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The Manager Dubs the Holdout an Ingrate and the Holdout Looks for Sympathy
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Baseball Expert Gives List of
Twelve Players Fired by
Charles Murphy.
By Sid C. Keener.
HE great “Tlnker-to-Bvers-to-
Chance” combination is busted
completely, and with the oust-
ing of Trojan Jawn as manager of
the Chicago Cubs goes one more
member of the famous machine which
won pennants and world’s champion
shins in the National League and
made a fortune for Charles Webb
Murphy.
No magnate ever has wrecked his
ball club as hurriedly as this Murphy
person. Annually he springs a sen
sation, and his latest is the deposing
of Evers as manager and appointing
Hank O’Day to the post.
The release of Evers, even after
he was held high enough to be signed
to a five-year contract as player and
manager, brings to mind the team
which for years was heralded as su
preme in baseball. That club Frank
Chance directed ranks right along
side of the present Philadelphia Ath
letics as the greatest of all baseball
clubs.
TT won the pennant in 1906, 1907
1 and 1908. Also the world’s title
in 1907 and 1908. Also the pennant
again In 1910. And when the team
didn't win the pennant it came mighty
near, and always was a contender.
But what happened to the athlete
when he started to slip a bit—the
plaver who aided Murphy in building
up his fortune, which is said to run
very close to the million-dollar mark?
Peruse this list:
Frank Chance, manager and first
baseman, released.
Mordecai Brown, pitcher, released
to minor league club.
Jeff Overall, pitcher, released to
minor league club.
Jack Pfiester, pitcher, released to
minor league club.
Carl Lundgren, pitcher, released.
Ed Reulbach, pitcher, traded to
Brooklyn.
Johnny Evers, second baseman and
manager, released.
Harry Steinfeldt, third baseman, re
leased.
Joe Tinker, shortstop, traded to
Cincinnati.
Jimmy Sheckard. outfielder, sold
to Cardinals for waiver price.
Art Hoffman, outfielder, traded to
Pittsburg.
Johnny Kling, catcher, traded to
Boston.
There's a list of players, each and
every one a real star, now far, far
away from the West Side park in Chi
cago. For years they were heroes,
made money in chunks for Murphy,
and what’s the result?
Frank Shulte. He is the only regu-
THE case of Brown probably is the
most pathetic. The three-finger
ed marvel was a wonder in his day,
never missed a chance to make the
Cubs a success, which meant dol
lars for Murphy. His finish, so far
as Murphy was concerned, was be
ing shoved to a minor league club.
Others suffered the same fate be
fore Brown, others even after Brown.
And now comes the climax —the re
lease of Evers.
The release of Trojan Jawn brings
out another peculiar point. Only a
year ago, just after Evers was given
Frank Chance’s job, the new man
ager was heralded as the Keystone
King by Magnate Murphy. Columns
usere written by Murphy for the Chi
cago papers about Evers' prowess on
the diamond.
Chicago was in the midst of the
shock of Chance's release. Murphy
had to do something to win back the
fans, so he promptly boosted Evers’
stock.
Evers managed to bring his team
home in third place, and it was the
unanimous verdict all around the Na
tional League circuit that during the
last two months of the season Evers
had the best team in the league.
The next on the list for the ax from
Murphy’s office probably will be
Frank Schute. He is the only regu
lar member of the famous machine
now with the Cubs.
Ritchie Weeps When
Quizzed on Fights
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16.—Willie
Ritchie, hampion lightweight of the
world, is so sensitive upon the question
of why he doesn’t fight oftener that he
broke down and sobbed like a school
girl when asked the reason while on the
witness stand in Judge Cerf's court
Saturday.
Ritchie is suing William Kyne. a
moving picture operator, for an account
ing of the proceeds of the Ritchie-Rivers
fight.
“I haven’t heard of you in connection
with any fights lately.” queried Judge
Cerf. ‘‘What is the matter?”
“All his scheduled battles have been
postponed because ft was either too hot
or too cold.” interrupted James Henley,
attorney for KyMe.
Willie turned blazing eyes on Henley.
"You know I was sick, you big stiff.”
*aid he. And then sobs began to shake
.he frame of the lightweight champion.
The paroxysms of weeping became
nore and more violent, and It finally
necessary to take Ritchie Into Judge
Serf’s private chambers. Friends gath
ered around him and by the applica
tion of large quantities of adulation
soon had the little champion in normal
condition and he again resumed his seat
an the witness stand.
Harvard Lands Wray
For Long Contract
CAMBRIDGE. MASS.. Feb. 16.
Coach James Wray, of the Harvard
crews, has signed a contract for an
other five years, the athletic council
announced last night. Under Wray's
handling Harvard has won the last
six varsity races from Yale.
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By O. B. Keeler.
ET us leave Billy Smith snoop
ing around the Ponce DeLeon
ball lot for a day or so, direct-
ing the well-meaning efforts of a
squad of Senegambians on the long
suffering turf —let us leave B. Smith,
we say, combing the park for spring
practice, and let us turn for a moment
to consider the Sick Man of Base
ball.
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IT Is not necessary to extend tin?
customary courtesy of three shots
at the answer. This is the first time,
so far as we know-, that C. Webb Mur
phy has been called by that title. But
It seems to fit him just about as well
as the similar title fitted the once
palpitating and now nearly extinct
Turk.
The famous trio now is as one:
Tinker and Evers and Chance. They
have each in turn experienced the
kindly affection, the grateful friend
ship, the generous appreciation, of
Charles Webb Murphy.
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WHEN the Chance episode was on
there were those who said that
Murphy might be right, after all —
that Chance might be wrong, with all
that pounding his bean had received
from pitched balls. Wrong In his up
per story, they meant —not scandal
ously. but regretfully.
But they said Murphy might be
right.
When the Tinker deal came on. the
Cub owner still had a “yesser” or two
—not very loud ones.
We pause for someone to “yes’’ for
his treatment of Johnny Evers.
There being no Interruptions, we
proceed.
Ball Rules Changed;
Coach Is Restricted
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.— Several
changes of Importance were made at
the meeting of the joint rules commit
tee of the National and American
League. The coach came in for a wal
lop when it was decided that no one
on the side lines be permitted to touch
any runner.
The rule against coaching a player
before he reaches first base will be more
stringent than ever. No more can a
batter pt himself in the way of a pitched
bail in order to get his base by being hit.
If it is apparent to the umpire that the
batsman is responsible for being hit he
will be decaired out
Nothing was done about limiting the
catchers’ box and there will be n<» pen
alty on a pitcher who purposely gives a
batsman a base on balls O'Day con
tended that this is good babe ball and
his opinion ruled.
NOT that we are going to pan Mr.
Murphy. It would do no good,
and it would work no harm. Mr.
i Murphy has been thoroughly toasted
on warmer typewriters than ours.
Rather we would say that the Sick
1 Man of Baseball really appears to be
In need of something—something dis-
I ferent than he has had since first he
' began to fritter away the greatest
ball club the National League ever
owned.
There was a wild story out the
other day that a plan was on foot to
separate Mr. Murphy from organized
' baseball, if the National League had
to be torn apart and amalgamated
with part of the Federal circuit to
, do it.
That would be going a long way to
! find a remedy. Yet there are times
when some people might agree It was
worth it.
Organized baseball is imitating the
baseball fans of Chicago and of the
’ country in at least one point—lt Is
, getting tired of Mr. Murphy.
IN the same connection we should
judge from the published accounts
of the fracas that Mr. Evers landed
on a fairly flowery bed. A contract
for four years, at SIO,OOO per. with a
$20,000 bonus, and more if the team
runs one-two-three, sounds pretty
soft, even flowery. Allowing the cus
tomary' discount, it seems evident that
■ Mr. Evers is not losing anything by
being bounced from the command o!
■ the Cubs.
i Now, let us hope that Messrs. Per
due and Sweeney, old pals of ours
• in the Southern League, will not be
sentenced to work It out under th*
! taskmastership of Mr. C. Webb Mur
phy.
Bob Bescher Signs
Three-Year Contract
I NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—80 b Besch
er. Cincinnati outfielder, who came to
the Giants in the winter trade that
1 sent Charles Herzog to the Reds as
. manager, has signed a three-year con
tract with McGraw. He was given
■ an increase of salary. Bescher had
1 been holding out for weeks, and
i threatened to join the outlaws.
NEW COACH FOR COLGATE.
ILXMILTON, N. Y., Feb. 16.—L. H.
Bankhar. of Boston, a former Dart
mouth football star, lias signed a three
vear contract as coach for the Colgate
I Diversity eleven He coached the
championship Colgate team last year.
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Closes Season With
Columbus Quintet
The Atlanta Athletic Club closes its
basketball season Satruday night
when it clashes with the champion Co
lumbus quintet on the local team’s floor.
Columbus triumphed over Joe Bead’s
quintet recently and the local five is
out for revenge. Despite the fact that
the visitors will rule a strong favorite,
Joe Bean thinks his team has a good
chance for victory, and will keep them
working overtime daily in an effort to
get them in the best shape for the
fray.
Following is the probable line-up:
Columbus. Positions. Atlanta.
Peddy left forward Forbes
Kilcreas? ....right forward Smith
Massey center Dubard (c)
Newman left guard Carter
Dozier (c) ....right guard Weaver
Clemson Baseball
Schedule Announced
CLEMSON COLLEGE, S. C„ Feb.
16. —The Clemson baseball team will
play twenty games this season. Sev
enteen contests have been scheduled,
with three dates to be filled. Two of
these games will be played at Clem
son and lhe other at Greenville.
Following is the schedule:
March 25 and 26—University of
Georgia, at Athens, Ga.
April 3 and 4 —Erskine College, at
Clemson.
April 10 and 11 —Mercer University,
at Macon, Ga.
April 18 —Furman University, at
Clemson.
April 24—Erskine College, at Rock
Hill (two games). i
April 29 and 30—Presbyterian Col- '
lege of South Carolina, at Clemson.
May 1 and 2 —Newberry College, at
Newberry.
May 6 and 7—Wofford College, at
Spartanburg
May 11, 12 and 13—Auburn, at
Clemson.
Amherst Is After
Steffen as Coach ,
CHICAGO, Feb, 16—Walter Stef- 1
fen. who was captain of the 1908 Tnl- '
verslty of Chicago football eleven and
a member of the all-American team. '
expected to decide to-day whether |
to accept a position as football coach i
at Amherst College or a similar po- !
sltlon at the Carnegie Institute of 1
Technology at Pittsburg.
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Sporting Food
By GEORGE E. PHAIR.~~
A MERKLE.
Fred Merkle read the baseball dope
and chortled in his glee.
“1 thought I was the biggest bone tn
all the world," said he;
"But since I’ve read this dope about
the Evers deal I know
That Charlie Murphy beats me by a
dozen miles or so.”
Tommy Leach will be field captain
of the Cubs. Charles W. Murphy will
be manager. We presume that the
chief duties of Hank O’Day will be to
massage the bats.
As we understand IL Charlie Mur
-hy has organized himself Into a So
ciety for the Advancement of the Fed.
eral League.
There need be no fear that the Chi
cago Fed* will not have their park
Wady on time. They could build a
better park than Murphy's in three
days.
Mr. O’Day is not to be blamed for
stepping into Mr. Evers’ job. In fact,
he is mere to be pitied than censured.
FEAR.
Consider the Federal ump.
Consider the downtrodden chump.
The poor guy is vexed
And his heart is perplexed.
For he wonders if Evers will jump.
If It is true, as a b. b, scribe avers,
that Hank O’Day will not take any
dictation from his boss, we fear that
Hank will be looking for a new job by
the Fourth of July.
John Evers will not go on the stage
and tell what he thinks of his old
boss Besides. Major Funkhouser
wouldn’t let him use ttiat Bort of
language.
Willie Ritchie’s foot hss returned
to form, enabling him to start anoth
er campaign of sidestepping.
LONELINESS.
Maud Muller on a summer day
Went out to see the Cubs at play.
But soon she beat it from the place,
A look of fear upon her face.
“It scared me," said the damsel fair;
“I was the only person there."
The Cardinals snd Browns will play ,
their annual spring series in Florids.
The kind-hearted athletes do not in
flict unnecessary torture on the home
fans.
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Catcher Seabough
Let Out by Turtles
MEMPHIS, TENN., Feb. 16.—Mike
Finn, manager of the Turtles, has
disposed of two veteran players.
Catcher Seabough has been released
outright, while Pitcher Parsons has
been sold to the Troy club of the
New' York State League.
Phillies Not Afraid
Os Federal Scouts
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 16— The
signed contracts of Rlxey and Gaddy,
pitchers; Burns, catcher, and Becker, an
outfielder, were received by the Phila
delphia National league baseball club
to-day.
There are only a few more players to
be heard from and officials of the club
feel confident that they will fall In line
in the near future.
Plan Road Races
On Waycross Course
WAYCROSS, Feb 1G Elaborate I
preparations have been made here for
the big road races to be held Monday, I
February 23, by classes of athletes from I
the city Y. M. C. a. it is proposed to
have a series of road races, starting
early In the morning. Prizes are to be
awarded to the winners
NEEDHAM RETURNS TO CUBS.
STEUBENVILLE, OHIO. Feb. 16
Thomas Needham to-day resigned as
Director of Public Safety of Steuben
ville, and announced he would return
to Chicago, where he will catch for
the Chicago National League baseball
club.
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Murphy Needs a Drastic Remedy
By Chick Evans.
HIS is the time of the year when
golf professionals are engaged
for their next summer’s em-
ployment. It Is a season of appoint
ments and disappointments. There
are as a rule many applicants for
positions where necessarily but one
man can be chosen. And yet there
are many clubs and the work Is pleas
ant and comparatively well paid. Golf
professionals are Interesting indi
viduals, and they form at the present
time a large class in this country,
where they receive, perhaps, the best
all-around treatment in the world.
For the first few years after the
introduction of golf in this country,
all the professionals were British
born, but during the last five years
a number of Americans have appear
ed in the professional ranks, and they
are holding their own well. In conse
quence, not quite so many of the
Scotch players are coming over.
Q O far, not one of the big British
professionals has been employed
here. All the high-class players can
make comfortable Incomes in Great
Britain, and some of them command
large ones. For that reason our pro
fessionals have been recruited largely
from the caddies on the famous
courses abroad. It is easy to picture
the young Scottish boy, in a state of
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where golf hag been recently discov
ered. He may have a golf bag with
him, but more likely a rnashle, or
midiron, or putter. Is snugly held
under his arm. He has seen, per
haps, one of his former fellows come
back to the old country with plenty
of money, and he has seen him spend
It lavishly—that is, for a Scotchman.
The neighbors have contrasted th,
fine clothes and the money with tho
condition of the lad who sailed away
only a few years before. No wonder
the small boy Is thrilled at tha
thought of the opportunities to bo
found In America, and to many of
them their dreams have come true.
Old parents in England and Scot
land have been kept in comfort an i
the professional's own fortune Is as
sured. But there is another side
there are those who have never writ
home and are lost sight of. Perhaps
they drank heavily; the income that
seemed so tremendously large spoiled
them, and the great weakness of tho
Scottish caddie, a fondness for drink,
proves their downfall.
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WHEN ths. caddie first comes to
this country he usually hires
himself as a clubmaker, and he may
advance from that to the charge of
a small club. With health there Is
generally a good, comfortable living,
sometimes a tidy little fortune, for
the sober, Industrious man. Yearly,
however, the demands for positions
are Increasing, taster even than new
courses, I fear, and better service is
necessary In the face of greater com-
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