The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-01
VAR TALK RIFE IN
BASEBALL CIRCLES

The biggest rumpus organized base
ball has known since 1900 has been
stirred up by the purchase OF the
Philadelphia National league baseball
team by a syndicate, said TO be headed
By Charles w. Murphy, Of the Chicago
| Cubs.
1t Is believed that Murphy and John
7. Brush have pulled off big deal ia
get control of the National league and
throw John Heydler out of the presi-
dency. If this is true. 1t means syndi-
cate baseball of the most offensive
kind and threatens a baseball war.
King Can't Head Philies.
Murphy's scheme to put John Killing
at the head of the Phillies will never
so through, for the National commis-
sion will oppose Kings reinstatement
more than ever now.
Murphy, who has been attacking all
Of the big fellows In baseball, day in
and day out, for the past two years,
has certainly "put one owes" on the
wise ones; caught them asleep at the
switch. as 1t were, but IL he insists on
following up his advantage he will win
his temporary victory at terrible
cost to baseball and ultimately to him.
self.
Heydies Has Strong Backing.
No man ever had so nearly unani-
nous backing for the National league
presidency as Heydler has. MURPHY
and Brush are fighting Meydler simply
because he refused to uphold rowdy
baseball at their dictation.
1t may be that the general outburst
of Indignation will scare Murphy away
from the completion Of his scheme. but
this hardly seems likely. He now has
his one chance to "get even" with the
National commission, and to do this
he is willing to link his name with that
of John T. Brush, the outcast of the
baseball world.
Ryder Makes Explicit Charges.
That the big scare" is not all wind
is evident from the clamor of The
wisest baseball critics. Jack Ryder is
very explicit in his charges. He says.
1.-THE plan of the new owners is to
secure the reinstatement of Catcher
John King now ineligible, and to make
him the manager of the philles. MUIR
ply has selected Horace s. Fogel, a
newspaper man, to represent the real
owners and act as president of
the club All the stock has been placed
in the name Of President Fogel, though
he does not actually own a single
share. The price paid for the club is
said to be close to 100000
Helped by Charles Taft.
Murphy has been working on this
deal ever since he Joined hands with
John T. Brush of the giants in their
effort to defeat John Heydler for the
Of the league. He had lit
tie trouble in getting Charles Taft to
assist him, and they now own the
Philadelphia club. IL is rumored that
John t. Brush is also in on the deal,
but 1t is certain that Taft and Murphy
own the bulk of the stock. The deal
removes the Philadelphia club from
the list of John Heydler's supporters
at the coming National league meeting
as Horace Fogel will be compelled by
to cast the Philadelphia vote
for John M. Ward.
Syndicate Baseball at Hand.
"Once more syndicate baseball rears
Its hated head in the councils of the
National league. In addition to Sc
curing absolute control of the local
Taft and Murphy had ar
ranged to purchase outright the
grounds of the club, situated at
Broad and Huntington streets. The
property has been owned Cor years by
John I. Rogers, but an agreement as