilmore built. Accordius n
Ebbets's narrative. which was promntai
yesterday in answer to an attacls upo1
himself and organized baseball In zen.
eral by tho Federal League leades. Tintc-,
published in well known magazine
Tinker was not signed Immediately 10 4
Brooklyn contract because Of knuun
conspiracy between that player and G. W.
Murphy.
said Mr.. Ebbets. 81 insisted that tn for.
mer manager OF Cincinnati would hay. n
report to my club before the purchase
price OF $4,000 would he binding. Now
when Murphy got wind OF this. he i'm.
mediately got into communication VIA
Tinker and advised him to refuse to -.
port to me. In this way IL wae honoi
that Joe eventually would h. secured "a
the Cubs. He wished very much ~ play
in Chicago. hut not to the eXton, Of Jos ne
the $1,000 bonus guaranteed him bv Mr.
Hermann for keeping faith with rnc'
II vas aware OF the connivance ~
Murphy with Tinker" continued NJ
Ebbets. "and I decided to leave no nn.,.
ing for him to accomplish his fell design
! never broke any engagement with T rke-
in Indianapolis nor were any defin,'" con.
tract terms advanced him until this spr.ne
when ! mailed him "A contract for three
years AZ an annual salary ~ $1,000 Tr.t
was subsequent TO his deseIton 70 the
Chicago Federals and was the sum ha
publicly announced as the price II bin.
allegiance to brooklyn.
LAS soon as ! purchased Tinker from
August Hermann 7 wired Tinker the f.r,
and informed him that should be pleased
TO hear from him. He tciegraphed me-
to submit my very best terms for Il period
of three wears. ] Immediately began IN
Investigation and found that Charles Mur
pn., WHO nau hurried away TO chicago
for consultation with the PLAYER be.
fore purchased him. conspired win
Tinker TO nullfy my claim. The idea
was to have Tinker refuse 10 report n
my club. thereby cancelling the transAc.
ton. subsequently Murphy hoped 10
cur. the former Chicago idol from NJ
Hermann
That is the only reason" concluded
Mr.. Ebbets, that | failed to nego,ia.,
with Joe Tinker. / wished to foil Ml-
phys plot and succeeded. though in The
meantime the Federal League stepped IN
and won him away from organized base
hall In my heart I believe | have every
legal and moral right 20 Tinker \; m.
time even anticipated asking the civj
courts to pass on the case. But TO-DAY
would not accept Tinker ii h.. wer-
willing to come TO me for nothing.
think Brooklyn well rid of such PLAYER.
In whom no reliance can be placed"