Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Taylor Case Looms Up as a
Big Question.
LUKEWARM MAGNAT
PRESIDENT COMISKEY STILL IN
sIsTs UPON AN INVESTIGATION.
Death of an Old-Time Ball Player-ln-
teresting Bowling Battles
New Orleans Races.
LUKEWARM MAGNATES

The Taylor case" in which Pitcher Jack
Taylor is charged by President Hart OF the
Chicago National League Club with throw
ing games. is the most prominent question
now under discussion in the base ball world,
and 1t is more than likely that it will grow
into first-class sensation before 1t Is set
tied All the prominent writers of the
country have taken a shy at the contro-
VerSy. and from present appearances Mr.
Taylors standing Will have to be settled
once for all before the opening of the
coming season.
Joe Villa of the New York Sun has the
following to say on the subject
James A. Hart. president of the Chicago
National League Club, in an open state
ment says that certain persons heard
Pitcher Jack Taylor make the remark. af-
ter losing one of the post season games be-
tween the rival Chicago ball teams in the
fall of 1903 "a got S19O from Hart for WIN
ming and 500 for losing!" Hart says that
in the spring of 1904, after Taylor had
been traded by him to the st. Louis Ma
tional League Club, he notified H. c. Pull
liam, the president of the National League,
and Garry Hermann, chairman of the ma
tional commission, of TaylorS remark, ac
companied by his own opinion in the mat
ter. If Hart speaks by the card. why did
Puliiam and Hermann ignore the charge
against Taylor and allow him to play out
the season without the semblance of
investigation? Why did they allow this
player to go to Pittsburg. where Hermann
now says he was implicated in another
trick. which has involved Dick Mccormick.
a gambler, who won big money on the loss
of certain game in which Taylor pitched?
No Faith in Charges.
Holding such important positions in the
base ball world as they do, it would seem
as if Pulliam and Hermann were either
wilfully negligent or were inclined to place
little or no faith in the assertions of Hart.
But no matter what was the cause of their
Inactivity. the fact remains that in allow
ing such serious charge to be made with
out an immediate investigation they I'M
doubtedly dealt the National League a jarr-
ing body blow. If Taylor is really guilty of
wrongdoing are there any other players in
the National League who are in the same
boat? Had 1t not been for Johnson and
ComiSkey of the American League Taylor's
case would never have been made public
and the matter would have been dropped
although the accusation made by Hart vir-
tually attacked the honesty of the National
Leagues games inasmuch as Taylor was
not instantly suspended and tried Does
anybody believe that such a serious matter
would have been overlooked by w. A. Hull
bert OF A. c.. Mills, former presidents of the
National League? Would Ban Johnson,
president of the American League. have
ignored such case had it been even limited
TO him? These questions are pertinent I'M
der the surprising circumstances If Tay-
Tor really got $500 for losing, who paid it to
him? correct answer to this query
should come very near conyicting the play
er, who still asserts his innocence. If
Taylor threw game for $500 would he be
likely to tell to crowd of ball fans?
Frank De Haas Robson, owner of the ST.
Louis Nationals, has not been heard from
as yet on the subject. but his opinion
would probably make interesting reading
Altogether. it looks as If Pulliam Herr
mann and Hart had succeeded in placing
the National League in decidedly embar-