New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-06
MORE TROUBLE
SEEMS BREWING
In BASEBALL
Bresnahan Says He win
Fight if Deposed as
Manager of Cubs.
BY FRANK O'NELL.

passed into the control Of Chul.
Weeghman. owner Of the nov de,1r.
Chicago Whales Of the now non-.r,.
tant Federal League, another Of n.
conditions imposed By the Treaty 0,
Cincinnati has been satisfied and u.
war that shiyered baseball from top !,
bottom Is only bitter memory Nor.
trouble. however, seems 20 Dc brewing
Mr. Wecghman has announced IA.
Joe Tinker viii manage the Wha.e.Cgbs.
and Joe has already named the ne,
who will be sold 10 trade Among he,
is Roger Bresnahau. manager y n,
Cubs Now Roger does not intend "A
be set aside lightly. and SIR. Necghmsl
may have a lively little fight on ia
hands.
Bresnahan holds stec. -saod coatua
70 manage the Chicago Cubs FOR y,
more years, and mas declared bis .n,sr.
ton 20 fight 20 tho last ditch 20 not
down the job. lie refuses % BE- salts.
fed with the Toledo club. though =
has the backing 20 bug that orgslila.
ion.
Bresnahan's career as manager ha
been checkered. tie was set down ,,
the St. Louis Cardinals after sessei
and was sold % the Cubs, where %
replaced Hank ODay as manager z,
VIII not step aside for Joe Tinker o.
any one else until the courts have raj
their say on the case.
"The war is over, IS it?' said Brens.
han when he heard that Tinker wog'i
replace him. well, let me tel. yos
that when they try 20 stick any one il
as manager of the Cubs they will. have
one fine little fight on their hands VI
contract il 10 manage the Chicago Va.
tional League club. Il has some li,,s
time 10 run yet, and is ir1nc.al. II any
one wants 70 let me 90. they'll star:
something that the courts vii. have %
finish.
1T seems to me that Tinker is play.
ing it pretty fast and loose telling whI
will and who will not be with the ,ear,
He isn't manager, and will 20, be Z
there is any law in baseball
There is q pretty we'll defined runu
that Harry F. Sinclair IS the man be.
hind the dough bags IN the purchase
of the Cubs. Charles Weeghman vas
a man Of some wealth, bu, few mes
there are whose means are su''clantn
allow them 70 lose any such sum ~
Weeghman is reported % have los-
Gossip has IL he sank over $4,000 !;
the Whales. and then he gave over e;
additional half million Of dollars i:'
the Cubs. Il is significant that sinclair
made all the preliminary arra.gemenh
with Taft. and Weeghman did no, a.
tend the conferences until YESTERDAY.
The Pacific Coast League IL not e.
actly satisfied with The terms OK e'
Treaty of Cincinnati because the ne;
who Jumped contracts with that o.
qanization were not ordered 70 re.En
Not q few of the stars Of the Gilnon
circuit were secured from the Nesten
slope Of the Sierras, and the club own.
ars insist that they should be returned
al once. If they are not, the Sosi
League intends 20 appeal 20 the As
tional Commission for some sort OF re-
endorsement.
Linking arms with the Psc.hc Cos'
League Is the American AssociatioL
The owners Of clubs in this circuit car
not see why the contract Jumpers
should not be returned. The MilWas'
kea team holds title 90 Flack, the og',
fielder Of the Chicago Whales, and wosi
like TO get him back. Their" IS li,h'
chance of their wish being. grauaet
for Flack was easily one OF me oe';
outfelders in the Federal League az
will be retained according 20 !a
Tinker TO play the outheld iot ", =,
Whale-Cubs. The Yankees and Gial.
also would have something 70 say aoo''
his going back 20 a minor league
Ell Gwinner, owner Of the P'ttsogis..
Rebels. and who has been named Z.
stated intervals a. a possible plfchas-.
OF the Cleveland Indians. Do eas--,
about for a means Of disposine OF sy-,
OF his most valuable players. He ~
I'd Konetchy. the big .Hrst easem.ss,,
Baron Knetzer and few others W,
would look mighty good % mIi
league uniforms Gwinner as 'si
several bids for the scr'iG,es -.
Konetchy, and since they are III Soy..
the same, he has consulted toe pay
as 20 where he would rather play