Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-27
HORACE FOCEL BUYS
PHILADELPHIA CLUB
Purchase Probably Means a
Controlling Vote Against
President HeydIer.

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5ng FOR an unnamed syndicate, Horace S.
Fo.el, well known as sporting writer
now holds the control of the Philadelphia
National League base ball club and was
elected president of the club to succeed
The late Senator Israel w. Durham whose
holdings, as well as those of Senator
James p. McNichoI ard Senator Clarence
Wolf he has acquired.
The deal which is believed to have been
engineered by President Charles w. Muir
ply of the Chicago Cubs of the National
League and another National League
owner. reported To be John T. Brush OF
New York, has been under way for few
DAYS and was only concluded when the
stock held by William j. Shettsline, busl-
resS manager of the club, was secured
The men behind the deal have invested
lnore titan S,0O,0o0 in the venture, and
they will buy outright the clubs grounds,
p,o,J s.raet and Jehieh avenue The
election of officers according to the OF
fetal announcement resulted as fonoWs:
President-Horace s. Fogei.
Secretary-Willam Conway.
Treasurer-Frank s. Elliott.
Messrs. Elliott. John 5. Schartz. r., and
Thomas T. Curey o. Camden VIII con-
stitute the board of directors.
Mr. Curley was elected because the club,
being incorporated In New Jersey, re-
o,Iires a director from that state.
Mr.. Conway is a millionaire brick man
1ifaCturer in West Philadelphia MIR. Ell
lott is Il lawyer and real estate operator
and has been interested in base ball,
largely lawyer in base ball cases, for
many years While Mr.. ScHartZ Is SIN
manufacturer.
Big Money Outlay.
President FogeI stated that the deal
would represent an outlay of about Sioo,-
upD, including the cost of the grounds.
There are Loco shares of stock. of which
the new owners have purchased 9SI. The
remaining thirteen shares are owned by
Mr.. Cox, who is now I'm Europe. The new
owners il was stated. have S10o,ON In
bank which they intend to spend toward
the building up of the team.
Another official announcement was that
President Murphy of Chicago had sold
the release of Catcher Johnny King to
the new owners for S1o,OO. Mr.. Murphy
now has a check for this amount, the
only hitch being that King shall be rein
stated by the national commission. ana
the sale was made contingent upon this
being brought about. 1t is also said that
Mike Donlin will be in the Phillies out
field.
When Senators Durham, McNichol and
Wolf purchased the Phillies last February
il is probable that they were actuated by
al
ing Railway Company desired to purchase
the property for a railroad station and
thus the option on the grounds was
very valuable asset. After purchasing the
club the new owners, it is reported, learn
ed that the railway company did not de-
sire to buy the grounds and thus their IN
terest in the club. financial invest
ment. lessened considerably.
The Political End.
The purchase of the Philadelphia Ma
tional League club yesterday probably
means that the new owners will swing
the Philadelphia clubs vote to the sup
port of John NJ. Ward for the presidency
of the National League. The Ward COM
bination consisting of Brush of New
York. Murphy of Chicago. Ebbets OF
Brooklyn and Robson of st. Louis. has
been after the Philadelphia clubs vote
for ten days, and Ii looks very much as
if Ward will be elected.
Brush and Garry Hermann of the Gin
cinnati club have been closely allied In
National League politics for several
years. Together they opposed the re-elec-
than one occasion. Hermann last sum-
mer was openly opposed to Heydler as
the leagues permanent president, but re-
Gently he took sudden shift. Brush,
however, is said to be in daily communi-
cation with the Cincinnati magnate re-
garding the candidacy of Ward. and as
soon as Hermann finds that the Brush
combination holds the whip hand he is
expected to line up without further delay.
If such a thing occurs Brush and Herr
mann. backed up by Murphy, Ebbets and
Robson, will have Barney Dreyfuss,
owner of the Pittsburg worlds cham
pions, hopeleSsy in the minority.
For the first time in nearly six years
Dreyfuss' power as the leagues dictator
will be eliminated. When Pulliam was
alive and Dreyfuss controlled with stock
the Pittsburg Boston and Philadelphia
clubs he was able to swing enough votes
and Hermann. with the result that there
was continued ill-feeling, together with
numerous charges and cOuntercharges.
But politics makes strange combinations
and just Dreyfuss appears to have
been beaten at his own game.