The Washington times., 1909-11-05
Using King as Bait for Votes
Against Heydler in League
Election.
MONEY WILL TALK
IN THE LONG RUN
New York in Position to Offer
Most for Cubs Great
Catcher.

NEW YORK, Nov. Still as mys-
FERROUS as when he arrived here on
Wednesday, Charles ", Murphy, own
er Of the dethroned Cubs. refused yes
terday 10 say anything about his present
visit 10 New York other than that he is
here for business reasons. But close
students Of baseball politics. who keep
IA touch with National League affairs,
say Murphy is here ia the interest of
James A. Harris candidacy for the pres
idency Of the National League.
Not that Murphy is opposed to John
A Heydler. Oh, no. Didn't Frank
Chances 'rlght-hand man" say only
short time ago that Heydler is an esti-
mable gentleman, and some more things
Just as pleasing? Sure ne did Murphy
Is on record with those remarks, but
all the same he is out after Heydler's
scalp and he'll get it If he can make
New York, Brooklyn. Cincinnati, and
St Louis vote as he himself votes.
King As Bait
Men wise in the knowledge of the do
ings Of baseball magnates think Muir
ply Is using Johnny King as q means
toward getting At least New York.
Brooklyn, and St, Louis to string along
with the Hart boom. That is to say.
Murphy IS trying 10 make each OF these
three clubs think it has q chance TO
get King provided it viii support Jim
Hart for the National League presi-
dency.
Murphy knows better than ANYBODY
else Lnat KING never win throw an
other bail Tor the Cubs he also knows
mat King now is practically an ont
iaWs the catcher having PLAYED in Chi
cage this fall with a semi professional
n
also that it viii take the unanimous
vote OF the national commission 10 re
store King 10 good standing
~. ~ ME II IS almost certain that king
Will be reinstated when ne makes aDnii2
Sation 70 the commission, Murphy NAV
nave 10 DO great deal of vrire-r41IIiTr-
% nave the embargo on King removed
Ban Johnson. president OF the American
league. Is not on the best of terms
WITH Murphy, and Ban could hold I'M
sing s Remittance into organized base
ball II he so desired.
Sale After Election.
But with all this knowledge in his
possession Murphy is working the
King game on New York, BROOKLYN and
81. Louis for all it is worth, and thu
prospects are that while New York
ultimately viii get the great catcher,
there is little likelihood of the transfer
being made until after the election of
the president of the National League.
Maybe Murphy thinks the three clubs
with which he is dickering about King
are not onto his game. But a little
thing ike that wouldn't feaze Murphy
Murphy yesterday had another con
ference with John T. Brush, owner of
the Giants. but what passed between
them no one knows Brush is uncor5-
mun1cative. and while he is onto Mur-
phys game, he will say nothing abolIf
the question OF the National League
presidency.
Brush is in position to OFFER more
money Tor Killing than any other club
IN the league and ne knows thar
whether Heydler is elected or defeated
the New York club car AFFORD 10 nav
handsomely for the great catcher's
TO this city. And money viii /
tax when the time comes 10 make II /
talk.
Dickering With Ebbets.
Murphy also saw Charles H. Fbbets i
president Of the Brooklyn club, yester- /
DAY. Ebbets last night refused to saw
what the topic Of conversation was 1
whether II WIS the National IasEue i
presidency or the transfer OF King n /
the Superbas. Ebbets thinks he has a 4
prior claim on Kings services if he