Evening star., 1909-06-07
NATIONAL LEAGUE
MAGNATES IN A ROW
President Dreyfuss Says That
Charley Murphy Double
Crossed Him.

PITTSBI re-. June Tn proba bly,
the most bitter words ever uttered by
one National League base ball magnate
against another. President Barney Drey-
fuss of the Pittsburg base ball club Sat
urday night arraigned Charles W. Muir
ply of the Chicago Cubs.
1t was while discussing the action OF
the board of directors at Cincinnati in
upholding Cincinnatis appeal from Pres
ident Heydler's decision on the pro-
tested Cincinnati-P -Pittsburg game Of
April 23. at Exposition Park. that Presi-
dent Dreyfuss poured out his wrath on
the head of Murphy.
80 far as the directors decision in
the appeal goes, that is immaterial to
me-" said the local club owner. I'VE de-
feated the Reds fairly and sauarely in
that game April %, and we will do it
even more decisively when we meet
them here September 1. What l do OBJ
ject to is the action of Murphy of Chi
cago. He broke faith with me last
night and ! am done with him forever.
After / had presented my side OF the
case to the board. Z Informed them that
| was ready to retire. but / turned on
Murphy and said to him:
Calls Mr.. Murphy.
Il do not think you should vote on
this case. Last fall, on that New York
Chicago affair. l was not permitted to
vote because l was held to be an in
terested party. / was no more interested
then than you are now. You have al
ready said how you would vote, and I
hold you are biased. Moreover. de-
cision favorable to Cincinnati will bene-
fit your club. and I think if you are a
man YOU will not vote Murphy hem
med and hawed, but ] insisted that 1t
would not be fair for him to vote Final
ly he said: All right. if you think i
should not vote will retire.
We both left the room. and when l
departed from the hotel Murphy and
Brush were seated together in the din
ing room. | left to catch my train, and
after that Murphy sneaked back INTO
the meeting and voted against Pitts
burg. 1t was dirty piece of work on
Murphys part. and l shall not forget it..
Every one is either a man or mouse.
but Murphy is a rat. He is too con-
temptible to notice Bow wow
Had Murphy kept faith with ne
there would have been but two direct
ors to act on the case. and that
would not form a quorum of the boa ri
the president of the league would have
been sustained. as he should have
been"
Clarke Is Vocal
Manager Fred Clarke Of the PittsburS
team said
We'll, it shows that they are afraid g:
US this year. There are too many
crooks mixed up in the affairs of the
National League. The commission and
the board of directors are jokes. Take
the decision handed down on the Cub
Giant sduabble last fall. 1t was all
wrong and there are a number of other
instances. When it comes to clean and
businesslike methods the American
! League has something on us. They
work together in that organization
! with the good of the entire league at
| heart, not simply trying to serve selfish
| interests. | had occasion to express my
opinion of Garry Hermann. once, the
same taking place in his Office. and
noticed that the newspaper men, who
chronicle every word that drops from
the lips of the august Garry. did not
/ publish the interview. and they Were
right there when 1t happened, too.