New-York tribune., 1916-02-10
CHIEF MEYERS
MAY CAST LOT
WITH DODCEp,
Famous Battery Mate n
Mathewson Is Wanted
by Ebbets.
b. FRANK O'NEnL

Chief Meyers, the Mission H..
Who for years has caugh. N. t,s.,...
drops Of the only Matty, nav 49,.
those drops no more. l. was l..r,I..
the meeting Of The National L.,,. :.
the Waldorf yesterday ,hs. cs,,l.. :
Ebbots intended % buy him f,o- i !
Giants az the waiver price. He vi
sumo the wartime con.rsc. -
Chief. which has another sea,o, =
run. and II the Indian shows sbl,., .
warrant the move, will install 49, : I
first string catcher. The Chief + =. :
learned, will report az Hot s,,..
Ark, with the veteran pitchers 80.
Otto Miller. who was assigned "a 49,
post originally, VIII be carried % a.
tOna.
Meyers has beer with he c....
since 1909. and for The greater rs- !,
that time was first string catcher :.
won preference over George ~.
who was secured from Ciue...,.
through superior hitting. Wiz ~.
Meyers improved in his catching -
he was regarded as one Of the a., (.
the league. Hitting 300 vas -,
acteristic oS Meyers, and h. elvbbs,r
kinds Of pitching with 4 csre..r.. ,.,..
don which soon won the hearts ci ).
fans. Last year, however, he don.
down a BIT, and his hitting FELL cs.,
point where his value was great, Ia
sened. Reluctantly McGrsw dec :.S :
ask for waivers on the red.il, A..
Brooklyn decided 20 give him a Ia,
20 prove that his big league d,y, !,
not yet over.
Wilbert Robinson, manager 0, !,
Superbss, stands sponsor for Nero
IL was Robbie who first took the Il.
under his direction and taggh. lin !,
lore Of the big leagues Meyers s:-.
that no small degree of his success
the result Of the careful coachi-r !
Robbie. Not long ago the msnss.
the Superbas told Us that he bel.rs
that Meyers had a lot OF big l,..,
baseball in him yet, and ,ha. j. 70.
please him greatly 20 have the G..
with him.
Chief Meyers is a Mission Indian q.
was born in Rivers ide, Cal, ,hir.y.!..
years ago. He Is built as cs..e
should be built, standing almos, Z,
in height and tipping the beam q. q
pounds. He is a graduate Of nr
mouth College, and when he v,~
from baseball for all time in..r:. \
enter the indian service and ro,t 4.
the betterment o. his race.
The Chief first attended CIli|
school, and won a place on the ,ssr |
once. lie was always a fence buster |
heart, and had little trouble zas,l
good. From Carlisle Meyers nig..z
20 Dickinson and then trayelled o, Z
Dartmouth. Following his grsi-i,-
at the Hanover college he signed y
the Harrisburg team of the IrsT
League n 1905. The following =
he was OF 70 Butte IN the Nort;ra
ern League, and IN 1907 was sold e
st. Paul team Of the American Assoc
ton. From whence he came % g
Giants.
Word was received from Pi..ss,'i
last night that the Boston Braves ti
bought Elmer knetzer. Frank Alsn .
Id Konetchy. Of the Pittsburgh ss:u
The price was not made public, Ti1
is regarded as being fssalo1sals
these days. Only yesterday sfis'i'.
Stallings said that he was rot cons
ering konetchy, as the price vas 2
tirely TOO steep The chief ot =
Braves said that he could see his y.
clear 70 pay $4,000 for his release =
shoulder contract calling for 81
a year.
II was announced a. .he Waldof; 2
night that George Anderson, o. 4
Brooklyn Feds. had been acquired ]
the Cincinnati Reds 7. was also -
that the Boston Braves had gore
the field with large offer 10Y .
Wingo. Of the Herzog club. Inc Z,
morman-Eyers trade talk vas 's7l,..
but denied b. all parties suppose .
De connected with the traussc'!o,' .
was further rumored thst James ~
a former New York sporting eef2.l =.
TO have charge Of the NeEsr1 cso .
the international League. Priee e'''
this himself.