Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-01

valid now. By reason of this the Giants
have no right to my services.
Il want to play for McGraw. but before
do so l am going to get the $1,000 Nc
agreeing to play with his team. If I
can't get it in a peaceable way l shall
get 1t in court.
1.-The case is now on the calendar. and
will come up for trial probably in May
or June. II the case is contested ! am
absolutely sure the verdict will be in my
favor.
Unless 1 get the $4,000 soon I'll retire
from base ball and take charge of my
interests which I have in Pennsylvania
coal mines.
"McGraw. before he left for Havana
yesterday. endeavored to get in touch
with me several times. evidently to get
me to accept his terms. But 1 evaded
him because he cannot see the light of
my argument
Benny undoubtedly will come to real
ize that it will be wise for him to re-
port to McGraw at the first opportunity
and then when he has accomplished
all the wonderful things he predicts
for himself he will be in position to
make some real demands. kauff is not
going to make New York bow to him.
He will be taught lesson at the out
set of his career, for should his ex-
| orbitant demands be acceded to at this
time there would be no living with him
during the remainderIof his career.
Benny is going to wake up one of
these days. don his uniform and get
down to business.
According to stories told by base ball
men in the west, Charley Murphy and
c. p. Taft, once owners of the Chicago
Cubs. have come to the parting of the
ways. Murphy is charged with open
ly criticizing his former partner, ever
since the Cubs were sold to Charles
Weeghman. Murphy As particularly
sore. it is said. because the Cubs were
grounds; they will play at the Fed
park on the North Side in the future.
Great ball players do not make great
managers-not always. Occasionally a
star of the volunteer ranks becomes a
successful leader. McGraw, Jennings
and Fielder Jones were wonderful ball
players. and as managers they have
won pennants. But then again we have
Napoleon Lajoie. Bob Wallace, Johnny
Evers, Charley Nichols, Johnny king,
Billy Dahlen, Fred Tenny and others
who failed to shine as misf1t major
league managers.
Roger Bresnahan is letting out a roar
because he will not be the manager Of
the Cubs. He has no kick coming
II he IL to receive the salary due him
on his contract, which still has two
4 y
and is a nice nest egg to pick up and
not have to do any work for Incl
dentally Bresnahan wants to get the
Cleveland Association franchise to
place in Toledo. his home. He would
have good chance to make a success
OF the club there and be his own boss
which amounts to whole lot.
The report that James E. Gaffney is
forming a syndicate to purchase the
Dodgers may be well meant, but If the
veracity of the interested parties has
not suffered sad change. neither has
even dreamed Of such a circumsta nee
says the New York Sun.
Il would buy any one of the Greater
New York clubs" said Gafrney yester-
day, provided the price was what I
considered ger proper. know L couldn't
money. There's not enough money in
the world to get Charlie Ebbets to quit
| the game. If he ever wants to quit he
may be sure that he can interest me
with the story. However, until this
| moment l have had too much good
| sense to even dream of seriously con-
| sidering the possibility of getting the
Brooklyn franchise.
The Brooklyn team is not for sale'
said Ebbets yesterday. Il cannot under
stand where such a ridiculous story
| originated. Not long ago I had lunch
and some National League friends. Mr.
Ganney and several of his friends were
at an adjoining table. We were joking
back and forth, and ] laughingly re-
marked that / would like to sell out
Robert H. Davis drew his checkhook
and asked me to name the price. Then
said I had changed my mind. 1t was
| all little joke. Maybe some one who
overheard the bantering took the mat
ter seriously.
| NO continued the Flatbush squire,
II am in to stay and shall not retire
voluntarily until l have given Brooklyn
champion / hope to be able to give
my fans chance to see the world Sc
ries, or part of it. at Ebbets Field next
fall" u